Joan Jett’s debut album, ‘Bad Reputation’ (1981), began as a menacing thesis, facing a world that told Jett, “girls don’t play electric guitar,” and continues to thrive, 45 years later, as a cultural staple.
The album includes hits, “Bad Reputation,” “You Don’t Own Me,” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah),” guest appearances by Sex Pistols & Blondie band members, and reminds us that Jett's perseverance & resolve are just as visceral & authentic as when she first told us "a girl can do what she wants to do."
