Johnny Thunders
Que Sera Sera

Seven years after the sublime album "So Alone," Johnny Thunders (the decadent icon of three-chord rock'n'roll) composes his second and final solo gem: "Que Sera Sera."

First of all, this album features a lot of talented musicians, such as the vocalist Patti Palladin, with her beautiful, vibrant, and irreverent voice; the former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock who (unlike that idiot who replaced him and later died of an overdose) is a talented bassist. And it's not over: the great drummer Jerry Nolan (also a close friend of Johnny); the extravagant saxophonist Michael Monroe and many others.

The album opens with the ironic and lived-in "Short Lives" and continues with eleven more tracks that are sad and joyful, superb and modest, calm and angry: like the amusing "Little Bit Of Whore" or the twisted "Cool Operator." Not to mention the lively yet mournful "Blame It On Mom" or the tender "I Only Wrote This Song For You"... concluding with the nostalgic cover of "Que Sera Sera Whatever Will Be Will Be" with Glen Matlock on bass.

In this album (not easy to get, mind you), Thunders puts his heart, body, and soul, with the inimitable raw and screeching sound of his gorgeous guitar and his aching stray cat voice. This album reveals the suffering, passionate, and tormented soul of an extremely shy and sensitive musician always in conflict with himself.

I have nothing more to add. In short, I know this review sucks and is nothing more than a shopping list, but at least I tried.

I adore you Johnny.