David Johansen — Live It Up

First officially released live album from the artist from Staten Island, New York. He was known not only as being the lead singer for the pioneering proto-punk band, the New York Dolls, but also for his work under his pseudonym, Buster Poindexter. Johansen performs a number of covers on the album, which opens with a medley of Animals songs. ”Personality Crisis” is the only New York Dolls original, but he does cover “Stranded In The Jungle” by the Cadets, which the Dolls also covered. The cover is taken from the first MTV New Year’s Eve Rock N’ Roll Ball in 1981, at which Johansen performed. The album was recorded at the Paradise Theatre, in Boston, now known as the Paradise Rock Club.