http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68607&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rssLegend has it that a decade before the formation of the Neon Boys in New York, Richard Meyers and Thomas Miller, two wayward Delaware prep school escapees, were apprehended by authorities after setting fire to a field in Alabama. Miller (who opted to later change his name to Verlaine) claimed freezing temperatures had motivated the arson. Meyers, who eventually chose the last name Hell, said that he had "just wanted to watch it burn." Hell would continue to leave a blazing trail, burning through rock's conventions and destroying its outdated traditions. Beginning as the bassist in what would become Television, Hell moved on to help found the legendary Heartbreakers, and emerged as the leader of the Voidoids before finally venturing out on his own. Armed with his poetic rants and a mournful wail, Hell inadvertently became the voice of the "Blank Generation," inspiring a group of kids calling themselves the Sex Pistols to rip their clothes and spike their hair. By the time he called it a day, sliding from music into movies, he'd left a slew of indelible marks along the Punk timeline, popping up in some of the genre's most important and interesting musical moments. - Kali HollowayPunk Pioneersen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:24:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68607&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Legend has it that a decade before the formation of the Neon Boys in New York, Richard Meyers and Thomas Miller, two wayward Delaware prep school escapees, were apprehended by authorities after setting fire to a field in Alabama. Miller (who opted to later change his name to Verlaine) claimed freezing temperatures had motivated the arson. Meyers, who eventually chose the last name Hell, said that he had "just wanted to watch it burn." Hell would continue to leave a blazing trail, burning through rock's conventions and destroying its outdated traditions. Beginning as the bassist in what would become Television, Hell moved on to help found the legendary Heartbreakers, and emerged as the leader of the Voidoids before finally venturing out on his own. Armed with his poetic rants and a mournful wail, Hell inadvertently became the voice of the "Blank Generation," inspiring a group of kids calling themselves the Sex Pistols to rip their clothes and spike their hair. By the time he called it a day, sliding from music into movies, he'd left a slew of indelible marks along the Punk timeline, popping up in some of the genre's most important and interesting musical moments. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951363&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951363 tra.1951363 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Blank Generation tra.1951363 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951363&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951363&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951365&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951365 tra.1951365 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Plan tra.1951365 236000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951365&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951365&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951357&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951357 tra.1951357 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love Comes In Spurts tra.1951357 123000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951357&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Time (LP Version) tra.7585397 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585397&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585397&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951364&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951364 tra.1951364 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Walking On The Water tra.1951364 137000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951364&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951364&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951362&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951362 tra.1951362 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Who Says? tra.1951362 128000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951362&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951362&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951359&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951359 tra.1951359 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true New Pleasure tra.1951359 118000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951359&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951359&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585400&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585400 tra.7585400 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Downtown At Dawn (LP Version) tra.7585400 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585400&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585400&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951366&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951366 tra.1951366 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Another World tra.1951366 494000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951366&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951366&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951360&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951360 tra.1951360 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Betrayal Takes Two tra.1951360 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951360&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951360&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951358&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951358 tra.1951358 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Liars Beware tra.1951358 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951358&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951358&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585394&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585394 tra.7585394 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Love Comes In Spurts tra.7585394 121000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585394&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585394&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585393&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585393 tra.7585393 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Walking On The Water tra.7585393 134000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585393&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585393&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585391&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585391 tra.7585391 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Blank Generation tra.7585391 164000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585391&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585391&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951367&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 1951367 tra.1951367 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Blank Generation alb.285515 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/9/1519069_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I'm Your Man tra.1951367 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951367&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951367&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585399&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585399 tra.7585399 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Lowest Common Dominator (LP Version) tra.7585399 141000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585399&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585399&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585398&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1951368&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585385&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585385 tra.7585385 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true She'll Be Coming (For Dennis Cooper) (Previously Unissued) tra.7585385 263000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585385&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585385&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585392&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585392 tra.7585392 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Liars Beware tra.7585392 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585392&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585392&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585396&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Hell on Rhapsody Online 7585396 tra.7585396 Richard Hell art.68607 0.99 Spurts: The Richard Hell Story alb.7583905 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/7/1287381_170x170.jpg 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 2005-08-23 00:00:00.0 true Crack Of Dawn (LP Version) tra.7585396 129000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7585396&variant=play&rws=%2Frichard-hell%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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