Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

This is a great song, brutal in its simplicity and honesty. But it's far from the best track on his Catholic Boy album, which has been called the last great punk record. I only feel bad that it took me so long to listen to the whole album.

Similarly, while the movie of The Basketball Diaries is really a great film, the original book is so much stronger. Truly one of the great punk poets, along with Patty Smith, Lou Reed, and John Doe.