"Everyone Knows" is the standout track of Sinner. Jett sings of being who she is and not caring what anyone or "everyone" thinks. It has the most contagious sound on the CD, the kind of melody that works its way into your psyche so you're still singing the hooks hours later. It is by far the softest sound I've ever heard from Jett, but falls short of being a ballad.
She digs a little deeper then the title might lead you to think in "Naked." Not a superficial song about nudity, it's about stripped down emotions and being bare to the world. With this song, and the album, she proves solid rock music can have a point, and have a message. With "Naked" the message is a poignant one and easily identifiable.
Joan Jett's immense music career doesn't begin and end with the singing and the recording of music. She owns and runs her own label, Blackheart Records, and hosts "Joan Jett's Radio Revolution" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Little Steven's Underground Garage (Channel 25). Blackheart Records just celebrated its 25th anniversary and came to be after being rejected by 28 labels after The Runaways fell apart.
Commenting on her radio show, Joan is quoted on her website as saying, "That's been interesting, and different. I never aspired to it, I'm really kind of shy, so for me to get on the radio and talk, I had to build up to it. But I'm having a good time, and I get to turn people on to different things!"
For the hard-core Joan Jett and the Blackheart fan or for those who just love rock-n-roll, Sinners is nice collection of music that ranges from the fun to flirtatious, all done the way only she can.
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