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【The punk pioneer playing gritty blues in leopard print — Cheetah Chrome's 1984 record of detours and heartache】 Cheap whiskey clinks softly against ice in a glass. When twilight hits and you find yourself in the mood for tunes, you don't want a freshly polished success story. You want the bittersweet footprints of guys who got caked in mud and sprinted full speed in completely the wrong direction. Today we're looking at an untold chapter starring Cheetah Chrome, famed guitarist of the legendary American punk band Dead Boys. The signature "Weirdo Wednesday" feature by US music media outlet Glide Magazine has unearthed a delightfully endearing, and slightly awkward, piece of live footage from 1984. It’s a record of the era when this guy, who left a permanent scar on the history of punk, inexplicably threw himself into the bluesy hard rock of the pre-glam metal days. …