| Oh my God, The New York Dolls are back! I
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| | transvestite chic. Upon asking people if
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| can't tell you how exciting it is to hear
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| | they had heard about them I was stunned
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| some new music from the kings (maybe
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| | that they were so little known. You have
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| queens is a better word!) of glamorous,
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| | to remember that this was the early
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| punk-n-roll giddiness. 'One Day..." is
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| | 1980's. No internet, no much cable tv and
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| something truly unique. It's not so much
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| | no independent music distribution.I'd
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| a return to form but a one upping of the
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| | heard of the New York Dolls before but
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| old form. It's the old form revived and
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| | only as a reference in articles about
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| added to with experience, craft and
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| | British Punk and the influence they had
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| enthusiasm.I vividly remember the 1st
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| | had on it. THis was also just before the
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| time I saw the New York Dolls. I say saw
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| | wave of Dolls inspired "Hair-Metal" bands
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| because the visuals of their two albums
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| | like Poison, Cinderella and Rat. Once
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| (New York Dolls and In Too Much Too Soon)
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| | those bands broke, the name New York
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| were what hit me like a ton of bricks.
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| | Dolls became a bit more well known. But
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| Being a music obsessive from a very young
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| | while those bands might have aped the
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| age I'd managed to weasel my way into a
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| | freaky-styley of the Dolls, they didn't
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| summer radio show on WRBC (Radio Bates
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| | come close to the music. Where as the
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| College) in my hometown of Lewiston,
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| | Dolls rocked, these imitators simply
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| Maine. Here I was 13-14 years old and I
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| | sucked! That what is come back ot with
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| was on the radio! The stacks and stacks
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| | the New York Dolls.They Always were, and
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| of records were a treasure trove and I
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| | still are, a great band. This rebirth
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| dove right in. One day while flipping
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| | began a few years ago when former Smith's
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| through the N section I saw it."It" was
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| | front man Morrisey got the remaining
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| the wonderfully lurid and bizarre album
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| | Dolls to reunite for a few gigs at a
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| cover of the New York Dolls debut
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| | British festival called the Meltdown.
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| release. It was so strange looking I
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| | This process and the shows are show in
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| couldn't take my eyes off it. Here were
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| | wonderful detail in the documentary, "New
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| these grown men dressed up and made up in
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| | York Doll". After the shows they knew
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| the trashiest hooker like get ups
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| | that they had to do something more.Their
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| imaginable. They appeared to be uniformly
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| | new album, "One Day It Will Please Us To
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| wasted and as they preened in handheld
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| | Remember Even This" (Roadrunner Records)
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| mirrors or pouted into the camera
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| | returns to some of their trademark themes
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| something in the pose seemed to say, 'Bet
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| | and sounds but manages to sound punchy
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| you wish you could do this!". The logo
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| | and current. The production on this disc
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| furthered the package. It was done in a
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| | is perfect. It's not too digitally glossy
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| pink bubbly cursive style that ended in
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| | and the mix sounds warm and growling.
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| the lipstick that had just written the
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| | Given that 3 of the original members
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| words. The whole image was so trashy and
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| | have passed on we're really talking about
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| defiant I had to get it on the turntable
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| | David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain. This
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| as soon as possible. That day I ended up
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| | is actually fine because they were always
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| playing most of the album and went back
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| | the pumping heart of the NYD's and they
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| to the stacks to find their 2nd disc, "In
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| | reinvest their band with surprising
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| Too Much Too Soon". This was a true music
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| | energy, depth and glamorous flair. Stand
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| discovery. In their tunes were echoes of
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| | out tracks include, "We're All In Love",
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| so many things. I would describe it as
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| | 'Dance Like A Monkey" and 'Fishnets and
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| equal parts Rolling Stones, 60's girl
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| | Cigarettes" but the whole thing is just a
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| groups, Rockabilly and Garage rock.It was
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| | lot of fun and sounds great. I'm so happy
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| a bit of all of these things writ large
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| | that the New York Dolls are back. They
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| with attitude and constantly on the brink
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| | are just the antidote for these bland
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| of melting down. The Dolls seemed to have
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| | times.Step into their shocking pink
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| absorbed a variety of influences and then
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| | universe for awhile and have some fun.
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| wrapped them all in their own tuff-guy
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