New York Dolls - New York Dolls
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
NEW VINYL LP ON MERCURY 2004
180 GRAM VINYL.
The New York Dolls doesn't really sound like anything that came before it. It's hard rock with a self-conscious wit, a celebration of camp and kitsch that retains a menacing, malevolent edge. The New York Dolls play as if they can barely keep the music from falling apart and David Johansen sings and screams like a man possessed. The New York Dolls is a noisy, reckless album that rocks and rolls with a vengeance. The Dolls rework old Chuck Berry and Stones riffs, playing them with a sloppy, violent glee. "Personality Crisis," "Looking for a Kiss," and "Trash" strut with confidence, while "Vietnamese Baby" and "Frankenstein" sound otherworldly, working the same frightening drone over and over again. The New York Dolls is the definitive proto-punk album, even more than anything the Stooges released. It plunders history while celebrating it, creating a sleazy urban mythology along the way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Dolls
Tracklist
Personality Crisis 3:41
Looking For A Kiss 3:19
Vietnamese Baby 3:38
Lonely Planet Boy 4:09
Frankenstein (Orig.) 6:00
Trash 3:08
Bad Girl 3:04
Subway Train 4:21
Pills 2:48
Private World 3:39
Jet Boy 4:41