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Personality Crisis is such a rippin track. Trash and Pills also rule
Early bit of punk, it's alright but maybe won't be back. Low 4.
While this isn’t considered the first album to be part of the punk movement, I think it’s safe to say this was the turning point for the genre. It’s hard for me to believe that this is from 1973. The sixties weren’t too far in the rear view mirror. I figured the only thing close to cutting edge by this point was Black Sabbath. But here’s where the blueprint was laid for so many acts to come. It’s hard to imagine how not just punk, but rock in general would evolve without the New York Dolls. God only knows. Sleazy, glammy, and fun, this is probably one of the highlights for the punk albums for me personally. Favorite track: Personality Crisis Other hits: Trash, Looking For A Kiss, Frankenstein, Pills, Private World, Bad Girl
Really enjoying this, just left the radio playing after it finished. Something about that low quality 70s New York sound I really get on with.
New York punk at its best 4.5 stars
7.5/10
Not really my style of music, very punky sounding, couple of catchy tunes
New York Dolls are raw rock and roll.
Heard many times. Influential, and a bloody good fun listen to boot. So much more so than all those prog albums from the same time this keeps making me listen to. 4 Star
Glam rock goodness
Good album.
Oh damn, this is tremendous fun! I think maybe this project has instilled in me a taste for glam punk, because I liked the Hanoi Rocks album too. I've previously conflated all these bands with cock rock and hair metal, which a don't particularly care for, but the punk element really peps things up for me. Huh - since this is from 1973, I guess this is where hair metal got its look? Fave tracks - "Personality Crisis" - damn fine opener! "Frankenstein (Orig.)" kicks ass too. It's only really the ballad "Lonely Planet Boy" that left me cold, everything else was cool.
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I liked this more than I expected to based on the Wikipedia description. Favorite songs are Lonely Planet Boy and Pills. 3.5 rounded up.
The march of time is crazy; it’s hard to imagine this being terribly inflammatory now. Still rocks real hard though!
New York Dolls won me over. I have many reservations about punk music, like too often it's a jumble of harsh sounds that make no sense together. But New York Dolls made actual music that's good and fun and campy. I just enjoyed it so much. The vocals were harsh and weren't always intelligible, but I didn't care because both aspects added to the great energy. The lyrics were descriptive and forced deeper contemplation, something I think is hard to find on a debut album. NYD was quite the punk and glam rock pioneer, yes, but more than that, I had great fun listening to this album multiple times. Plus, you gotta love that album cover! I'm so reminded of Poison in the eighties.
Surprising album. Music which is not 1973 but sounds like the punk rock of five years (and more) later. But very nice.
Solid, no skips. This is real rock and roll.
New York Dolls – New York Dolls (Mercury, 1973) – Review Ah, the New York Dolls. Five gutter-glam miscreants who look like they were coughed up by the Bowery after a particularly nasty bender. Half drag queens, half juvenile delinquents, they stumble onto the scene in platform boots, too much rouge, and an attitude filthier than the floor of sleazy club. And then there’s this—their debut album, a slab of scuzzy, trash-can rock ‘n’ roll that sounds like Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones getting mugged in an alley by Iggy Pop. From the sleazy stutter of Personality Crisis to the lipstick-stained sneer of Trash, this record is a lewd, chaotic, beautifully shambolic mess. David Johansen yelps and howls like Mick Jagger’s bratty, less coherent cousin, while Johnny Thunders and Syl Sylvain’s guitars crash together in a gloriously out-of-tune car wreck of riffs. It’s primal, it’s dumb, it’s utterly brilliant. If you’re looking for subtlety, you’re in the wrong place. Frankenstein lurches along like its namesake, a sludgy, nihilistic monster of a song, while Jet Boy is pure amphetamine-fueled delirium. Producer Todd Rundgren, somehow roped into this circus, does his best to tame the chaos, but really, what’s the point? The Dolls were always more about attitude than precision, more about provocation than perfection. Of course, the critics will sneer, and the mainstream will recoil. The Dolls are too raw, too ridiculous, too New York for polite society. But here’s the thing—without this record, there’s no Sex Pistols, no Ramones, no punk as we know it. It’s a glorious, gender-bending, lipstick-smeared middle finger to rock ‘n’ roll pretension. And if you don’t get it? Well, darling, that’s your problem.
Fun and messy! Never heard of them before.
Pretty good
Fun! I liked it, though it leaned a bit into samey territory. Overall fun instrumentals and decent vocal work. 'Bad Girl' was my fave from this set.
I was pretty disinterested until Frankenstein. I don't know what it was about that track, but I was all in after that.
Yup, I enjoyed this a lot! I'll definitely listen to this again. Also love the album art, would hang on wall (or display the vinyl).
Another one for the catalog of "oh this upset people of the time? what was it? oh...." Really enjoyable, look forward to listening to more.
Fun. Sometimes I think I loved at the wrong time.
Great to have an excuse to listen to this, as I've heard the New York Dolls referenced so often in the context of bands I know: Bowie (Spiders), Velvet Underground, T Rex, the Stones, early Roxy, early Japan etc etc. I'd probably need "Mr Schneebly" and a blackboard to figure out exactly what fits in where, so suffice to say this holds its own and I wasn't disappointed. It even sounded quite fresh. All the songs held my interest and I liked the musicianship and production. Really good.
All energy and attitude.
This has gotta be the most influential album for punk music. The blueprint for what was to come near the end of the decade. The album starts with a bang, lots of great songs. Goes on for too long though
so much like this, yet nothing ever came close. would metalheads be gay if they heard this before wasp, et al??
4.5
First listen. More punk-sounding, aggressive and better than I expected.
Great bridge album between Glam and punk. This was recorded the same month that Aladin Sane Dropped and seem very much of the same ilk on the first side, while the second side gets more hard and chaotic. Beingba fan of glam I really enjoyed the first half over the second, but was a sold fun listen through out (8.27) ★★★★
Cool mixture of glam and proto-punk. Two genres I am not that into, but this worked well. 4 stars
4.5
Bought this years ago and never really got into it. Listening afresh it sounded great in the car and I was thinking defn 5. At home on the stereo it feels a bit clumsy and not quite so rocking - still a few 5* tracks like Trash/ Pills.
Gloriously camp.
Proto Punk? Inspired by the rolling stones and of a similar vein to the Stooges? A song called Vietnamese baby? Provocateurs? This album and band has pedo shit written all over it. But to my surprise it appears as though this album beats the accusations. It's a shame that the first song I love off this album comes 5 songs in, and the album definitely gets a bit better from there 7/10 Fav tracks - Frankenstein, Trash, Subway Train, Private World
A lot of fun. I’ve heard it before but this time reminded me of the Only Ones. Trash is great. Whole thing is solid, if a bit one note.
Some classics on hear. David Johansson is great but the guitars are even better. Definitely a precursor to the punk sound that followed. I bet Joe Strummer and Mick Jones listened to this a lot.
Some nice, no-frills rock and roll. Sonically this sits between the Clash and the Ramones to me. I listened to this a few times but I think I got it on the first listen. Some of the songs blended together for me, but I don't think the New York Dolls were shooting for mastery here. I bet the live shows were fun.
Nice mixture of glam and punk rock. Too bad they weren't around for the long run. Solid album.
pretty chuckalicious
This freakin rules. Crazy to think that the guy who wrote "Hello it's me" produced this. It sounds awesome, has so much energy, and you can feel the impact. Crazy that this album cover could come out now and still be"controversial."
first listen a super classic american sound for me
This is an album that's like, a 3 for how much I like it and for the sound but a 5 for how indescribably important it is.
Sure, you can see the influence on punk to come on the album, whatever, but more than anything this is just a fun, silly, loud album to listen to at any time.
So much can be said about the Dolls. Trashy, sloppy, messy, a Rolling Stones rip-off, but there is no doubt, they were one of the most influential bands of the 70's, as their music mixed elements of punk, glam and good old 60's rock 'n' roll. The album cover, with the band dressed in drag, though tame by today's "standards" was probably rather shocking at the time and may have raised a lot of questions. When I bought this album in the late 70's, I hadn't heard it at all and since I was a big Stones fan, the music isn't too far off, but this album sounds very dirty New York to me. Kind of like a Lou Reed song brought to life. It's too bad the band only released two studio albums, but this debut was shockingly good. The Dolls led me to an obsession with guitarist, Johnny Thunders' career (with and without the Heartbreakers), so this record is special to me in that way. I also wore a New York Dolls t-shirt with the cover image, to school which felt cool and may have raised a number of questions from my parents.
Very enjoyable.
Definitely an important album to listen to and an interesting band to read about. I do only end up returning to Personality Crisis on a regular basis though Rating: 3.9
4 - great example of 70s rock that isnt what I disliked about the stooges
Outstanding. Favourite track. Trash
Today I learned Buster Poindexter is the lead singer of this band.
I like this album ! i really like the lyrical content
- so enjoyable .... did not realize that the Todd was involved with this one. I'm sure he made it better .... -
Þetta er almennilegt prótópönk og glam. Meira svona.
Glam stilettos taking the first few wobbly steps towards punk. Falling over is encouraged.
I do appreciate the raw energy and the fact that these guys were punk in 1973 before the massive wave… it doesn’t always land but these guys are truly seminal. It may be a bit rough but I’m all in.
This is a band I simply never took note of. Well, that's not entirely true. I know a guy in NY who ended up joining the band when they reformed in 2006 (Steve Conte, he "replaced" the late Johnny Thunders), so I own that album and know enough about the band as an institution. But I was six when this was released, and by the time I started exploring music, they were long gone. And this was not the kind of music I would have gravitated toward in those days, anyway. Today, this hit me as a seriously good record. I'm not the first to say it, but there's a heavy Stones-meets-Bowie dynamic right out of the gate. But the band cultivates a unique personality and sound — and look, of course — that is raucous, fun, irreverent, sleazy, gritty, and glam... I mean, if that's not an apt definition of rock and roll, what is? It started to run out of steam just at the end, but the songs and performances on the record are raw and visceral and it holds up all these years later.
Really enjoyable proto-punk-glam-rock. If you can't get behind the energy, attitude and enthusiasm here you probably need to stick to Steely Dan and ironing your underpants.
Better than expected, Trash was my favourite.
I knew of the New York Dolls but never paid them any attention. That was a mistake. I can hear (and see) how the Dolls influenced the early albums by KISS and you can hear how The Rolling Stones influenced the Dolls. About a zillion bands credit the Dolls as an influence. All influences aside, I really enjoyed this album and will probably listen to it again.
Ironically, this album sounds derivative of the dozens of arguably more famous bands who were clearly influenced by it. To me, it sounds like a 70s version of The Strokes with more energetic singing. I really enjoyed listening to this - it was trashy, messy, and a hell of a lot of fun.
You can hear how important this must have been, very obvious influence on the punk and hair-metal directions that rock went in during the 70s. So anti-mainstream that it bombed commercially at the time despite its enduring relevance, similar to Velvet Underground and Nico, and must have been hugely challenging in 1973. They really pushed some boundaries but it's still a fresh, fun ride to listen to with plenty of intensity Not 5* because I don't love the vocals but they do suit the style
why was this lowk fire. maybe im just in a good mood
Oh yeah, some good ol' glam punk. Love David Johansen and Johnny Thunders' sardonic writing, sneery vocals and guitars. It's not a perfect album but it's definitely a darn good one. With songs such as 'Personality Crisis' and 'Trash' being obvious highlights and classics, the rest of the album maintains the pace and interest throughout most of it's lenght. And now it bought a lot of respect for Todd Rundgren for me - as while I did already like his output - didn't know he was responsible for finally making this album work and making it sounds super cool in the process.
Definitely hear the proto-punk right away. It sound like a later album than it is. It's funny to see how the album cover was shocking in the day when I would just be confused by it nowadays. I would have to agree that for a debut album the band has a decent and unique sound, and I can definitely see how they acquired their local following. Overall a fun listening experience. Favorite song: "Vietnamese Baby" Best representation of the album: "Frankenstein"
The New York Dolls basically invented Glam Punk with this album and that when Punk wasn't even a thing. This is the essence of combining the established Glam Rock with the slowly emerging movement that would later be called Proto-Punk. This album is raw, energetic, noisy and full of rebellious anthems that pathed the way for a new genre of music, influential to many, many bands. The album starts with 'Personality Crisis', a Rock n' Roll inspired and really manic intro to the song that is pretty much Punk Rock in its earliest true form. Musically, it's not really difficult and it's basic but the emotion and energy that is put in here is just amazing. The song is loud and the vocals sometimes escalate into something manic, unmatched on many other Punk records. It's such a fun song to listen to and undoubtably an incredible song, maybe even perfect if you're really into this. The slight inclusions of Hard Rock combined with the theatrical performance on 'Looking for a Kiss' is something really unique and definitely another song that's just pure fun to listen to. My main criticism is that the second half of the song feels a little to repetitive and it gets stale pretty quick. It's definitely not a bad track but I am not won over completely and I don't think it's much more than a pretty good song. 'Vietnamese Baby' has some really great songwriting. It builds up to the hook in such a nice way that the tension builds so well and once it does release it's really satisfying. The parts where the moog synth and the drums play together is just incredible as welland the song as a whole is just some really well made Glam Punk. The Punk stlye is pretty much thrown away on 'Lonely Planet Boy' which brings in some Folk and Acoustic into the still very Glam Rock sound. The vocals are sometimes a little goofy but the song doesn't really suffer from that, maybe because the song as a whole isn't really that interesting. It's not bad and there are some really nice moments but it doesn't fit, is a little too long and just isn't made all that great. It's an okay song but nothing more. The quite lengthy 'Frankenstein' brings in some Horrorpunk aesthetics with the story that really tries to give off a similar vibe to what a horror movie might have and I think it does work really well at some points. It's an incredible track and even with the length that it has, it still is really enjoyable all the way throughout without getting boring a single time. The albums second side is opened with 'Trash', another simply amazing song that feels very much like the Punk version of the Rolling Stones. The vocal delivery is at points very similar to that of Mick Jagger and I absolutely love it with this style of music. The song is so fun to listen to and just absolutely perfect throughout. It is without a doubt my favourite song on the album. Such a great performance from literally everyone involved with this track. The Blues Rock additions on 'Bad Girl' together with the loud and noisy guitars are really well integrated with the raw sound that this song just pushes even further. It's an absolutely crazy song with some really outstanding moments that make this another incredible song on the album even if the end gets a little unfocused and less manic in the delivery. 'Subway Train' tunes things a little back and even if the hook gets a little more energetic, it feels just off. The song feels unfinished and not like it ended up how the imagined it. The song turns out bland, uninspired and not really interesting at all. It just plays and sometimes feels like it doesn't work at all and goes right back to just playing. And the longer it goes, the more annoying it gets until the song end with me just feeling like this is just not a good song. The harmonica Blues at the start of 'Pills' gave me some hope that wasn't really fulfilled. The melody and the songwriting is nice and I can't help but groove along but it gets stale very quickly until I am no longer interested in what it does. It's an okay song, still, but I can't give it much more than that. Very similar story with 'Private World', the start and some of the ideas throughout are really interesting but the way they are used and get drowned out by some of the other instruments just destroys the reason the are there in the first place. The result feels off and gets annoying very quickly. The percussion especially is mixed way too loud and just makes my ears bleed (figuratively). It's straight up bad with only the hook and the energy saving it from being straight up terrible. The album ends with 'Jet Boy' which does pick things up again or rather isn't completely terrible. But really, the song isn't bad at all, it has some really enjoyable moments and the guitarwork as well as some of the screechy vocals are really amazing. It's mainly the way the song is put together and performed throughout that makes this a good song but far from great. favourites: Trash, Frankenstein, Personality Crisis least favourites: Private World, Subway Train Rating: light to decent 7 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes
Big attitude
Full to the brim with hard rock and attitude, but dotted with the odd introspective song (Lonely Planet Boy in particular). This isnt usually my thing, but I wound up enjoying it quite a bit more than I thought I would. It gives me vibes of Rolling Stones evolving to punk rock.
This album started and I did not enjoy it. All I could think was “There’s no way this guys singing career lasted more than a couple years”. By the end though these Dolls had completely charmed me! Really interesting and enjoyable song writing choices, open and honest lyrics and damned if his singing didn’t grow on me too. Good stuff!
A fun proto punk album. I enjoyed it
A pretty good CD by a very mediocre talent band. Fin amd cool to see as a novelty in the 70s punk scene and david johanson a good frontman this album is very good and one everyone must listen although its not great
Raw, hard driving, stripped down, raucous, pre-punk rock. I enjoyed this quite a lot. Pretty awesome, high energy stuff.
This was pretty badass. The grittiness of the New York City underground in the 70s was palpable here. I'm not sure I could take much more than 45 minutes or so of this at a time, but this brief album was a great listen. 4.5 stars
So I'm not sure this is "good" but it is certainly fun! Definitely don't think they are especially talented musicians but they definitely have a specific sound/attitude that makes up for it for me. I'm hoping I can take that attitude into other punk albums. We will see though because from what I read this is more of a precursor to punk so maybe I like it because it's a bridge to the genre? Some of it is genuinely catchy though. I liked "Personality Crisis", "Looking For A Kiss", "Trash", "Bad Girl", "Pills" , and "Jet Boy". 6/11 isn't too bad considering this it outside of my typical wheel house. "Trash" and "Personality Crisis" are particularly catchy to me of that list. I think this is probably most accurately a 3.5 because 4 feels too high, and 3 feels too low. I'll go with a 4 because I like that this pushed me out of my comfort zone a bit.
Fav: Frankenstein Least Fav: Bad Girl
Good fun! No wonder parents got all weird in the 70's.
This was better than I expected it to be. It's a little scary seeing that you got an album you don't know from a band you've never heard of, and on top of it all, they're in drag. But like I said, it was rockin'. Favorite track: Trash
Classic punk album
Angry, raunchy, camp - I like the energy
Fun album, a little too rock and roll and not enough punk for me for it to be a go to for me. Will I listen to again: 60%
A load of fun here. Good, hearty androgynous rock. Weirdly, the main thing I knew about them was that they were Morrissey's favourite band growing up. It's tricky to see the influence really.
Tämä LP ei ole koskaan kuulostanut näin hyvältä - outoa, mutta en valita. JT:n kitara olisi sellaisenaan tutkimusaihe, mutta myös biisit ovat pääosin vahvoja ja ihmeen persoonallisia - kuin Johansen olisi puolitietoisesti seurannut materiaalin sisäistä jännitettä ulkoisen muodon sijasta. Voidaan toki kysyä, mitä merkitsee se, että levyyn tykästymiseen voi mennä vuosia. Mutta juuri nyt en kysy!
Why didn't we listen to these guys more back then, this is great stuff. Love it, 4 stars!
Proto-Punk at its finest
Awesome. I’ve heard this a lot. The singer sounds like he’s slobbin’ on a knob. 4.5
Good, soft 4
Reffilegt albúm - einhvers konar blanda af pönki, rokki og glamrokki. Fíla þetta.
Another album that should be one of my favourites but somehow misses the mark for me. It's clearly the influence for some of my favourite artists from the Smiths, to the Strokes but I can't say that I love it. I still really like it and enjoyed it, but wished it clicked with me more. Cool, gritty, flamboyant and bluesy, this is 70s New York in 11 tracks. 23/06/24
Interesting and solid album. A little quirky, but in a good way. Was definitely worth a listen and will probably investigagte more.
Great album. Established the template for so much of what was to follow.
Love it. Glam punk. Glunk.
Album rips. I like Trash and Frankenstein.
Pure, straight ahead head rock and roll. No frills in the music. Love the guitar tones.
I dug it. This would have been totally awesome live.
A most influential album for the American Punk scene. You can hear the origins of so many of the greats, television, Ramones, and early Misfits and Racid can all be heard here. The album is gritty, yet somehow well polished. There's an aggressive undertone that carry through the whole album that satisfies the old punk in me.
3.75
Great. Punky stones. 84/100
Never been a huge fan of New York punk, but this is pretty cool
It’s so easy to like a band that openly played gigs in drag at the height of casually accepted homophobia. The music itself is decent punk. Everything sounds charmingly messy, and the vocals show so sign of singing lessons. I’d possibly enjoy this less if not for the whole drag thing, but I’ve found myself having a soft spot for the New York Dolls.
1973 is too early for punk, but this must have gone a long way to inventing the genre. It's hard rock, but with a punk attitude. The best of both worlds. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Personality Crisis Date listened: 17/05/24
Personality Crisis Trash
Excellent album with a huge influence. Very varied instrumentals that create an interesting sound. If only the band could have developed further.
A classic.
I am in -- this was great. More fleshed out than early punk (not sure how this doesn't count), more passion than The Rolling Stones, I'm definitely putting this on my watch list
Ich weiß nicht, ob sie mich mehr an eine musikalisch eloquentere Version von den Ramones oder Sex Pistols erinnern. Sind auf jeden Fall weniger stripped down und waren halt vor beiden Bands. Am Anfang war ich nicht überzeugt, bin jetzt aber fast durch und daugt ma
punky yes but also really 'rock'! Kind of KISS and mildly-AC/DC, and lots of 50's/60's rock feel. Good stuff.
Pretty fun. A classic.
3.5
(I accidentally clicked vote in the middle of writing the last review so now it makes no sense) This is good early punk. It does feel more like fast rock than later stuff, but that’s what I think of it. I like it, but I don’t really have something interesting to say about it.
When you're this greasy, the glitter never washes off. Seminal work here, and the Dolls' greatness is the only thing I will side with Morrissey on.
#4) Glam rock yeye
Grew on me quick, this is like the perfect shift from 60s rock like rolling stones into the punk sound of the 70s and 80s. Definitely created the sound it seems. Name needs more recognition I think
Never heard of them before, enjoyed their album.
Fun album that I discovered many years ago, but hadn't listened to in a while. Punk before there was punk.
Another Todd Rungren production. At the forefront of punk in NYC with the Ramones Never has the commercial success but truly authentic
Like this better now than when I heard it all those years ago. Still it seems a bit repetitive. It did inspire many though so that’s a good thing…
This is like punk rock Rolling Stones. I enjoyed the energy on the songs. Wild and fun vocals
Much bluesier than I was expecting.
"Mock rock"
This was really good. The first thing that caught my attention was the cover, it’s so dope. Then I realized this was from 1973! It’s like proto-proto-punk. They remind me a lot of the Stones, but grittier. They also have a bit of a garage rock vibe going, reminiscent of the Chocolate Watchband
Always enjoy a Dolls album. There have been some good albums back to back in this list, so my guess is that the next one will be Everything but the Girl.
The New York Dolls are a band whose influence I understand more than I appreciate. It’s fine, it’s pretty good, it’s just not got that something that would mean I would go out of my way to listen to it. And that kinda infuriates me, because they are so beloved by critics and artists whose opinions I respect a lot. I feel like I’m missing out on something. So, for personal enjoyment it’s a three, but I’ve bumped it up to four for the influence
On its own and out of context, this album could blend in with numerous others at this point. Thing is, nothing like this existed at that point. That's wild to think about, given how many mirror image and derivate albums came after it.
January 14, 2024 HL: "Personality Crisis", "Vietnamese Baby", “Frankenstein” "Trash"*, "Private World" (* favourite) I listened to at least some of this earlier in my life, no doubt reading about how this was the greatest thing since sliced bread, and it did nothing for me then. It’s hard to see the New York Dolls as subversive and dangerous-sounding nowadays (the cover’s shock value couldn’t have meant much even towards the end of the 70s), yet I enjoyed it a lot more this listen simply because I wasn’t expecting so much. A straightforward, hi-energy romp that, among others, clearly inspired KISS. Big dumb fun
Excellent album. Sooo far ahead of its time. I had heard one track before. Really wonder why I had not heard the rest before
The new wave influences in this were strong, and they made the album.
Thought this would be more glam rock (confusing them with LA Guns), so happy to hear something more akin to New York punk.
Album 269 of 1001 New York Dolls - New York Dolls Rating : 4 / 5 I do like some glam rock. They are their own, but if I have to compare them to others, I'd say think the Rolling Stones gone punk. I do like this album.
4.5/5. Personality Crisis is a certified banger.
Todd Rundgren produced, proto punk rock music sign me up! OK catchy and fun so far!!! Does sort of sound like the rolling stones a little, might just be because I am uneducated about music haha I liked it! Dont know that I'd listen a ton again but its definitely good!
Solid record, enjoyed listening to it and will probably relisten. That is a plus considering it’s influential place in music history.
1973, тоже глэм рок? Вики пишет, что "хард рок". Хард это только я от изображения на обложке ахах. Первый раз слышу про эту группу. Драйвовые гитарные запилы, неплохое пианино. Вокалист орёт дурниной, как оно принято в семидесятых. Зашёл на вики, чтобы узнать про группу. Прикинь, в 1972 их барабанщик на какой-то вечеринке словил передоз, потерял сознаниие. Его положили в ванную и чтобы его "оживить" начали заливать в рот кофе. И он захлебнулся. И потом они выпускают этот альбом. И он весёлый, его приятно слушать, нешуточно прикольный звук, охота подпевать. Показалось, что альбом уж очень долгий, но в целом! В целом мне зашло. Драйвово. Четыре.
Gear: Focal Clear Mix: für die Proto-Glam-Punk-Rotzigkeit Produktion auf unerwartet hohem Niveau Musik: Klassische Rock-Bretter ("Looking for a Kiss"), fabulöse RHPS-Vocals und wilde Piano-Einlagen ("Personality Crisis") überraschen am laufenden Band Wertung: 💋💋💋(💋)/5
Rad. I can see what the fuss was about. Knew a couple of songs already but they're all excellent. 1973!
Epic album cover- this is a legendary group that I've known about but never actually listened to. I know more Buster Poindexter songs than NY Dolls songs. I had a blast listening to this- the energy is off the charts and the lyrics are very real snapshots of youth in '70s NYC dealing with romance, subway trains, drugs, the war in Vietnam, and, oh yeah, Frankenstein! This band was formed by a bunch of dudes their late teens or early 20s. Their first performance as a band was on Christmas eve '71, David Johansen turned 22 their founding member died and they got signed in '72, they dropped this bomb in the summer of '73, and played thir last show in '76. The hard and direct approach launched punk and the lewk launched glam. My favorite song today was "Trash"
Super fun! It's that sleazy kind of glam rock proto punk that paints a real clear picture of new york in the mid 70s.
There are some really cool songs on this album. As a whole, it could use more ebb and flow. It seems like they start at 100 and stay there throughout the whole album.
Enjoying the listens. It's fun, light-hearted lyrics, simple enough progressions. Kind of just clicked with me. 4/5!
3.5 stars, rounded up because of the other bad albums I’ve gotten lately. Love the sound, somewhere between the clash and misfits. Not sure how memorable these songs are though.
How do you take what was in the air in 1971 and come up with this in two and half years? The creativity is mind-blowing. Someone said of the Velvet Underground - only about a thousand people bought their albums, but every one of them started a band. The impact of this band is at least as big. And on top of it all, 40 years later the album just makes me so happy. I think it's because this is such a pure demonstration of creative people being exactly who they want to be without even a moment's thought to commercialism or egotism.
Good
It's interesting how much this influenced both punk and glam. A good listen. Standouts for me were Personality Crisis and Trash
The New York Dolls' self-titled debut album, released in 1973, is a raucous and influential statement in the glam rock/proto-punk scene. With swaggering confidence and a punk attitude, tracks like "Personality Crisis" and "Trash" define the album's rebellious spirit. The raw energy and glam aesthetics prefigure punk and glam metal movements that followed. While the production may lack polish, it aligns perfectly with the band's raw and gritty ethos. The New York Dolls' debut is a gritty, unapologetic snapshot of the 1970s New York music scene, earning a well-deserved 4/5 for its pioneering influence and raw rock 'n' roll charisma.
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Every time I turn on the 70’s-era rolling stone, this is what I think I’m gonna get. I almost never do! This has that. It makes the stones look low energy! That’s what rock and roll sounds like right there! I feel immediately more sweaty listening to this. The floor feels a little bit more sticky. The band feels so alive. Got a little more on my nerves toward the end, maybe that’s because I was trying to do my accounting while listening to this. But as a glimpse at that budding punk scene, it’s an essential sound. 4/5
The actual album isn't available in the UK via Apple music, but what I did manage to listen to I really liked. A very Ramones type of vibe, high energy and LOUD
its good its energetic. maybe i was not in the right mood but at some point it felt a bit noisy. still a cool album. Nov. 15 2023 (2.0/5.0) *Edit* i was def not in the mood! I fw it!
New York Dolls is a landmark album that paved the way for punk rock and glam rock, blending raw energy, catchy hooks, and outrageous style. I would describe it as The Rolling Stones meets Punk meets Glam Rock. This album was ahead of its time and influenced many bands and artists that followed, such as the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Kiss, or Guns N’ Roses. It challenged the trend of musical sophistication and virtuosity in popular music, particularly progressive rock, and embraced a more simple and direct approach. A classic and deserves a lot of respect for its originality, influence, and impact. It is is a cracker of an album, that comes out the traps fighting, mixing glam rock with what would become to be known as punk music. Though stand alone It’s not a perfect album with a few filler tracks in there. But the album is a must-listen for any fan of punk or rock music. I give it 4 stars out of 5.
Fun album! Love the cover too.
It's a shame that saxophone and piano aren't more prominent in rock music nowadays. As for this album, it easily renders most other glam rock obsolete. 🎷🎷🎷🎷
So Good
New York Dolls is the ultimate proto-punk album. A glorious mix of Stooges, glam rock, Rolling Stones, 50s rock 'n' roll and catchy pop tunes. I can fully see how this was a groundbreaking album in 1973. So unpretentious, so 'down & dirty', this is rightly called a classic. And you can hear the huge influence they've had on music to come. Fun fact: Morrissey used to be chairman of the fanclub of this gang of transvestites. New York Dolls is a great blueprint of the decadent, less exemplary part of New York city life in the early 70s and a great source of inspiration for the entire punk movement that would come later. But besides that, it's just incredibly entertaining, sleazy rock 'n' roll! Big 4/5.
Excellent punk/glam rock record: edgy, melodic and raw. The songs do last a bit too long here and there (esp. Frankenstein).
4.3
Liked them, personality crisis was the one I liked most
Johnny thunders is a superb guitarist. He showed punk could be virtuosic. This album is a great album, with its gender bending, its aggression, its energy. It’s a bit chaotic, but hey, it’s punk. 3.5 rounded up.
A record very much of its time. Never gets better than the opening two tracks - Personality Crisis is a ball-tearer & Looking For A Kiss not far behind. I like the way that, despite their differences with producer Todd Rundgren, the band reckon that what he achieved was to make the record sound very much like they sounded on-stage. Which means the listener is getting a real idea of what the Dolls were all about. As if they knew. It’s a suitably noisy record. The cover of Bo Diddley’s Pills is a great example of that - Johansen’s strained vocals & closing harmonica flourish after a great guitar solo. The record sounds better with each listen.
LOVE IT Amazing wow
Punky, funky, and just a bit spunky. There’s a good chance this is your favorite band’s favorite band, so, you know, study up. This album has so much going for it, toeing the line between punk and glam. It’s incredibly catchy with tracks like Personality Crisis, Looking For a Kiss, or Trash, while remaining unforgiving for its time.
This is the type of record that requires a sort of mental time travel back to the year it was released, as it’s so foundational to everything coming next that you feel like you’ve heard it a million times before, even if it’s your first go-round.
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Dark and driving. Seemingly rockier and denser than Massive Attack but not all that different or better. And certainly nowhere near the art rock of MBV, say. “Neptune City” elevates and confirms this is music well suited to the gym and perhaps deep thinking work, less so a lovely summer day. “Flying” might be the best cut, the edgy banjo breakdown feeling Steve Reich-ish. And it goes on too long, starting to sound like soundtrack filler after a time.
Fun album, I liked most of the songs (except from Lonely Planet Boy) 3.5 (rounded up)
This is a band that I've been waiting for for a long time. I've known about how influential the Dolls were for a long time, but I've never had the impetus to listen to them for myself. This album has so much to it, it's easy to see how it influenced everyone from the Ramones to Kiss. I like glam rock a lot more than I thought I was going to. I wish the vocals were a bit better, but I think the fact that the vocals were a bit rough is one of the things that inspired early NYC punks, so it's sort of a wash. That's really the only criticism that I have for the album. It has a lot of great songs built around a lot of different moods. There's lots of different stylistic choices here that were picked up by a lot of different bands over the next few generations 4/5
4.5
Fun album. I'd listened to it, but I think I liked it more this time than a decade ago. Trash is especially good. Personality Crisis is also very good. 3.5/5
My knowledge of punk is mostly British, so I'm glad this was part of our challenge. Interesting that they sound more rock in this album & not what I expected for punk. I very much enjoyed it & will listen to more of them.
Classic album. Always love paying this one a visit.
Awesome fusion of early punk and glam rock. Really good Highlights: Personality Crisis, Looking for a Kiss, Trash, Jet Boy
This one is a punk-y, raucous, and raw little rocker that doesn't disappoint. Plus, David Johansen, aka Buster Poindexter, on lead vocals? Fuggitaboutit!
First time I listened to this cult band, can't believe album is of 1973! Very Clash-like and also makes me think of other UK punk/new wave music made years later. Still sound modern, only now is more mainstream and then was revolutionary. Once at a festival suddenly some guy suddenly came on the stage, totally drunk, and after attempting to play guitar for 20 seconds left again. Couldn't stand on his legs. Turned out I had seen the legend Johnny Thunders (-: 4 stars.
Great energy, very interesting story about how the album came to be. I love this early punk sound and the lack of polish honestly helps lend authenticity and a live element that is vital to the experience they are trying to give.
Never listened this as a whole thing. Ahead of its time.
Wow. "Punk" back in '71-'72. Impressive. And fun. 4 1/2 stars. Rounding down to 4 because it hasn't aged quite as well as some other albums from that time.
They should've been so much bigger. What a great debut album.
Very solid proto-punk record. A lot of solid songs but nothing that I would say was exceptional or made it stand out from the crowd. I think my favorite songs were "Personality Crisis", "Looking For A Kidd", "Jet Boy" and "Pills". The rest is solid besides "Lonely Planet Boy" and "Frankenstein". I was not a huge fan of those two songs. Overall 8/10.
So good, this album echoes through punk and rock for decades
Really good
Such fun
Glam gets gritty. Great protopunk.
I know nothing about the New York Dolls but I really like this album. I think if this album was to release now it'd be more accepted but I understand how it contributed to a lot in the 70s.
4/5, good album and love the vibe
Excellent. Though don’t know if id play again intentionall.
Some bops on here for sure
Good punk rock, in the style of the Ramones. But i think this band was first and probably an example for the Ramones. Good melodies, nice sing along songs. I already knew and like the opening song, the other songs are new discoveries.
Awesome! Punchy drums, fun lyrics. Great listen!
Raw, raucous and energetic. You can hear how many other sounds were influenced by these guys.
top notch down and dirty rock and roll with a punk twist and a glam aesthetic with the raw and gritty vocals of david johansen (a.k.a. buster poindexter) at the forefront of this aural assault. good times… highlights: “frankenstein” “bad girl” “pills”
The influential album that influenced the influencers. Raw, gritty and similar to what Iggy & The Stooges were putting out at the same time. 4/5.
Man, I’ve really liked what I’ve heard of with the New York Dolls. Great 70’s punk rock that helped lead to the Ramones/The Clash/Pistols, etc….. Whole album is pretty darn good but I’ve always been partial to the song Trash. Something about the changes in it. And you can tell Johnny Thunders had the blue print for You can’t wrap your arms around a memory with Lonely Boy Planet. Great record and I’m glad I finally listened to it all.
Finally heard were Vietnamese Baby came from xD Kidding aside, I see the appeal even as someone who doesn't listen to Rock often. The topics of lust and addiction are dealt with very well and with some remarkable guitar riffs I need to look into.
This was a lot of fun to listen to. If I'm honest, this isn't the sort of rock music that I normally enjoy, but I think I was in just the right mood for something like this. I don't know much about the New York Dolls, but given the year this album was released, and the way it sounds, I have to guess that they must have been extremely influential. Standout tracks: "Trash," "Lonely Planet Boy," "Subway Train"
Jolly good, but I wasn't angry enough to appreciate it.
Glam-punk-rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Fun glam rock
Can't speak a lot to the impact of this record because I'm pretty in the dark, but I enjoyed it! Maybe it started to sound a little bland halfway through, but I guess that's because people have copied what these guys were doing. So props to them for doing it first, I guess! Also, they rock that cover!
Good, but not great; a clear influence on the punk movement that followed, especially The Clash.
Love this album. Proto punk at its best. 4/5
Some of the loudest, nastiest, sleaziest proto-punk you’ll ever hear, and that’s just how it should be. The New York Dolls laid the groundwork for so many bands they followed, yet they remain underappreciated.
This was a treat, had more depth to it than I had anticipated. Lead singer David Johansen sounds like a punk brand of Mick Jagger and it’s fantastic. The band mostly keeps a frantic pace going throughout with swirling guitars, fast drums and a true New York grimy sound. I found it interesting that Todd Rundgren produced this one, there’s definitely pop punk aspects on this, he clearly did an excellent job. There aren’t any songs that missed the mark for me, favourites were Vietnamese Baby and Trash. 4 stars
Had this straight after Magazine, and they seem to be the same band, separated by an Ocean. Decent pre-punk
4.1 - Proto-punk that surpasses almost all other acts that would follow. Equal parts glam and grime set against an NYC background that shines with dirtbag immediacy. In my opinion, this record makes the Sex Pistols and Ramones feel wan and derivative by comparison (why even bother?).
J'aime le glam rock, j'aime leur attitude, j'aime leur univers et comment ils essaient de bousculer les codes.
4.0
I liked this-- I think it sounds really ahead of its time!
The root of my beloved late 90s early 00s Detroit rock and roll and part of the tapestry of punk so big ups to the NY Dolls
NYD are like the granddaddies of everything I like in music, and are badass in their own right. I’ll take all of it you got.
Rock clásico con un puñado de buenas canciones. Grupo sin estridencias, pero bien conjuntados
Apparently if punk gets proto enough I end up really liking it because this was super fun hard rock. Personality crisis and the song about falling in love with the nurse treating your overdose were standouts but the whole album was rocking. This is one of those albums where I want a documentary about it because I feel like being a queer/androgynous hard rock band in 70s New York would be wild in addition to pioneering punk and glam rock
Fun glam rock.
New York Dolls are without a doubt a legendary band, although it's kind of hard to shake the feeling that they were really just a Velvet Underground inspired band sprinkled with some proto-punk on top. But it simply works. A plethora of bands followed in the slipstream of New York Dolls with Ramones being the most obvious example. But this debut is so much better than anything Ramones put out. Here you actually have plenty of variety while still maintaining a whirlwind of raw energy - exemplified by the frantic panning of the guitar solo on 'Vietnamese Baby'.
Legendary debut by notorious New York proto-punkers. Tightly packed with interesting takes on the quickly evolving punk scene with “Personality Crisis” being the perfect opener for what’s to come. Other highlights include the insane “Vietnamese Baby” with its heavy use of panning and “Frankenstein” being almost an epic. The synergy between Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders is as if made to be and David Johansen delivers one powerful performance after another. This might not be perfect. And there might be better musicians to be found in New York. But this? This is just damn effective.
Trash felt more modern than it was. Tony Hawk music. 4 stars.
Glam-punk-rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Damn this really rocks, and what an influence it had - I knew of this band but hadn't given them a proper listen. Very impressed.
In between a 3 and a 4 for me I think a little closer to a 4 though
noice
Good shit. Such a quintessential sound that basically laid the groundwork for punk rock and was absolutely a defining element of rock and roll. I agree that everyone should hear this. 4/5
A rightful classic, and must’ve been an absolute breath of fresh air at the time. Would have benefited from some variety in style, though.
Classic.
Campy in your face with a edge, slight punk vibes to it and I'm sure I could bang frankenstien
Glitzy, Glammy fun from a band that inspired so many bands that I love.
Really interesting kinda pre-punk thing, lots of the reception to this seems to indicate it was very influential to genres I’m not otherwise super checked into
I can't believe they were playing like this, not to mention dressing like this, in 1973. Talk about OG. Compared to Sex Pistols, these guys could actually lay down some decent guitar.
Reapply solid album.
Started off thinking I didn't like this but by the end I really did! The more punky tracks towards the end I really liked. Frankenstein, trash Almost sounded like rancid or the clash. Some of it is very punk but some more rock. Guess it's still early days of punk...
I just recently listened to a "The Ongoing History of New Music" podcast episode about The History of Alt Rock. In the episode, Alan Cross talks about the influence of the New York Dolls had on punk and glam rock. This can absolutely be heard when listening to this album. The fast guitar and drums, the gravelly tone of the singer's voice... The New York Dolls were definately ahead of their time, which is a shame, because they didn't get the fame they deserve until later on, but their music is teriffic! Favourite songs: Personality Crisis, Trash, Subway Train, Pills Least favourite song: Lonely Planet Boy 4/5
Proto-punk is a spot-on genre description for New York Dolls. There is still enough pop, rock, and blues to be recognizable and not too revolutionary for the time, but the parts that inspired the evolution of punk music are clear and insistent.
I'm working through this slowly. On my third listen. I want to like this. They probably don't want me to like this. But the entire album tells an incredible story even if some of the music is a bit weird - the high standard of production seems to clash with the ethos of the band, and yet... It improves it. So many contradictions. A 4 today, it would have been a 5 yesterday. Don't know about tomorrow.
Good upbeat punk album. Had sorta the same vibe all the way through. They knew who they were as a band and executed in a fun way. 4/5 Good lesson in knowing who you are and writing catchy songs.
This was an unexpected joy. Best track: Subway Train
Never heard any songs before, had a very classic rock feel to it.
You remember Buster Poindexter? I only remember him because he'd pop up on SNL every now and then. I had no other frame of reference for him. He was kinda scary and kinda corny, big showman vibe but with a low-rent central casting look? He was the cabby in Scrooged. You remember. Anyway, David Johanssen in great. I wish I'd known about New York Dolls before Buster Poindexter. I might have found it all a lot funnier. Regardless, I like this album. Each song is catchy in the exact same way. I really like Personality Crisis, but it might be the only one I really remember. Either way, fun album, good sound. Thanks Buster.
Love this album - grimy, sleazy and above all, the harbinger of a bunch of stuff to come that I love. Unqualified love. 'Jet Boy' whips ass.
riktigt många fina bitar alltså. pills var en riktigt bra låt
4.5
Pretty, good. Will probably listen again.
Rock'n Roll baby
Love it! Cool hard rock music that is at the stage just before it becomes punk rock. Love the energy and rawness.
I like this straight forward rock/punk album.
Nice punky sound. Bit like kiss. Enjoyable
Nice! Never listened to the whole thing before. It's heavy!
I hadn't ever listened to the New York Dolls despite knowing they influenced a lot of artists I did listen to. This is a fun record and more musical than I would have expected - a nice mix of rock & roll and brash, punkish rock. Pretty amazing how good this is given the questionable aspirations of most members in the group and their age at the time. I also have to assume New York Dolls had a massive influence on many 80s hair-metal bands that adopted similar crossdressing stage personas (Motley Crue, Poison, etc). "Personality Crisis," "Frankenstein," and "Trash" were my favorites.
Childhood!
Awesome
Punk rock em seu nascedouro. Muito bom!
Cool to hear the very beginnings of punk taking shape. You can hear how the genre progressed from here while at the same time hearing the contemporary glam, hard rock and other sounds.
Marvs!
Glam rock as it should be.
Yes
Different to what I expected but good
Fun album. Has read a ton about this one but never really listened. 4/5
noice 4/5
feeling generous, but more like 3.5
They have a distinctive high energy sound.
Fun to listen to. Kind of punky rock and roll. I enjoyed would probably listen to some of them again. 4/5
quite enjoyed it. rock and roll baby 3.9/5
Loved this, it's the best punk album we've had so far IMO. Given it's a punk record, goes without saying that it's full of energy and edge, but they hold it together really well. It teeters on the edge of being a bit too sleazy, but just stays on the right side of the line and is all the better for that. Solid consistency all the way through, it's a few yeras after the Stooges record we had recently and it seems to have taken that sound and refined it to make something that bit better. 4/5.
Okay, so I know everyone says this was the original punk album, but I see this more as an American Slade - with the pop hooks, heaviness and sense of fun. Y'am Alllllllllright if you will. It's good fun, especially Trash and Frankenstein, and I can see how it blew American minds - bless em, they've always been a few years behind the civilised world.
Fuck Whispering Bob Harris, this rocks as well as anything did in 1973.
Spirited, energetic, in your face rock and roll, rate this how you want the Dolls don’t care. A riot.
It took a few songs but I got into it eventually. The clarity on this album is impressive given the quality of other Profi punk records. There’s a lot to like about this album. The melodies are catchy, and the musicianship is better than I was expecting based on what I had read. The singing is a bit flat sometimes but is overall good. This album sounds ahead of its time and clearly influenced the New York punk scene that would emerge.
Not too bad party music!
I love this era of glam rock. This album was a jam.
This was a lot of fun. I didn't appreciate this as much as it deserves on previous listens
Tak zmylkowej okladki dawno nie bylo, czlowiek spodziewal sie babskiego grania z nowego jorku w synthowej stylowce, a dostal harde rokowanie, ktore podchodzi nawet pod punka, w wydaniu przebierancow cancelowanych z powodu hamerykanskiej homofobii lat 70, ktorzy najbardziej kojarza mi sie z rolujacymi stonesami, debiutancki material new york dollsow to 42 minutowy album z 73, piecioosobowy sklad, wiec niby klasyka, ale sporo dziwnych rzeczy dzieje sie tam instrumentalnie, pierwsza beda uzyte gongi, harmonijki piania, czy moogowe synthy, ktore najlepiej slychac na traku vietnamese boy, jesli chodzi o sam styl muzyczny to bandzie udalo sie uchwycic livowy vibe, bo sluchajac plyty czuje sie jakby bylo sie w prawdziwej nowo jorskiej spelunie w ktorej czuc grajacych ze sceny, nie ma tutaj dopieszczenia szczegolow, a raczej czuc energie i ducha zespolu jaki zostal przelany na ten krazek, do tego dochodza odwazne, dziwne i nieodpowiednie do radiowego odtwarzania teksty, ktore lubieznoscia potrafia nawet dorownywac stonesowych kompozycja, ale najwazniejsze ze czuc ze calosc byla pisana z jakims konceptem, bo czuc z krazka miejskosc zespolu, smrod i brud miasta przelany na wynylaka, wiec nie dziwie sie ze mieli cultowy fanbejs, jesli tak brzmia krazki, to co dopiero musialo sie wyprawiac na koncertach, ciezko dojsc do tego czy wokal pana Davida Johansena jest dobry, bo poza tym ze pasuje do klimatu calego krazka, to mocno zalezy od danego kawalka, do tego sporo jest chorkowania pozostalych czlonkow bandy, ktorych zwlaszcza slychac na utworze trash, teksty sa creditowanie glownie dla spiewajacego pana, ale poza panem Nolanem drumiarzem kazdy czlonek jest zcreditowany na przynajmniej jednym kawalki, do tego dochodzi tez jeden cover, pills od Diddley Bo, z pickow na liste dodam wspomnianego trasha, pillsa i openingowego personality crisis, chociaz calosc jest niesamowiscie sluchalna i pomimo tego, ze nie jest to jakis koncept album, to czuc z niego tozsamosc zespolu, ktora sama za siebie sprzedaje plyte dla mnie
Good listen.
This one could grow on me. Already enjoy it.
Surprisingly enjoyable and is a much better precursor to punk than some other bands.
Didn't like it at first, but it really grew on me after a second listen.
Wham bam thank you glam
glam
Great album - you can definitely see where it's come from and where music is going to go after it.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Frankenstein, Trash, Jet boy
A lot of glam, a lot of punk, and a whole lot of rock n roll. These guys were way ahead of their time.
Good punk/hard rock with a buzz from New York. This must have been bitchin live.
Don't like pianos used like this Corny Good voice Good energy Busy It's good! Trash is v.good This is great.
The original GLAM!!! Loud, proud, and definitely cross-dressing, these Dolls will let you know what you're in for with the very first track. The vibrancy of David Jo Hansen's vocal performance brings the music to life, you can tell the group was destined for greatness just listening to it. Iconic.
Really groundbreaking album in the punk rock scene, but not as hard as. I expected to be. Got a Rolling Stones vibe if they tried to be punk. Very good.
A great album of sleazy rock and roll. Great guitar work interesting touches like the piano in personality crisis. Still holds the seeds of Punk with the energy and the do whatever we want attitude. A very important album. 4.5 stars
A perfect album. It just kicks ass top to bottom. People don't know the New York Dolls and that's a real shame.
Solid punk rock album. "Personality Crisis" stood out the most, I'd say.
This album is great. I enjoy their sound a lot. I probably won’t listen to this much if at all, but I enjoyed the time I spent with it. I’m definitely glad I heard this.
4 for sure, would do 4.5 if I could. A couple classic ones in here and just a good rambunctious sound all around.
cooler Punk Rock
This album just makes me laugh. the vocals are so funny to me, and the music is pretty rocking. A very unique sound and I can appreciate that
This is a classic. I hear all the proto-punk, what surprised me was when they settled down into some more Stones like qualities from the era. I look forward to digging deeper into this album
Pretty good listen!
Cool and edgy
Another great album. I feel like I'm being very generous recently but its been a good run.
It's decent this, not something I'd rush to put on but I like the sound
Lol. Pues al fin de cuentas sí me gustó aunquenlo empecé con hueva sabiendo que era glam rock. Sobretodo Frankenstein tiene un build-up muy divertido. Mood: don't cha ask me of I love you
Pues rock bien hechecito, rock pesado (?), a veces hasta vibras pank, sentí. No tengo mucho más que añadir, sino que me entretuvo, las modulaciones de la voz están divertidas. Mis preferidas: "Lonely Planet Boy", "Trash" y "Pills". 8.5/10
I love this record. "Personality Crisis" is so good.
Excellent album. Punk before anyone knew what punk was. 4 stars.
Good rock stuff. An earlier album contained a cover of one of these songs
Fun
Another really good punk album by one of the originals.