New York Dolls

This is not for me. I'm immediately not interested in this style of punk singing that feels like Mick Jagger, all off-key and forced. Aside from that, I keep finding fault in the mixing - it's all just a bit messy. I have certain base-line expectations from an album, and not matter how iconic I might be told it is, sometimes we've just moved on and I can't get much out of it in 2026. Trash is fun but also... mixed like a dog's breakfast.

6/10

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NY Dolls were massive! The forefathers of punk, glam rock, big hair .. gritty sound - all of this happening in 1971 !?

The first band I remember hearing of before actually hearing them. And when I finally heard them - you better believe I was in love L-U-V. Sure it's trashy Stones with a side of Shangri-Las and sloppy helping of Bo Diddley. Don't hate them because they are having a better time than you are. An album that got me out of bed in high school and still sounds awesome - credit to Todd Rundgren for capturing a moment and corralling these boys before they self destructed and splintered across the rock n roll universe. 6 stars.

Sure, this album isn’t that good. But without this album the world would never have gotten the incredibly important albums that it led to that forever changed popular music. Namely, 1987’s Buster Poindexter, 1989’s Buster Goes Berserk, 1994’s Buster's Happy Hour and 1997’s Buster's Spanish Rocketship. Without this album, novelty salsa/jump blues songs and the portrayal of the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged would have never been the same.

There's lipstick on the collar of this record and cigarette burns in the carpet. It's gutter glamour, trashy and proud. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Personality Crisis - Looking for a Kiss - Trash

Reminds me of The Clash or the Ramones, perhaps a bit more punk? Eh? It’s ok. Didn’t really feel like listening to this today. (3)

Proto-punk, I suppose? Very raw. The music was OK, but the lead singer made my ears tired.

This was such a fun album. I knew them but didn't know them and not sure I have enjoyed something this much in a long while.

The is one is fun.

Ok cool I gotta listen to an album that inspired actually good albums instead of the actually good albums.

It’s good to great rock and roll. Just a bit too campy and tongue in cheek for me.

Curious that New York Dolls are not as famous as Ramones. Maybe it's the lack of good songwriting. Pills is pretty good. Also weird how present Buster Pointdexter was in late 80s pop culture.

Never listened to these guys and I can appreciate this as a precursor to a lot of scuzzy stuff that followed. Added to my library and I'll probably revisit. 3.49 stars.

Back during Napster's freewheeling heyday, I got my first real taste of the New York Dolls by downloading MP3s of "Personality Crisis" (loved it), "Trash" (ditto), and "Looking for a Kiss" (thought it was fine). Then I had my mind blown learning the singer was the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged and was responsible for that terrible/catchy "Feelin' Hot Hot Hot" song. This album is a lot of fun—adding "Subway Train" to my favorites—and these dudes clearly knew how to have a good time. 4.5 stars.

Ok. Would've adored this in 1973, when I was 1

Fun album. Certainly deserves it place on the list as its pre Ramones, The Damned, KISS etc. 3/5.

Decent

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I like the idea of the dolls more than the practice of the dolls

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Like a messier Rolling Stones.

3,5 Highlights: Personality Crisis, Looking For A Kiss

Great example of why context matters. Had this been a 1983 album, the New York Dolls would just be another average punk-ish act among many others. But as a 1973 album, this is surprisingly modern and ahead of its time. Despite being still mired in the glam / proto-hard rock scene, it's also the blueprint for the punk movement. All the building blocks are here, from the simplistic but efficient instrumentals to the provocative attitude and cheerful silliness. It probably tooks real balls to dress like that on stage in 1973, when most rock bands were all about being über-manly men. It has aged well despite its flaws, and their influence is undeniable. It's not necessarily something I'd come back to, but that's only because I know what came after them. Had I been born in 1960, I would probably be a huge fan. I was going for a 3* at first, but I had so much fun listening that I guess I can bump them up a little bit. 6+1/10

Ha ha ha… I only knew them by name and imagery. Turns out it’s basically just rock ’n’ roll, but fun and genuinely exciting, with a surprisingly punk and masculine voice. The whole thing reeks of not taking itself seriously with vocal and musical dissonance, stupid lyrics, and overall it just made me laugh. There’s something gloriously dumb and chaotic about it. And you can seriously smell punk coming from a mile away.

Not bad. Enjoyable rock sound.

I don't like it. I feel dirty just having listened to it.

Overall: 8/10 Glam rock that borders on punk at times, this is a really fun album. I love the whole drag thing they have going on and these songs rock harder than I ever expected. Gonna be looking out for this one to buy on vinyl. Fav Song: Trash

A foundational album for punk but kind of a rough draft too

Punk rock ish

Glam-drag rock

You know what… this is a fun record, and even if it is kind of a drunken mess, a bunch of drunken cross dressers are supposed to sound like a fun drunken mess. Musically it’s a preview of the Ramones, and spiritually it’s a preview of Motley Cru and the like.

Thought it was going to be a 4 but didn't enjoy it all that much. Still, very influential, clearly!

I like the dolls and totally respect the influence they had on music from this era and afterwards. I've just never been able to really get into the band. Not bad, but just not great either.

Fun, early punk. Didn't have a deep impact but liked it

Cool album. Doesn’t sound groundbreaking to me now, because we are so far removed from the time. Still sounds good though.

If it just came down to composition, there's an argument that New York Dolls are as much a rock band as they are a punk band. But just listen to those performances, look at that aesthetic. In all other ways, New York Dolls *ooze* punk. The songs *are* still great though. The lyrics are snotty and sarcastic, the vocals are surprisingly intense, and the structure is an early form of punk's ultra catchy, deconstructed rock. Also fascinating is how the members of New York Dolls seem to (by their own description) all be straight, but from what I know about them, it seems like they slotted into New York queer culture in an incredibly genuine way that I just have to respect. But yeah, it's sick proto punk, with great songs, great vibes, and oozing style, if you are gonna like this, you probably already know by this point.

I did not like it at all. It sounds like the Rolling Stones if the Rolling Stones were even worse than they already are.

It's wild having never heard this album but having heard many punk rock albums/songs that came after it -- I can only imagine how inspirational and revolutionary this must have sounded at the time. I love the 'fuck you' move of shooting their album cover in drag. I would've thought they were cool as hell if I was a teen when this came out. Not sure how much I'll return but Personality Crisis is pretty sticky

This is what I thought punk was before I started listening to all the punk on this list. This is the music that made me think I liked punk. More of this please.

I'm happy I was forced to listen to this for historical value, I'm happy The Smiths had the New York Dolls. Would I put it on again? probably not.

Fundamental, así de simple. Pioneros y geniales. Un disco esencial en la música, por calidad, por imagen y por todo lo que significó. Personality crisis y Trash deberían estar en cualquier listado de reproducción. Subway Train es otra joya, los Burning la habrán escuchado miles de veces.

Fun enough

This has been a fun album. Frankenstein was good. I thought maybe I had gotten one of these guys albums before but I guess not. I like the punk sound. It's like punk but also kind of like glam rock. I like the album cover they're all in drag lol. Good energy through out. 4 stars. This last track Jet Boy, I thought they were saying Devil Stole my baby lol

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Musically, it's kind of standard 70s rock/early punk. It's not really anything overly special or interesting. It is good, but it doesn't really stand out to me. I feel like their counterculture shock value is a big reason why they appear on this list, imo. None of their songs really stand out in a listen-through either. I had to go back through the album to try and find a favorite, and I felt like I *had* to pick one, so I just chose one that I knew was good throughout. I wish I could say that I thought it was more than just kind of mid, though. Favorite Song(s): Looking for a Kiss

behalve die ene trage, vond ik dit album best te pruimen... eigenlijk een 3,5 sterren

Great album, although not perfect, full of great tunes but also a couple of fillers. Still, it deserves five stars because its historical importance as a bridge between proto-punk (Velvet Unerground, Stooges) and Ramones and the rest of the CBGB crew.

I really liked this one. Wasn’t at all what I expected. Definitely going to have a few more listens.

Godfathers of punk. Better than you would expect given the name/look.

I bought this during a short lived punk phase, mostly fuelled by a new found love of The Clash. Its not The Clash but its fun pop music. played well and with some attitude thrown in. At the tike it was probably very edgy but now it sounds quite sweet.

Kinda got old fast, but can understand/appreciate its contribution towards the popularity of hard rock and punk rock.

I expected to enjoy this but it landed well above that bar. You can hear the commonality of the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads in the sound while nothing sounds like any of them. It's more that you can hear that scene they were all germinating in even though they went in such different directions.

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I can hear in this music plenty of other groups: Rolling Stones, KISS, Ramones, on and on. I think the NY Dolls were quite beloved and influential, certainly ahead of their time, and are a bit of a hidden gem. Really enjoyed this one! Overall probably 4.25/5 but going to rate up

An enjoyable listen, i had a good time with it. It seems quite prophetic for what would rock music turn into in the following decade(s). Personally, I wish they would have honed in harder on the punk-sound, but I appreciate how much of hair metal and glam rock is in here. I was really into the first half of the album, but it lost some steam during the second half. A bit more variety wouldn’t have hurt. The great songs on here - I especially enjoyed Trash, Identity Crisis and Frankenstein - work very well, but ultimately don’t really come together as an album experience.

Great tunes, slightly less great vocals, it was lost on me at the time, but hugely influential if I'm not very much mistaken...

I liked this, it has a proto-punk feel to it. It's got an unapologetic, in-your-face attitude. Not quite the same sound as punk (the Ramones wouldn't release their first album for another couple years) but it feels like it's close to getting there. Fun album

A pretty fun album. Not just punk, glam and garage sounds too

Straight up, Stones-y rock and roll and fun as hell. I'm not that enamored of the vocals - they're a little mushy-mouthed - but maybe they will grow on me! Happy to finally understand something about Johnny Thunder.

This album rocked! Really interesting style that I found myself jamming to and enjoying throughout. I don't think I have ever heard of them before which surprised me because this record is full of awesome tracks. Big fan. Favourites: Vietnamese Baby Lonely Planet Boy Pills

Personality Crisis - 4/5 Looking for a Kiss - 4/5 Vietnamese Baby - 4/5 Lonely Planet Boy - 3.5/5 Frankenstein (Orig.) - 4/5 Trash - 4/5 Bad Girl - 4/5 Subway Train - 4/5 Pills - 4/5 Private World - 3.5/5 Jet Boy - 4/5 Interesting to see how American punk and also glam rock seemed to have stemmed from these guys. And also whatever came out of the New York punk scene as well, there's bits and pieces of multiple bands and genres all around here. Thankfully it wasn't all the same, as they varied it up enough for it to not be monotone throughout. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Personality Crisis, Jet Boy

Nothing gets me more enthusiastic than hearing glam rock build towards punk, or post-punk turn into new wave (à la Talking Heads, not the synth pop version). 1967-1977 might be the best decade in rock & roll history, and this period when glam rock was really peaking on the early 70s might have been the most fun part. There's a lot of post-punk in the world, but I kinda wish we had more pre-punk. The Stooges and The Dolls were really cooking in this era and, while I'd sure there are bands still making music that's nostalgic for this era, it's a shame there's no specific "pre-punk" sub-genre I can mine for bands that are doing this niche thing I like.

Very noisy, but not as abrasive as a lot of the punk albums on this list. At least it had the appearance of being music

An interesting album. I hear it's influence in every punk album after.

Pretty great album. Personality crisis is infinitely influential and iconic. My primary beef is, is this "punk"? Or "glam" and if so. We gotta clear up the history on this record because to me this is just an aggressive david bowie. But all resources show this to be a proto punk/maintream punk album. I have my doubts. 3 ⭐️ for unclear history.

Listening to Rock & Roll from this era really highlights how close it was to Country. This is an acquired taste, and while initially interesting it rapidly reveals itself to be extremely boring.

Trop rock 2.5

Sounds almost like proto-hair metal

This is some good high energy fun. If it were released now I’d probably give it four stars. But it was released in 1973! The roots of punk. And fearless gender nonconformity. Trail Blazers. Also want to send out personal thanks for David Johansen- used to go watch him live on the regular when he was performing as Buster Poindexter. What joy he brought to the world. RIP

Every song sounds the same and they repeat the same words over and over

Punk and rock mix - this was new to me and i was open to it. An enjoyable list of songs that had uniqueness and a club vibe.

I don’t think this album works in a vacuum. I think The New York Dolls needed to be seen to experience the band fully. To whomever reads this, there is a great documentary about bass player Arthur Killer Kane. It’s called New York Doll and you need to watch it yesterday.

I had higher hopes - in the end sort of meh. 3/5

I didn’t like this and I hated the vocals. The last track was the high point.

Album : 11/1089 Songs known going in : 0 / 11 Favourite song : Trash Cover Art : Nothing mind knowing the person to the right really looks like Michael Cera. Rating : 2/5 Notes : Personality crisis feels quite generic for the type of music. Its like classic punk mixed with slade and I'm not entirely sure that's something I'd want to be associated with. I love what the dolls stand for and how they brought the androgynous look that shaped glam rock styles. I can see how this influenced many band that I love. The more chill vibes in lonely planet boy compliments his voice more in my opinonion. Still more of a background chill than an upfront Frankenstein is a bit more what I was after. I can respect what came before me without particularly liking most of it. I struggle to find it interesting

Cool album and obviously a band with a lot influence on the metal/glam bands of the 80s.

got bored half way through

Every song sounds the same, really not a fan.

02/09/2026 I have never heard of these guys before and I thought the album was harmless if not a little generic. Spotify listeners: 174.8k

Uma incongruência interessante entre a imagem da banda e seu som. Punk e Hard Rock misturados, cheio de Sleaze e uma pira bem Reediana. Certamente, um disco nova iorquino da década de 70. Sonoridade inconfundível. A banda devia ter uma energia eletrizante ao vivo. É sempre difícil traduzir isso apropriadamente para um disco, e acho que o trabalho aqui foi formidável. Imagine só ouvir canções como Trash sendo tocadas em algum bar insalubre na baixa Manhattan. Um sonho. 4/5

Iconic album really enjoyed

Fine NY punk

This is super fun, I like this. There's lots of glam, punky energy from the off. It's not all one-note though, there's plenty to it. The guitars are great, but there's rock n' roll keys, harmonica and more. I also really liked the lower tempo tracks. The whole album has some great grooves and rhythms running through it.

Decent listen.

(4/5) This was pretty good and I inflated it a point because it was obviously really groundbreaking at the time. Without any context I would have placed its release solidly 5-10 ('78-'83) years ahead of it's actual release date ('73) as a punk album, but it clearly *influenced* all of those acts during that later period.. The songs were a bit longer, you could smell the glam Bowie on a few of them (he definitely influenced their act), and the heavier songs still had some older rock/blues influences, but the Dolls clearly had a vision that transformed the landscape after them. Kudos! So without context, or ignoring it -- solid '3'. With the context they get extra credit -- so a '4'.

I honestly expected to hate this one a whole lot more than I did. The Sex Pistols are one of my least favorite acts of all time, and it's easy to draw a straight line from this to them (especially considering Malcolm McLaren worked with both of them). However, I did find the Dolls to be significantly more palatable and interesting than the Pistols, perhaps because of the wealth of differing sounds and styles on display here. As an 80s kid, it's impossible not to also draw that straight line to every "hair metal" act of the late 70s and most of the 80s, particularly from a style and fashion sense. Given all of those tips of the hat intermixed with a fair amount of wags of the finger, I settled on a 3.5/5 that I don't particularly care to round up.

188. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973) 8.29.26 Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 4 = 4.8 rounded up to a 5 "Jet boys fly/ Jet boys gone/ Jet boy stole my baby" INTRO I'd read a bit about the New York Dolls by the, but I don't think I ever listened to any of their music until after I read Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain in the early 2000s. I was very surprised to find that Buster Poindexter of "Hot, Hot, Hot" fame was not only the cab driver from Scrooged, but also had an entirely legit and respectable rock music career. I think David Johansen at the time was painted as a Mick Jagger Clone ( and sure you can see the influence in the cocky, petulant delivery) but looking at when this came out, and reading any random bit of rock history I think it's easy to figure out that these guys were HUGELY influential themselves, not matter what they were drawing on. I mean if you go back far enough I think Jerry Lee Lewis's onstage antics, and Little Richard's flamboyant and charismatic stage presence could be said to be punk rock as fuck. Things had advanced enough by the mid 70's though that the culture had been primed for the sort of art school kid meets blue collar outsider DIYer aesthetic to form the two pronged attack that was American ( and later UK punk) based most immediately on the Ego of the trashy but palatable glam performance art stylings of The New York Dolls, the raw, unadulterated Id of Iggy and the Stooges, and the Superego of the more avant-garde intellectuals of the Velvet Underground, and Modern Lovers school. All of this with the core of the do it yourself philosophy practiced by a zillion 60's garage rock bands. There's a many a viable punk family tree that has been drawn, and The New York Dolls figure heavily. And that's not even really counting their aesthetic influence on the 80s glam and hair metal bands. Who the fuck else looked like thee guys at the time? Anyways, it's been a while since I listened to this, but more than a few tracks remain perennial 5-star favorites of mind, not to tip my hand or anything.. THE TRACKS Side One "Personality Crisis" - What a burner of an opening track. The Dolls manage to weave some magic here, summoning up the spirits of the Rolling Stones, the simplicity of 50s Rock ( which T.Rex, and Bowie himself - no doubt at least a visual influence on these guys, having already done a bit of genderbending himself- frequently dipped into as well), and all under a very catchy, hot as hell number full of more energy and personality than most could at the time. When you are listening to this, I think it's important to keep in mind that while, sure, there was plenty of great rock music being made, this was the period that Tony Orlando and Dawn, and Jim Croce were dominating the mainstream airwaves. These guys attitude and general air of aggressive good times would go on to influence a lot of punks, but they sound like professionals here, and they have Todd Rundgren running the production booth for a smaller, but still major label. This is well produced, and slick despite the loose nature. Those whistles, the boogie woogie piano touches, Johansen busting down the door and declaring himself, ex nihilo, as a rock n roll FORCE to be reckoned with. It's a character, of course, but he was so great at playing it. Without him do we get Johnny Rotten, Michael Monroe, Axl Rose, David Lee Roth, or even Morrissey ( a huge Dolls fan who ran their UK fan club)? "Looking for a Kiss" - We start with an awesome spoken word intro that hearkens back to the days of the 60's girl group acts, and then get launched into yet another supremely catchy bit of rock. With everyone on point, Thunders especially absolutely tears it up with his raunchy, loose style. Things end on a bluesy note, and I'm left wondering how big a Chuck Berry fan Thunders must have been. "Vietnamese Baby" - This is the first track that feels especially musically leaning towards that punky sound that would explode over the next few years. I can imagine all the UK kids' minds being completely warped by this sound. Thunders lays down some very basic sustained, and almost snotty sounding guitar chords on us, just daring anyone listening to try and replicate the noise. Those machine gun drum fills from Jerry Nolan that that sound like they are being processed through some sort of electronic filter ar ethe icing on the cake. "Lonely Planet Boy" - The guys show their sensitive side here, with more 50's touches like that dirty sax, the falsetto backing vocals, and the almost sweet, teenaged love sickness theme. Melodically this seems like the group shooting for late period Kinks sort of sound, but tied down by Doo-Wop instrumentation. "Frankenstein" - The pop cultural trash aesthetic of B-movies, only hinted at by the previous track's title is much more on the surface here as we get a more horrific and threatening tone, and Johansen gets to stylishly stretch out those syllables to the point of breaking. The DNA of dozens of Cramps songs are present in this one track. Side Two "Trash" - If you thought side one opened with an all-time classic, this is arguably better. More girl group background harmonies, an awesome drum and bass lead that absolutely makes the verse, and some chaotic, sexy guitar work. If there's one song that exemplifies the kind of dirtbag aesthetic that so much punk, glam metal, and such would come to thrive on, this might be it. Beauty in the dumpster. "Bad Girl" - Speaking of glam metal, this one provides more of a skeleton for any number of those 80s bands, with the scuzzy guitar accents, and the POUNDING drums. There's even a detour into some bluesy pub rock-ish territory that makes me think of Dr. Feelgood, hugely influential themselves. They were already making a name for themselves at this point before the Dolls ever splashed in the UK, so there's definitely a case of parallel evolution going on here. "Subway Train" - A more low key, midtempo number that really only suffers very slightly from the fact that the verses are SO much more interesting than the chorus. It's still pretty damned good though, and feels almost like something the Ramones could have done a couple of years later, just a hell of a lot faster, and with less decoration. "Pills" - We get some blues harmonica in another track that could have com right off of a Dr. Feelgood album, arranged a bit differently, sure. It's also the sole track on here that I think gives a better impression of what their live sound must gave been like. For some reason the production on this one keeps the vocals way back in the mix, so everything sound at the same denseness. If that makes sense. If your worse track on the album is this good, then you're doing something special. "Private World" - Soooooo fucking good. As much as several of the other songs on here are much better overall calling cards for the band, this is the one that is my dark horse favorite. It's just a series of amazing hooks and melodies for the entire running time, and showcases every single thing that is great about the band. "Jet Boy" - And we end on another all-time great. I think with the opener, the side two opener, and this closer we have a perfectly paced album, on top of every other good thing I have to say bout it. This is the track I would send anyone to get them interested in the band. This is the guitar hero track, and I think instrumental bridge on this one song lays a lot of track for 80s glam metal in particular, but can even be felt in a lot of the original post punk bands, and the 2000s post punk revival guitar acts that echoed them. HIGHLIGHTS - "Personality Crisis" - "Looking for a Kiss" - "Vietnamese Baby" - "Lonely Planet Boy" - "Frankenstein" - "Trash" - "Subway Train" - "Private World" MIDLIGHTS - "Pills" LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS This was a treat, and a reminder that I need to revisit more often. I certified, stone cold classic whose influence cannot be overstated, and well deserving of its spot on the list. I don't think any of these guys, in any of their other bands managed to crack the list, but this is maybe their finest work distilled into a chuck of near perfect 42:44. Few albums we've had have been this much fun either. Even when singing about lowlifes, drugs, and mental health issues the band remains upbeat and deliver even the darkest lyrics with a wink and maybe a lick of the lips as well. Chock full of the hookiest of hooks and some top tier melodies, this is one that I think anyone with love of any of the subgenres I mentioned would genuinely like. It's not a difficult or complex lift, like so many of the big influential albums on the list, which often point the way for much more aesthetically pleasing, and fully formed acts to refine and polish up. This one's ready made, and waiting for you to pluck it off the vine. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - nah FURTHER LISTENING - Kick Out the Jams by the MC5 - Electric Warrior by T. Rex - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie - Raw Power by the Stooges - Down by the Jetty by Dr. Feelgood - The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! by the Dictators - ramones by the Ramones - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols by the Sex Pistols - Two Steps from the Move by Hanoi Rocks - Too Fast for Love by Motley Crue - Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses

Listening to this album was like reading the Rosetta Stone for the next two decades of rock music. When I turned this on I heard Kiss, Poison, Billy Idol, Van Halen, The Ramones, Jane's Addiciton, ... and on and on. Just punk attitudes, punk aesthetic, and the some of the grungiest, crunchiest guitar riffs you'll find in 1973. Seriously, that release date is throwing me off big time. I mentioned when we had Bon Jovi recently that "hair metal," a term I grew up using more though now it is often styled as "glam rock" was the first music I found on my own. Well I guess I am indebted to the New York Dolls for a much of what I listen to. So many acts are downstream from these guys. Seems like the majority of entire genres are downstream from them. It was also neat to finally get an American take on the developing punk sound of music after hearing so many British punk acts. Now I enjoyed most of those British Punk acts to an extent, but seeing the scope broaden as this project unfolds is also part of the charm. I'm going to check out some more from the New York Dolls, at least their 70s stuff when I get some time. 4/5

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Frankenstein Glam rock is pretty boring and this album didn't do much for me. I don't really care much for mega-popular bands like Aerosmith or Guns'n'Roses, or KISS, so a band I've never heard of definitely doesn't pique my interest... at all. The instrumentation is fine enough for most of the tracks, but I'm not interested in the vocals.

This was a fun listen. You can hear precursors to punk and glam rock in there, way ahead of its time.

Fun. Thrash.

For what it is, it's pretty good. I don't really like the hair metal wave this influenced, but I do enjoy thos for what it is.

No documentary on New York Punk would be complete without reference to this band. I consider them to be more important in terms of influence and look than in the sound they actually made - David Johanssen, Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders were iconic figures back in the day and their shock value was enough to make Morrissey set up a fanzine for them. Listening to this 'legendary' (?) debut I hear the Stones, The Spiders from Mars, Alice Cooper and I see Kiss and UK Glam a la the Sweet. It's packed full of tunes with Velvet Underground type themes and lyrics, but they just sound a bit shabby which explains the punk influence - NOT one of the greatest rock debuts of them all............it;s ok.

Really fun, great proto-punk

43/100

Good songs, good album. 3 stars.

Some decent guitar solos almost brought this to a 3. But man did I dislike everything else

So, this is the New York Dolls? Heard of them, but haver never listened to them before. This was a fun album with enough melody and variety to augment the punk. "When I say I'm in love You best believe I'm in love, LUV"