ABSTRACT
Released on July 27, 1973, New York Dolls marks the debut of one of rock and roll's most explosive and self-destructive bands. 'Subway Train', or the Dolls' 'Orange Blossom Special' inverted, of course captures the New York City subway ride like nothing before or since. The Dolls had a deep and instinctive passion for and understanding of popular music and believed, above all, that rock and roll had to be fun and uplifting. Sylvain and David Johansen have continued as the Dolls after the initial reunion, releasing to date three fine studio albums: One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This, 'Cause I Sez So, produced by Todd Rundgren, and Dancing Backward in High Heels. Johansen delivers all whistles, howls, and lyrics with a New York swagger and exaggerated diction while Thunders crams lead lines in every available and unavailable space. These are the Dolls: loud, bold, riff-driven, funny, and in perpetual crisis of personality.
