New York Dolls - Dancing Backward in High Heels
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Artist: New York DollsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-03-15
Music Label: 429 Records
Soundtracks:
- Fool for You Baby
- Street Cake
- Fabulous Rant
- I'm So Fabulous
- Talk to Me Baby
- Kids Like You
- Round and Round She Goes
- You Don't Have to Cry
- I Sold My Soul to the Junkman
- Baby Tell Me What I'm On
- Funky But Chic
- End of the Summer
Music reviews of Dancing Backward in High Heels
Music Review: The Dolls show their true rock and roll colors!!
Rating: 5 Stars
The New York Dolls comeback has been well documented, so let's get moving straight into the future with this new offering, and not expect Personality Crisis II. The obvious news is that they have lost their guitar player, Steve Conte, and bass player, Sammy Yaffa, to Michael Monroe's band, which is significant in the musical direction that David Jo and Sylvain Sylvain went with this release. I personally wanted a release that would rock my socks off, and instead was slapped in the face, and received a deeper education on a real emotional level, on what really makes David Jo and Sylvain tick musically. I would support the Dolls and the individual members on any of their endeavors, because I am a true fan. With that being said, this release is truly for the tired and true die hard New York Dolls and rock and roll fan, not the Nikki Sixx and Hot Topic nation!
David Jo and Sylvain really wear their influences on their sleeve with this set of songs. So much so that Sylvain Sylvain mainly plays organ and acoustic guitar and leaves the electric guitar duties to ex-Blondie guitarist Frank Infante. Infante is replaced for live gigs with David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick, who will be featured on the Dolls upcoming tour opening for, (gulp) Poison and Motley Crue!!! This record is for the rock and roll fan that wants to go way beyond the Doll's Rolling Stones and Stooges influences, which have obviously died with Johnny Thunders, Authur Kane and Jerry Nolan (R.I.P. L.A.M.F.).
Dancing is comprised of 12 tracks, starting with "Fool For You Baby", which features vintage organ a la Suicide (NYC scene mates) and 60's garage Pop vocals, reminiscent of Jesus and Mary Chain crossed with the organ playing from a funeral viewing! Great tune, even if there is no guitar to be found on the track. Next up is the nostalgic "Street Cake', with cool laid back jangly guitars, organ and 60's style dreamy vocal harmonies and bass lines, keeping in line with the direction that "Fool" has set, and then David's fab NYCite rant, street hustler style, to introduce "I'm So Fabulous", with David Jo proclaiming his NYC shabby chic greatness. This song also includes a tip of the hat throwback to the Buddy Bowzer sax work of the original Dolls run! Good 60's Garage Pop is how you can describe the next tune, "Talk To Me Baby" which is in the vein of "Rehab" by Amy Whinehouse and the organ driven "Kids Like Me" with sultry crooning by David Jo and trap drumming by Brian D. Sylvain is credited with playing the Farfisa organ (think funeral house again) and whistling on this tune!
The second half of Dancing kicks off with "Round and Round She Goes", which is a Gene Vincent/Eddie Cochran style rocker which brings to mind, "Dance Like A Monkey" from a couple of releases ago. This tune reminds me of something Suicide's Alan Vega would write for his solo rockabilly project-jungle drums, Farfisa organ, and 50's style rip roaring vocals with brass accents. Up next is one of my favorite songs on this record, "You Don't Have To Cry", which is an ode to Johnny Thunders "Memory" style ballad, which will easily end up in some Indie movie soundtrack. "Sold My Heart To The Junkman" is a Pattti Labelle cover that is done in a Shangri Las style homage, with smooth girl group back up vocals, a "Please Mr. Postman" for 2011. From Pop to Do Wop to reggae, Dancing explores many styles that influenced David Jo and Sylvain, like the funky bohemian calypso reggae send up track "Baby Tell Me What I'm On" and the funky Chic style "Funky But Chic", a solo David Jo hit from `78 that Sylvain helped write and that has been resurrected, as it fits into the theme and feel of this new release. Finally, Dancing ends with a straight up hazy Beach Boys sounding "End Of The Summer", complete with she bop vocals and a smooth reggae beat.
Dancing backwards In High Heels was produced by Jason Hill from the retro group Louis XIV, who was obviously listening to a lot of Jesus and Mary Chain and the Horrors, and who did a great job of capturing the true musical soul and spirit of the last men standing from the original New York Dolls line up, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain. Jason also played all the bass on the record and the basic sound is best described as funky/reverb guitar, funeral organ, jazzy drumming and high harmony vocals, so unless your into taking a new musical journey, this release is best left for die hard New York Dolls fans. I personally love this release and think that it will be looked at as one of the great NY Dolls record, but if your looking for junkie rock and brown teeth, then it's best if you stick to the debut record or any of Johnny Thunder's solo stuff, as this release is all class! Sophia Coppola could use this entire CD to score one of her new films, so do yourself a favor and get it quick, cuz it's good to support rock and roll legends that know how (and want) to truly survive. (Teddy Heavens)
Description of Dancing Backward in High Heels
Long before MTV and Youtube, the NY Dolls got into rock's water supply and never left. They are America's most famous unknown band. The NY Dolls were and are about something more than glitz. Substance was and still is at the heart of their music and "Dancing Backward in High Heels" is proof that their longevity is not an accident! The NY Dolls are, simply, The Beatles of ATTITUDE!Alternative Rock CDs
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