New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon (Spkg)
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Music Reviews of Too Much Too Soon (Spkg)
Music Review: HOW TO DO COMPARE THIS GREATNESS TO ANYTHING?
Rating: 5 Stars
Wow, reviewing the Dolls is much like reviewing the Stooges or MC5. Maybe even the Clash. My experience w/the Dolls started as a stoned out trip while in college to the local KMART (Kame a Part). I always cruised to the bargin bin (LPs to be sure)to check on what treasures some unwitting idiot of a clerk would mark down. And I found it there too. Blue Cheer, Black Sabbath (Live, Bootleg, no less), and even a rare copy of T2's classic, It Will All Work Out in Boomland. Anywho, one such journey yielded the 2nd Dolls classic, Too Much Too Soon. Talk about an chilling name for the future of this band. Mind you, this was less than a year after it's release! Back to dorm land to spin and drink. Now I can look back and see the blueprint for what was to come only 3-4 years later...Punk Rawk! Guitarist Johnny Thunders has been copied hundreds of times for his raw Chuck Berry influenced playing. Has there really been a drummer w/the force of Nolan for pure RnR? Right up there w/Exile on Main Street as far as classics. Showdown has to be one of the most exciting dancable tunes ever penned. Image, chops, and balls...yep the Dolls had it all. It you need any intro to this band, skip the crap w/reissues and bad live stuff. Get this CD and the 1st. You'll love it, baby...Music Review: New York Dolls 2nd Album rocks!
Rating: 5 Stars
I'd heard talk about a band from the 70's named New York Dolls, referred to as the seminal punk glam band, also credited as a major influence for Slash and Izzy of Guns N' Roses, one of my favorite bands. I ordered this CD having never heard any of their music, only knowing of David Johansen as the 80's Buster Poindexter and the cab driver in the movie Scrooged.
This music rocks! It's easy to see where the glam hair bands of the 80's got their roots listening to New York Dolls, but it's so much more than that. New York Dolls were doing something completely new at the time. The music is raw, and somewhat rough, but full of energy. There's plenty of self-deprecating humor in their music, refreshing in a world where a lot of bands take themselves way too seriously.
After listening to this for a few days I ordered their first album, New York Dolls, and their live/studio album, Hard Nights Day. This is a great place to discover the influences that helped form the 80's and 90's rock/punk/glam scene.
Music Review: Too Bad they Split
Rating: 4 Stars
It's a shame that The Dolls were dropped from their record company and then, subsequently fell-apart after the release of this LP. Perhaps if they followed David Bowie's lead and toned down their image, songs like "Stranded In The Jungle" would have found their rightful place in the top ten. Remember, this was the same period that saw remakes of "Please Mr. Postman" and "Locomotion" hit the top of the charts. Play "Puss-n-Boots" followed by the Sex Pistols "Liar" and you will see where Rotten and Co. got a lot of their sound and attitude. Still, despite the fact that there are some less than stellar tunes, this is a great LP and should be a part of your CD collection if you own CDs from other classic punk bands.Music Review: not as good as the 1st, but still essential
Rating: 3 Stars
If you like the Dolls, you gotta own this one. It's got some lame songs but enough classics (Chatterbox, It's Too Late) to make it worth your while.
Check out Mighty High...In Drug City.
Music Review: best dolls
Rating: 4 Stars
this is the best dolls album more varied than the first album. it rocks 50's kitsch glammed up!