The New York Dolls

The New York Dolls is an American proto-punk and pub rock band that was active from 1971 to 1977. They are regarded as precursors of punk and heavy metal . They were influenced by the music of the early Rolling Stones , rhythm & blues -Bands, The Stooges , MC5, and Marc Bolan . However, they created their own sound, critic Erlewine pressed their kind of music like this: "[It] does not really sound like anything that came before it It's hard rock with a self-conscious white, or a celebration.camp and kitsch That retains A menacing, malevolent edge. " Now their music as proto punk or glam punk labeled.

Contents

 * 1 History
 * 2 Fracture
 * 3 Influence
 * 4 Reunion
 * 5 Footnotes

History
The original lineup consisted of vocalist David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets, bass guitarist Arthur "Killer" Kane and drummer Billy Murcia . Rick Rivets was, however after a few months, replaced by Sylvain Sylvain. Their first performance was on Christmas Eve 1971 in the Endicott Hotel. But they got only some notoriety when Rod Stewart asked them to open for him at a concert in London . Shortly thereafter, however, something happened tragic: Murcia died (excessive drug - and alcohol use, drinking bad coffee). He was replaced by Jerry Nolan, it was chosen over Marc Bell, who later became known asMarky Ramone .

Their first singles were released in 1973, Bad Girl and Subway Train. The New York Dolls were not the best musicians, but by their energetic and enthusiastic style of play is the lack of talent, not really. Johansen also acted in travesty, which even in the days of glam rock brought tongues wagging.

In 1973, The Dolls also released their first album - The New York Dolls - out. Most criticisms of their debut album were positive, but sales fell sharply against, and their guitar playing was even described as the sound of a lawn mower. After touring Europe, they took over in 1974, their second album. Too much too soon was hailed by the critics, but sold less than their debut album.

Later in 1974 they made ​​another desperate attempt to pull the group back on track: on appointment of their new manager Malcolm McLaren measure the Dolls is a provocative USSR to -imago. The crowd loves the show with red leather outfits and hammer-and-sickle flags but not funny and McLaren will again put on the dike.

[Break edit ]
Shortly after this onstlag Thunders and Nolan left the group, and together they founded The Heartbreakers [2], together with Richard Hell, a week earlier Television had left. They were quite successful with their new band, but they spent only one album. However, there were some problems themselves, and in the 80 Thunders released a solo album, which includes the Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook can be heard. In 1991 he died of an overdose of heroin and methadone . Nolan died a few months later to bacterial meningitis .

Johansen also started a solo career but, along with Sylvain. But they never had much success, and each went their own way. Unlike Sylvain Johansen had success, and he spent another five albums. Sylvain founded The Criminals, but they never had success and he was then but a taxi driver. This track was later described by him as the worst job on earth.

[Influence edit ]
The New York Dolls influenced a host of artists like Kiss , Blondie, The Ramones , The Damned , Aerosmith , Guns N 'Roses and Morrissey from The Smiths , who was for a while the head of their fan club in the UK.In particular, it was also The Sex Pistols influenced by them. Especially Steve Jones, who later claimed he was ashamed because he Johnny Thunders' style was copied so.

[Reunion edit ]
In 2004 she made a comeback at the request of Morrissey, although there are only three more band members lived: Johansen, Sylvain and Killer Kane. It surprised everyone that the latter appeared on stage, because he had never been resigned to the breakup of the band. The show went so well that they decided to just continue to play, and even to record a CD, One day it will please us to remember this moment. But 22 days after onset disaster to hit, Killer Kane thought he was the flu had, and went to see the doctor. However, it was leukemia found, and within two hours he died. Johansen said about this loss: "It's good to knowthat he went out on a high point in his musical life but he will be sorely missed." The new line, with guitarist Steve Conti, bassist Sami Yaffa and drummer Brian Delaney, toured intermittently since 2004, the world over, with the Netherlands being done regularly. After the success of One day it will please us to remember this as the quintet in 2009 dives back into the studio to come up with Cause I sez so forth.