New York Dolls
New York Dolls
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Genres: Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Proto-Punk, Album Rock, New York Punk
Active: 70's, 2000's
Formed: 1971 in New York, NY
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The New York Dolls created punk rock before there was a term for it. Building on the Rolling Stones' dirty rock & roll, Mick Jagger's androgyny, girl group pop, the glam rock of David Bowie and T. Rex, and the Stooges' anarchic noise, the New York Dolls created a new form of hard rock that presaged both punk rock and heavy metal. Their drug-fueled, shambolic performances influenced a generation of musicians in New York and London, who all went on to form punk bands. And although they self-destructed quickly, the band's two albums remain two of the most popular cult records in rock & roll history. All of the members of the New York Dolls played in New York bands before they formed in late 1971.
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Release: August 5, 2008
Label: Universal Int'l
Release: May 27, 2008
Label: Sbme Special Mkts., Sony