They’re not the biggest name on this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. Far from it. But talk to music historians, especially those familiar with the evolution of punk and glam metal, and you’ll find tremendous support for New York Dolls.
. Far from it. But talk to music historians, especially those familiar with the evolution of punk and glam metal, and you’ll find tremendous support for New York Dolls.
The Dolls were a hybrid of The Stooges, Rolling Stones and T. Rex, combining elements of gritty proto-punk with the flamboyance of glam rock. It’s pretty hard to imagine punk rock becoming a thing or a band like KISS existing without the Dolls as a blueprint. Songs like Roxy’s “Love Is the Drug” and T. Rex’s “Get It On” can still be heard on classic rock stations. Roxy’s biggest song, “Personality Crisis,” feels less substantial.
The recording process for the band’s debut involved Todd Rundgren having to come to terms with the band members’ drug use and antics to produce something he called “anti-musical.” The same goes for New York Dolls’ sophomore album “Too Much Too Soon,” which benefitted from the more sophisticated production work of Shadow Morton during an intense recording process that relied heavily on cover songs.
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