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Since the two studio albums recorded by the original incarnation of the New York Dolls -- 1973's New York Dolls and 1974's Too Much, Too Soon -- will fit (just barely) on one CD without editing, just how useful is a collection that features most but not all of the songs from those albums along with some bonus tracks of dubious quality and importance? Rock 'n' Roll aims to be a definitive summary of the Dolls' glorious but chaotic career while offering a few rarities for die-hard fans, but the loyalists get shortchanged just a bit by this set. "Lone Star Queen" sounds like a tossed-off demo, "Don't Mess with Cupid" is a less impressive cover than the versions of "Pills" or "Don't Start Me Talkin'" that don't make the cut, and while "Courageous Cat Theme" is good fun that gives Johnny Thunders plenty of room to strut with his guitar, it's hardly a lost classic. But even in a less than ideal presentation, this music is still powerful, and Rock 'n' Roll really does capture a good bit of what made the New York Dolls truly special -- the prima donna swagger of David Johansen's vocals, the aural sneer of Johnny Thunders' guitar, the chock-a-block counterpoint of Syl Sylvain's rhythm work, the sharp, efficient wallop of Jerry Nolan's drums, and the dirt simple but heartfelt pulse of Arthur Kane's bass. Add in the band's songs, which offer a clever street kid's perspective on the joys and terrors of life in the concrete playground of New York City, and you get a band that sound every bit as smart, witty, and thoroughly unique today as they did in 1973. And though the songs fare better in the context of their original albums, the opening triple play of "Trash," "Personality Crisis," and "Babylon" is inspired, as is the closing salvo of "Jet Boy" and "Human Being." All in all, Rock 'n' Roll isn't perfect, but it is the best single-disc New York Dolls collection that's been released to date, and it's the next best thing to picking up those first two albums (which is still the preferred option).
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Holiday, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - Jack Douglas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Sprigg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Sylvain Mizrahi, ComposerLyricist - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvain Sylvain, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Douglas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Sprigg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Thunders, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Nolan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur "Killer" Kane, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist - Dixon Van Winkle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis M. Drake, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Douglas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Sprigg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Sylvain Mizrahi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Thunders, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Harold Kane Jr., Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Nolan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Paul Nelson, Producer - David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - Sylvain Mizrahi, ComposerLyricist - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Harold Kane Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jerry Nolan, ComposerLyricist - Joseph. M Palmaccio, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Buster Poindexter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Sylvain Sylvain, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Buster Poindexter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Buster Poindexter, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Harold Kane Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Raymond Parker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ernestine Smith, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James E. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Dixon Van Winkle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis M. Drake, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - Sylvain Mizrahi, ComposerLyricist - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dixon Van Winkle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis M. Drake, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Douglas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Sprigg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Sylvain Mizrahi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - New York Dolls, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Thunders, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Harold Kane Jr., Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Nolan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David Johansen, ComposerLyricist - George Francis Morton, Producer - New York Dolls, MainArtist - Johnny Thunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - New York Dolls, MainArtist
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
Since the two studio albums recorded by the original incarnation of the New York Dolls -- 1973's New York Dolls and 1974's Too Much, Too Soon -- will fit (just barely) on one CD without editing, just how useful is a collection that features most but not all of the songs from those albums along with some bonus tracks of dubious quality and importance? Rock 'n' Roll aims to be a definitive summary of the Dolls' glorious but chaotic career while offering a few rarities for die-hard fans, but the loyalists get shortchanged just a bit by this set. "Lone Star Queen" sounds like a tossed-off demo, "Don't Mess with Cupid" is a less impressive cover than the versions of "Pills" or "Don't Start Me Talkin'" that don't make the cut, and while "Courageous Cat Theme" is good fun that gives Johnny Thunders plenty of room to strut with his guitar, it's hardly a lost classic. But even in a less than ideal presentation, this music is still powerful, and Rock 'n' Roll really does capture a good bit of what made the New York Dolls truly special -- the prima donna swagger of David Johansen's vocals, the aural sneer of Johnny Thunders' guitar, the chock-a-block counterpoint of Syl Sylvain's rhythm work, the sharp, efficient wallop of Jerry Nolan's drums, and the dirt simple but heartfelt pulse of Arthur Kane's bass. Add in the band's songs, which offer a clever street kid's perspective on the joys and terrors of life in the concrete playground of New York City, and you get a band that sound every bit as smart, witty, and thoroughly unique today as they did in 1973. And though the songs fare better in the context of their original albums, the opening triple play of "Trash," "Personality Crisis," and "Babylon" is inspired, as is the closing salvo of "Jet Boy" and "Human Being." All in all, Rock 'n' Roll isn't perfect, but it is the best single-disc New York Dolls collection that's been released to date, and it's the next best thing to picking up those first two albums (which is still the preferred option).
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:20
- Main artists: New York Dolls
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1994 PolyGram Records Inc. ℗ 1994 PolyGram Records Inc.
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