New York Dolls
New York Dolls
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Artist Information
Genres: Hard Rock, Glam Rock, Proto-Punk, Album Rock, New York Punk
Active: 70's, 2000's
Formed: 1971 in New York, NY
Influences
Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, T. Rex, The Velvet Underground, MC5, The Yardbirds, Bo Diddley, Sonny Boy Williamson
Similar Artists
Faces, The Sex Pistols, The Dictators, Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter, The Stooges, David Bowie, The Runaways, The Ramones, G.G. Allin, The Replacements, Slade, Twisted Sister, Suzi Quatro, Iggy Pop, Motley Crue, Jayne County, Blondie, Alice Cooper
Followers
Guns N' Roses, The Devil Dogs, Pussy Galore, Morrissey, The Ramones, Kiss, Debbie Harry, The Runaways, The Dictators, The Sex Pistols, The Smiths, The Dragons, Blondie, Scarce, The Neckbones, Shake Appeal, Placebo, Buick MacKane, Lizzie Grey
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Biography
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