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The New York Dolls
Born in the streets of New York all the way back in 1972, the New York Dolls were forefathers of the city's punk scene. Their penchant for drag and their reckless, combustible stage shows sets the standard for a new kind of sloppy, sinister, no holds barred rock. The Dolls sound is a noise collage made up of Stones, MC5, Stooges and glam T.Rex/ Bowie influences, played for shock value. Their debut album, 1973's New York Dolls barely made a commercial dent and 1974's Too Much Too Soon didn't fare much better. As the years went on, band mates abandoned ship, and David Johansen found commercial success in the lounge-kitsch character, Buster Poindexter. In 2004, none other than Morrissey was instrumental in the reunion of the band's three remaining members, and today, original Dolls David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain are still rocking on as the modern garage-punk movement's senior soldiers.
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