New York Dolls "New York Dolls" (2008 UK Reissue) 2025-10-03 “We are doing this because

“We are doing this because we want to squash the bootleggers

Mat Davidson plays them all

only existed on a page in a “dream destinations” travel book that lay open on a desk in the new recording studio that guitarist Jimmy Shaw built in 2020

Unwritten is fueled by lyrical sass and real-life suss throughout and is musically inspired by a wide range of influences and styles

haunting leads

New York Dolls "New York Dolls" (2008 UK Reissue) 2025-10-03 “We are doing this becauseWhen the New York Dolls released their debut album in 1973, they managed to be named both "Best New Band" and "Worst Band" in Creem Magazine's annual reader's poll, and it usually takes something special to polarize an audience like that. While New York Dolls clearly came from a very specific time and place, this album still sounds fresh and hasn't dated in the least this is one of rock's greatest debut albums, and a raucous statement of purpose