NEW YORK DOLLS To Release New Album In July

If it's not a Harry Smith's blues record, which I seriously doubt it is, I'll buy it!

Keeping my fingers crossed that it's great though

I'm actually looking forward to this.

Apr. 11, 2006

On July 25, 2006, the seminal NEW YORK DOLLS, a band that has been accused of inspiring everything from punk rock to hair metal, will release their eagerly anticipated album, "One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This".

"A lot of the mess people are listening to gets blamed on the DOLLS, but we've always been just a stupid R&B-based rock 'n' roll band," says their idiot savant leader, David Johansen.

In 2004, former NEW YORK DOLLS fan club president Morrissey made the request that reunited his boyhood idols, THE NEW YORK DOLLS, for the Meltdown Festival, which he was curating at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

"Basically we got together to do a one-off show and have a couple of laughs. That quickly turned into two shows, and was so well-received that offers started coming in from festivals; Reading, Leeds, and all the mud baths in Europe, including a bunch co-headlining with fans THE WHITE STRIPES," says Johansen.

"We were having so much fun, we decided to continue past the summer, and naturally, started writing some new songs," says Johansen. "Besides Syl and myself, guitarist Steve Conte, bass player Sami Yaffa, keyboard player Brian 'the Professor' Koonin, and drummer Brian Delaney, who we insist on calling 'Delancey,' everyone in the band contributes material."

The new album ? featuring 13 new tracks, including the first single "Dance Like a Monkey", "Take a Good Look at My Good Looks", "Maimed Happiness", and "Runnin' Around" ? was produced by Jack Douglas, who made his bones engineering the first eponymously titled NEW YORK DOLLS record, and has since produced everyone from JOHN LENNON to YOKO ONO, and a few other big ones along the way.

"Jack's always been good to us, so we thought we'd throw him a bone," says Johansen. "One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This" includes guest appearances by Michael Stipe on "Dancing on the Lip of A Volcano", Iggy Pop on "Gimme Love and Turn On the Light", Tom Gabel (AGAINST ME!) on "Punishing World", and the DOLLS' own hero, Bo Diddley, on "Seventeen".

"There's so much negative bullshit being forced down people's throats in the marketplace, we really wanted to create a thing of beauty that will stand the test of time, and hopefully add something positive to people?s lives," says Johansen.

"I don't care if this record is a hit," Sylvain Sylvain declares, "just as long as every man, woman, and child buys it." Producer Jack Douglas adds, "This is the band that gave the world 'Personality Crisis', 'Jet Boy', 'Looking for a Kiss', 'Puss 'n' Boots' and 'Trash'. Maybe we can't forgive them for that, but they swing harder than anyone around, and this album is a fuckin' masterpiece."

The DOLLS are planning a world tour in support of the new release on Roadrunner Records, starting summer 2006.

"Playing music is the best thing in the world," says Johansen. "It makes show business almost bearable."

You are aware that is going to be slanted towards Hanoi fans, aren't you?

I'd at least give it a listen.

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You are aware that is going to be slanted towards Hanoi fans, aren't you?

I'd at least give it a listen.

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<font size="4" face="Arial">this is like the 5th time i saw you mention that, what would be the reasoning behind it? last time i checked, hanoi rocks were not really selling many albums themselves. i would think that whomever is behind the marketing scheme for this album would be a little brighter then that. that?s basically saying "we are going to target an audience that will virtually guarantee us that this album will not chart."

shoot for failure and always succeed?

and to the casual listener, is there really that big a difference between the New York Dolls sound and classic Hanoi Rocks sound? forget the fact that they were from different eras, you yourself say that music of the modern era (glam) gets its roots from way back so isn't it safe to say that some of Hanoi's roots could be traced back to the Dolls? yeah Hanoi had better production and more talent (yes i love The New York Dolls but honestly, they were the most talented bunch) but when you strip all that back its basically the same rock n roll.

i for one will buy this the day it's released but then again, i'm a Hanoi fan so you might be right =)

The fact that Sami is their bassist now has helped them on their "resusitation" effort. It is a link to the younger set they are trying to cater to now. Nothing wrong with that, it's just that it will influence their style quite a bit. Remember, Sami is writing for them as well. The Scandinavian Sleaze scene is waiting with baited breath, you know.

My statement in the above post was to say that the new CD will be more like HR than the original Dolls. I liked Hanoi, always thought of them as more Faces than Dolls, though. Perhaps saying it will be more like Aerosmith would be a better comparison.

Comparisons to HR will help them at this point.

Blame the Pistols, blame Kiss but I'm a bit hesitant... & I LOVE The Dolls & Sam Yaffa / Hanoi. Hmmm!

Ye Olde Reunion Curse? Well, Lydon's crew had all more or less original members, and KIZZ was always Chaim and Stanley's show anyway.

The Dolls might as well be a new band. What comes to mind is Rising Son, Fabe and Paddy's band after CT and that New Romantic tinkly-toy Blitz Kid band whose name is forgotten. You know, Fabe and Paddy plus lesser knowns backing them up.

Let's hope Ronald doesn't go the way of Paddy Phield...

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Considering the fact that Johnny Thunders and Hanoi were damn near best friends, and toured together quite often, and Hanoi also made a point of doing "Pipeline" at the beginning of their shows, and Monroe was a roomie with Thunders, and Hanoi never shied away from saying their biggest influences were pretty much NY Dolls and The Stones, and Hanoi actually sounded more like Alice Cooper and The Stones, with dashes of Dolls...I think a Hanoi-ish sound is going to happen more due to Hanoi taking from The Dolls.

I never heard Faces in Hanoi at all. You sure you're not thinking of Quireboys?

I also, for the record, LOVE the Harry Smiths stuff, but I am also a nut for the Delta Blues. Read my Blog for a buncha Delta Blues stuff as of late. Though today I am back in Rockabilly mode.

If the concert I saw late last year is any indicator of what is to come. I am stoked. That was one of the best shows I saw last year. The Dolls IMO have always had a sound that comes from Blues roots and 50's pop sensibilities. Works for me!

This is the big one, this is the one i can't reconcile. Its not as bad as Lizzy without Phil, but most of the band are dead.
Without Johnny C'mon can anyone see past that. Think about it, whose playing guitar. It can't be the Dolls if it aint Johnny.
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