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New York Dolls Album: “Actress: Birth of the New York Dolls”
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Actress: Birth of the New York Dolls |
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Release Date:2000-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Classic Rock, The Coffeehouse
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:8013252316012
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| 1 |
That's Poison |
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I Am Confronted Video |
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It's Too Late Video |
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Oh Dot! |
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I'm a Boy, I'm a Girl Video |
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Coconut Grove |
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| 7 |
Take Me to Your Party |
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| 8 |
Oh Dot! (Take 2) |
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| 9 |
It's Too Late (Take 2) |
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| 10 |
We Have Been Through This Before |
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| 11 |
Why Am I Alone |
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Review - :
{^Actress: Birth of the New York Dolls} is a revealing collection of rehearsal recordings by the "Pioneer Dolls" (as they are referred to in bassist {$Arthur Kane}'s liner notes). At the time (circa 1971) the group was known as {$Actress} and featured future {$New York Dolls} {$Johnny Thunders} and the aforementioned {$Kane}, as well as drummer {$Billy Murcia}, who died before the {$Dolls} signed a deal. Guitarist {$Rick Rivets} left the band after {$David Johansen} was added to the fold. Taped at their practice space with one microphone, the sound is raw and rough for sure, but far from unbearable. Hints of things to come are everywhere you turn here, as many of the {$Dolls}' trademarks (and a couple of tunes) are already in place. The title of {&"I'm a Boy, I'm a Girl"} alone is proof of the boys' early androgynous leanings, and other shelved numbers like {&"Coconut Grove"} and {&"Take Me to Your Party"} possess the {$Dolls} influential {\rock & roll} swagger. {&"That's Poison"} is an essentially completed {&"Subway Train"} (from {^New York Dolls}), with some eventual lyric fine-tuning by {$Johansen}. {&"It's Too Late"} would be subsequently reprised and rearranged for inclusion on their second album, {^Too Much too Soon}. Both {&"It's Too Late"} and {&"Oh Dot! (Take 2)"} feature minor {\psychedelic} {\garage rock} freak-outs, one path the succeeding {$Dolls} didn't go down. {$Thunders}' distinctive leads (he was also the singer at this point) are another sign of things to come, with many familiar-sounding riffs that would continue to be recycled throughout his career. {&"We Have Been Through This Before"} and {&"Why Am I Alone?"} point toward the type of {\ballad} found in his solo work. {^Actress: Birth of the New York Dolls} is for fans only, but those searching for the {$Dolls}' roots won't be disappointed. ~ Bart Bealmear, All Music Guide
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