From Here to Eternity: The Live Box Set [Box]

Performer: New York Dolls
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: New York Dolls: David Johansen (vocals, harmonica); Sylvain Sylvain (guitar, piano, background vocals); Johnny Thunders (guitar, background vocals); Arthur Kane (bass guitar); Jerry Nolan (drums). With only two proper studio albums to their credit, the New York Dolls have had an influence vastly disproportionate to their output. Punk cognoscenti may argue forever about what the world would have looked like if not for the Dolls' own brand of gritty glam, but fans of the band just want more music. This three-disc collection features tracks from seven live performances, moving chronologically from shows in Paris and Detroit in 1973 to a performance in Sweden in 1984. Also included are tracks from the famous 1975 Soviet red-leather concerts in New York, a radio broadcast from 1974, and shows in Vancouver and Dallas from '74 as well. The Vancouver show is a standout, and features crisp sound and rocking performances of "Mystery Girls," "Jet Boy," and "Human Being," among others.

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "[Their] early-'70s sleaze inspired a generation of punk and glam bands..."

With inspiration from British glam and US proto-punks like the Stooges, the New York Dolls were the originators of the NYC trash aesthetic that inspired subsequent generations of punk bands. Churning out garage riffs that tipped their hat to 1960s R&B, they were the Stones of the first punk generation. Their outrageous image and brash sound gained them attention, but failed to make them stars, and David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, and Syl Sylvain all went on to solo careers after just two Dolls albums. In 2004, the Dolls reunited, with surviving members Sylvain, Johansen, and Arthur Kane making a triumphant festival appearance. Sadly, Kane died shortly after, but Johansen and Sylvain played another show dedicated to the memory of all the deceased dolls (Kane, Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Billy Murcia). In 2006, the remaining band members recorded their third official studio album to almost universal acclaim.

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