The new band members - Sammi Yaffa on bass, Steve Conte on guitar, Brian Koonin on keyboards, and drummer Brian Delaney - play rock and roll with a mixture of freewheeling abandon and tightness that's always made for great sounding music. Not only that but they've also managed to capture the spirit of controlled anarchy that gives rock and roll the seed of rebellion it needs to be fully alive.
Of course it also gives it that little extra bite that makes it sound dangerous and scares young girl's parents — which is how it should be.
The version of New York Dolls who appear on the disc Live At The Filmore East might not have the same names as the one from thirty plus years ago, but that doesn't stop them from being New York Dolls.
This is a great album of rock and roll music played the way it should be played with no compromises for the faint of heart or delicate. Listening to Live At The Filmore East is to be reminded about what's so great about rock and roll.
Article comments
1 - Glen Boyd
Great review Richard.
-Glen
2 - Richard Marcus
Wow
Thanks Glen - from you that means something
cheers
Richard
3 - Mark Saleski
nice review richard. do you have the reunion CD? man, it's totally fabulous...mine came with a dvd that had a little documentary about the making of the cd. it was pretty obvious that they're still doing this because they love to rock...even for old dudes. ;-))
4 - JC Mosquito
Good for you - you hit it on the head. Most bands that reunite with subs don't even come close to rekindling the magic, but the Dolls most certainly are the exception to that particular rule.