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Believe it or not, the Dolls best offering!

Juha T Palotie | Helsinki, -- Finland | 10/11/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As far-fetched as it may seem, this is the best New York Dolls CD available (arguably alongside the collection Rock & Roll).This collection is a set of live-in-the-studio recordings originally recorded in NYC, march 1973. These 21 songs give, in my opinion, a better example of the Doll's strengths than their two studio albums proper. This is the Dolls, from Noo Yawk, live and raw, just the way God intended.These sessions have been released many times before under titles such as Seven Day Weekend and Endless Party, but usually omitting the last three songs on this set. This time we lose Hootchie Cootchie Man from the set, but that would be due to the limitations in the maximum length of a CD, I suppose, and a good trade-off...The sound, cover art and liner notes (by Marty Thau, the Dolls manager at the time) are also superior than on other previous releases of this material.Very highly recommended, even if you have the material already. A real gem!"

The '73 demos are a must-have

Skipper Zipper | Redmond, WA USA | 12/17/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is my favorite Dolls CD. I was a little disapointed though because I bought this to replace my other '73 demos CD "7 Day Weekend". This one has 4 tracks that are not on that one, plus I heard that the sound quality on this one is better. Dolls rarity "Hoochie Coochie Man" is ommited, but I decided I could live without it. However, after I bought it I noticed that another rarity "Endless Party" was also ommited from this release...D'oh! Can't live without that one. So now I have to have both in my collection just to have the entire '73 demos. They're both good. The '73 demos are a must-have. Which CD to get between this and 7 Day Weekend is a toss-up. The version with more rarities VS the version with more Dolls standards & slightly better sound is what it boils down to. If you're a sucker like me, get both."

The Real Deal & Sloppy Wonderful

Katherine McCarthy | Forest Hills, NY United States | 06/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Don't think of buying this instead of the two (2) studio albums. Buy this as companion. This is what the Dolls sounded like when you saw them in a cramped, sweaty club in 1973. Young, hungry, urgent, sassy, and confident. The star is Jerry Nolan's drumming. No matter what chaos was happening up front, Jerry slams the back beat and keeps the boys in line. Arthur's rumble bass is up front, and better represented here than in either studio album. Let's hear it for the underappreciated rhythm section. David is in exceptional voice throughout, and Johnny's nasal off-key vocals make me smile. I can see his screwed up face everytime he squeals "Trash!" or "I'm a human bein'." That's Queens, N'Yawk talkin' at you. Syl fills in all the blanks energetically and inventively. I've been waiting years to relive the Dolls' sloppy wonderful version of "Give Her A Great Big Kiss." Marty Thau's liner notes are heartfelt. I remember him first showing up at the Mercer Arts Center. Looking old school record biz promotor with a gang of juvenile deliquents. My only regret is that "Endless Party" was left off. It was always my favorite Dolls' song, and one that typified what they were like. RIP Billy, Johnny, Jerry, Arthur. Rock on, David and Syl!"