I was born in Manhattan but I wasn't ready for this! First saw Dolls on the Upper East Side. Yeah, LOUD! Much later, after crossing the country a couple times, I hung out and crashed with Syl at his crazy one-room apt. on MacDougal St. (large and messy with huge and messy round bed, kitchenette and giant window). Drove those smart and funny dudes with equip. to some gigs in my '54 GMC stepvan - a curvaceous design with a face-like front and flashing arrow indicators. Fun fun fun. Sylvain was a great guitarist - I oughta know - I saw him heading up a Soca band at the RoundHouse in London. Tony Machine married me big sister and they lived off Union Square. Kathy loved to play Chopin. Stuff like that - the Big Apple used to be... NNNice.West VillageWest Village

God Bless Sylvain Sylvain. The body is temporary...but the Soul is eternal. Truth & Soul are Eternal.

@AlmostReady504

3 жыл бұрын

Well put Phil !!

@peterzang

Жыл бұрын

He was a beautiful cat.

@TheChadTI

Жыл бұрын

100% Agree. We've always been and always will be. Don't let them fool you with their "death" concept, it's only the suit/body. I liked all 3 of the post reunion albums, would have liked one more.

Got to meet Syl on this tour. He was so awesome to just sit and talk with. I'll never forget it.

The New York Dolls are one of the greatest bands in the world...period...so so underrated...Aerosmith would not not be Aerosmith without the Dolls...and every single hair band of the 80's...even Bowie knocked off the Dolls..every one knocked off the New York Dolls...David Johansen and Johnny Thunders really set the stage for rock and roll...plus the Saint Valentines Massacre video in 1972 in the New York City meat packing district set another stage for video way beyond MTV. The NYC meat packing district in 1972 was an absolute " Den of Thieves"..quite the den of inequity...because it was so raw..the video was so good

@DiBiasehere

Жыл бұрын

Truth

@JAMATO27

3 ай бұрын

what video i can’t find it

Rest in Peace Sylvain, Arthur, Jerry, Billy (Murcia) and Jonnhy

Man, this is sooo good! Love, love, love the Dolls: I'm 67 now, but their music's still a biggest kick in the *ss, mama mia!

Absolutely brilliant. Sylv fantastic. Steve Conte pure guitar genius.

Michael Stipe...BRILLIANT

This is a killer album for sure! They really did themselves proud with this one, Jack Douglas as well...

@TheChadTI

Жыл бұрын

Perfect producer, inspired choice.

@ATK10155

4 ай бұрын

Jack Douglas just knows how to make Blues sound so incrdible.

This is genuinely exceptional. It is a very fitting memorial to Syl. I can’t imagine the bittersweet feeling David has when he hears this record because it is bringing tears to my eyes; and I never even met Syl. A truly fine swan song ❤

BRILLIANT!!!!! ITS LIKE TRAVELING BACK IN TIME TO 1973!!!!!

36:04 I just know Stevie was happy as fuck, meeting the Dolls (must’ve been his heroes, I understand that completely).

This albums amazing honestly

This is an amazing record. Pretty perfect

Tragically heartbreaking David Johansen is the only LIVING DOLL

@Toonces666

Жыл бұрын

Not to David!

@paulvanreesch2493

14 күн бұрын

​@@Toonces666Maybe, especially, for David

Excellent, David. Good stuff man. Long way from the days on Staten Island.

39:20 Steve conte killin it!

13:52 love that Twilight Zone episode. David references the best things.

Best band aLL time out of New York .

Saw them in Perth Australia in about 2011. Have no idea why they decided to play there but they did.

Saint Marks Place at the Grassroots tavern way before Actress they came together Syl left but he returned and filled out the band it all happened on Saint Mark's Place

Just seeing this for the first time. So disappointed it is tough to get the VINLY. So good. Lol, when David said Johnny had the most enthusiasm in 72'. Steve was such a breath of fresh air to contribute, add Yaffa. So nice to see Syl alive and having fun. 'The Strat is so unlike NY Dolls'

@TheChadTI

Жыл бұрын

Yaffa was such a great addition, he was pretty active post Hanoi.

This doc is going to make me pull up the album, forgot how good it was.

Legendary band!Big fan of sylvain sylvain

@Nudiescorner

3 жыл бұрын

HUGE FAN of this band,♥️

Thanks for uploading this!! Love the Dolls.

Look at johanson. What else could he be but bad ass rock singer. Dead taxi driver maybe?

David fantastic artist.

thanks

Love to see this.. Brain Shampoo!

❤

The Best

Morrissey once drooling viewing this!

14:00 wisdom

love the "new" record; (wish it was pink)

Sylvain sylvain❤

22:40 what is YARDBIRD? and Sammy ( I wish I me)? 24:03 "Put the Pinky in", NOW THAT'S A GOOD SONG IDEA!

At 20:57 "Do I sound like Randy Bachman" . :)

24:30...is syl ok with that?I likecthat riff..they worked on it alot..😊

I was with TREX and KISS, glamrock. I was glamrock too with my Betsy Johnson and Goody Two shoes. I went to Robert Fiance Cosmotoloy. Are beauty schools paying you to advertised them or are you being exploited? Bonnie Basha of Stanford University

i know it goes without saying, but its just not the same without johnny and the others. anyway, still lovin' the dolls. x

27:45...stiPe???😮

JT would hate this

@heraldeventsandfilms5970

2 ай бұрын

And YOU.

@misterslats

Ай бұрын

If he was getting a cash advance he wouldn't have cared.

Johnny and Jerry were the Dolls. Arthur sucked. So did the Mizrahi.

@Snakeytash

Жыл бұрын

Troll, crawl back under your rock.

@leolongtime5671

Жыл бұрын

Why bother? FO

@bernardmeyre

8 ай бұрын

No The interaction of the guitars was key to their sound: Syl's guitar parts were very good So was his input in terms of personality

@johnp.johnson1541

8 ай бұрын

@@bernardmeyre Sylvain Sylvain was terrible. He was a fake guitarist. Here you can hear Rao's and Trask's guitars but thankfully not Sylvain's. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqqBr7B_qKSXlaQ.html Hand rubbers have no business trying to play rock and roll.

@patrickguitar8676

4 ай бұрын

😂😊