When you realize that David Johansen is the only one who still walks among us.

Amy Schumer knew all the words.

@TheRexGolden

16 сағат бұрын

Holy shit , man! Saw it right away. HaHa😆

If you ever wondered what Mick Jagger and Tom Waits would sound like singing as one person... here ya go!

@ROLtheWolf

4 ай бұрын

David Johansen

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

Not even close...

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Mick Jagger has a wonderful voice, especially in the band’s beginnings, up until Some Girls

@Mankind_-

4 ай бұрын

Tom Waits is dripping. So good.

@greatunz67

12 күн бұрын

Absolutely

That first Dolls record is amazing.

@ovidiub3830

4 ай бұрын

Second too.

@lgfbratwurst

2 ай бұрын

Thank Todd!

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I love both albums, but yeah the first one is definitely more solid.

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it."

@funksignal1

4 ай бұрын

😂

@danielvillareal2569

4 ай бұрын

That’s debatable… lol

@christianman73

4 ай бұрын

@@danielvillareal2569 This band influenced *so many* '70s, '80s, and '90 rockers, from glam rock to punk and indie rock, and more, continuing on to today. The first NYD album was released in '73, the year I was born, and it's one of my all-time favorites.

@victorgallagher6312

4 ай бұрын

I love Back To The Future 💯💯💯

@Dukenukem777

4 ай бұрын

Amazing lol

Punk and glam, somehow combined, before it's time.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Punk was basically a mutation of glam. When glam fizzled out in ‘75, punk rose from the ashes. The Dolls looked more glam than most glam bands did, but they were dyed-in-the-wool punks, a few years ahead of the game.

Like they landed from another planet! I was just watching the documentary NY Doll on Arthur before his death which was just brilliant. Free on YT.

@Mankind_-

4 ай бұрын

Why is there a back up bassist? 😂

@tomindenver1331

2 ай бұрын

Kane's girlfriend had recently stabbed him the wrist, so he couldn't play. he was miming it while their roadie played the bass line. If that ain't punk, I don't know what is :) @@Mankind_-

@Shikta-poobah67

11 күн бұрын

@@Mankind_-That’s Peter Jordan.

Have you notice there's a second bass player playing right behind Kane? Actually that session musician in the dark is the one who is playing the bass live in here, Kane alcohol addiction was so severe by then that he could't play as he used to.

@MrStraccaletto

14 күн бұрын

Yes it's true

@chriskolb3105

12 күн бұрын

I was wondering about that.

@Shikta-poobah67

11 күн бұрын

That’s Peter Jordan. The “6th Doll”. He wasn’t a session musician. He was a roadie. He filled in for Arthur many times, for various reasons.

@marcstevens8576

9 күн бұрын

Thanks, never noticed that.

@danblossom7885

8 күн бұрын

Arthur is wearing a cast

Buster went on to a successful cab driving career. Bill Murray was one of his fares.

@NathanSmith-xf7rk

Ай бұрын

🤣

@punksofnewengland

16 күн бұрын

"You are so pathetic! YOU ARE SO PATHETIC, that was The Little House On The Prarie!"

@hays9008

13 күн бұрын

I watched Scrooged on weekend he was awesome should done more acting.

This is the clearest video I’ve seen of the dolls thank you

@claudiasarahimartinezcamar719

2 ай бұрын

And Top Of The Pops

@strengthandbulkfitness5586

20 күн бұрын

Not HD but good contrast and color depth; Watching on my new OLED TV now.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

The notorious OGWT footage is pretty clear too.

And they were the first band with the privilege of having those beautiful letters behind them.

Some of these bands will never be repeated.

@charlesjoseph6486

11 күн бұрын

Thank God😂😂😂

@mr.snicker-doodles7081

11 күн бұрын

@@charlesjoseph6486 Awww you beat me to it!! lol....XD thank you Lord above! How's that...

@marcstevens8576

9 күн бұрын

Problem was that They didn't last. Look at Dave as Buster singing Hot Hot Hot, or His infrequent appearing on The Tonight Show, as He lived down the street from the studio. No, The New York Dolls, in any shape, from or fashion, will ever appear again, as They came a bit before their time. Best of luck to Dave, as I think he's the only one left.

@GS-vb3zn

9 күн бұрын

Not true, I play the Dolls on repeat all the time.

@deanaf

9 күн бұрын

@@GS-vb3zn Booooo. 😆

Johnny Thunders is the ultimate guitar HERO!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

@philipholmes5884

24 күн бұрын

Now I realize where Steve Jones got his playing style from !

@kelvinwebber90

17 күн бұрын

Yea he's so great...that's why he o.d...someone. to look up to...ha ha...get real

@victorgallagher6312

16 күн бұрын

@kelvinwebber90 Poor little Kevin has some issues to deal with. You poor little kid.

@victorgallagher6312

16 күн бұрын

@kelvinwebber90 ok little kid. When you grow up and realize that just because someone has a drug issue doesn't take away the fact of their talent. If you knew anything you would know that there is a lot more to people than your shallow way of thinking. Grow up Kid.

@philipholmes5884

16 күн бұрын

@@victorgallagher6312 you said it Victor ! some people don't get it...

Johnny Thunders 🤩❤️🤩

@stephenstone8480

18 күн бұрын

Heroin's a hell of a drug!

@alleahsasseville

18 күн бұрын

@@stephenstone8480 😔

@Shikta-poobah67

11 күн бұрын

@@stephenstone8480It was when it still existed.

The band that inspired Gene and Paul to form KISS

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Not to mention Peter Criss and Jerry Nolan were childhood buddies, and I’ve also heard that Ace and Johnny were also fairly tight at one point, though I’m not sure how true that last bit is. All I know is that the Dolls were a *MASSIVE* influence on KISS in their early days. Every original member of KISS have acknowledged this.

Paul Stanley´s dancing moves really got inspired by the Dolls vocalist.

@kelechi_77

8 күн бұрын

All of 80s Hair metal has to give their debt to the Dolls

Nice. Todd Rundgren produced New York Dolls debut LP.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

He did? Good to know, love Todd Rundgren.

@musicalSFCat

4 ай бұрын

@@KittyGrizGriz, yes indeed. During early '70s, Todd also produced Sparks debut LP. Grand Funk's "We're An American Band." That was his "first big pay day check," as a producer. Todd's been quite an influence in my musical world for many years. Cheers.

@edwardverlie6534

18 күн бұрын

Todd remade this song, it’s on KZread

So this is where Steve Jones took his playing from !

@thepagecollective

13 күн бұрын

Steve Jones liked the Dolls, but when he started out with Wally Nightingale and Paul, they were playong the Faces and the Who and Steve was just trying to play anything at all. The Dolls sound like their trying to be the Stones and Steve mainly worked power chords.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Pretty much. Johnny was a massive influence on him. He goes into this in his book. The Dolls influenced pretty much all of the original UK punk bands, to varying degrees.

@thepagecollective

9 күн бұрын

@@Shikta-poobah67 It's funny because if you go back and look at what was said at the time, that influence was not nearly as great as later claimed. It maybe cool for Steve to say that now, but when he was with The Strand/Swankers with Paul Cook and Wally Nightingale, the core of the Pistols, it was The Faces and The Who and pub rock. There's a lot of revisionism because it doesn't sound so cool to be influenced by The Faces and The Who. But look at the songs the Sex Pistols covered in their recordings. Iggy Pop, The Modern Lovers, The Who, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Small Faces, Dave Berry. Only Iggy is explicitly associated with punk. In "New York," Lydon completely trashes the Dolls, so Steve could not have been too much of a fan. It's hard to see how Johnny Thunders's Rolling Stones-influnced style is connected with Steve's powerchords, and you can see Steve in early gigs affecting a stance like Pete Townsend.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

@@thepagecollective It’s always been my understanding that the song “New York” was mainly just a swipe at Malcolm, intended to rile him up because of his time spent in NYC managing the Dolls, and subsequently trying to make the Pistols into his vision of what the Dolls could have been. Malcolm’s romanticizing of the bowery scene didn’t sit well with Lydon/Rotten, who wrote the lyrics. According to Steve, he really didn’t care much one way or another back then about the lyrics. It was mainly just John trying to get a rise out of Malcolm. Then again I wasn’t actually there, so I’m taking Steve at his word. As for Johnny’s influence, I was referring more to the stage presence than the actual playing. I guess I should’ve been more specific.

I love the hardcore Dolls fans singing along.

@stephenstone8480

18 күн бұрын

And the rest of the audience looks stunned!

@handel1111

14 күн бұрын

​@@stephenstone8480those hippies are so high on drugs that they have a black stare

@matthewtaylor7355

13 күн бұрын

Hardcore they look like ordinary nobodies

@mr.snicker-doodles7081

11 күн бұрын

@@matthewtaylor7355 AND....they look like they are bored stiff, haha..

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

@@matthewtaylor7355​​⁠Are hardcore fans supposed to have a certain look? Like superheroes or something? This was the early seventies. What were you expecting?

After 51 years the Dolls still rules! 👍

Monday morning hot!! I love David's voice. He scream-yells so well! Another one worth a second (or third or 4th) view! 💥

@brotzmannsax

4 ай бұрын

Stephanie, look up the Dolls playing "Looking for a Kiss" live 2 great versions.

@kellylappin5944

2 ай бұрын

Well put! It’s not as easy as it sounds, and he’s the master!

This is so crucial.

@basedsouljah

23 күн бұрын

Should be shown in music classes all over the nation

Great Dolls debut, Midnight Special set the standard for late night rocking, hard to believe 4/5 are gone.

@emmanuelsantana3369

3 ай бұрын

hard to believe

@davidlisowski5245

14 күн бұрын

Plus original drummer Billy Murcia at the very beginning.

@emmanuelsantana3369

13 күн бұрын

@@davidlisowski5245 unfortunaly

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I was especially bummed when Syl passed a few years ago. I don’t know why that one hit me harder than the others, but it did. Maybe it was because my old band from the 90’s got to open for him and I learned firsthand just what a great human being he was at a personal level, or maybe it was because he was the beating heart of the Dolls, or most likely it was a combination of those things… but when he died it really hit me hard for some reason.

OH my god! new york dolls!!!! thanks!!

What a treat! A rare video of the Rolling Stones in their short lived glam- punk rock period.

@nozzatron01gaming11

2 ай бұрын

IM DEAD, IVE BEEN LAUGHING SO HRD

@Bainbridge40

2 ай бұрын

This MIGHT be mick and keith

@SuperRobertoClemente

2 ай бұрын

This is such a complete bullshit comment. The Rolling Stones were mimicking, to racist levels of exaggeration, the Black bluesmen from which they stole their sound in the mid-60s. So it's only fair that they spread their style across a whole range of musicians in the next generation. But don't you dare pretend that the Rolling Stones popped out Zeus' head with no influences of their own.

@YungMisfit20

2 ай бұрын

​​@@Bainbridge40 Mick and Keith's evil twins

Wonderful song and beautiful girls!!! ❤❤❤

Fun Fact: Jerry Nolan, along with Peter Criss of Kiss, was a disciple of legendary swing drummer Gene Krupa, taking lessons from him while a kid. You can detect a bit of Krupa's flamboyant style in his playing here.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I always heard that Jerry coached Peter too. I know they were childhood friends. Jerry was one of the best drummers that both glam and punk ever produced. Jerry was absolutely f’n amazing.

I will NEVER forget seeing this exact performance when i was 9 years old. My pops bought this Midnight Special DVD set maybe 2005 or so? Anyway, man ill never forget it. This video/performance shaped me in so many ways to come later in my music career & life in general. I remember asking my dad (more of a Todd Rundgren fan) what the story behind the Dolls were, and he just kinda said "Ah they were a hugely influential band but i never really got into em" Then i heard that first "WAAAHHHHHH" and saw the wardrobe and the rest is history 😅 my little kid self always thought the die hard fans singing mixed with scowling faces always stuck with me. Polarizing bands are good bands baby, i was onto something! But man i also remember thinking "THESE GUYS MAKE THE STONES LOOK LIKE PUSSIES!" hahaha

The doll head at the very beginning was different, wish the camera person had shown head to shoe close ups of their cool clothes-accessories. The “Fashion Statements!!” 🤩

So under appreciated. They were a few years before their time. So lucky to have had them.

I love the Dolls....what a great band!!!!!!!!

Damn that's hard rockin'!

“Killer” Kane and his famous broken arm in LA. I remember shots in Creem seeing him in that cast…hence the auxiliary bassist.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I thought it was because his psycho ex tried to saw off his thumb so he couldn’t go on tour? Same psycho ex that later got with Dee Dee Ramone and stabbed him in the ass. Connie. She seemed like a real piece of work.

I used to see them hanging out at Bethesda fountain in Central Park on sundays

It took me years to learn the lead singer was Buster Poindexter,,, Feel it HOT HOT HOT.

@adriennejean2685

Ай бұрын

Holy shit how did I not know this!!!! It's so obvious now that you've said it.

@boscodooley8561

Ай бұрын

@@adriennejean2685 Once you see it. Mind Blown

@treasuremuch9185

18 күн бұрын

I saw him and his band during his Buster days. So much fun, a good time.

@boscodooley8561

18 күн бұрын

@@treasuremuch9185 I bet that was a fun show. What a character.

@treasuremuch9185

18 күн бұрын

@boscodooley8561 Really was. Small venue, but the crowd and he and the band had a helluva great time.

I like the way the front-row fans are moving and singing along, especially the guy at 3:27 with the jewelry and fur jacket. And who is the mystery 6th person in the dark, on stage on the left? Been a fan since the early '90s.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

That’s Peter Jordan, their roadie (aka “the 6th Doll”). He filled in for Arthur many times. At this time I’m pretty sure it was because Arthur was still healing up from his crazy girlfriend trying to cut off his thumb.

Was there a backup bass player near the back stack for Arthur Kane? (Great documentary about him from '05)

@BIZARBIES

4 ай бұрын

Sure does look like it. He's playing a Thunderbird.

@65dougk

4 ай бұрын

Thought the same thing.

@independenceltd.

4 ай бұрын

yeah, that was a new one...

@WilliamJones-bg2on

4 ай бұрын

There is for sure. Good view at the 3:17 mark. You can see that Kane’s fretboard hand is in a cast as well. There were several times someone had to play because Kane had issues. I’m trying to figure who it is here.

@tatethompson1234

3 ай бұрын

@@CapraObscuraPeter wasn’t the guitar tech, just a general all around roadie. The guitar tech was Bob, who also tech’ed for Aerosmith, he’s not playing here. That’s Peter Jordan.

The Dolls were everything your parents were afraid of! Glorious!🤘😎🤘

Johnny Thunders was my favorite by far 🤘🤘🤘🤘

The version from Musikladen - a German rock show - is really good too, but it was pulled off YT last year. 😭

ROCK AND ROLL! THANKS! Ferocious! Man, love seeing Jerry Nolan bash away and rock out, that guy was a real rock & roll drummer, great pocket. 90% of the punk bands that came in their wake should have had such a pocket. All the whole subsequent style of English punk singing goes right to Johansen (Lydon, Strummer, et al). guess it sounded like a good idea at the time! 🤣

@StephanieJeanne

4 ай бұрын

So true! Would have been cool to see those bands on here.

@cindywall685

4 ай бұрын

For several minutes I was 13 years old again and I loved it loved it loved it!!!

@barrysmith8920

4 ай бұрын

Paul Cook too? 😉

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

​@StephanieJeanne they didn't exist then

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

Good, but no JN.​@@barrysmith8920

I was fortunate to have seen the dolls a couple of times in their prime. A lot of energy and a great show. I played their album for some friends at a party to mixed reviews. One fellow though went on to be in the Dead Boys.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I wonder if you’re talking about Stiv. He was arguably the biggest Dolls freak that ever lived. When I met him after a Lords gig he went on forever about them. The song “Little Boys Play With Dolls” says it all.

Great live stuff from the Dolls. Anyone notice that Arthur isn't actually playing due to his broken arm.

@MikeyLovesLife

2 ай бұрын

That answers my question about there being 2 bass players, thanks.

@thomasmurphy9348

Ай бұрын

​@@MikeyLovesLife..yep Peter Jordan their roadie filled in for Arthur on a number of dates. David is the only Doll left...time marches on.

@dandare6865

20 күн бұрын

@@MikeyLovesLife yes I have a few vids with Arthur sitting on an amp with plaster cast on

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

If I’m remembering correctly, it wasn’t a broken arm, though it was meant to appear as such. What actually happened was that his girlfriend at the time was a bonafide psycho and the day before they were to go out on tour, she stabbed him in the hand and tried to cut off his thumb, supposedly with the intention of preventing him from ever being able to play bass again. Obviously it didn’t work. A few years later she was Dee Dee Ramone’s girlfriend and she stabbed him in his ass. Lovely girl.

@thomasmurphy9348

5 күн бұрын

@@Shikta-poobah67 ...you are a Dolls trivia monster!..the Dee Dee story makes it even better..long live The New York Dolls.

Yesss. Thank you!

The Ghost of Christmas Past! Che pootz! What a voice! Oof Madonn’. 😖

Arthur “Killer” Kane! Yes!

@Mankind_-

4 ай бұрын

Thank God for the back up bassist. 😂

Visionarios...

Thank NY Dolls for Twisted Sister. (:

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

😂

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

Or blame them ...

@CScott-zu5mv

11 күн бұрын

Sex Pistols more like it.

@ardiris2715

11 күн бұрын

@@CScott-zu5mv The Sex Pistols weren't from Long Island. (:

@CScott-zu5mv

10 күн бұрын

But they were a direct result of the New York Dolls.

Looks like Arthur Killer Kane needed some help while doing this gig Mystery Man on bass in the shadows 😂

@Shikta-poobah67

Сағат бұрын

Mystery Man = Peter Jordan

Relevant to this day!

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Always will be, as long as there are misfit kids with access to electric guitars.

This was some wild shit remember them well

The New York/New Jersey Dolls were very primitive, raucous, & influential. Thank you for posting this great clip. Love the Midnight Special channel!

@nanchanger

4 ай бұрын

NJ?

@jellison7

4 ай бұрын

Ooops! I stand corrected (Thank you!) -I thought they originally hailed from NJ--upon further research--they were NY all the way.@@nanchanger

YES! In case you want to know where Guns & Roses got their look and sound. I believe Johansen is the only one of them left now.

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

What? GnR sound nothing like the Dolls.

And David Johansen's solo records are great, too. Check them out, you won't be sorry.

AMAZING!!!

"New York Dolls" Definite throwback to better music !!! 🤘

New York Dolls are an awesome band

... and the Pistols, and the Clash to my ears. This is the best I have heard from the New York Dolls: I'd listened to their albums and tbh, wasn't hearing much I'd rave about. This performance was more what I was expecting, and now I get how they became an inspiration for others down the line. Sylvain Sylvain's guitar sounds great 👌

They still look cool.

Although The Dolls really didn't have very much talent, had they stuck together for a few more years, They would have been superstars in The Punk Rock Era, as They inspired both the style & sound of that genre, minus the Mohawk Hairstyles, of course.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

They *WERE* considered superstars in the old punk scene, and the Heartbreakers (Johnny and Jerry) were a huge part of that scene.

Get them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!

@devintariel3769

14 күн бұрын

And Japan!

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Not that being inducted into that joke of a place ever actually meant anything, but now that there’s only one living member of the Dolls left standing, I think it might be a bit late for that.

I'm surprised that this band wasn't bigger.

@BIZARBIES

4 ай бұрын

They were 4 years to early. And... the band was full of junkies.

@Mankind_-

4 ай бұрын

​@@BIZARBIESHence the back up bassist.

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

@@BIZARBIES Johnny and Jerry were the only ones who did H, and they didn’t do it until Iggy Pop turned Johnny on to it for the very first time, right around the time this footage was filmed/recorded, a good three years into their existence. Iggy turned Johnny on, who subsequently turned Jerry on… but no one else in the Dolls was doing it. Arthur was a full blown alcoholic, and David was a fairly heavy drinker, but no one else in the band was on skag. Johnny and Jerry didn’t become notorious for being junkies until after the Dolls broke up, when they formed the Heartbreakers with Richard Hell.

I'm old enough to remember this when it aired. Say, who's the bassist backing up Arthur? Could it be Blackie Goozeman (aka Lawless)?

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

Nope. Peter Jordan.

I was lucky to see the dolls though out the years, then one by one they left the lonely planet. All except David who is still here with us.

Although this band had obvious English influences (T. Rex and The Rolling Stones), they influenced many other English bands. Like the Sex Pistols or The Smiths. They obviously also drank a lot from the Velvet Underground, who were also part of the NY sound.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Probably their biggest influence were 60’s girl groups, like the Shangri-Las and the Ronettes, plus 60’s R&B acts. I know that Johnny’s ‘other’ big influence (aside from Keith Richards) was the Yardbirds. Everyone always talks about Johnny aping Keith’s style, but I’ve always heard a lot of Beck in his playing too. Jerry was big on both jazz and 50’s rock and roll.

@omegajrz1269

9 күн бұрын

@@Shikta-poobah67 I imagine that Iggy Pop also influenced Johansen a lot.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

@@omegajrz1269 Wouldn’t surprise me, though I imagine David Jo never would’ve admitted it at the time. I’ve always seen more Jagger in his schtick than anything, but he has always maintained that he was doing a mash-up of Jagger, Ronnie Spector, and James Brown.

The Dolls rule!!

I always think the singer looks like Halloween era Jamie lee Curtis.And nice to see a young Amy Schumer rocking out there and hoping to ' meet the band' after the show, no doubt.

my second concert ever was The NY Dolls at some seedy club in Philly (my first was The Stones in ‘72)

Thunders is mesmerising here

Haha. They dubbed in the applause after, while 90% of the crowd are about to go home and join the Republican Party. The Dolls were too beautiful.

Golden cream! 👌The real bad guys . My favorite band🤟

The band that would influence an entire genre of Glam Rock and Glam Metal. From classics like KISS to Aerosmith to Hanoi Rocks to bands like Mötley Crüe. I certainly know they were a direct influence on my old band. RIP Johnny Thunders.

@tomwilson8607

4 ай бұрын

glam was already going way before these started,, do your home work ffs,,

@kellylappin5944

2 ай бұрын

@@tomwilson8607 Really? By whom?

@supermarioplushtvshow

2 ай бұрын

More like the band that started punk rock. Malcolm McLaren was a hardcore NYD fans and Sylvain Sylvain gifted him a guitar that Steve Jones played with the Pistols

@slashtrio

25 күн бұрын

@@kellylappin5944 I guess people like T Rex and ziggy stardust. But yea, the dolls took it to another level of intensity which definitely influenced punk rock and 80s hard rock.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

@@tomwilson8607Actually I think it’s you who needs to do your homework. The Dolls started out in full makeup and stilettos in 1970, a good two years before Ziggy Stardust was born. Just because they didn’t release an album until ‘73 doesn’t mean they weren’t already ahead of the curve.

They were a bit before my time being a child of the 80's. What happened to them?

Arguably the best live Dollls performance ever

This is so ahead of it's time its crazy. Cross between Romones and Motley. But 73. Mind blowing.

David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter

@benjaminperez7328

4 ай бұрын

And The Ghost of Christmas Past!

Amazing stuff! Those hippies sitting on the floor with their arms crossed trying to look cool while thinking "WTF is this?" is hilarious too.

Who's the guy playing bass behind Arthur Kane and Sylvain Sylvain?

@mariaisabelcarrillo6315

17 күн бұрын

A session musician, Kane alcoholism was out if hand by then and couldn't perform live so that guy in the shade is the one who's really playing the bass in here!

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

@@mariaisabelcarrillo6315​​⁠Wrong on both counts. That’s not a session musician, it’s their roadie Peter Jordan, who filled in for Arthur all throughout this tour while his hand healed up (notice the cast?), after his psycho girlfriend tried to saw his thumb off with a knife. You’re right about the alcoholism, but it wasn’t a factor in this particular performance.

Top notch crisis!!!!

You can definitely see the influence this band had on other bands, especially kiss, and the way, Paul Stanley performs

@DestinyFilmWorks

4 ай бұрын

And Steven Tyler and Aerosmith..He and Joe were in the audience at some of the Dolls shows taking notes you can tell..

@dexterjankaren

2 ай бұрын

​@DestinyFilmWorks Aerosmith has proudly proclaimed their appreciation for the Dolls. KISS are more snooty about it saying they couldn't play but it's so obvious that KISS were following in the footsteps of the NYD in look and sound.

@promark5317

18 күн бұрын

​@@dexterjankarenthats hilarious considering KISS themselves could barely play besides maybe Ace Frehley. I hate Kiss.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

@@dexterjankaren Really? Every interview or article I’ve ever read or seen/heard from the various members of KISS, they’ve always had nothing but high praise for the Dolls, and have always acknowledged how big an influence they were on them. Even Gene, who normally is an arrogant ass with nothing good to say about anyone. Just out of curiosity, where did you hear that?

@dexterjankaren

9 күн бұрын

@Shikta-poobah67 Gene is definitely more cordial than Paul. Paul doesn't really say much of anything positive concerning his contemporaries. I think it's obvious KISS was influenced by the Dolls and if you heard positive things said by KISS About the Dolls, I believe it, again it's mainly Paul I'm talking about. And he didn't say they weren't good, just that they weren't technically good players of their instruments. The Dolls probably said something negative about KISS and Paul Stanley took it personally. I've heard it different places but one place is the KISStory documentary on Hulu.

I watched them get booed off stage in Miami Fl. They shouldn't have booked to open for Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.

the Dolls stunned America...it was great!

@cathyt502

24 күн бұрын

Yes it was. I was at their NY's eve 1973 show at the Aragon Ballroom here in Chicago :) I remember it was really cold and snowy, but I had to wear my glitters finest and silver platforms. Good times.

@matthewtaylor7355

14 күн бұрын

A slight overstatement

@thepagecollective

13 күн бұрын

@@matthewtaylor7355 Very much. NY tends to get wrapped up in itself and think it's America.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

I dunno. America slept pretty hard on the Dolls back then. It was the UK where they really made an impact, when they went on the Old Grey Whistle Test and the host ‘Smiling’ Bob Harris famously dismissed them as “mock rock”. All the teenage kids who a few years later would make up the initial punk movement were watching, and it was a very pivotal moment for them. Here in America, few people were paying attention… but those who were, like my aunt, ended up being lifers.

@thepagecollective

9 күн бұрын

@@Shikta-poobah67 In the UK, T. Rex had been around for years. So had Roxy Music. Ziggy Stardust had been out for six months before The NY Dolls appeared in the UK. Iggy and the Stooges arrived the same month as Ziggy, six months before the New York Dolls. Bowie was the biggest thing to all those punk kids. The Dolls were more accepted in the UK because the UK was already there.

What's with the two bass players? Is Arthur not plugged in?

Devoid of talent

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Your comment is devoid of relevance, so ok. 👌

Arthur’s left hand bandaged, back up bass player. Reckon this was right after Connie tried severing his thumb. Ah, the good ol’ days 👍

The New York Dolls were the only band to both influence Punk and Heavy Metal.

@stixzadinia8584

25 күн бұрын

Sure about that 😂😂😂

@kellylappin5944

15 күн бұрын

Glam!

@dexterjankaren

10 күн бұрын

@stixzadinia8584 I didn't mean no metal band ever liked the Ramones or Pistols etc but NYD were literally the fathers of punk (Ramones and Piistols) and...some...Metal/Hard Rock (Aerosmith and KISS), as in they wouldn't be there without them.

@Shikta-poobah67

9 күн бұрын

Not really. Just off the top of my head… there was also the Stooges, MC5, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Kinks, Yardbirds, and about a million 60’s garage bands.

@dexterjankaren

9 күн бұрын

@Shikta-poobah67 the Stooges and MC5 influenced metal? Which bands? Later on maybe but not at their peak and that's what I'm referring to. I'm not saying Metallica or System of a Down didn't like the Stooges many years or decades after the Stooges ended. And Sabbath was the first Metal band so of course theyre going to influence Metal. I'm more talking about bands in their prime, that influenced other bands to form in the first place. I'm saying, as the Stooges influenced the Ramones, the Dolls influenced Aerosmith and KISS, as well as the Ramones, which makes the NYD's unique.

Who is playing the bass behind Arthur “Killer” Kane? They can be clearly seen at the 3:17 mark.

@nw6298

2 ай бұрын

Peter Jordan. Sometimes he replaced Artur when he couldn't play.

Who knows who the lead singer was AKA.

@TruckingToPlease

4 ай бұрын

His later incarnation was Buster Poindexter "Hot, Hot, Hot".

@johndavis3921

4 ай бұрын

@@TruckingToPlease David Johansen. He also played the cab driver in "Scrooged."

@StephanieJeanne

4 ай бұрын

He sure changed his persona for Buster, didn’t he? Haha

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

Ethel Merman?

seen them @mercer street. funny story got stuck in a elevator with the whole band . great guys RIP Johnny Thunders

Does anyone know who else played on this episode? Imagine having to follow THAT.

johnny Thunders R I P!!!!

I want those drums….damn

I remember Johansen as Buster Poindexter

@Shikta-poobah67

5 күн бұрын

I’m still trying to forget.

Awesome

💙

...who's the drummer? Appears to be a lefty. I always felt bad drumming live and the sound man realized I was a lefty and had to do some mic rearranging before we played (Gilman, Berkeley Square...)

The way rock and roll is supposed to sound

Lead singer looks like Mic Jagger.

MC-5, The Stooges and the Dolls. The trifecta of Proto punk.

Johnny T baby!