The way they should have sounded ...

[uwe]

... before Todd Rundgren was unleashed on them (and vice versa!). The original 1972 New York Dolls demos (lovingly remastered) that got them a recording contract:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DFBM2uI-z0&list=OLAK5uy_mCXD2DzrFUAfJwgqWJin0Km3EOPNZOE7M&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5rH8B7IVf8&list=OLAK5uy_mCXD2DzrFUAfJwgqWJin0Km3EOPNZOE7M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpyZ8amAWD4&list=OLAK5uy_mCXD2DzrFUAfJwgqWJin0Km3EOPNZOE7M&index=4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DFBM2uI-z0&list=OLAK5uy_mCXD2DzrFUAfJwgqWJin0Km3EOPNZOE7M&index=2

I love Todd Rundgren, but setting him up with the Dolls was bound to fail. They should have picked Eddie Kramer, Jack Douglas, Bob Ezrin or Glyn Johns to produce them, someone of that ilk.

Shows just how late 60ies/early 70ies stones'y they were, very 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!'.

Mark, why didn't the Nasty Habits ever cover the Dolls? Too obvious, too East Coast or too cult?

[TBird1958]

We never did cover any Dolls stuff, a bit obscure for most of our crowds, especially after we really got going. Our demographic worked out to be females 25-55, they don't know that stuff and playing it won't get you paid, or asked back!
But, that doesn't mean that I don't like it, I love Slade, but we'll never, ever play any!

[uwe]

"Our demographic worked out to be females 25-55 ..."










It's alright, I love Rick, I can even forgive him he's a Republican. 

Not the Rick you know or expect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DtfvjCKmHI&list=OLAK5uy_m_RNN9eh0hHjiXg9upcbHDrf7R_J1H9ro&index=5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=448jSe_Xkp0&list=OLAK5uy_m_RNN9eh0hHjiXg9upcbHDrf7R_J1H9ro&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DtfvjCKmHI&list=OLAK5uy_m_RNN9eh0hHjiXg9upcbHDrf7R_J1H9ro&index=6

[Ken]

Fun fact: Neil Giraldo played guitar and bass on the recordings of Jessie's Girl and I've Done Everything For You.

[uwe]

Yeah, you can hear that Pat Benatar sound on those songs, his rhythm guitar is pretty much unmistakable. He's greatly underrated as a guitarist.

[Ken]

After learning more about Neil, it was fun revisiting some old Pat Benatar albums. There are some really fun and creative guitar parts on there.

[uwe]

People make fun of it, but nearly all of that late 70ies/early 80ies AOR/arena-pop-semi-hard-rock-schlock was very skillfully made, an American art form.

[TBird1958]

Yeah, you can hear that Pat Benatar sound on those songs, his rhythm guitar is pretty much unmistakable. He's greatly underrated as a guitarist.

He's a great player, I saw Pat B very early on, Scott St. Sheets was still in the band as rhythm guitarist, very good show, they opened for Billy Squier.