New York Dolls in ‘not bad’ shocker’

Despite the death many moons ago of the iconic Johnny Thunders, the New York Dolls have just released their first album in almost 30 years and I’ve gotta say that I’m quite astounded that it doesn’t suck. In fact, as you can see from the Dance Like a Monkey video, it’s not bad at all – the whole album is in the same vein and whilst there’s no ‘Personality Crisis’, it’s a damn fine rock and roll album – far better than they have any right to produce at their age and having lived their lives. The only downer is that we probably have arch-to55er Morrissey to thank for getting them to reform.