The three hundredth album: #300 New York Dolls - New York Dolls
New York Dolls' self titled album has two sides to it. The music itself is good, with a punk vibe that I like quite well combined with some decent experimental tracks. The music often stands or falls, however, with the quality of the vocal track. This is fine when David Johansen goes for the punk vocals we know, slightly shouty and loud, but falls down when he tries other things, with his voice not really carrying the softer tracks. Sadly, those also lead the album, and drag it down to where you'd prefer an instrumental version or similar. With this, it's a decent punk rock album that veers into glam here and there, but keeps you at an arm's length and never quite made me love it.