New York Dolls

Product Details

* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Polygram Records
* Catalog Number: 834230
* ASIN: B000001FNS
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 28 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,536 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Babylon Listen Listen
2. Stranded In The Jungle Listen Listen
3. Who Are The Mystery Girls? Listen Listen
4. (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown Listen Listen
5. It's Too Late Listen Listen
6. Puss 'N' Boots Listen Listen
7. Chatterbox Listen Listen
8. Bad Detective Listen Listen
9. Don't Start Me Talkin' Listen Listen
10. Human Being Listen Listen
Editorial Reviews
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The louder, clearer sound afforded by producer Shadow Morton makes the Dolls come on even brasher on their second and last album. In Too Much Too Soon finds their mix of aggression and humor intact--not just "in spite of" an increased reliance on covers, either, because David Johansen's taste in remakes expresses a lot about this music nut's crazed, loving worldview. Who else in '70s rock could make a wacked-out doo wop novelty like "Stranded in the Jungle" into an important personal statement? The Stones' late-'74 slopbucket take on "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" suggests that they'd heard the Dolls rewire the Philly-soul "Showdown." And while few of the punks who followed were to make as deep as claim on reality as the buzzsawing "Human Being" does, though many were to chip off pieces of the manic "Who Are the Mystery Girls?" --Rickey Wright
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
As classic as the debut, why is this out of print?, July 24, 2005
Reviewer: TimothyFarrell22 (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
A lot of covers, but thats not a bad thing. "Too Much Too Soon" is as great as the first Dolls LP, and certainly needs to be reissued. There is certainly a better production, with cleaner guitars, and female backing vocals. This may not be a good representation of what the Dolls sounded like live, but its still sleazy as hell. Its dangerous but fun and soulful, like all good rock 'n' roll should be. Theres a perfect balance of originals and covers, which prove the Dolls know their roots. David Johansen obviously has an incredible knowledge of popular music of the last fifty years. This is what Malcolm McLaren wanted the Sex Pistols to sound like. Like the Velvet Underground, the Dolls where way too different to be appreciated by the music-buying public of the time. Only as time passed on and the bands cult grew where they proven to be one of the most influential bands of the decade.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Party time!, November 7, 2005
Reviewer: A. Traveler - See all my reviews
I love this album, not because of its stellar musicianship or sterling
production values, but because of its *attitude*: there's a party goin'
on, and guess who's there? David Johansen and his pals!

Let's get completely wasted! Let's dress in drag! Let's pull out my old
record collection and play a whacked-out version of "Stranded in the Jungle"!
Hey, everyone join in on the chorus! It just keeps getting weirder and more
wonderful as the night goes on. Then after everyone leaves, you can almost
imagine having to pick up the empty booze bottles and cigarettes ground into
the carpet, wondering "who were those people, anyway?"

A wonderfully demented confection, served with a healthy dose of humor.… (mais)