Song Of the Day: June 10, 2005
The Criminals-The Kids Are Back
Sing-Sing Records 45, 1978
Record collectors know that this one is about as common as the Boyfriends single on Bomp, but we love it for its absurd juvenile delinquent pose and classic pop bridge. This is of course Sylvain Sylvain from the New York Dolls, who subsequently made two LPs for RCA after he jettisoned the Criminals moniker. Probably appropriate; while those recordings draw upon the influence of the same trash-rock sources that the Dolls did, Sylvain's solo stuff was considerably less edgy than "Personality Crisis" and that ilk, especially in the vocal department.
1 Comments:
Thanks, Jon! Sylvain's an underrated talent.
Have you ever heard any of Jerry Nolan's work post-Dolls/Heartbreakers, with the Idols or the Tenerifa Cowboys? I'm a big fan of his drumming, and was always curious how his other bands sounded.
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