Just watched a bio on tele English TV about the first true in my opinion punk group?

Question

The NEW YORK DOLLS I can remember buying the first 2 albums on vinyl in a small record shop just out of curiositys sake and discovered at the time round about 1976/77 that nobody liked them very much in England cant understand why that was as punk was just kicking off over here at the time do,s anybody else still like them in england ?

and the bass player died 2 days after flying back to the states yes must agree most of the power had gone cos they had the NYD set on the tele when they where young they where harsh

Answer 1

I love 'em, say them reform at the Meltdown festival and I went along not knowing who they were, I was totally blown away. Then Killer Kane died soon after the gig!! I was really glad I went along otherwise I wouldn't have discovered a great band.

Answer 2

I remember see the New York Dolls on the Old Grey Whistle Test in the early seventies. Whispering Bob Harris saw them as a joke, and i think at the time they were seen by the Brits as a cross between The Stones (Johnny Thunder did look a bit like Mick Jagger) and The Sweet (particularly Steve Priest). Their influences on British Punk Rock was widespread and I believe Malcolm McClaren once managed them. Never really my cup of tea as the lacked the raw, angry, bitterness of bands like The Sex Pistols, 999, and The Clash.

Answer 3

Over here in Britain its' The Clash that are regarded as the first true punk band.They came out of Westway London in early 1976 spitting fire & blood.They had the passion, the energy, the aggression that punk had back then.Joe Strummer had his finger on the pulse of Britain with songs like White Riot, Complete Control & London's Burning.The music had the fire & his lyrics date-stamped the country in an era of music that has never been repeated.If Strummer were alive today he couldn't have written classics like that - they were one-offs.The Clash were punk of the 70's.

Answer 4

Yeah I saw them play at the Move festival in Manchester in 2004. Morrissey was playing and they were his favourite band, so they got in that way.
I have to say they looked decrepit but they played like they were 18 and although I'd never heard their stuff they were really good.
Didn't seem like punk as I understand it though. Maybe the years had mellowed them.
I think the drummer died about a week later.

Answer 5

Ive just watched that too! My boyfriend reckons that the Sex Pistols manager saw them in the USA and was blown away by them, then came back here and set up the Sex Pistols. I didnt know that.
I think it might have been the make up and stillettos that made the UK dislike them, mind you did Bowie ever wear stilettos?
Congratulations on your excellent taste.

Answer 6

bout the same time as sioux and the banshees wernt it