For our first episode of 2026, we talked the New York Dolls and their eponymous 1973 debut with special guest Jerid O'Connell. As a Connecticut teen sneaking into New York City to see the Dolls play places like Club 82 and Max's Kansas City, Jerid - who eventually played drums in NYC band Rousers - was instantly smitten by their raw, high energy sound/delivery and never let go.
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Songs discussed in this episode: Personality Crisis (New York Dolls cover) - Teenage Fanclub & Donna Matthews; Product Of The USA - Rousers; ABC - The Jackson 5; Personality Crisis (Live in Paris, 1974) - New York Dolls; Aladdin Sane (Live 1974) - David Bowie; The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan; Out In The Streets - Blondie; Be My Girl, Party Boy, Ramrod, Bumble Bee Rock - Rousers; Personality Crisis - New York Dolls; Give Him A Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las; Looking For A Kiss, Vietnamese Baby - New York Dolls; Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols; You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory - Johnny Thunders; Lonely Planet Boy, Frankenstein (Orig.), Trash, Bad Girl, Subway Train - New York Dolls; Pills - Bo Diddley; Pills, Private World, Jet Boy - New York Dolls; Bumble Bee Rock - Rousers
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