…is still better than 5/5 of Aerosmith! For your pleasure, the long-awaited comeback of…well, some of the New York Dolls!

You probably know the story: manic-depressing singer Morrisey, the president of the New York Dolls fan club in Enguhland, has a mid-life crisis in 2004 and reunites the remaining 3/5 of the surviving members (heroin enthusiasts guitarist Johnny Thunders and drummer Jerry Nolan R.I.P.). Unfortunately, before he can record a note with singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, Arthur Kane drops dead after three days in the hospital (“guys, I’m not feelin’ so hot…”), totally blindsided by leukemia. What to do? Dave and Sylvain recruit ex-Hanoi Rocks bassist Sami Yaffa, longtime David Jo cohort Brian Koonin and Rutgers-educated Johnny Thunders impersonator Steve Conte to record an album of all new, smokin’ material, produced by longtime Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas. Runner-up for the longest album title in rock ‘n’ roll history, ladies and gentlemen…One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This.

Evolution is obsolete!
(Ya gotta dance like a monkey, dance like a monkey, child!)
Stomp your hands and clap your feet!
(Ya gotta dance like a monkey, dance like a monkey, child!)

Yeah, it’s not a New York Dolls album…I mean, how could it be with most of the band deceased, it’s a little too “produced” and at times David is a bit wordier than he should be, but it still captures the spirit of the original group and even shares the same energy of David Johansen’s early solo career.

If you’re still having purist spasms, here ya go! The Dolls are white-HOT! Listen to David speak like Pepe Le Pew for a puzzled French audience.

Bonus L.U.V. link: the Arthur Kane documentary, New York Doll