New York Dolls - 'Cause I Sez So

New York Dolls
‘Cause I Sez So
5/05/09
Atco
www.nydolls.org

One Day it Will Please Us to Remember Even This proved to be one of the best reunion albums of the decade, however, its follow-up sounds more like what you would have expected from a band recording their first studio album in more than three decades with only two original members. While the sounds found on ‘Cause I Sez So are unmistakably still The Dolls, the charm of their crass brand of sass has been polished out. The album’s best tracks sound like outtakes from ODIWPUTRET, but much of the release sounds along the lines of The Dolls as a Vegas lounge act, and certain numbers even have the band sounding like they’re ready to take their place among the dinosaurs of rock and suit up for a summer of state fairs alongside ZZ Top. Izzy Cihak