New York Dolls (album) - Critical Reception

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau (A+)
Rolling Stone (positive)

Allmusic called it "a noisy, reckless album that rocks and rolls with a vengeance" and cited it as "the definitive proto-punk album, even more than anything the Stooges released. It plunders history while celebrating it, creating a sleazy urban mythology along the way."

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