Label: Rhino

Reissued 10/17/2025, Originally released 2009

American standard-bearers for glam rock and important precursors to punk rock, The New York Dolls Description: reunited (at the personal request of longtime fan Morrissey) nearly three decades after their early-1970s heyday. Original Dolls David Johansen and Syl Sylvain still have all the sass and swagger of their prime on CAUSE I SEZ SO. Todd Rundgren had helmed the band's debut and returns in the same capacity for this 2009 Atco album, helping the quintet push its sonic envelope a bit beyond the Stonesy racket of yore. A reggae-tinged reworking of their '70s classic “Trash” may be the most striking example of this, but the beautiful pop melody of “Lonely So Long” and the propulsive R&B of “Nobody Got No Bizness” show the Dolls can wear any style and make it look great. We'll give CAUSE I SEZ SO another spin in memory of the band's drummer Jerry Nolan, who passed away on this day in 1992.

Track listing:

1. 'Cause I Sez So    
   
2. Muddy Bones    
   
3. Better Than You    
   
4. Lonely So Long    
   
5. My World    
   
6. This Is Ridiculous    
   
7. Temptation To Exist    
   
8. Making Rain    
   
9. Drowning    
   
10. Nobody Got No Bizness    
    
11. Trash    
    
12. Exorcism Of Despair