All has come before

[urbpan]

I just heard Faster Pussycat's "Ship Rolls In" for the first time in probably over 20 years. I used to like Faster Pussycat for some reason--perhaps there are other songs of theirs that hold up better. That song, however, is a blatant ripoff of the New York Dolls signature tune "Personality Crisis." I don't know how I never noticed before--I feel kind of like a dope: not only is the chord progression and event the melody almost EXACTLY the same, but the Dolls clearly were the fashion inspiration for the later band as well.

Then again...

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[urb-banal.livejournal.com]

you said it.

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

That's a popular look for lots of bands. Guns 'n Roses nicked it from the New York Dolls, then the young Manic Street Preachers nicked it (with a sprinkling of Clash style) from them. Pouting and big hair are great.