Theres No Bones in Ice Cream, Dave Thompson
Theres No Bones in Ice Cream, Dave Thompson
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There's No Bones in Ice Cream
Sylvain Sylvain's Story of the New York Dolls

Author: Dave Thompson, Sylvain Sylvain

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/08/2021

Synopsis

There's No Bones in Ice Cream by Sylvain Sylvain is the inside story of glam heroes the New York Dolls—outrageous, defiant, sleaze kings, transgender posers, drug casualties, and victims, not just of their own excess but of an unsympathetic music industry that simply didn't know how to process them.

Sylvain, one of only two surviving members of the original New York Dolls, offers a fly-on-the-wall, sincere and often hilarious account of the rise and fall of the Dolls, the group that flew so close to the sun that they exploded in a fireball that lit the touch paper under punk rock.

Though their brief, sensation-filled yet doomed career produced just two albums, the Dolls exerted an influence on rock that changed it forever. A cross between the Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols, the Dolls became the link in the chain between them, offering a crash course in mischief, cross-dressing, and anarchy, but like unheralded prophets of Biblical times they were cast aside until the world finally caught up.

"Other people turned the New York Dolls into legends. We just went along for the ride."

About Dave Thompson

Dave Thompson is the author of over 150 books, including cowritten memoirs with New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain, Hawkwind's Nik Turner, the Yardbirds' Jim McCarty, Fairport Convention's Judy Dyble, and more. He is a columnist for Goldmine magazine, and his work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Alternative Press, Mojo, Record Collector, and many other major publications. He has contributed to music documentaries produced by VH-1, A&E, the BBC, and others. Born in the UK, Thompson is now a resident of Delaware.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on September 18, 2018

There’s No Bones in Ice Cream: Sylvain Sylvain’s Story of the New York Dolls is an enjoyable eye witness account of proto-punk legends the New York Dolls. Ghostwritten by the redoubtable Dave Thompson, always a good portent, this is guitarist Sylvain Sylvain's account of the New York Dolls brief car......more

Goodreads review by Steven on November 10, 2019

Savory...Oh Sylvain. Thankyou For Laying Your Story Down...I'm 300 years old in Rock & Roll too...Please get better soon Sylvain, I've got the same diagnosis as you...I loved this story so much, sad it's over... SJD......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on July 02, 2023

Even though I thought I knew a lot about the Dolls, reading Sylvain’s story was super interesting and enjoyable. His perspective was fresh and fun.......more

Goodreads review by Justin on June 12, 2019

I always thought the New York Dolls were a bunch of grimy NY kids, turns out I was right. But Sylvain's story is more interesting for his descriptions of growing up in Cairo and then France and immigration life in general. Please read.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on October 10, 2018

In the autobiography by Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), I learned about every instrument he ever owned and the basis for a lot of his lyrics. In Wayne Kramer’s (MC5) autobiography about songs, touring, drugs and incarceration. In Sylvain Sylvain’s autobiography? Clothes!......more

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