The Dresden DollsBest The Dresden Dolls Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
4
Opinions
4
Albums
1
Reviewer
Summary from 4 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated The Dresden Dolls's catalog across 4 albums from 4 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated The Dresden Dolls album is A Is for Accident (2003) with a 8.4/10 average from 1 rating, followed by The Dresden Dolls and Yes, Virginia. The discography on Wavelength spans 2003 to 2007.
A Is for Accident
“"Cabaret-punk" is one of the most misapplied coinages floating around. You've seen dozens of musicians tagged with it, from Gavin Friday to Gogol Bordello-- all more or less in error. If the term meant delivering three-chord anthems in pancake makeup, or simply amping the theatricality, then the best current cabaret-punk act would be KISS. Boston's Dresden Dolls supply the genre's true definition:”
The Dresden Dolls
“"This is... bombastic," said one of the people I played this for. It's hard to argue with that: The Dresden Dolls call themselves "Brechtian punk," meaning they blend the heavy-handedness of punk with the overwrought drama of cabaret. That makes it sound hideously, guiltily entertaining-- which is what I expected before hearing the record. If you've never seen their stage show, you can still get ”
Yes, Virginia
“On its second LP, this theatrical two-piece smoothes out some of the rougher edges of its debut but still transforms misery into pleasurable artifice-- making music that's at once accessible and profoundly unsettling.”
No, Virginia
“Dresden Dolls release an odds'n'sods collection of songs they claim were excluded from full-lengths because of poor cohesion, not quality.”
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