Demolition Doll Rods
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The Demolition Doll Rods is a three-piece glam / garage rock band from Detroit Michigan, USA. The lineup includes:
- Christine Doll Rod, also known as 'The Thump' - drums
- Danny Doll Rod, aka Dan Kroha, formerly of The Gories - guitar, vocals, and harmonies
- Margaret Doll Rod - guitar, lead vocals, and songwriting
The band first found national exposure in the mid-1990s on the second stage at Lollapalooza and opening for acts like Iggy Pop, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Guitar Wolf. The band's sound has been influenced primarily by other famous Motor City rockers like the MC5 and the Stooges. Their stage performances have been likened to those of the New York Dolls, and also The Cramps; the band members appearing in drag or in costume, occasionally wearing food items and often almost nothing at all.
The Doll Rods play a genre-crossing, minimalist Detroit rock style incorporating rhythm and blues, riot grrl and garage rock. The three piece band features lead and rythm guitars backed by the most basic bass-drum-floor-tom-and-snare drum kit. Their lyrics tackle issues such as sex, drug overdoses, drag racing, boys, girls, dogs, cats, sex and good times.
[edit] Releases
[edit] Singles
- "The Demolition Doll Rods" - Womb/Paste It Records (1994)
- "The Unauthorized Demolition Doll Rods: African Lipstick" - Bulb Records (1994)
- "Spoiled Kitt/Walkin' the Dog (single)" - In The Red Records (1995)
- "Power Cruise/You Gotta Do That Do!" - Wantage USA Records (1995)
- "I Wanna O.D/Dream" - Bag Of Hammers Records (1996)
- "Bride" - ProA.S.S (2000)
- "Big Rock Candy Mountain/Hot Pink Visqueen" - Munster Records (2003)
[edit] Albums
- TASTY - In The Red Records (1997)
- TLA - Matador Records (1999)
- ON - Swami Records (2004)
- There Is A Difference - Swami Records (2006)
