The music world wasn't quite ready for the combustible, gender-bending New York Dolls when they emerged in the early ‘70s. With a sound that's best described as part glam, part punk and part heavy metal—but before those genres were part of the musical lexicon—NYDs were divisive pioneers whose influence far outpaced their commercial success. The band dissolved in 1977 after releasing two of the most important records in rock history: 1973's New York Dolls and 1974's Too Much Too Soon. NYDs got a second wind in 2004, putting out three LPs from 2006 to 2011.