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Boobs, Bash, Yawn: Sohodolls, “Stripper”

Posted by: Johnny Loftus on March 4, 2008 at 11:00 am

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Sohodolls, “Stripper” (Filthy Pretty, 2007)

Here is a band from London who’ve decided that Marilyn Manson was really onto something in 1995, if only he’d sounded more like Shirley Manson on the mic. It’s not apparent from this clip what Sohodolls are offering besides the usual beat-up cardboard box full of vinyl pants, zipper masks, recycled alt rock riffs, nipple clamps, and a singer who’s liberal with the skin, which is the same formula followed by at least two bands in any city large enough to include a few fetish shops. Oh, and this song is called “Stripper.” Not “Stripper with an M-16,” which would’ve been gauche but awesome. It’s not called “Animal Stripper,” which would’ve been fucked up but at least reference the NIN in Sohodolls’ sound and give this mess some edge. But instead Maya Von Doll doffs her robe to show off the same tape-topped boobs she features in most of the band’s press materials, and the rest of her Dolls wear their mascara and top hats, and the whole thing ends with a bunch of “Hey!”-ing and “Stripper!”-ing, and it’s just a bunch of boring, like a strip club without the nudity. — Johnny Loftus

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[tags]Sohodolls, Stripper, Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Maya Von Doll[/tags]

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