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"BEST BAND IN BOSTON" - Boston Magazine "Best of Boston" 2003

"BOSTON'S HOTTEST ACT" - Improper Bostonian, June 2003

"BOSTON'S MOST ORIGINAL ACT IN AGES" - Rollingstone.com Dec. 2003

"They're ahead of their time, they don't sound like anyone else, and they're going to achieve greatness." - Oedipus (Vice President of Alternative Music, INFINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK), in THE BOSTON GLOBE, 9/26/03

"This is the first time I'm writing a review knowing that the act will be huge." - M. Idov, in PITCHFORK MEDIA, 7/8/2003

"[The Dresden Dolls] electrify audiences with their lusty sets, merging the playful eroticism of Weimar-era German cabaret with the intensity of modern rock opera. To call their performances provocative would be an understatement. Carnal is more like it." - Hayley Kaufman, in THE BOSTON GLOBE, 7/12/02

"Amanda Palmer has become an impresario of the underground...an original mix of Weill and Tori. As far as we can tell, there's nothing Palmer does that isn't worth checking out." -Tamara Wieder, in THE BOSTON PHOENIX, 11/8/02

"Kurt Weill meets Rocky Horror Picture Show minus the glam." - THE VILLAGE VOICE, 2/2/03

"Palmer is beyond potential star, she is the next rock and roll savior." - Jon Whitney, in BRAINWASHED.COM, 3/03

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Combine the smoky cellars of a Weimar-era cabaret with the rock n' roll fury of Joan Jett, PJ Harvey and The Violent Femmes and you have a remote idea of what to expect when experiencing The Dresden Dolls.

Ever since taking up arms in mid-2000, the über-dynamic duo of Amanda Palmer (Piano/Vox) and Brian Viglione (Drums) has been selling out clubs in Boston, New York and beyond. Palmer accompanies her confessional story-songs with a thunderous and shimmering piano style that rests on the shoulders of Jerry Lee Lewis and Nina Simone. Viglione's jazz and hardcore-influenced drumming and creative percussion are the perfect foil, providing in turns a delicate cradle of rhythm and a piercing bed of nails onto which Palmer lays her raw, tragicomic lyrics.

The recent release of their debut album, produced by Martin Bisi (Swans, Sonic Youth), has won the band accolades from both mainstream and underground media, and it appears that the Dolls are poised to transcend cult status and smash all commonly held ideas about what a rock band is supposed to be. Their awe-striking live energy and singular look has earned them opening slots for Beck, the B-52s and Jane's Addiction, a tour with the Legendary Pink Dots, a victory in the 2003 WBCN Rock and Roll Rumble and a quickly growing army of devoted fans from ages 5 to 85.

Ever looking forward, The Dresden Dolls are preparing to record new material with acclaimed local producers Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Courtney Love).

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Awesome!! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/13/2008

I really fall in love into this band.. I found it when i was searching the band of Panic! at the disco.. For the first time i heard the song titled of Backstabber, i believe that the uniqueness of this band cannot be challenged by any band (my opinion).. I like the songs like Backstabber, Coin Operated Boy, and Necessary Evil.. Good Luck for them!!

Zuhairi - Malaysia

The orangeman got me. | Reviewer: Mimi | 8/12/2007

I completely understand and love Slide. It handles the horrific subject beautifully. Definately not another world issue song, it's personal and perfect.

Slide and Missed Me make me wonder whether Amanda had an experience of this (not of herself perhaps, but someone close to her). She knows exactly how you feel, even if you're not a red little girl at the top of a slide and orangeman isn't that old.

Fuck you, mister orangeman.
I worry, though you don't have me any more.

>< | Reviewer: Nadine | 6/6/2007

I love them and am very proud to have them be from Boston! All teh good bands come from Boston (most of the time)!!!!

damn... | Reviewer: Nirvana 94' | 4/16/2007

My friend Chuck got me into this band, and i think "Deb" is right, it's kool how Amanda can incorporate her lyrics into sarcasm, well anyway....

i think the best song is "My Alcoholic Friends"

Insanely Amazing Band | Reviewer: Deb | 5/26/2005

This is an incredible band. Amanda's vocals are raw and emotional rather than sugary. Her sarcastic, psychotic lyrics are startlingly truthful, but like abstract art, she never comes out and tells you exactly what she means - she makes you think about it. To really understand this band you can't take her lyrics at face value - you have to examine everything she says because of all of the subtle nuances and meanings hidden within her sarcastic mockery. This is my favorite band. Although those who've been true to The Dresden Dolls from the start will feel a little saddened by the loss of our monopoly on them, they definately desrve the huge success that I'm sure will come to them soon enough...You must check this band out!
~Deb

they are amazing!! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/10/2005

i was just watching different music videos on launch when i saw their video for coin-operated boy and i fell in love with the amazing sound of rock and cabaret combined. i bought their cd and love every song on it, especially good day, girl anachronism, and coin-operated boy. they are one of the best bands of today with their own amazing style, which is hard to find a band today that doesn't sound like every other band out there.

OMG | Reviewer: Soda | 12/29/2004

I LOVE this band!!! I was just going to random websites when I stumbled across theirs. I downloaded a few songs and the next day when out and bought the cd. I am in LOVE with it! They are one of the best bands I've heard in a long long time. The combination of rock with cabaret is amazing. I think the best song is Bad Habit or Girl Anachronism.
~Soda~

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