Reviews
Review of "There Is a Difference" in the Colorado Springs Indepedent.
Review of the Demolition Doll Rods in Space Rock Heaters Magazine (in Spanish)
The Demolition Doll Rods in a French TV Interview.
Reviews of "On" in Sleazegrinder
Review of "On" in House of Smut
Demolition Doll Rods live show review in The Nerve
Review of "On" in Venus Zine
Review of "On" in In Music We Trust
Review of TLA in Hear/Say
Review of TLA in the Metro Times
Demolition Doll Rods Tasty LP (IN THE RED)
"...definitely an album to file next to the Stooges and MC5 - a classic...rather than relying on the brilliance of a lyric ("I Wanna O.D.") or a costume (take your pick) they've become a band playing songs, rather than the Josie-and-the-Pussycats image of one. Musically, the Doll Rods have taken off on an angle similar, but not parallel to the Gories. The revved-up Motor City angle is more than just a touchstone, it's the foundation under the altar. As often as you can hear Willie Dixon comin' through, you also hear the Ashetons or Sonic Smith. The play has equalized between Bo Diddley and Scott Morgan, and that's just dandy by me."
Gearhead
"...a musical tribute to living the low life, a sound that must have been developed from digging in moldy resale record bins. Fuzzy low end with trashy leads backed by a seedy strip-club beat - more raw power than a thousand preprogrammed alternahits. No fancy studio digital sound either - seemingly Jon Spencer and Mick Collins recorded it on pre-transistor equipment no doubt in the garage. Anyway, for no-frills trailer trash music this platter has some of the best nuggets recorded in years - thirty or forty."
Orbit Magazine (April 1997)
"...Behind the shock-rock image resides a band skilled at delivering garage-pop trashisms and down 'n' dirty R&B amalgrams. From the opening salvo, Motor City Dragway with its luded-out Strangeloves thump an lonely Cramps guitar twang (Margaret playing alcoholic prom queen at the mic) to the closing cover of "Spoonful" which is delivered in a distorted, revved-up haze that's equal parts Yardbirds, Guitar Wolf and Royal Trux, the band doesn't fuck around..."
Magnet
Demolition Doll Rods TLA LP (MATADOR)
"Somewhere in between the Cramps, the Donnas, Jon Spencer, and Royal Trux. this wonderfully bold Detroit trio dishes out a somewhat sparse but totally convincing brand of sexy soulful rock n' roll, often while naked. Although pretty trashy in sight and sound, the Demolition Doll Rods ultimately won me over with rough-hewn sing-along choruses about their take on love, sex, rock stardom, and just about everything else. And when Margaret calls out "I just wanna get married for the weekend!" on my favorite track, I can't help but give my blessings."
Skyway
"According to the sage female hosts of The View, sex is back and Detroit's Demolition Doll Rods are "bout it". The trio perform near-naked, save for the occasional pasty, hubcap, dog biscuit, Fudgesicle, or whatever else they can get to stick to their genitals. But don't mistake their exhibitionism for mere shock-rock novelty; the band's rockabilly-flavored garage-punk sound lends weight to their super sexed white-trash antics".
SPIN (October 1999)
"At this point I probably don't need to mention the Doll Rod's exhibitionist nature, or their inspired live show. For this is pretty much common knowledge. What should be known, however, is that on "T. L. A" they have more than proven themselves to be an incredible band with minimalist garage rockers such as "Fooling Around", and "U Look Good. Their recorded sound now lives up to their live show. Dirty, fuzzed out rock n' roll that'll make you wanna tape various objects to your breasts."
Readyset...Aesthetic!
"With their debut album. In The Red, the Demolition Doll Rods established themselves as contenders for the sleaze-rock throne left vacant by the Cramps. The Detroit trio made a mark with outlandish live shows (they usually wear little more than pasties on stage), juvenile delinquent lyrics, and a retro style that assumes what the 50's would be like if the Sex Pistols had been born in 1949.
On their second album, T.L.A. (True Love Always), gritty gems like "Married for the Weekend" and "U Look Good" unearth rock's decadence that, in the 90's, has been buried under either irony or image. If the Doll Rods entered the raunch-rock ring with their debut, they're throwing the knockout punch with T.L.A.
Smug (November 1999)