Cause I Sez So
by New York Dolls
  • Record Label: Atco
  • Release Date: May 5, 2009
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    For anyone familiar with these progenitors of glam punk, 'Cause I Sez So won't surprise. [Jul 2009, p.130]
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  2. Hartford Courant
    40
    No such luck on 'Cause I Sez So, an album that, despite a few bright spots, is too flimsy and forgettable to honor the Dolls' legacy.
  3. musicOMH.com
    60
    Even if the strut is more tentative and the recollections come with a twinge of regret, Cause I Sez So is certainly one for the ages.
  5. NOW Magazine
    60
    Aside from a couple of visceral rockers like the title track and Better Than You, Cause is dominated by mid-tempo blues jams.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    The reconstituted New York Dolls stack up awfully well against the original Seventies band, whose glam rock inspired thousands of acts.
  7. Spin
    50
    Sez So doesn't particularly benefit from the brighter light. It's all fun and harmless garage blooze--the bottom-heavy slow-burn 'My World' is a standout--but it's ultimately as trifling as their '73 debut was essential.
  8. Uncut
    60
    Against considerable odds--'Cause I Sez So is a bit of a hoot. [Jun 2009, p.95]
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