New York Dolls: punk?

[chrisvosje]

I'm planning to go to a city festival (Lokerse feesten, in Lokeren, Belgium). Well, that is, at least one night. August, 2nd.

The Kids.
Buzzcocks.
The New York Dolls.
Sex Pistols.
Paul Gallagher & Phil Smith.

That last act is a DJ set, which should be 'punk-oriented', or so I'm told.

I love the Kids (the only Belgian punk band - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMAVIrVBZTU ), and the Buzzcocks are amazing. Sex Pistols, legend - I've always preferred the Clash and the Damned, but they are legendary.
But I never thought of the New York Dolls as punk. They're a great band, with fantastic music. Proto-glam, or whatever, but not punk, I think.
And still. I think (and silently hope) they might just be the best band in that line-up.

[THE_HAMMER]

I wouldn't call the New York Dolls punk, they had already broken up when the punk thing started to get moving, but they sure influenced a lot of punk bands.