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No Wonder Michael Aston Left the Band!
After doing my homework on GLJ and building up my collection of their music, I have to say that House of Dolls is a completely disappointing follow-up to Discover. "Treasure," "Message," and "Up There" are the only songs on the album that contain a modicum of the attractive distiction that made any self-respecting GLJ fan want to listen to them in the first place. At best those songs are goth-pop. With the exception of "Every Door," I can't really say this is the best direction for the band to have taken.

Most of the songs on this album were Jay Aston's doing, and so are most of the vocals. As opposed to their exciting and innovative originality of sound that could have stood the test of time, we now have a very overly produced 80's pop-metal album that is so out of character for them. Most of these songs could have been done by bands like Poison and Bon Jovi. Worst case scenario: "The Motion of Love." In all its dire hookiness, it sounds eerily like Heart's "Never," and that's no compliment.

This album was what sparked the ongoing feud between Michael and Jay Aston, and I have to admit that after hearing this the first time, I sympathized with Michael. It seemed like so much of the creative drive and individuality of their preceding work was gone, and we got...this.

Now don't get me wrong, it's not horrible and, had I heard it before anything else they'd done, I would probably have liked it more. A lot of GLJ fans do. The trouble is that they have done better than this before and since. It's not a bad album on its own, really; after all, I've played it enough times myself, and you could do a lot worse. It's just that House of Dolls isn't an accurate portrayal of what Gene Loves Jezebel was and is all about.

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Heavy Guitar + Dance Mix = Incredible Album
The smart goth of The Cure. The brilliant hard rock of early Aerosmith. The stylish beat of Duran Duran. If you ever liked any of the above, Gene Loves Gezebel is for you. And The House of Dolls is their masterpiece. With the exception of the first two songs, every track on this album is a winner. From the driving passion of Suspicion (the mislabled fourth track), to the relentless slashing guitar to Twenty Killer Hurts, to the hauntingly atmospheric Up There, you will dig this great album.