The headline is:
"IF IT SOUNDS LIKE A DUCK..."A google search for that proverb-type thing gives plenty of results, but I've no idea what it means in that context. Bad, I assume.
Then the review:
There's more self-serving tosh from Dublin Duck Dispensary who is a blogger claiming to be "an Irish dude who hates U2 (ooh, now there's rebellion for you!), making pop music that may hurt your ears". When compared to Atomic Kitten maybe this is truly frightening stuff, otherwise it's just self-conscious smartarse indie pop-rock from somebody trying hard to come on like a really mad bastard. Think Frank Zappa meets Pat Shortt with added distortion. That said, at a mere 31 seconds, it's hard to fault track 1; there could be a decent la-la pop tune buried under track 2; while the chiming track 3 raised a smile around the house, it's doom-laden vocal and visceral guitars hitting the spot. But ultimately it's all pretty self-consciously no-fi, and there's more to making provocative music than just being wilfully bad. I admire the boy for having a go, but it still has to work as a listening experience.
For anybody curious, the majority of my songs have titles... "track 1" is 'Cannon Vs. Horsey', "track 2" is 'The Last Bottle in the World' and "track 3" is 'Rabbit in a Hat'. There were another 7 songs on the CD, but there are only so many things that one can say about music.
So not only did I raise Jackie Hayden's "smile", but I also hit his "spot". Fantastic stuff.
