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  Review by: Mike Grubert See others by this writer Sailor's Grave Records (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on May 2nd 2006
In a way, it's a shame that The War Back Home resides on an indie label and will be heard by a relatively small audience, and will be reviewed mostly by punk rock fans in a punk rock context. If this were a bigger release, if it had a chance to hit the mainstream, the Ducky Boys would be credited with returning music to its three chord rock 'n' roll roots, while simultaneously bringing a social consciousness back to the genre -- without simply rehashing something we've already heard.
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You need to due another show with your old line up. Mike Marsden is missed. This album is alright...but I miss the more street rockish sounds from the "Dark Days" era. Lind seems to be getting more political in his old age. I enjoy the album...but this is less punk rock and more of an experiment in different ways to make the 3 chords sound more dynamic or different. Less like The Briggs...more like Springsteen. That there link is a link to the band Sailor's Grave, which is infact NOT the Sailor's Grave label. I've never been more than a casual fan of the Ducky Boys...Lind's voice just kind of started to grate on me after listening to their earlier material for awhile. But damn, this is a great record! Sullivan's backup vocals really add something to this band that it was missing. Awesome album...it's a shame, as the reviewer noted, that more people won't hear this one. I think its a decent album but it has less energy than their last one (which is MUCH better). I haven't heard this yet, so I can't comment on it. I was a fan of Three Chords and The Truth, a new sound for them. My point of all this have all of you forgotten about Dark Days? Tough ass Rock N Roll from begining to end on that disc! You hate anyone who uses an adjective to describe something? Makes sense. I hate people who can't tell the difference between HEARTFELT/sincere music and trendy, by the numbers bullshit. There's a real distinction between bands who are saying what they mean and singing about something they care about and bands who are putting up a front. How is "heartfelt" a bad word to describe that difference? I haven't heard the War Back Home yet but this review has convinced me to check it out, heartfelt and all. "I can't imagine a fan of sincere, heartfelt rock music not finding something they love here." [["The band has returned to a three-piece for the first time in three albums (only the current lineup was present for 2004's Three Chords and the Truth, however bassist/singer Mark Lind played a second guitar track on the record)." Very very very good. If it was as long as their last one I might give it a ten. really good stuff, it seems like this is another cd that came out at the right time of year, seasonly speaking. Three Chords and the Truth was a good album, but not enough to compel me to check out anything else by these guys. "The band has returned to a three-piece for the first time in three albums (only the current lineup was present for 2004's Three Chords and the Truth, however bassist/singer Mark Lind played a second guitar track on the record)." That kid on the album cover is fucking freaky looking. Of course it probably didn't help that I was touching myself as I read the review but still...freaky. "(he likely learned much about writing by watching his brother Rob, the genius behind Blood for Blood)" this album is just fucking great as can be. their name kicks ass. This band would be huge, if only they hadn't chose such a lame name. Unfortunate... Can't wait to buy this after classes. I can listen to this album over and over and over. These guys are great. |
