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Duke Lion Fights The Terror!!

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

It's nice to see Wes come out with perhaps one of my favorite albums of all time. Wes may not be the best guitarist around, but he is one of the few guitarists with 'natural talent' per se. A real artist -- Not technical, just amazingly creative, and that's what makes him so awesome and respectable. Limp Bizkit may have been a bad band, but Borland stood out and made them worthwhile.

This album seems to have been inspired by Ween, and I'm sure Wes wouldn't deny that. It's different, though -- It's unique, and not an imitation. It's really a nice hurrah for the 'fun' genre of music.

Varying from novelty deathmetal tracks that are sexual innuendo's, and munchkin-voiced experimental tracks with witty, and sometimes silly lyrics, there's really nothing about this album to dislike.

Of course, the main reason I adore this album is because it's weird -- Weird in a lovable, giggly, creative way. As 'dumb' as this album may be, it's really artsy when you come down to it!

Of course, for all the reasons I love this CD, there's someone whom hates the CD for all those same reasons. Some people don't like things to be too unfamiliar, and while that's understandable, they're also the same people whom rate down this album.

I digress, though -- To each their own, right? If you like to have fun in a childish, lighthearted way, this album will probably have a special spot in your CD collection.

I can never seem to recommend this ablum to people without sounding really, really stupid. Which is truly sad, because this album deserves to be listened to. To me, it is without a doubt, one of the most enjoyable album's I've ever heard. I never really enjoyed limp bizkit, other than their early stage performances, I just can't seem to get into the whole, rap-metal thing. I think it's sad that many people who wanted to hear this album, desired to do so because of their admiration for limp bizkit, with is almost a guarantee they would hate it. This is more for people who enjoy music that requires a basic knowledge of how music is created, and can appreciate not only the music as a whole, but also each individual part that is required to create it. It is definitely strange, and if you try to take it too seriously you will, without a doubt, be completely lost to it's purpose. Some will say what purpose could this cd possibly have? To that I could have only one answer - to entertain - and it should be the answer to that question when asked about any cd, but sadly that can no longer be said about much of todays music, that is clearly only created to make a profit. I don't necessairly have a problem with music created for profit, some of it still has the side effect of being entertaining, I just think it's sad that a cd like Duke Lion Fights The Terror! will go so largely unappreciated and it's pure entertainment value will be unrecognized to the majority of the world.

I suppose it's pretty much common knowledge at this point that BDF consists of former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland. I would further construct that the bulk of the album's sales was the direct result of that fact. For those of you who have yet to experience BDF here's the important part: This sounds absolutely NOTHING like Limp Bizkit! That's right kids, NO obnoxious backwards-baseball-cap-pseudo-rap-nu-metal, and more importantly, NO Fred Durst! What you get here is eleven tracks of admittingly varying quality that are as experimental as they are irreverent. Is this album genius? No, but it does give a much needed finger to commercial radio. Think Ween crossed with the Melvins with an occasional dose of old school death metal and you'll be in the ballpark. "Kali", "Blood Red Head", "Fightin Stance" and "Rebel" are my personal faves, and any band that's got the gumption to use "Mighty P**** Laser" as a song title you've gotta respect, or at least giggle at. Bottom line: This CD doesn't work at all levels, but it's good fun and definitely a welcome change from the cookie cutter sludge that graces the FM dial these days.

I know I say it over and over, but Wes Borland is the one of the most overrated guitarists I've heard. You might like this goofy CD, but to call Wes "genius" (at least as far as guitar) for it means you probably haven't listened to much anything else.

I hear Wes' supporters going on about his guitar, the riffs and whatnot, well I'd like to just recount what he said in Guitar World Magazine, since Wes is always given so much credit for being some sort of guitar pioneer w/ the 7 string:

"I realized I'm not good enough to be playing a seven-string." He continues later...
"I was just banging around, not really picking the strings or fingering notes."

Hey, he might be being modest, but don't tell me this guy is a technical wizard or some guitar god, if he's not even playing real notes.

All right, as far as the album, its a poor attempt at a Ween or Residents type thing. What he was trying to do w/ this? Mostly just get his Art School tendencies out of him, we'll see if Borland does anything w/ his career since he recently made the smart move of leaving his lame old band, at least he got one thing right.

First off, I am not a Limp Bizkit fan. I think they have goodmusic and they are great at what they do, but .... I have alwaysliked Wes Borland's guitar work and it has always been obvious that hehas creative capabilities beyond LB. When I heard that he had a soloproject out, I bought it without thinking twice, especially when Iheard that it was being compared to Mr. Bungle. Now, Wes has a greatsense of humor. This album takes elements of 80's death metal(swords, sorcery, fast riffing, and cookie-monster vocals)mixes in alittle Zappa influence (most notably in songs like "Rebel"and "Fightin' Stance", Remember the chipmunk voice in"Let's Make the Water Turn Black"?) It is a sort-of conceptalbum following the misadventures of a medievel ...-hero type knownas "Duke Lion". Being this is a "kitchen sink"project, look for aliens, monsters, and rednecks. This album has itall. The only thing that knocks one star off (in my opinion) is thelack of vocal ranges. It's usually one of two voices (cookie monsteror chipmunk) but other than that minor quibble, Big Dumb Face is a lotof fun and it's a riot to play for friends. Word of Warning:L.B. fans looking for some new rap-metal by Wes, will be sorelydissapointed.

This CD is totally different from anything you might expect out of a Limp Bizkit member. Just remember that anything you hear on this CD must be taken with a grain of salt.

Burgalveist- Hard song, hits like a ton of bricks.

Duke Lion- Bizarre little show tune-like song.

Kali- Jazzy, catchy song that reminds me of Ween.

Blood Red Head on Fire- Cool Hard song that is easy to rock out to.

Space Adventure- The best song on the album, catchy, quirky and just all around cool.

Fightin' Stance- Slower, but very heavy song.

Organ Splitter- Nothing special, another hard one.

Mighty Laser- A trip like nothing I've ever heard. Very good.

Robot- Strange interlude with a machinegun beat.

Rebel- Rebel is totally nuts, and alienates any Limp Bizkit junkies out there that thought that this was going to be like anything Limp Bizkit does.

Voices In The Wall- Just a really awesome psychodelic song.

It's Right In Here- Another hard one, a little more catchy than the others. After some silence, you hear a bunch of screwing around with various instruments.

Overall, I must give the album a 4. There are a few weak songs on the album that bring it down, but the good ones are amazing.

this disc is all about crack it is awesome!

First off I'd like to say that I would have given them a zero but you can't. This is the worst cd I've ever heard in my life, Rebel is the most annoying song ever written, and makes me want to stab out my eardrums with a pencil... I hate Limp Bizkit too but Wes should have stayed if he was going to do this...

Like most of the reviews I read here, I will say that Wes Borland steps out of the mold Limp Bizkit had made for him and re-assesses himself as a musician. Unlike most of the reviews I read here, I will say I dig it. I think this is an album of great quality that fulfills its purpose: to entertain. People are taking things way too seriously these days, and this album breaks away from the whole "we want to be the best band and have everybody admire us cause we're so insecure about our music being the same as everybody else" genre. This album if FUN to sit around and listen to. Burgalveist makes you want to scream like he does, while Duke Lion makes you smile. Two of my favorite tracks are "Blood Red Head on Fire" and "It's right in here" because of their driving rhythms and fun lyrics. If you like music with layers, or albums with variety within them, this is it. I want more...

Duke Lion Fights The Terror is an awesome cd. the music is so good. Wes Borland is an awesome artist. and his project BIGdumbFACE proves it. it's one of my best cds. i love all the songs. this cd rocks.