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3 out of 10
I really can’t deicide if this is a genius joke or just plain shit. The Fighting Cocks seem to have a fair bit of support on their side judging by the PR sheet. Sadly any band that reminds me of a mix between Limp Bizkit, Daphne & Celeste and Jive Bunny is an instant write off.
Starting with a sample from "Heat" is a good thing, but the music that follows is so unbelievably gimmicky. A mix of drum machine, simple effects and the occasional guitar (Sure they rip Crazy Horses off) with female vocals and simple chants. Every now and again a male vocal shouts, raps or says something else silly and numerous samples from a huge range of music and film. See there might have been a few good ideas in here but they are drowned by the sheer weight of everything else going on.
But the biggest hurdle I have with the CD is the artwork. When I was 13, I used to love Manga and Anime. Tried for years to copy it and draw my own comics. The artwork looks like what would have happened if I had been let loose at that age.
On one hand it did make me think about Daphne & Celeste for a short while.
Listen: www.myspace.com/thefightingcocks
Tracklist:
1. Hellraiser
2. We Are The Fighting Cocks
3. There’s Nothing Going on Between Marvin And Tamara
4. The lost Weekenders
5. Gangsta
6. Tiki Lounge Of The Dead
7. The Little Goats Big Night Out
8. Commercial Breakdown
9. Son Of A Bitch
10. Take of That Veil
11. Tea Break
12. No Candy
13. Come Get Some
14. The Roof is On Fire
15. The Sunny Side of The Street
16. Smoke Em If You Got Em
17. Bond Averts World War 3
18. Coyote Ugly
19. Don’tchya Know
20. Hang up The Moon
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