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This album is very.... Borland.

Klisk | Paterson, NJ; United States | 02/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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."

Strangely Wonderful

J. Galbraith | Florida | 02/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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."

For captain Beefheart fans (lame guitar)

S. Walden | 07/25/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"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."