REVIEW - FARLER'S FURY "PURGATORY, QUEBEC" Self released (2010)

Farler's Fury "Purgatory Quebec"
Release date: October 2010
Running Time: 27:52, 10 tracks


"Purgatory Quebec". When I hear Quebec, I always think of French language: La Bottine Souriante with his "brass band" and foot tapping percussion playing Irish, Scottish and French influenced songs/tunes, Les Batinses singing that funny song about the parcomètre (park meter), the French band Los Carayos singing "Chicoutimi", Corrigan Fest, the sadly defunct Celtic punk band, and those comedies on TV5 International spoken on quebecois that sometimes are a little bit difficult to understand (at least for me, French is not my mother tongue).

However, Farler's Fury normally don't sing in French; even if 50% of the band are francophones, they sing in English and they play bagpipes. Is this bad? Of course not! Farler's Fury are the best Real MacKenzies influenced band that I've had ever heard! Many bands say that they are influenced by RMcK but actually they sound like Dropckick Murphys.

At the time being the band consists of 4 members (bass, guitar/mandolin, bagpipes and drums). But these four guys are able to sound better than the last RMcK albums. They also blend Scottish traditional music with Californian punk. But, maybe, they are more Canadian punk, since you can hear echoes from Sum 41 best moments in Farler's Fury songs (that AC/DC and Kiss influence).

It is not easy to pick up a couple of songs, since I feel that 7 out of 10 songs are great. Anyway, I will say that the best tracks are "Common Ground" (a Scottish traditional influenced song with some Flatfoot 56 and Sum 41 elements), "Orleans" ( my fave, excellent mandolin too) and "The Queen and the Sea" (pipes à la RMcK). The other interesting numbers are the opening track "Anchor" (better than RMcK), "A Call to Arms" (great bagpipes punk track), "Pockets" (another one that could be placed between Flatfoot 56 and Sum 41) and "Egos and Icons" (featuring a small part of the "Kesh Jig")

If you are a bagpipes punk fan, you should get this CD and file it together with Pipes and Pints, Bastards on Parade and Die Dödelsäcke.

It seems that the band would like to tour Europe. Maybe I will be lucky and they will play in the Basque Country soon.


Tracklist:

01. Anchor 1:50
02. A Call To Arms 2:43
03. Common Ground 2:42
04. Orleans 2:24
05. Pockets 3:36
06. Trimestre 3:48
07. The Queen And The Sea 2:25
08. Egos And Icons 2:36
09. These Safe Horizons 2:44
10. Dead And Gone 3:01


http://www.myspace.com/farlersfury
http://www.reverbnation.com/farlersfury
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Farlers-Fury/231607363210
http://www.quebecpunkscene.net/farlersfury/


To buy the CD, go to their MySpace or click here:

http://farlersfury.bandcamp.com/album/purgatory-quebec


Review by Kinksmarkham

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