Paddy and The Rats "Tales from the Docks" Nordic Records
Release date: December 12,2012
Running time: 50:30, 15 tracks
Some bands get the so-called “difficult third album” disease. If anybody was wondering if Paddy and The Rats have got it too, the answer is easy after having given some spins to “Tales from the Docks”. The prolific Hungarian band is still pushing forward. They have not changed their style. If everything works, why should they change it? These guys have been delivering a bunch of catchy tunes so far and their third album is not an exception.
During 51 minutes Paddy and The Rats keep on offering more than the average band. Fifteen tracks and no clunker. If they had decided to release a single every month, they could have done it. And most of them have topped the charts. For instance, the opening track “Bastards Back Home” (featuring “Scotland the Brave”), the excellent number “Celebrate” (featuring “Itchy Fingers”) and “Let’s Go Johnny” (kick-ass punk-rock song: great accordion, Rancid style bass line, great guitar work, gang vocals …)
Those would be the most obvious choices. Nevertheless, they are not the only catchy songs. “The Captain’s Dead” is another top-notch pirate number ; “Red River Prince” is folk-metal at its best; “Wasted Time” is another fantastic number with its Brian May tribute passage, and “Drunken Tuesday” is a drinking song that has a ‘60s pop feeling with a great chorus and a Poguesish accordion playing. Let alone “I Always See You”, a ballad featuring piano and tin whistle.
I could listen to this album 24hours a day. And the feeling would be the same, a Ramones song “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World”. Paddy and The Rats have already conquered the European Celtic punk “kingdom”. Watch out American guys! You are the next ones to be conquered.
Release date: December 12,2012
Running time: 50:30, 15 tracks
Some bands get the so-called “difficult third album” disease. If anybody was wondering if Paddy and The Rats have got it too, the answer is easy after having given some spins to “Tales from the Docks”. The prolific Hungarian band is still pushing forward. They have not changed their style. If everything works, why should they change it? These guys have been delivering a bunch of catchy tunes so far and their third album is not an exception.
During 51 minutes Paddy and The Rats keep on offering more than the average band. Fifteen tracks and no clunker. If they had decided to release a single every month, they could have done it. And most of them have topped the charts. For instance, the opening track “Bastards Back Home” (featuring “Scotland the Brave”), the excellent number “Celebrate” (featuring “Itchy Fingers”) and “Let’s Go Johnny” (kick-ass punk-rock song: great accordion, Rancid style bass line, great guitar work, gang vocals …)
Those would be the most obvious choices. Nevertheless, they are not the only catchy songs. “The Captain’s Dead” is another top-notch pirate number ; “Red River Prince” is folk-metal at its best; “Wasted Time” is another fantastic number with its Brian May tribute passage, and “Drunken Tuesday” is a drinking song that has a ‘60s pop feeling with a great chorus and a Poguesish accordion playing. Let alone “I Always See You”, a ballad featuring piano and tin whistle.
I could listen to this album 24hours a day. And the feeling would be the same, a Ramones song “Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World”. Paddy and The Rats have already conquered the European Celtic punk “kingdom”. Watch out American guys! You are the next ones to be conquered.
Tracklist:
1. Bastards Back Home 3:20
2. The Edge of Life 2:47
3. The Captain's Dead 3:55
4. Clown 3:42
5. Wasted Time 3:55
6. Drunken Tuesday 2:55
7. Ghost from the Barrow 4:14
8. Celebrate 2:56
9. I Always See You 4:03
10. Red River Prince 3:33
11. Let's Go, Johnny! 3:02
12. Scums of the Seven Seas 2:48
13. Here We Go 1:59
14. We Are One 3:49
15. Old Wive's Tale 3:25
http://paddyrats.com
http://www.facebook.com/paddyrats
http://www.last.fm/music/Paddy+And+The+Rats
Click to buy:
http://popshop.hu/?s=paddy
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-From-The-Docks-Explicit/dp/B00B64LVMK/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359221801&sr=301-2 (mp3)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tales-from-the-docks/id595488321 (mp3)
Review by Kinksmarkham
1. Bastards Back Home 3:20
2. The Edge of Life 2:47
3. The Captain's Dead 3:55
4. Clown 3:42
5. Wasted Time 3:55
6. Drunken Tuesday 2:55
7. Ghost from the Barrow 4:14
8. Celebrate 2:56
9. I Always See You 4:03
10. Red River Prince 3:33
11. Let's Go, Johnny! 3:02
12. Scums of the Seven Seas 2:48
13. Here We Go 1:59
14. We Are One 3:49
15. Old Wive's Tale 3:25
http://paddyrats.com
http://www.facebook.com/paddyrats
http://www.last.fm/music/Paddy+And+The+Rats
Click to buy:
http://popshop.hu/?s=paddy
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-From-The-Docks-Explicit/dp/B00B64LVMK/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359221801&sr=301-2 (mp3)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tales-from-the-docks/id595488321 (mp3)
Review by Kinksmarkham
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