Duck Rock

Well.. Not sure what to say about that to be honest... Like some others I saw in the reviews, I was hopeful with the 1st track "Obatala", but then things quickly devolved from there... I get that setting up an album like a radio show might have been creative back then, but that's why we have radio stations - as I'd rather listen to that if that's what I'm in the mood for... In fact, this past weekend I was listening to 104.1 HOT FM in The Cayman Islands, as we travel there a lot, and it was a very similar in terms of DJ interruptions and comments over the music et al - except with Reggae & SOCA music... 104.1 HOT FM is authentic - "Duck Rock" absolutely was not in my opinion... Only other song that I enjoyed was "Legba", as the rest of the tracks just seemed less-than-authentic to me - like the artist was TRYING to be like someone else - as opposed to being true to what they were about... Also loses points, because I heard that many of those who made the music on this album - were NOT credited, and that's where the money is - so definitely big-time shady if you ask me... I was sort of perplexed me that "Buffalo Gals" & "Double Dutch" were apparently hits - so I listened to each a few times to make sure that I wasn't missing anything - but other that the "Buffalo Gals" chorus that sounded like Eminem's "...please stand up... repetition in 2000's "The Real Slim Shady" (i.e. not sure if Eminem got that from this song or from somewhere else...) - there was absolutely nothing compelling about either in my opinion... BTW - there was a tie for WORST song on the album - among a lot of them, but it was a race to the bottom between "Jive My Baby" & "Duck For The Oyster" - as both were among the most dreadful songs I've heard on the 1,001 to date... Finally - pretty sure that one of my group participants is going to absolutely love this album... Hope I'm wrong, but that's my vibe... : )

I have no idea what I just listened to.

I don't like instrumental music.DNF

couldn't get past first three songs, unlistenable

I tried. This album is awful. Like zero stars awful.

Not for me

its rly weird probably good for some! not i!

Album cover is funny as fuck but what is this? Why is it on the list? Is it bad? No. But it's noisy as hell, makes me feel nothing but desire for it to end. More like a 3/10 but I can't justify putting it with other 2/5s. Fav tracks: - .....

Too eclectic and all over the place. 1/5

Manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls. Interesting, experimental soundscapes + world music. But, not really for listening.

The hip hop side of this album was not my favorite. If it had been more focused on the world music aspect I think I would have enjoyed it more. It felt like it didn't quite know what it wanted to be. 1 star because I wouldn't ever recommend this album to someone I know, and I don't think I'll listen to it again.

Just… no. [0086/1001]

👎

I do not get it.

urgh

This is hairable. Elmo instruments.

a garbage dump if you will.

Na

Sorry it was bad then and it hasn’t improved.

Yup, not my gig.

I was actually angry that I had to listen to this album.

- meh

Didn't like it.

Remote Malcom McLaren from this album and let everyone else cook. Also, a lot of those performers didn’t get any credit which is whack. I appreciate the use of African and Caribbean music tastes, but some of it comes off tone deaf and a bit offensive to me in 2023. I wasn’t into this one. Worse one yet for me 1. not at all what I was expecting. Odd instrumental drives by a keyboard or synthesizer? Nice drum beat. 2. What the fuck is this? Is he a DJ? Is my man rapping? I dig the samples and the radio cuts. This is not what I was expecting but I’m letting it breathe 3. The instrumental is great. I don’t know about the lyrics tho. The background singers are great tho 4. Why is he trying to sound Spanish. This is offensive 😂 the instrumental is fire tho. The radio interludes are a nice touch. Keeps a theme going 5. There’s nothing Punk about this track so what’s with the title. I think I’d like this more if Malcolm mcksren wasn’t singing 6. The use of African and Caribbean beats is all over. No shitty vocals on this track 7. No shitty vocals on this track 8. Another song from the Caribbean. This is only decent because of all the background folks. I hate everything about McLarens vocals and lyrics. He is very annoying. Remove him and I would actually dig this 9. I find most of the instrumentals on this very interesting are the least. Some I even like but I don’t love that most of the folks were uncredited 10. Same story here. 11. Love this instrumental 12. What in the square dance shit is this. This is the closer???

What?

Siger mig ikke noget.. Den ene stjerne for verdensmusikviben og Keith Haring.

I enjoyed some of the music but the whole package was just bizarre. I also read that he initially didn't credit a lot of the musicians at all somehow and they had to sue him. Weird all round

This music is really fun and interesting and clearly had a big impact on music in the UK by introducing many people in the UK to hip hop in the 80s. However, it's a bit mad that it was just ok to blatantly appropriate an entire album of music and not even credit the musicians or make any changes to it to make it your own or bring any creativity. Kind of grim. Cool idea to bring music from the Mahotella Queens around the world but not if you're not going to credit them or even mention their names on the album... Weird. Soweto is a great tune but it doesn't belong to Malcolm.

Nah, after reading Grace's review I looked into the album and yeah she's absolutely right. I think this is just some rich bloke who ripped off a load of stuff to make an album. I get what he was trying to do and there are positives to the music etc but he seems like a bit of a dick.

Didn’t like this or the radio show

Ni

horrible

Awful, Malcolm Mclaren approriates without skill or class.

BL: never heard of Malcom McClaren before but seen that he had a lot of connections to the underground art rock scene, so will be interested to see how this one turns out. AL: i can appreciate what this was going for. But as I also do not like the sex pistols or the new york dolls, who he was responsible for a lot of their fame alongside westwood. This just felt like it was trying way too hard to say or do something, and in turn just ends up being too experimental - but not even in the way that it pushes boundaries, its just odd for the sake of being odd. I'm so happy I wasnt alive in the 70s and 80s because this wave of punk pseudointellectualism is absolutely mindnumbing and id be happy if i never had to think about it again. FT: "Buffalo gals" (the only one i found catchy) 1/5

Such a weird album. Very little of it anything to do with Malcolm Mclaren. And then the bits that are - his inability to sing is just the start of the problems

Bozo ass music. I want to shove this album in a locker and force it to do my homework. Oh, Eminem sampled this? Alright cool, guess that makes it worthy of being one of the 1001 albums you have to hear before you die. Thanks Robert Dimery.

This was not good. Many drugs were presumably involved, but creativity did not flow in a positive direction as a result.

pity zero stars aren't available

Couldn’t make it through this one. I had an immediate negative reaction to the first song and pushed through a few more songs. It didn’t age well and wasn’t enjoyable.

I don’t purposely hate world music but I just do this is weird and yeah unique but rubbish 1/5.

It's just not for me. Experimental stuff by a dude that was mainly produced by another dude (Trevor Horn).

Nope.

You are kidding me

Terrible

Not for me. Self indulgent, privileged, superior.

Really oldschool hiphop, not my thing

Nope.

Really not my jam

Recognized several jams but it was a hard listen

Not my style, would not listen again

This album is ridiculous. Basically just makes a mediocre song from many genres

Jeez this album sucks, I was gonna give it 2/5 but the last track reminded me of why this album sucks. It makes me gag.

1.75

This album contains music from South Africa, North, Central, & South America, and the Caribbean, all compiled together with an underlying hip-hop vibe by Malcolm McLaren. This album is credited as bringing hip-hop music to a wider audience in the UK. It is a great collection of world music mixed with hip-hop, released during the early years of that music genre. I didn't really care for any of the songs, but overall the music was interesting. I believe that if I was from the Caribbean, South America, or South Africa then I would like this album a lot more.

1st one has a nice drum beat but annoying that same word repeated over and over. 2nd all over the place musically lot of sampling. I wasn't expecting a rap album if that what this is? 3rd song. Just sounds like a bunch of random stuff was sampled together. Not enjoying the vibe of this at all. Early 80s hip hop that just doesn't sound like its a serious composition.

This is pure garbage

No thank you

not my cup of tea

Vast van een genialiteit waar ik geen weet van heb.

Teveel een carnaval voor mij.

Als ik DJs tussen de muziek door wil horen praten en over de telefoon met luisteraars suffe dingen wil horen bespreken, dan zet ik Q-music of 538 wel aan. Maar dat doe ik nooit want ik heb daar een hekel aan.

keep the rock in the duck please

Listened to 2 songs, didn’t like it.

Not a fan

Weird!!!

Might have been evolutionary for hip hop, but not my jam.

Frustrating mix of styles in a very 80s package, pretending to be a radio show

Not a fan

Felt like I hit the button from play music to play radio?! Especially when looking at the album cover. I did have two tracks I liked: Obalata and World famous. Did not understand this album, was it just music put together for a audience that loved a DJ? I did not appreciate the collage of tunes My guinea hens loved Duck for the Oyster.

Shite

the 80s produced music way better than this shit

all over the place, all of it bad