Some time ago the band Dukes Of Confusion (Belgium) were touring Belgium. From this successful tour they released a live album, recorded in CC De Kadans in Wuustwezel, Belgium on March 23^rd 2004.

The music of this band can best be described as Avant-Garde, although this is only really true for the vocals. Because the music itself should be filed under a.o. blues, blues-rock, jazz, jazz-rock or country. The use of a mix of all this styles even gives this album a progressive touch. The leading thread running through it is, as they quote themselves, “There Is Nothing Strange About Madness”. The whole album is about this theme. “It doesn’t hurt to be mad”, but I have my doubts about that...

The recording is of a high quality. The music is quite all right. The guitar solos are excellent. Some tracks are quite nice. But because the vocals are so extreme, I’m afraid the CD won’t make a big impression on the mainstream public. The vocals are in different languages (French, English, Dutch, German). Sometimes it’s a bit cabaret, sometimes it’s a bit opera. But live it should attract a lot of people, because of the visual attraction of this kind of music.

To be honest, I have to say I give them the benifit of the doubt and that’s why I certainly want to see one of their gigs. I hope to meet you there!