SONG: "Fourteen"
ARTIST: The Ducky Boys
ALBUM: "Dark Days"
YEAR: 1998
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Boston, MA
YEARS ACTIVE: 1995 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Fourteen" is kinda like The Ducky Boys version of Social Distortion's "Prison Bound". The vocalist basically tells the story of how he was arrested and locked up in prison for 14 years. He went in as a young man and went out as a middle aged man. Prison basically stripped the man of his early adulthood.
THE DUCKY BOYS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1997 - No Getting Out (GMM Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
1998 - Dark Days (GMM Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2004 - Three Chords And The Truth (Thorp Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2006 - The War Back Home (Sailor's Grave Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2011 - Chasing The Ghost (State Line Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2013 - Dead End Streets (State Line Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE DUCKY BOYS:
The Ducky Boys are a Boston street punk band that got it's start back in 1995 when the guys were just graduating high school. The band's first recordings were the songs "White Slum" and "Pride". Then in 1997, they released their debut full length album "No Getting Out". After releasing "Dark Days" in 1998, The Ducky Boys actually split up. Vocalist/bassist Mark Lind formed the projects Sinners And Saints and Dirty Water during this time but in 2004, The Ducky's were back with "Three Chords And The Truth". This is the album that made a name for the band. In 2006, the band released "The War Back Home", perhaps their most political record. In 2011, Lind formed his own label, State Line Records and The Ducky Boys dropped their fifth full length on that label, "Chasing The Ghost". Some people call this album their most complete and best effort to date. The band's most recent release was 2013's "Dead End Streets". The Ducky Boys may not be a huge band across the country or the globe, but here in Boston, they are punk rock royalty. They have shared the stage with Boston heavyweights like the Dropkick Murphys and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. At their core they are a street punk band but you can definitely hear a blues rock and roll influence in their sound. They can be as much Rolling Stones as they are The Clash. Vocalist and chief songwriter Mark Lind has several other projects he focuses on besides The Ducky Boys. Sinners And Saints and Dirty Water as I mentioned earlier as well as solo projects. He also created a new punk band in the same vein as The Ducky Boys called The Warning Shots. He is also plenty busy with running his record label, State Line Records. Since 2013, The Ducky Boys haven't been very active. They play the odd show here and there but according to their Facebook page, they are definitely not breaking up. I first got into The Ducky Boys when I heard their 2004 album "Three Chords And The Truth". From the first blast of "Boston, USA" I was hooked. The Ducky Boys are a great band. These guys gotta get back in the studio and release some new music. Let's go Lind!! Do it for Boston bro!!!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Mark Lind
Far From Finished
Born To Lose
The Blue Bloods
Pistol Grip
TEN THE DUCKY BOYS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Boston, USA
2. Tortured Soul
3. I Guess I'm Broken
4. Scars
5. Untitled
6. Damaged Goods
7. Down The Line
8. Kids
9. I've Got My Friends
10. Pride
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