Rockferry

Duffy so rocks. Duffy's sound is so retro - a true modern day Dusty Springfield.

Rockferry by Duffy is a cool and unique album from this sassy singer/songwriter. Duffy has a very strong and soulful voice, a lot of people have compared her to Dusty Springfield. The melodies and lyrics are pretty and simple, songs like Warwick Avenue, Mercy, Hanging On Too Long, I'm Scared, and Stepping Stone are some of the standouts. The opener, Rockferry is probably the strongest of the bunch. The closer, Distant Dreamer is optimistic and lush with a variety of instruments that fit perfectly with Duffy's vocals. I wasn't expecting much from this album, I was pleasantly surprised with how much talent this gal actually has. Buy it today!

I am hypnotized by this Duffy. Not in a hypnotize by biggie kind of way, but in a 60's downtown gretna way. This CD is pure as snow before people drive on it and make it dirty or relieve themselves on it. I was introduced to Duffy, like most others, when I heard the song Mercy. I go to the gym four days a week (six when I have a date) and Mercy is a great song to go 14 miles on the treadmill to. I just put it on repeat and go. My favorite track though is not Mercy, which probably surprises you after what I just said about it. I like Rockferry. That track takes me back to Gretna in the 60s when double decker buses drove people around and dropped them off at the bowling for a night of shenanigans and tomfoolery.

I'm a really good bowler. Our team took 4 games out of a possible 4 last night. That's 100%!!!! We did the same thing last week. Can I pick up a 7-10 split? Are kids with syrup on their faces annoying? We had a bowling duel for the ages that Duffy might as well be the soundtrack four. Burns, Kroll, J-abs and I were bowling in the Eastern Nebraska Kind of Professional Bowling league for Gretna. We called ourselves Asschowder (big surprise). We bowled Ashland and let me tell you that Burns just didn't like Ashland. He called it trashland (that's ice cold). We all bowled over 250 and beat them by 435 pins. We let them bowl three balls at a time in the last game just to try and keep it close. Don't let your kids see that ever again! Let's just say average bowled for Trashland.

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Duffy does have a great voice, and the production is like the best of Dusty Springfield's albums. But I wish she'd had a little more help with the songwriting. Some of the ideas are great, but just don't satisfy lyrically. And she does make up for a lot with her gutsy approach, and supercool vibe.

This album was basically a unique voice, experiencing so much pain, but doing it in a lovely manner.

The title song was not ideal for a starting song. It was a little annoying and bland. Warwick Avenue is a strong song, despite it's somewhat depressing tone. It's like a song you'd find at a pivotal moment in a musical. The message is gorgeously portrayed. Serious is kind of like a dreamlike or trancelike song. It's kind of light at first. It probably would have been a better first song than Rockferry.

Stepping Stone kind of echoes the sounds of the great Carole King. Very good message to girls, and it's a good girl power song without being bubblegum. Syrup and Honey starts off kind of with a sing-song sound. It was cute, but it still continues the blues sound. Not as strong of a character built by Stepping Stone. It sounds cute, but the message is lacking. Hanging On Too Long is another song about a girl who is clingy. A little bit stronger than the previous track, and focuses on the strength and range of her voice.

Mercy is upbeat. It is clear why this was chosen as the first single, but does not represent the album at all. It's fun and clearly written and performed. It is an interesting blend of pop and blues, and sounds like it could have come from the 50's, 60's, and today because of the mixture of sounds. Delayed Devotion is another song that seems to have a hint of Carole King in it. It's kind of like stepping into a sad moment in a 70's sitcom or comedic movie. It's pretty, but a bit unoriginal soundwise. The lyrics are cute, though.

I'm Scared sounds like it comes from the 60's. It's kind of lilty, though; while simultaneously being a bit sad. It sounds like more of the classic clinginess that is present on this album. It makes me wonder if she has self-esteem issues. She sounds like she gets too attached. Distant Dreamer sounds like it comes from a 60's or 70's musical. It's pretty and very open-spirited, but it is too beautiful to be on the album. It doesn't fit with the sad tone of most of the songs. It's very optimistic for an album of pessimism.

The songs sound great, but it's too much of a mixture of messages. She seems to be skipping from clingy to hopeful to independent and back to clingy. The album makes her sound too flighty as a person.