"Fuzzy Duck brings to mind Wishbone Ash; both are English bands mining similar musical territory...only the Duck gives it a little more oomph. Rather than WA's two-guitar attack, the Duck splits the heavy lifting between guitarist Grahame White and Hammond hitter Roy Sharland, but these tracks could have appeared on either of Wishbone's first two albums; it's that same uncertain (but highly enjoyable) blend of folk meets blues through a Marshall stack. As this is '71, you occasionally get a blast of heavy psychedelia as well ('Afternoon Out', 'Country Boy'), adding a splash of pepper sauce to an already pleasing stew. Probably best appreciated by people whose palates found Wishbone Ash okay, if a bit bland. Four bonus tracks, recorded after the album, with new guitarist Garth Watt-Roy spearheading a would-be Mark 2 lineup that never took. You can easily live without FUZZY DUCK, but should you decide to buy this cd, you won't feel robbed."
Energetic But Forgettable
DW | chicago, IL | 01/21/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this CD because of its connection to Five Day Week Straw People. I expected more heavy psych. Instead, Fuzzy Duck sound like many groups of the early 1970's (particularly, Argent). While the instumentation is energetic, the lyrics are forgettable and the singers aren't that good (think of the song Tragedy by Argent). Unfortunately, there's no song nearly as good as Hold You Head Up.
If you like early Yes (Yes, Time And A Word) and the aformentioned Argent, you'll probably like this disc.
[DW]"
That 70s Music
El Kabong | 11/24/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Fuzzy Duck is 70s progressive ROCK, with a bit of funk thrown in for fun. This was their only release. It sounds a bit like Atomic Rooster meets Steppenwolf, but with a more cheerful disposition than either of those bands. If you like 70s guitar/organ rock this one is excellent (if it is still available)."
Great early progressive UK rock album
Cervello | 09/13/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Akarma released this fine album in their digipac sleeve. The 8 tracks are full of great organ and guitarriffing. Early heavy rock merged with a typical brittish proto-prog style. (We are talking 1970 here folks.) Well, this is basically a down to earth great hard rock album. The funky hardrock is full of catchy melodies and great interplay. Although the songs are within the 5-6 minutes limit they never get boring or ends off into pointless jamming. The riffs and choruses and great soloing are too powerful to fall into that common trap. "Time will be your Doctor", the opening track, pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the album with the heavy groove and blistering guitars. "Mrs. Prout" is another fine long track with great themes. "More than I am" is another of my favourites here, kicking off heavy riffs and great refrain. The four bonustracks here are the same as the one on the Repertoire edition, I like the two last "One more hour" and "No name face" best of them. The producion is great and the gatefold CD with bandphotos inside is very nice. (The sound disappear for some seconds in the beginning of track 4, almost not noticeable, otherwise a great CD production). This surely is one fuzzed out Duck you would want to hear more of!"