This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
These five Toronto mopheads never caught a break.
Back in the ’60s, they played the clubs with John Kay, Neil Young and other artists who went on to immortality — while The Ugly Ducklings issued one LP before plunging into obscurity. Now, three decades later, they’re still getting the short end. This rerelease of their old tracks is finally supposed to give the boys their due. Some tribute. Oh, the music’s fine. It’s hopped-up, Mitch Ryderish garage-rock that sounds like what it is: Five Canuck kids impersonating The Rolling Stones. But geez, how about including a little info on the band members — like, maybe, their names? Even the ugliest of ducklings deserve better. Too Much Too Soon is too little too late.
