"tantrum ego" - daniel prendiville

• "Splendid CD - love it! Can't get 'Every Bump' out of me head!" - Dave Gregory, ex-lead guitarist of XTC

• "Daniel Prendiville is active in  hometaping circles, a favorite of many, which is easy to see why from his debut CD release. Tantrum Ego bubbles with a funky pop feel that takes on lots of different influences throughout. Edgy guitar rock, makes way for Euro synth pop and technobeat, which yields to funk jams, and then whathaveyou. Prendiville handles all the instruments here with lots of tasty guitar and real drums. His vocal arrangements often opt for the not-expected which belies an XTC influence. Prendiville also reminds me of Todd Rundgren with his restless style changes and easy pop gift. Add Prendiville to your list of must-have  hometapers." - Gajoob - October, 1999

• "A 10 track CD of upbeat pop. 5 tracks of guitar stuff, which reminded me a little of early ELO, and 5 tracks of midi stuff, which sometimes made me think of Abba. The final track, "Bad News Day", is a very funny collage of telephone messages. I liked it!" - Zine-on-an-Email - December, 1999

• "Now this is a strange one, that I think our buds at Duckweed would appreciate. It's home made in a good way, but very schizophrenic...One minute it's all folky singer songwriter, then it's early Cabaret Voltaire, then it's Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Very peculiar but very enjoyable. Split into five tracks of guitar rock and five tracks of synth-pop...So it comes as no surprise to learn that Dave Gregory, late of XTC said "Splendid CD - love it! Can't get 'Every Bump' out of me head!' He was probably in love with the Kraftwerk meets Sly Stone vibe that pops up now and then in between the spiky pop/rock. The vocals are an acquired taste, but the large swathes of instrumental magic compensates if you find the voice is not to your liking. We like this." - Zeitgeist - December, 1999

•  Although no information was forwarded with this album apart from a scant bio, it appears that Daniel is a solo artist, who has talents in both regular rock stylings as well as a flair for some electronic sounds. The album is divided into 2 halves, the first called 'Guitari Inepti'; the second section 'Veni/MIDI/Vici', though I'm not sure just what that might mean...Whatever the case, it's the first half of the album that grabbed me the most, with some of the tracks reminding me a little of some of Neil Young's earlier music, the highlight of this section being 'Do the Washing-Up', though 'Amnesia International' is also pretty interesting, this track being the pick of the vocal performances for me...The second half of the album takes on a more electronic feel, with the pick being 'Nobody We Know', while the closing track 'Bad News Day' is a somewhat intriguing selection of answering machine messages. Whether faked or not, they make an interesting end to the album. The only fault I had to find with the album was that the production was a little on the quiet side for a CD, though the quality was there." - hEARd - December, 1999

• "This Irish singer sounds quite American to me. From the upbeat and snappy numbers that sound like a cross between Boz Scaggs (in his Steve Miller Band heydays) and the Beach Boys to the moodier ballads, Mr. Prendiville creates a pop sound that is at once retro and current." -  Don Campau - No Pigeonholes - Faves of 1999

• (Re. "Every Bump In The Road") - "Excellent indie track with some great vocals. Worth your attention" - Unsigned and Online - March, 2001

• "Daniel Prendiville's debut, "TANTRUM EGO", is a confusing mess of electronica and guitar-driven pop songs. The first half of the disc (the first five songs), labelled "Guitari Inepti", jumps around pop songs that seem to also want to be very guitar-driven, though the guitars wash out the songs and blind them with a metal-ish tint. The second half (the last five songs), "Veni/MIDI/Vici", seem to want to funk around with electronica and quirky dance beats...The CD is a very puzzling one. It's hard to interpret and digest. After a few listens, I grew tired of its inability to really choose a direction and stick with it. It's got some good pop hiding underneath the mess of the first five songs. Though, I'm still trying to figure out what the last five songs are all about. I'll give this a D" - In Music We Trust - Issue 27

• "For some reason, this CD amuses the hell out of me!!! The songs are hard for me to categorize, though I will say that they're great for doing some funky dancing in the living room. There is some catchy pop, some guitar-driven rock, and some shit that sounds like either 70s TV show music or porn music (I can't decide which). And after listening to "Bad News Day", I have to wonder exactly what Daniel did to that hotel room in Boston...or do I want to know?" - AUTOreverse - Summer 2000

• "I hate to do this sometimes, when someone has obviously sweated and worked their guts out to produce an album that is obviously their "baby". I'm sorry but I don't really like this. I've tried to be objective about it but it simply doesn't light the blue touch paper. It reminds me of a solo effort by a member of an early 80's prog band, you know...mullets, pixie boots and the guitarist with the sleeves of his brown distressed-look leather jacket rolled up. Sorry to be so negative about this release, but there you go. At the end of the day, it's down to personal taste I suppose. The only redeeming feature for me is a slight resemblance to the vocals and choruses of Talking Heads. Anyway, try not to be put off. Visit the site and make up your own minds." - Acid Attack Music