bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, dˈɔɪlz bˈænd dˈʌm dˈʌmz wɜːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv səksˈɛsfəl ɡɪtˈɑːɹ bˈændz ɐmˌʌŋst ɐ ɡlˈʌt ʌv ˈɔːl sˈɪŋɪŋ, ˈɔːl dˈænsɪŋ bˈɔɪbˈændz ænd fˈiːmeɪl pˈɑːp stˈɑːɹlɪts.
Between 1998 and 2001, Doyle's band Dum Dums were among a handful of successful guitar bands amongst a glut of all singing, all dancing boy-bands and female pop starlets.