18-05-2011, 08:27
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DROPKICK MURPHYS "going out in style" 2010,cd. #6 US, #83 UK.
hooray!
a modern "punk" group who actually are "punk" in the old school term of the word...none of this Blink182/Green Day rubbish(dont get me wrong i like Green Day but refuse to term them as "punk"!!)
these guys of Irish heritage from Boston,USA are the real mccoy, they are the Pogues and The Clash rolled into one solid outfit. i love the way they use traditional celtic instruments(banjo,fiddle,accordian,bagpipes etc) and use it with blistering effect to the solid power chords of punk. the songs are short and to the point(13 tracks coming in at around 45 minutes), love the fist pumping anthemic chorus styles of the early Clash material. track #12 includes Bruce Springsteen on guitar and guest vocals, track #13 is the traditional Irish folk ballad "the irish rover" beefed up to rock. the rest of the album deals mainly with subject matter of 'the poor downtrodden working class' and touches on 'having the backing of a union for strength'...all working class material and true to 1977 punk.
this is only one of two albums of these guys i own out of around seven or eight releases and this one is first class punk rock/punk folk at its finest.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
tracks:
1. hang 'em high***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFw9AP5q0Pw audio
2. going out in style***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3RuoreRc video
3. the hardest mile**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4S5wxHmA4Q audio
4. cruel***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGBGsm2vSYQ audio
5. memorial day***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Qx0X4T_s0 video
6. climbing a chair to bed**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5E6mU9X1kk live
7. broken hymns***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLHdj4DAjw audio
8. deeds not words***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EreTmEZ4teg audio
9. sunday hardcore matinee***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vZHP4nZeh8 audio
10.take 'em down***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Ng153ORDo audio w/- lyrics
11.1953***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SE1QgEhq8Q audio
12.peg o' my heart***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_ikf-vlWc audio
13.the irish rover***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxFIQSZpqcY audio
3s=11
2s=2
1s=0
rating: 2.8
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.