Band Name: Dropkick Murphys
Music Album: Blackout
Album Release Date: April 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock Celtic Oi
Record Label: Hellcat Records
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 18 Tracks CD Album DVD All Media
Oi! Punk band from Boston, MA, formed in 1996 by Ken Casey (bass/vocals), Rick Barton (guitar) and Mike McColgan (vocals). The band is known for its Oi!/punk sound, its frequent covers of Irish standards, and lyrics which often focus on unions and working class ethics and concerns. In 1998, the band signed to Hellcat Records, a label run by members of Rancid and connected to Epitaph Records. After the release of their first LP, "Do Or Die", Mike McColgan left the band to pursue his desire to become a firefighter. The split was amicable and McColgan would return to music a few years later, fronting the Street Dogs. He was replaced by Al Barr. Rick Barton left after the band's second album, "The Gang's All Here" to pursue outside interests. By the release of their next album, "Sing Loud, Sing Proud", the band had expanded to include Casey, Barr, longtime drummer Matt Kelly, 2 guitarists, a mandolin player, and a bagpipe player.
In 2004, the Dropkick Murphys recorded and released the song "Tessie", an old tune associated with the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The song was featured in the movie "Fever Pitc (...)
| CD-1 | Walk Away | 2:51 |
| CD-2 | Worker's Song | 3:32 |
| CD-3 | The Outcast | 3:10 |
| CD-4 | Black Velvet Band | 3:03 |
| CD-5 | Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight | 2:39 |
| CD-6 | World Full Of Hate | 2:22 |
| CD-7 | Buried Alive | 1:57 |
| CD-8 | The Dirty Glass | 3:38 |
| CD-9 | Fields Of Athenry | 4:24 |
| CD-10 | Bastards On Parade | 3:50 |
| CD-11 | As One | 3:01 |
| CD-12 | This Is Your Life | 3:43 |
| CD-13 | Time To Go | 2:53 |
| CD-14 | Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced | 5:34 |
| DVD-1 | Rocky Road To Dublin (Live) | 2:38 |
| DVD-2 | Boys On The Docks (Live) | 5:30 |
| DVD-3 | Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight (Music Video) | 2:47 |
| DVD-4 | Trailer For The Forthcoming Full Length DVD | 2:29 |
©&℗ 2003 Hellcat Records.
Manufactured & distributed by Epitaph Europe.
Recorded at The Outpost, Stoughton MA
Mastered at Materdisk, New York NY
Dedicated to Joe Strummer, Brian Hollihan & Kenny Walls R.I.P
DVD audio recorded live at The Avalon Ballroom
DVD surround sound and audio mastering at Peerless Mastering, Newton MA.
Bonus DVD content:
8-page booklet with lyrics
* Live videos of "The Rocky Road To Dublin" and "Boys On The Docks", live footage from St. Patrick's Day 2002.
* Music video of "Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight"
* Trailer for the full length DVD released in 2004.
Track 14 appears as "Kiss Me I'm #!@*faced" on Digipak and CD, and with its real title in the booklet.
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