2008 Woodie Awards
CD Review: Dropkick Murphys
Andrew Beam
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: FUSE
Originally published: 9/27/07 at 9:58 PM EST
Last update: 9/27/07 at 9:57 PM EST
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Who doesn't love a large mix of Celtic music, punk rock and hardcore?
Well even if you hate it, Dropkick Murphy's are here to bring you that insane mix of music that many fans have grown to love.
Their latest disc, "The Meanest of Times," does not stray far at all from anything you have heard from them before, and I'm sure if you ask any Murphy's fan, he or she is perfectly content with it.
Their sixth studio album flows with Boston love from the bars downtown.
The octet comes out swinging on the opening track "Famous for Nothing," which fills your head with pictures of circle pits and sing-alongs. Even the electric guitar has an Irish tone (if that even exists) along with the ever-famous bag pipes played skillfully by Scuffy Wallace.
The song is all about waiting for the weekend to come, and getting wasted in the bars. Al Barr and Ken Casey's infamous growl take their place on the track, while the chorus is filled with various voices.
"The State of Massachusetts" opens up with a mandolin solo performed by Tim Brennan. With a hint of an Irish jig played in between the heavy guitars, "Massachusetts" is a song about their home state, to which the band proudly stays true.
"Vices and Virtues" opens with two notes that sound surprisingly reminiscent of "Comatose" by Pearl Jam, but soon goes into that trademark sound for which DKM is well known. This is another song dedicated to alcohol - more specifically, whiskey.
"Surrender" is a low key track compared to most of the songs. With lovely power chords playing through the track, it is sadly one of the lackluster songs on the album.
"Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" is a lovely cover of an old Irish folk song, which opens up with the mandolin playing along with the rhythm of drinking at the bar.
Soon the song picks up and goes into a fast-paced punk song, starting up the circle pits yet again.
"Fairmount Hill" is a song dedicated to a place in Boston that is close to the band's heart.
Well even if you hate it, Dropkick Murphy's are here to bring you that insane mix of music that many fans have grown to love.
Their latest disc, "The Meanest of Times," does not stray far at all from anything you have heard from them before, and I'm sure if you ask any Murphy's fan, he or she is perfectly content with it.
Their sixth studio album flows with Boston love from the bars downtown.
The octet comes out swinging on the opening track "Famous for Nothing," which fills your head with pictures of circle pits and sing-alongs. Even the electric guitar has an Irish tone (if that even exists) along with the ever-famous bag pipes played skillfully by Scuffy Wallace.
The song is all about waiting for the weekend to come, and getting wasted in the bars. Al Barr and Ken Casey's infamous growl take their place on the track, while the chorus is filled with various voices.
"The State of Massachusetts" opens up with a mandolin solo performed by Tim Brennan. With a hint of an Irish jig played in between the heavy guitars, "Massachusetts" is a song about their home state, to which the band proudly stays true.
"Vices and Virtues" opens with two notes that sound surprisingly reminiscent of "Comatose" by Pearl Jam, but soon goes into that trademark sound for which DKM is well known. This is another song dedicated to alcohol - more specifically, whiskey.
"Surrender" is a low key track compared to most of the songs. With lovely power chords playing through the track, it is sadly one of the lackluster songs on the album.
"Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" is a lovely cover of an old Irish folk song, which opens up with the mandolin playing along with the rhythm of drinking at the bar.
Soon the song picks up and goes into a fast-paced punk song, starting up the circle pits yet again.
"Fairmount Hill" is a song dedicated to a place in Boston that is close to the band's heart.
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