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The Dropkick Murphys

The hardcore punk/Celtic folk outfit Dropkick Murphys formed in South Boston in 1995; vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Rick Barton, and bassist Ken Casey comprised the original nucleus of the group, with a series of drummers passing through the lineup before the addition of Matt Kelly in 1997. After a series of EPs including Fire and Brimstone, Tattoos and Scally Caps, and Boys on the Docks, the Dropkick Murphys signed to Hellcat Records to issue their 1998 full-length Do or Die, produced by Rancid's Lars Frederiksen; McColgan exited the group soon after (he later went on to form the like-minded Street Dogs) and was replaced by vocalist Al Barr for the follow-up, 1999's The Gang's All Here.

Mob Mentality, a split release with the Business, appeared in mid-2000, but at the same time the band was going through an extensive redesign. Their five-piece arrangement expanded into a septet, for Marc Orrell stepped in after original guitarist Rick Barton left the band to get married. James Lynch (guitar), Spicy McHaggis (bagpipes), and Ryan Foltz (mandolin) were also added to the lineup to enhance the band's growling sound. Frederiksen, who produced the band's first two albums, left the Dropkicks to venture out on their own for their third studio effort, Sing Loud, Sing Proud. Bassist Ken Casey took over, and the album, which featured collaborations with ex-Pogue Shane MacGowan and C**k Sparrer's Colin McFaull, was issued in early 2001.

Their Irish pride shone through the next year, when Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA was released in the summer. Recorded at the biggest Irish-American celebration of the year in a town known for its widespread Irish heritage, the set was a blistering example of their intense and lively gigs. As the band prepped for the annual Vans Warped Tour in summer 2003, they released Blackout in June; the album featured new bagpipe player Scruffy Wallace and accordionist Tim Brennan (who further took over mandolin and tin whistle after Foltz left following some touring). The Murphys reworked the Boston Red Sox anthem "Tessie" on their mid-2004 EP Tessie, which subsequently became the theme song to the Sox's World Series run that year. Warrior's Code followed in 2005, and one of its songs, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," was later used in the 2006 Martin Scorsese film The Departed. Soon after, the band recorded The Meanest of Times, a collection of songs about family loyalty, featuring guest appearances by Spider Stacy of the Pogues and Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners, released in mid-September 2007. In January 2008, however, Orrell announced his decision to leave the band in order to pursue other projects. Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA, a CD/DVD of tracks culled from 2009's week of St. Patrick's Day shows in Boston, was released in 2010. For their next studio album, the band looked inward to create a concept album, combining their own experiences to create the fictional character Cornelius Larkin. The result was their seventh album, Going Out in Style, which was released in 2011 on their Born & Bred label. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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@koopartopa9 9
they do that when ever kiss me im sh*t face comes on they get a bunch of girls on stage
I wasn't there, but my sister and her friend went to a Dropkick Murphys show, and they got called up on stage! I'm a little jealous to be honest. I love these guys.
@njskater052 6
the departed song is called shippen up to bosten one of the best songs ever
@carella211
baseball is the sport from heaven and if you dont think so that dont be hating on the sport that god palys
Dropkick Murphys....j u s t doesn't get any better!!
grammagras
As good as they are you all need your mouths washed out with soap. I feel sorry for DropKick that there follars are in need of schooling
drop kick and street dogs and bosstones last year at fenway park best show of my life BOSTON 4 life!!
F**K YOU, Baseball rules. GO TRIBE!
Baseball sucks in general
F**k you but I agree about the Murphys... F**k all the Yankees
F**k the Red Coxs! love me some Murphys though.
these guys got me into irish/celtic music
I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!
jerk
i saw them live cant even put it into words how good they where
good shizzz
ashdholland
I saw them play with the Bouncing Souls, amazing show!!!
if you dont like .... thats to bad...
Love these guys. Love Boston. Love that Dirty Water
njskater0526
looking for the departed song
@ luongoa you're a piece of s**t, Boston rules. You're just too much of a p**sy to understand
Sorry.. if you think they are retarded.. this New England girl thinks they just rock.. See ya in Southie!
r.e.t.a.r.d. e . d . just for the record.... who gives a shite if they're skins or not, they're a great band. Maybe they figured something out that you obviously havent yet.
you spelled retarted wrong..... ouch.
your f**king retarted dude ,, u trully dont know dick
nbhooligans
Are you all thick? Retired from the Skinhead Culture. F@cking people... Yeah they're still a f@cking band, but they sold out long ago.
there still playing what are you talking about
nbhooligans
HUNG UP THEIR BOOTS.. As in No Longer Claiming Skinhead. pfff freshcuts.
Slainté! Gettin' pumped for my own little piece of St. Paddy down here in Tuscaloosa, AL. IT'S TIME TO GOOO!!!
yea thats just the name there not retired god forbid
ackyri
They're not retired, nbhooligans. That's just the name of the album.
even though they come from that sh*thole known as Boston, I still dig 'em.
nbhooligans
I used to respect these guys til they hung up their boots. Al Barr should've stayed with the Bruisers..
HAHA hooligans? amazing regardless
even philly loves these hooligans!
not one of my favorite bands my favorite band
one of my favorite bands
stricked are we so i cant wait to see them in CONCERT
tomrichardso n 5
learn how to spell CONCERT
this stuff is amazing i cant wait to see them in consert
willslaura26
Love love these guys... My hubby and I still like to listen to their music and get shitfaced lol
F**king what?! Dropkick Murphys EST. 1996!.....du m b a s s e s . . . . I ' m Boston proud and strong....f* * k i n g WOW! fix that info!
Rock it out, Lads and Lassies !!!
I Dropkick Murphy'd my friend in the face and he got alcohol poisoning...
My favorite kind of music.
kvnshop
these guys make a pretty decent guilty pleasure, if nothing else
Nitro circus theme song, best banjo ever
enough about your stupid leg already man!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
10627mushroo m l o v e 1
ahhh the irish...
i wanna get wasted with the murphys
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