Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, south part of Boston, MA in 1995.
Rose Tattoo
I'm Shipping Up To Boston
Line-up:
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The best Bio I could find (source iTunes):
''...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 & Brimstone, Tattoos & 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, as 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 Cock 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, and 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 effort, 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. 2012 saw the band follow up with Live at Fenway before returning the next year with their eighth studio effort, Signed and Sealed in Blood.''
Discography:
Signed and Sealed in Blood-2013
01.The Boys Are Back
02.Prisoner's Song
03.Rose Tattoo
04.Burn
05.Jimmy Collins' Wake
06.The Season's Upon Us
07.The Battle Rages On
08.Don't Tear Us Apart
09.My Hero
10.Out On The Town
11.Out of Our Heads
12.End of the Night
13.Shark Attack (Vinyl Exclusive)
Lucky Charlie (iTunes Exclusive)
78 RPM (Bonus Track)
The Season’s Upon Us- 2012 JanGoing Out In Style- 2011 Mar
Live At Fenway- 2011 May
Going Out In Style: Fenway Park Bonus Edition- 2011 MarLive On Lansdowne- 2010 Mar
Untitled 21: A Tribute To Swingin’ Utters- 2010 Feb
The State of Massachusetts- 2008 Feb
The Meanest Of Times- 2007 Sep
Whiskey In The Jar- 2006 Feb
The Departed Soundtrack- 2006 NovAndrew Farrar Memorial- 2005 Sep
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland-2005
The Singles Collection, Vol. 2- 2005 Mar
Rock Against Bush Vol. 2- 2004
Tessie- 2004 Aug
Walk Away- 2003 Jun
Blackout - 2003Jun
Back To The Hub- 2003 Dec
Dropkick Murphys/Face To Face Split-2002 Feb
Live On St. Patrick’s Day- 2002 Sep
Sing Loud, Sing Proud- 2001 Feb
The Singles Collection, Vol. 1- 2000 May
Live On A Five-2000 July
Dropkick Murphys/The Business Split CD- 2000 May
Good Rats-2000 Jun
Dropkick Murphys/Agnostic Front Split- 1999 Dec
Dropkick Murphys/The Business Split 7-Inch-1999 Dec
The Gang’s All Here- 1999 Mar
Fields of Athenry Promo CD- 1998 Jan
Do Or Die-1998 Jan
Curse Of A Fallen Soul-1998 JulyDo Or Die-1998 Jan
Fields of Athenry 7-Inch Picture Disc- 1998 Jan
Dropkick Murphys/Oxymoron Split-1998 July
Boys On The Docks-1997 July
Fire and Brimstone-1997 Feb
Tattoos & Scally Caps- 1997 Feb
Dropkick Murphys/Bruisers Split-1997 Sep
Dropkick Murphys/Anti-Heros Split- 1997 NovDropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split-1996 July
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