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Do or Die (Dropkick Murphys album)

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Released
  
January 27, 1998

Artist
  
Dropkick Murphys

Producer
  
Lars Frederiksen

Length
  
40:07

Release date
  
27 January 1998

Label
  
Hellcat Records

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Recorded
  
1997 at the Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts

Do or Die (1998)
  
The Gang's All Here (1999)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Celtic punk, Oi!, Hardcore punk, Folk punk

Similar
  
The Gang's All Here, Sing Loud - Sing Proud!, The Meanest of Times, The Warrior's Code, Blackout

Dropkick murphys do or die full album


Do or Die is the first album released by Boston's Irish-American punk band, Dropkick Murphys. It was released in 1998. A music video for the single "Barroom Hero" was released. This is the only album that featured original lead vocalist, Mike McColgan who went on to become a fireman before forming his own band, the Street Dogs.

Contents

Dropkick murphys cadence to arms full album stream


Reception

Allmusic gave Do or Die a rating of three stars out of five, and said that the album was "an interesting blend of hardcore-style punk with traditional Irish inflections."

In other media

A Do or Die poster appears on the wall of John Connor's bedroom in the pilot episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. "Barroom Hero" was used in the final credits of the documentary "Restrepo." "Never Alone" was featured in the Extreme sports video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX.

Track listing

Many songs were a collaborative effort.

  1. "Cadence to Arms" (Instrumental) (Traditional, reworked from Scotland the Brave) – 1:49
  2. "Do or Die" (Barton, McColgan) – 1:50
  3. "Get Up" (Barton, Casey, McColgan) – 2:06
  4. "Never Alone" (Barton, Casey) - 2:54
  5. "Caught in a Jar" (Barton, McColgan) - 2:19
  6. "Memories Remain" (Casey, Kelly) – 2:25
  7. "Road of the Righteous" (Barton, McColgan) – 2:56
  8. "Far Away Coast" (Barton, Casey, McColgan) – 2:41
  9. "Fightstarter Karaoke" (Barton, Casey) – 2:18
  10. "Barroom Hero" (Casey) – 2:57
  11. "3rd Man In" (Barton, Casey) – 2:18
  12. "Tenant Enemy #1" (Barton, Casey, Kelly, McColgan) – 2:13
  13. "Finnegan's Wake" (Traditional) – 2:19
  14. "Noble" (Barton, Casey, Kelly, McColgan) – 2:34
  15. "Boys on the Docks (Murphys' Pub Version) (Barton, Casey) – 2:33
  16. "Skinhead on the MBTA (Traditional) (Barton, Casey) – 3:49

Personnel

  • Mike McColgan – lead vocals
  • Ken Casey – bass guitar, vocals
  • Rick Barton – guitar, vocals
  • Matt Kelly – drums
  • Joe Delaney - bagpipes
  • Swingin' Utters - featured on the track "Skinhead on the MBTA"

    • Songs

    1Cadence to Arms1:49
    2Do or Die1:51
    3Get Up2:06

    References

    Do or Die (Dropkick Murphys album) Wikipedia
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