- Do or Die (Dropkick Murphys album)
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Do or Die Studio album by Dropkick Murphys Released January 27, 1998 Recorded 1997 Genre Celtic punk
Hardcore punkLength 40:07 Label Hellcat Records Producer Lars Frederiksen Dropkick Murphys chronology The Bruisers/Dropkick Murphys Split 7 inch
(1997)Do or Die
(1998)The Gang's All Here
(1999)Do or Die was 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.
Contents
Track listing
- "Cadence to Arms" (Traditional, reworked from Scotland the Brave) – 1:49
- "Do or Die" – 1:50
- "Get Up" – 2:06
- "Never Alone"- 2:54
- "Caught in a Jar"- 2:19
- "Memories Remain" – 2:25
- "Road of the Righteous" – 2:56
- "Far Away Coast" – 2:41
- "Fightstarter Karaoke" – 2:18
- "Barroom Hero" – 2:57
- "3rd Man In" – 2:18
- "Tenant Enemy #1" – 2:13
- "Finnegan's Wake" (Traditional) – 2:19
- "Noble" – 2:34
- "Boys on the Docks (Murphys' Pub Version)" – 2:33
- "Skinhead on the MBTA" – 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"
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Allmusic gave Do or Die a rating of three stars out of five, and said that the album was an "an interesting blend of hardcore-style punk with traditional Irish inflections."[1]
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.
"Never Alone" was featured in the Extreme sports video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX.
References
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. Do or Die (Dropkick Murphys album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
Tim Brennan · Jeff DaRosa · James Lynch · Al Barr · Ken Casey · Matt Kelly · Scruffy Wallace
Marc Orrell · Mike McColgan · Rick Barton · Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios · Ryan Foltz · Jeff ErnaStudio albums Do or Die · The Gang's All Here · Sing Loud, Sing Proud! · Blackout · The Warrior's Code · The Meanest of Times · Going Out in StyleEPs Compilation albums Live albums Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA · Live on Lansdowne, Boston MASplit albums Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7 inch · The Bruisers/Dropkick Murphys Split 7 inch · Split with Anti-Heros · Split with Oxymoron · Mob Mentality · Unity · This Is the East Coast (...Not L.A.) · Face to Face vs. Dropkick Murphys · One for the AgesSingles "Fire and Brimstone" · "Tattoos and Scally Caps" · "Curse of Fallen Soul" · "Good Rats" · "Live on a Five" · "Walk Away" · "Time to Go" · "The Fields of Athenry" · "For Boston" · "Back to the Hub" · "Fields of Athenry: Andrew Farrar Memorial" · "The State of Massachusetts" · "Going Out in Style" · "Memorial Day"Other songs "Buried Alive" · "Cadence to Arms" · "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" · "Last Letter Home" · "M.T.A." · "Skinhead on the MBTA" · "Tessie"DVD/Film appearances Vans Warped Tour 2003 · Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1 · On the Road with the Dropkick Murphys · Punk Rock Holocaust · Give 'Em the BootRelated bands Categories:- Dropkick Murphys albums
- 1997 albums
- Debut albums
- Hellcat Records albums
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