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...chosen as a battle cry in 1903 by The Royal Rooters, a group of fans from South Boston who sang the Broadway tune to annoy the opposition, and it worked. This year, “Tessie” has been recorded by the Irish punk-rock band, The Dropkick Murphys??and you can’t get much tougher or more Boston than that. To top it off, Johnny Damon, Bronson Arroyo and Lenny Dinardo sing backup vocals on the track...
Much of the Murphys?? fervent fan base also grew around their music’s working class appeal. Protest songs such as “Which Side Are You On?” and “10 Years of Service” speak to blue collar punk fans who are increasingly disenchanted by punk’s now widely-commercialized image...
After the four shows are over and the dust has once again settled in Boston, the Dropkick Murphys?? future will be as eventful as ever. They just finished work on their new album Blackout, which is currently being mastered for a June 10 release...
...most of all, the album simply avoids the usual pitfalls of live albums—poor sound quality, tone-deaf guitar work, inane stage banter, etc. James Lynch and Marc Orrell’s guitars roar without overpowering the songs; indeed, two of the Murphys?? most rousing offerings (“For Boston” and a strangely moving “Amazing Grace”) feature enigmatic bagpiper Spicy McHaggis. Even the audience comes through in the clutch, shouting lyrics word-for-word when charismatic frontman Al Barr’s voice drops out. Of course, nothing...
Projected on the wall behind the stage in between bands (three bands played in all) were the Murphys?? beloved Boston Bruins engaging in hockey fights. The rowdy display of masculine aggression was mirrored by the crowd as soon as the Dropkick Murphys took the stage; mosh pits quickly formed in the center floor...
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