Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys – Okemah Rising (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 28:56 minutes | 357 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock
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Okemah Rising is the final installment of the Woody Guthrie/Dropkick Murphys collaboration, so we wanted to bring it home with a bang. Whereas the goal of This Machine Still Kills Fascists was to raise consciousness, Okemah Rising intends to raise the roof. Sure, it has one or two tender moments, but all in all it’s much more of a party than TMSKF. Even a party record can have a message though – we’ve felt that on the road over the last few months as we’ve played Okemah Rising songs “Gotta Get to Peekskill” and “I Know How It Feels” on tour all over the world. Every night, when the audience is singing along with Woody’s words, his steadfast defense of the working class, and his fight against social injustice and the abuse of political power comes across loud and clear. So as long as Dropkick Murphys are involved, Woody’s message will always be heard.

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Dropkick Murphys – This Machine Still Kills Fascists (Expanded Edition) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:28 minutes | 539 MB | Genre: Folk, Acoustic
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This Machine Still Kills Fascists ist anders als alles, was Dropkick Murphys bisher gemacht haben: Ein komplettes Album mit Songs, die Woody Guthries Worte zum Leben erwecken. This Machine Still Kills Fascists ist kein Tribut-Album oder eine Coversammlung, sondern eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Dropkick Murphys und Woody Guthrie – Künstlern, die durch Zeit und Raum getrennt, aber durch eine gemeinsame Philosophie verbunden sind – um etwas völlig Neues zu schaffen.

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Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:12 minutes | 929 MB | Genre: Rock
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In good Times and bad times, we turn to music. Our record collections and playlists carry us through any hardships, adversities, and trouble the world throws our way. When you press play, the pain just goes away. It’s why we listen in the first place. And that’s what dropkick Murphy set out to do – and definitely accomplished – on the new album turn up that dial. They boot in the front door of 2021 with a record that punches you square in the face and says, in the words of Ken Casey, “get up, get out of those sweatpants you’ve been wearing for the last year…Better times are ahead – Let’s f-in’ Go!!”.

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Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 43:42 minutes | 945 MB | Genre: Celtic Punk
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Dropkick Murphys come out swinging with their eighth full-length recording, SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD. The band is back and firing with ballsier guitars, louder vocals, catchier hooks and lyrics that will stop you in your tracks. The album is an exhilarating fusion of folk and punk. Essential standouts include “The Boys Are Back,” “Burn,” “My Hero” and “Don’t Tear Us Apart.” SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD is proof that Dropkick Murphys are at the top of their game as songwriters.

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Dropkick Murphys – 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:43 minutes | 482 MB | Genre: Alternative, Indie
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After twenty years, Dropkick Murphys remain bigger than ever, having sold over 6 million albums worldwide. Their forthcoming CD, 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, is a soundtrack to tragedy and triumph alike. On this album, the band carries on the tradition of rough and tumble storytelling – the kind of writing that never leaves fans wondering whether the band have lived what they’re singing about. A look back at childhood, a snapshot of a clueless jerk, a stop-you-in-your tracks reflection on a terrorist tragedy… There are moments of ass-kicking Celtic punk attitude, ball-busting wisecracks, tear-jerking confessions, and the kind of upbeat words of wisdom that can be chanted loud and proud across arenas and stadiums worldwide. The band continues to sell out venues around the world. They’ve Boston’s Fenway Park and been personally invited to share the stage with everyone from Foo Fighters to Bruce Springsteen to Mumford & Sons. The group’s single “I’m Shipping Up To Boston”– from 2005’s Certified Gold The Warrior’s Code–has sold nearly 2 million copies. “I’m Shipping Up To Boston,” a song with lyrics penned by Woody Guthrie, gained mainstream notoriety after being prominently featured in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-winning film The Departed. It can be commonly heard at sporting events and on television as a theme song for many sports teams (even outside of Boston).

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Dropkick Murphys – Turn Up That Dial (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:00 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Rock
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Boston’s unofficial house band Dropkick Murphys returned after an absence of four years with their tenth set Turn Up That Dial. Rousing and raucous as ever, the album doesn’t veer far from their tried-and-true formula of Celtic-influenced punk anthems. In addition to expected fare such as “Middle Finger” and “Smash Shit Up,” the boys get serious with the politically charged “Chosen Few” — both an observation of American society during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic and an indictment of U.S. presidential leadership during that time — and “I Wish You Were Here,” a midtempo ballad dedicated to vocalist Al Barr’s late father and other lives lost to the coronavirus. Aside from that final somber moment, the rest of the LP is an absolute blast, yet another collection of reliable singalongs to “Oi!” your cares away. – Neil Z. Yeung
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Dropkick Murphys – This Machine Still Kills Fascists (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:23 minutes | 682 MB | Genre: Rock
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Some songs are timeless. We can all think of songs that fit every era, every life event. Tear jerkers and kids’ songs, thought provokers and rally cries. But what about lyrics that were written about the people and issues of the author’s time – then put away, never to be seen until almost a century later, when a band pulled them out of the archive and were floored by how vividly those lyrics describe the news of their day? There’s an answer to that question – and it’s contained on This Machine Still Kills Fascists. In the 10 songs that make up this album, Dropkick Murphys bring Woody Guthrie’s perennial jabs at life – many of which are from the 1940s and ‘50s – into the time of their lives. The resulting music is eerily relevant to today’s world. And they’ve done it all without their usual arsenal of electric guitars. In fact, not a single amplifier was used to animate Woody’s words in these songs. But make no mistake: this is NOT your grandfather’s folk album. DKM harnessed all of their trademark power to craft these songs and bring Woody’s lyrics to life.

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