You Can Take the Punk Out of the Catholic Church, But You Can't Take the Catholic Church Out of the Punk
I *heart* the Dropkick Murphys.
After all, they are a Boston punk rock band that uses traditional Irish instruments and melodies alongside speed-metal drumming. So...what kind of chance did I have? The love was just waiting to happen.
But what sets these guys apart is that they don't sing about suburban angst or the old, tired Mom-and-Dad-never-loved-me crap. They sing about neighborhood guys dying in Iraq, brothers dying of "the drink," and hopes that maybe we can meet on the other side after we all die. LOVE IT! And the Irish melancholy doesn't end there. They sing about growing up with the Catholic Church wanting your soul, Department of Social Services taking your kids, and losing your leg in a freak pirate accident (I'm not kidding -- the chorus is about shipping up to Boston to get a wooden leg).
So check 'em out. They are loud and fast and full of good ole' Irish Catholic fun.
posted by Mutha @ 9:43 PM
6 Comments:
i GOTTA hear them. on the other hand, i have an instinctive aversion to young hetero catholic males. on the other hand, they're punk/speed metal. on the other hand, they're irish and that means spiteful and bitter. on the other hand, it means party time and fun!
poop. i gotta hear them.
Hey Mutha, long time. Love the Dropkick Murphys! Did you post about them previously perhaps, because I'm not sure where I first heard of them, checked them out, and loved them! Go ahead fn - give em a listen.
FN: Poop or not you MUST.
G: I would love to claim I turned you on -- but no, this is the first time I have written about them. The recent release "The Meanest of Times" is fantastic if you haven't heard it yet.
It just came to me! Their music was featured in the movie The Departed. That's it.
Will do.
I will check it out.
Any band that dares to combat the guilt schmilt from papal bull with celtic speed metal should be mandatory listening.
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