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DROPKICK MURPHYS – THE GANG'S ALL HEREEven with the departure of original singer Mike McCoughlin, The Dropkick Murphys didn't miss a beat. They simply recruited pal and fellow Bostonian Al Barr for vocals and released THE GANG'S ALL HERE, which builds on the band's working class, punk rock sound, but also reflects the influence of Irish folk tunes with covers of "The Fighting 69th" and "Amazing Grace" (complete with bagpipes). With songs that articulate the burdens and exultations of blue

I haven’t been able to listen to their new stuff—it’s far too lush

There’s real ambition here

and CeeLo—that are passable and melodic but unneeded

Their 1983 track “Junkies All Around You” was college and underground radio staple

the cheery calypso "West Indian Daddy

and bad-ass basslines the whole way through

Idi Amin’s lyrics sound like they could have been used for the Shangri-Las in some nightmarish alternate reality when the man croons

Studios but never released

Ty kicks back with bottom-heavy creativity

Comes in a gatefold sleeve with a poster

Epitaph/Anti are proud to once again make this important debut effort available to the masses

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