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Do or Die
Punk · 1998 · 16 tracks

Do or Die

Dropkick Murphys

High-velocity street punk fueled by bagpipes and working-class grit. The only full-length featuring Mike McColgan, capturing the raw, unpolished birth of a Boston legacy.

January 13, 1998 · Hellcat Records

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and fierce communal loyalty.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Cadence to Arms
1:49
02
Do or Die
1:51
03
Get Up
2:06
04
Never Alone
2:54
05
Caught in a Jar
2:20
06
Memories Remain
2:25
07
Road of the Righteous
2:56
08
Far Away Coast
2:41
09
Fightstarter Karaoke
2:18
10
Barroom Hero
2:58
11
3rd Man In
2:19
12
Tenant Enemy #1
2:13
13
Finnegan’s Wake
2:19
14
Noble
2:35
15
Boys on the Docks (Murphys’ Pub version)
2:34
16
Skinhead on the MBTA
3:49
Moments Worth Listening For
the bagpipe rendition of scotland the brave transitioning into a full-throttle punk blast on track 1
the sudden silence before the massive oi-inflected gang vocal explosion in the chorus of track 16
the gritty storytelling of barroom hero where the tempo shifts from a mid-paced stomp to a frantic sprint
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How does Do or Die sound next to the rest of Dropkick Murphys's catalogue?

Live Recording+1.4σ

The production is pushed notably harder into live recording than this artist usually allows.

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