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The Outlets
Rick Barton is an American musician and producer from Boston, MA, who is currently the singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Continental. Barton was previously a founding member and guitarist of the rock band, The Outlets and a founding member and guitarist for the punk band Dropkick Murphys. Barton along with his brother David Alex Barton formed The Outlets in the early 80s and were an acclaimed live band in the Boston area. The Outlets attained success in the greater Boston music scene but failed to gain national attention when they signed with Restless/Enigma in 1985, despite modest critical acclaim including a recommendation from Billboard Magazine. They are best known for the single "Knock Me Down", which was a regional hit. Barton would eventually leave The Outlets (who have reformed without him) and form the Dropkick Murphys in 1996 With the Dropkick Murphys, Barton would record their debut EP, 1997's ''Boys on the Docks'' along with their first two studio albums, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston, MA
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7 Inch
''Split 7inch'' is a split EP by Dropkick Murphys and The Ducky Boys. It was released in July 1996 on Flat Records, with 2,000 copies on black vinyl and 1,000 copies on green vinyl. This is the first release by both bands. The Dropkick Murphys tracks were later re-released on '' The Singles Collection, Volume 1''. Track listing Side A (Dropkick Murphys) # "Barroom Hero" ( Rick Barton/ Ken Casey) # "Fightstarter Karaoke" (Rick Barton/Ken Casey/ Mike McColgan) Side B (The Ducky Boys) # "Cross To Bear" ( Mark Lind/Mike Marsden/Jason Messina) # "Pride" (Mark Lind) Personnel Dropkick Murphys: * Mike McColgan - vocals * Rick Barton - guitar, backup vocals * Ken Casey - bass, backup vocals * Jeff Erna - drums *Joe Delaney - bagpipes on 'Barroom Hero' The Ducky Boys: *Mike Marsden - guitar, vocals * Mark Lind - bass, vocals *Jason Messina - drums *Mike O'Leary - guitar, vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Drunken Sons
''Crooked Drunken Sons'' is an EP by the Street Dogs. It was released on 7" and as a digital download on Record Store Day, April 20, 2013, by Pirates Press Records. The title song is named after an annual tour the band has been doing. The songs were recorded in November 2012 at bassist Johnny Rioux's compound in Texas. The songs were originally meant to be demos for their next album, but the band liked them enough to release them as-is. One of the B-sides, "I Got Drunk", is an Uncle Tupelo cover. Track listing Side A # "Crooked Drunken Sons" – 4:12 Side B # "I Got Drunk" – 2:10 # "We All Fall Apart" – 2:26 Credits * Mike McColgan – vocals * Johnny Rioux – bass * Marcus Hollar – lead guitar *Tobe Bean III – rhythm guitar * Pete Sosa – drums References {{Authority control Street Dogs albums Pirate Press Records albums 2013 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Dogs (album)
''Street Dogs'' is the fifth album by the Street Dogs. It was released on August 31, 2010. The band recorded the album at the Blasting Room in February 2010. The track "Rattle and Roll" was released on the compilation '' Epitaph New Noise, Volume 1''. The album includes a re-recording of "Fighter", one of the band's most popular songs from their debut album, ''Savin Hill''. This was the final album to feature Paul Rucker on Drums. Track listing Personnel * Mike McColgan – vocals * Johnny Rioux – bass * Marcus Hollar – lead guitar *Tobe Bean III – rhythm guitar * Paul Rucker – drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ... References {{Authority control Street Dogs albums 2010 albums Hellcat Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The State Of Massachusetts
"The State of Massachusetts" is a song by American rock band Dropkick Murphys. It was released on February 4, 2008 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, '' The Meanest of Times''. The song is about the effects of drugs on individuals and their families. Although the title is an obvious play on words, as Massachusetts is a state, it is actually one of four states who are officially known as commonwealths. "The State of Massachusetts" was one of the 100-most-played songs on U.S. modern rock radio in October 2007. By January 2008, the song had become one of the 60-most-played alternative rock songs in the United States. The song was #83 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. It is the theme song to the MTV show '' Nitro Circus''. The music video was filmed on location in the unused and abandoned Curley Auditorium on the Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meanest Of Times
''The Meanest of Times'' is the sixth studio album by American celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys. It was released on September 18, 2007, through their vanity label, Born & Bred Records, a division of Cooking Vinyl Records. The album was their first to not be released through Hellcat Records and their last to feature guitarist Marc Orrell, who left the band following the tour in support of the album. The picture on the album's cover was taken at Saint Brendan School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, close to Quincy, Massachusetts whence the band hails. Local kids posed in the picture. Songs The songs "(F)lannigan's Ball", "Fairmount Hill" and " Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" are based on traditional Irish tunes. The lyrics of both "(F)lannigan's Ball" (based on "Lanigan's Ball") and "Fairmount Hill" (based on " Spancil Hill") were altered. They include multiple references to places in the Boston region and people associated with the band. "(F)lannigan's Ball" was partially recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singles Collection, Volume 2
''Singles Collection Volume 2'' is a b-side and rarities compilation album released by Boston punk rock band Dropkick Murphys, on March 8, 2005. The album, which peaked at No. 26 and spent three weeks on the chart, contains songs released on singles, compilations and splits. Among the songs, two are alternate versions of songs previously released on Dropkick Murphys albums, five songs were written by the band (one of which was co-written with The Business) and the rest were covers. The artists covered range from mainstream rock bands such as AC/DC and Creedence Clearwater Revival to influential punk bands such as Sham 69 and Cock Sparrer. "We Got the Power", a song about the 1919 Boston Police Strike also appeared on Fat Wreck Chords's 2004 compilation album '' Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2''. Song information Track listing # "21 Guitar Salute" ( Andre Schlesinger) – 2:40 # " Fortunate Son" ( John Fogerty) – 2:38 # "On the Attack" ( Dropkick Murphys) – 1:26 # "You' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singles Collection, Volume 1
''The Singles Collection, Volume 1'' is a collection of non-album tracks by Dropkick Murphys. It is the American version of '' The Early Years'' which was released in Europe, although with some track changes. This album contains everything the band recorded before their first album, '' Do or Die'', except for the ''Boys on the Docks'' EP and compilation tracks from ''I've Got My Friends'' and ''Runt of the Litter Volume 2'', as well as exclusive live tracks. Song information The album includes six covers: The Clash's "Career Opportunities", "Guns of Brixton" and "White Riot"; The Pogues' "Billy Bones"; and Slapshot's "I've Had Enough" are standalone tracks, while the band also covers AC/DC's "T.N.T." during the song " Skinhead on the MBTA (Live)." Track listing All songs by Dropkick Murphys unless otherwise noted. # "Barroom Hero" – 3:09 # "Fightstarter Karaoke" – 2:33 # "John Law" – 2:15 # "Regular Guy" – 1:53 # "3rd Man In" – 2:19 # " Career Opportunities (Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity (Dropkick Murphys And Agnostic Front EP)
''Unity'' is a split album by American punk bands Dropkick Murphys and Agnostic Front. It was released in December 1999. Song information Track listing #"Nobody's Hero" (Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a Northern Irish punk rock band from Belfast. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the Deep P .../ Gordon Ogilvie) – 3:49 #"Pipebomb on Lansdowne" (Extended Dance Remix) (Dropkick Murphys) – 2:03 #"9 Seconds Remaining" (Agnostic Front) – 2:22 #"Sit and Watch (Demo Version)" (Agnostic Front) – 1:52 References Dropkick Murphys albums Agnostic Front albums 1999 EPs Split EPs {{1990s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give 'Em The Boot II
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands. Hellcat published its ''Give 'Em the Boot'' label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997. Films In 2005, a ''Give 'Em the Boot'' DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands. On January 15, 2006, the label released '' Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'', a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and the Transplants. Notable bands Active * Tim Timebomb * Charged GBH * Civet * The Creepshow * Danny Diablo * Devil's Brigade * Grade 2 * HorrorPops * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Early Years (Dropkick Murphys Album)
Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The current lineup consists of co-lead vocalist and bassist Ken Casey, drummer Matt Kelly, co-lead vocalist Al Barr (on hiatus from the band since 2022), rhythm and lead guitarist James Lynch, lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tim Brennan, multi-instrumentalist and rhythm guitarist Jeff DaRosa and bassist Kevin Rheault. Casey has been the band's only constant member since the band formed. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records; they released five albums for the label and built a reputation around New England and the East coast through persistent touring. They expanded their schedule to include national and international tour dates, and began a tradition of yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The 2004 single, " Tessie,” an homage to a Boston Red Sox fanclub (the Royal Rooters) became the band's first mains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give 'Em The Boot (album)
Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands. Hellcat published its ''Give 'Em the Boot'' label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997. Films In 2005, a ''Give 'Em the Boot'' DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands. On January 15, 2006, the label released '' Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'', a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and the Transplants. Notable bands Active * Tim Timebomb * Charged GBH * Civet * The Creepshow * Danny Diablo * Devil's Brigade * Grade 2 * HorrorPops * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
