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- Summary: The sixth album for the Celtic punk band finds them on a new label.
- Record Label: Born & Bred
- Genre(s): Rock, Punk
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Entertainment WeeklyThese Boston Punk-folksters owe a large musical debt to Irish punk-folksters the pogues. But if that's not a problem for Pogues singer Spider Stacy, then it's fine by us, given the gloriously raucous, hook-heavy nature of '(F)lannigan's Ball.' [21 Sep 2007, p.81]
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The Meanest of Times is a lyrically dense album, but in spite of it all Dropkick Murphys know how to turn a wake in to a party.
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Meanest is everything you want in a Murphys record and a great inauguration for the band's newly minted indie label, Born & Bred Records.
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Alternative PressThe Dropkick Murphys don't fuck with a good thing on The Meanest Of Times. [Oct 2007, p.156]
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They're also songwriters--and good ones, too, preserving their party-boy reputation while turning out giant, soulful choruses on songs both manicured and memorable.
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Ultimately, The Meanest of Times stumbles when the folksy frayed stitching is torn away, exposing nothing but atrophied punk muscle.
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The band sounds re-energized here, and while the quality of the songs is very up and down, they at least all have their muscle back.
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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RemyC.Mar 30, 2008This is a very good CD and the Dropkick Murphys are a great band that give great cd's all the time
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MattD.Sep 27, 2007
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RemdawgMar 16, 2008This album is awesome (F)lannigans ball is awesome. I'd totally recommend it. another great DKM CD is "The Warriors Code"
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TimothyS.Sep 21, 2007
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DaraghL.Nov 13, 2007The Murphys are back, and as mean as ever!
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ZaneB.Oct 9, 2007Great album
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JamesM.Nov 2, 2007
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