Dropkick Murphys Album - Singles Collection, Vol. 2
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Customers rating:
(7 ratings)
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Release Date:2005-03-08
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Type:Audio CD
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Genre:Alternative Pop/Rock, Oi!, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Punk, Punk Revival, Rock
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Label:Hellcat Records
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UPC:045778046928
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Approx. Price:$13.98
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Description :
Volume two of the hugely successful Singles Collection series hits the street on the eve of the band's already sold out annual run of St. Patrick's Day shows in Boston. The first volume has sold over 160,000 worldwide and is one of the hottest CDs in the group's catalog. Recorded between 1998 and 2004 for various singles, compilations and split 7-inches, most of which are long unavailable and much sought after. Features anthemic covers of AC/DC, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Misfits.Customer review - 2005-03-12
- Great collection for any fanThe Singles Collection brings together a bunch of rare tracks from various Dropkick Murphys singles, compilations or splits. All the good stuff from those is here. If you're a hardcore Dropkick Murphys then you probably have all these tracks already but this is a great thing for the casual fan.
There is a lot of good stuff here. There's a surprisingly strong cover of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll)" complete with good vocals. A great cover of Gang Green's alcohol. A very garage sounding cover of CCR's oft covered "Fortunate son". "21 Guitar Salute" is a strong cover of the great Press song and the anthemic "Working" is a great addition. The album is mainly covers with a few original songs along with a few splits like the Dropkick Murphys/Business split "Mob Mentality". The covers are for the most part including covers from **** Sparrer, Danzig, and Motorhead amongst others.
The quality of the album and the presentation is strong and all the songs sound as crisp as any of their albums. The strong vocal quality, talented instrumental work and original sound are all here in full force so this should be a good buy for any Dropkick Murphys fan. 4 stars.
Customer review - 2005-11-28
- This Is Awesome...This is such an awesome collection here, I'm really glad it was released. Basically this is just a cover CD, with the exception of a few songs. But when you put a great band like Dropkick covering great songs, you get great results. They cover everything from rock classics like "Its A Long Way To The Top" and "Fortunate Son" to Cock Sparrer "Shock Troops" era classics like "Working" and "Watch Your Back". And then there is the hilarious remix of "Pipebomb" (its a joke people!). They also cover my favorite Sham 69 song on here, so thats cool too. This is just a great cd period. Highly reccomended to anyone.
Customer review - 2008-04-22
- great covers and rare songsI personally love cover songs it shows talent and personality in a band.there is a lot more than covers here but they make up 85%of this cd.covers range from misfits,motorhead,the business,cocksparrer,AC/DC and many more.
Customer review - 2008-04-21
- Old SchoolThis CD is a well put together collection of hits and live show stoppers. Excellent addition to your collection of punk CD's.
Customer review - 2007-02-07
- Great set of rare songs and coversThis collection has some amazing tracks; I can't believe that some of them didn't make it onto the normal albums. There are a bunch of covers, like Halloween by The Misfits, Vengeance by The Nipple Erectors, Informer by The Business, and Watch Your Back by Cock Sparrer. Additionally, the Business and DKM team up to perform Mob Mentality. Some great DKM originals include 21 Guitar Salute and Pipebomb On Lansdowne (Dance Remix). Mostly covers here, but they're really well done. I highly recommend this CD.
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