Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom [Live]

Dropkick Murphys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Hellcat Records
• ASIN: B00006GO9Z
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,865 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. For Boston

3. Boys on the Docks

4. Road of the Righteous

5. Upstarts & Broken Hearts

6. The Gauntlet

7. Rocky Road to Dublin

8. Heroes from Our Past

9. Finnegan's Wake

10. Wich Side Are You On?

11. A Few Good Men

12. Curse of a Fallen Soul

13. The Torch

14. Gang's All Here

15. Forever

16. Spicy McHaggis Jig

17. John Law

18. Wild Rover

19. Fortunate Son

20. Nutty (Bruin's Theme)

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great show and a great CD, August 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom (Audio CD)

The Dropkick Murphys concert on St. Patricks Day was absolutely nuts. It was probably one of the top 3 shows I've ever seen. Every song they did was great and the crowd was extreme for the whole show. Hearing these songs again is incredible and makes me remember one of the best shows I've ever seen. The CD has every song that I can remember from the show. Songs like Barroom Hero and Upstarts and Broken Hearts are absolutely classic. If you only one live CD, get this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Live album!, May 11, 2003

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Stretch (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom (Audio CD)

My brother bought this album on Vinyl in October, and I've borrowed it twice for 3 month spans, I've regretted returning it each time.

He actually was there when this album was recorded, he said the crowd was quite rabid, and it's apparent when listening, they chant and sing many tunes word for word. The band played a diverse set, harnessing all the components of their sound, and what better time to do it than on St. Patrick's Day weekend?

There's plenty of stand-outs, including their rendition of the Irish classic "Wild Rover" with a soaring chorus. "Nutty" (The Boston Bruins theme) has a delightful lick. The underrated bagpipe prowess of Spicy McHaggis is featured prominently.

I detract a star from my rating because there are a few weak moments, most notably durig the sentimental dreck of "Amazing Grace" (Not a bad song, it just seems out of place at a punk rock concert.) And the slow-moving "forever". (On the plus side before the latter is played Ken Casey humorously pretends he's a preacher, inviting a couple onstage and marrying them. He proclaims himself "Reverend Casey" and quickly admits "It's not a popular time to be one". Given the Catholic Priesthood scandal that jilted the Boston area.

"Live on St. Patricks day" is irresistable. Order a copy today.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Boston, November 16, 2005

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Nooneami - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA at the Avalon Ballroom (Audio CD)

I'm envious of Bostonites every St. Patty's Day (for a couple reasons) but most certainly because the Murphs throw a 3 day party (not just a concert, a PARTY, as author Dennis Lehane says in the liner notes) for the city. These guys embrace their fans and their fans embrace them and it's just one slambang three day celebration with punk, hicks, micks, and brews pouring. In fact, on this album is a recording of a wedding engagement that occured onstage at the show. Great stuff man!
After the bagpipes, the Murphs launce into "For Boston" a track declaring comraderie with their fans, and then "Boys on the Dock", just one of many of the Murph's worker anthems.
As the party flies with amped up killer cuts from albums past and present like "Which Side Are You On?", "John Law", "A Few Good Men" (Stand up and be counted, sing a song for liberty...!) ,and of course two ultimate rockers "The Gauntlet" (download this song now!) and "Barroom Hero" I just found myself wishing I was there. I've seen this band 3 times but never on their own turf on their own holiday and in front of their family. What an awesome way to start the Spring!
Finally, the show wraps up with "Skinhead on the MBTA" (Metro Boston Transit Authority" - right, you Bostonites?? Is that what that stands for?") aka "Bloody Pig Pile" and as the liner notes state "the mob swarmed onboard". I gotta get there some year............
I don't like the Red Sox cause they beat my Cards but I love this band and you would too.