Long Dim Road

Tossers (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thick Records
• ASIN: B00004SDEU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Crutch

2. Litigation

3. A Night On Earth

4. The Ballad Of N.A.T.O.

5. Mad Riot

6. Long Dim Road

7. Altercations

8. Wedding

9. The Pub

10. Doctrines Outdated

11. Ciara

Editorial Reviews

Review

Chicago's most infamous Irish folk-rock hooligans, The Tossers; a raucous mix of Irish folk instruments and punk ethos. --Chicago Tribune --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Product Description

Raised on the South Side of Chicago which is known for its huge Irish Catholic community, The Tossers emerged in the early 90s with their own brew of Celtic music fueled by a love of traditional folk songs and punk rock fury. They named themselves a pejorative term that some trace back to Shakespeare; depending on who you ask, it means commode, drunk, or the currency of Britain rejected when the Irish established their independence in the 1920s. After twelve years and four albums, The Tossers are back with their follow up to The Valley of the Shadow of Death, called Agony. It is a collection of songs that run the gamut, from slow to fast, sweet to angry and back again. Using traditional instrumentation comprised of mandolin, fiddle, tin whistle and banjo beefed up with guitar and drums, The Tossers play with a furious edge that teeters between rage and raucousness. Favorite sons of the Chicago scene, the Tossers possess an unparalleled work ethic, playing anywhere, anytime, for anybody, with anybody, banjo player Clay Hansen mused. The majority of the band members grew up together and while no one remembers exactly how the band formed, early gigs are described by Hansen as pretty much the same as now consuming mass amounts of alcohol, playing all night and not getting paid. Eventually their name got out and while continuing to play the pubs and taverns of Chicagos South Side, they began to open for legends like Shane McGowan and Stiff Little Fingers. The Tossers live shows are legendary for attracting fans of all ages and from all walks of life drenched in Guinness and Jameson, the dancing crowd are always one step from a riot. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Long Dim Road" Anything But Dim.., February 24, 2001

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"modskin" (Pensacola, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Dim Road (Audio CD)

This is a great record from a fairly unknown band. Following in the footsteps of bands such as the Pogues, Flogging Molly ("the Crutch" sounds suspiciously like Flogging Molly's "Swagger"), and the Popes, the Tossers deliver a record of Guinness-fueled Irish folk/punk, incorporating the tin whistle and mandolin into the typical rock band mix to fill out the Irish folk sound while maintaining a hard edge. This record will be in my most-played list. If you have the means, I highly suggest you pick it up..

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irish/punk/folk From the Windy City., December 14, 2001

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Musicfan101 "musicfan101" (Chicago, Ill) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Dim Road (Audio CD)

This album is a recent addition to my Celtic/Pirate/Pub/Folk-Punk collection. May I add it is a nice arrival! "The Ballad Of NATO" so far is my favorite track, but, It's only been a day or two since I bought the album, that i'm sure I will have more favorites. The Tossers are a much more political band than say...Flogging Molly.....Pogues...... So if you like any of those three bands, go get this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tossers and all their music, July 30, 2000

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"oneitrousrtrt" (Idaho Falls, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Dim Road (Audio CD)

I went to a Tossers show last night and it kicked. The band was awesome and they stuck around and jammed with us until 3 am [eventhough the show ended at 12 and the had to drive to San Jose]. They played almost all of their tunes and Long Dim Road has some of the best. I've looked for their other albums but cant find them anywhere. But if you like a mixture of Irish folk music and punk, you will love the Tossers.