Swagger

Flogging Molly

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Side One Dummy
• ASIN: B00004RI6F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,295 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's infectious, September 26, 2005

By	R. Howell "boriskhan" (Medford, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A friend played "Devil's Dance Floor" on the jukebox at a bar one night. It is so infectious I went and bought the Swagger cd. Truly this is an enjoyable and overall very smooth flowing bit of music. There are no songs on this that you will skip over. Everyone will have their favorite songs off this, mine happens to be Worst Day Since Yesterday, Selfish Man, Salty Dog, and Life in a Tenament Square but all of the songs are good and toe tappingly enjoyable. The sound is great and you can only imagine what a room full of drunk people singing these would sound like. Splendid music with now low points in the entire album.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At long last...., March 8, 2000

By	"bigbearmdb" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

I have been going to FM's shows for almost three years now and have never been disappointed. SWAGGER -- their much awaited studio album -- is a fantastic alternative to seeing them live, doing much more justice to their set than their previous live album (besides, the lineup had changed a lot since then). Their music is a close cousin to such Irish Punk as The Pogues, combining traditional instruments like fiddle, accordion, and tin whistle with a pounding momentum. Dave King's high-pitched snarl brings considerable character and humanity to the proceedings, and the rest of the band (there are 7 in all) plays an integral role in pulling it all off. A must buy if you have ever called yourself a fan of Irish Rock and / or The Pogues.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When a Dubliner relocates to L.A., May 9, 2001

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

Sometimes you can always find what your not looking for! I had never heard of Flogging Molly, nor was I looking for them. My O My how things change! I was looking for a Shane MacGowan book though Amazon, and they had the section called "customers also bought..." I saw the name of a band called Flogging Molly. It was next to The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, etc. So I read the reviews and was impressed and went out to get the album, 'Swagger'. The first track "Salty Dog" opens up with some agreeable traditional celtic fiddle, then crashes into an upbeat absolute perfect drinking/pirate song! The singer Mr. King belts out "anarchy!" midway through the song, and i was content with the CD already! I later found out the accordian player is also a professional skateboarder named Matt Hensley. The best tracks are "Salty Dog" "Likes Of You Again" "Devil's Dance Floor" I was told to see them live, and within a month I lucked out. I looked in the local paper and sure enough they were coming that same weekend! I saw an amazing show, and was happy to have such great timing. I think the references to Shane MacGowan are a little much, but it's the best thing you can compare to. I think they are a perfect mix of traditional celtic meets punk pirate pub music. the drum beats crash throughout the entire CD, and make you get up, spill your drink and dance!