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intereact!Flogging Molly
Retail Price (not our price): $15.98
Release Date: 2000-03-07
Manufacturer: Side One Dummy
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
1) Flogging Molly rocks! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This CD is a must have for anyone looking to dance around and enjoy a good 'ol time with some Irish pub-like, sing-along type music that is simply fantastic! You can't help but bust out your dancing boots and beer mugs when you hear this band. Selfish Man and Devil's Dance Floor are by far the best songs on Swagger!2) TOTAL GARBAGE!!!! [Rating: 1 out of 5]
dont buy this trash...it sux!!!! its some sort of irish drinking song trash that sounds like they are trying to copy the dropkick murphys. this stuff is not punk, not even close. go buy the dropkick murphys if you want some real irish, punk sounding, beer drinking, fighting tunes.3) Not as good as other flogging molly albums, but has some gems [Rating: 4 out of 5]
This was the last of the Flogging Molly albums that I listened to, although it is their first. You can kind of tell, as Dave King's vocals aren't always as good as the other two albums. However, thats no damper on what is still a great album by one of the most unique bands ever.Track by track:1. Salty Dog - 9/10 - A good catchy opening song with some great lyrics, has a nice pirate feel to it, I love the fiddle in this song.2. Selfish Man - 8.5/10 - Again, I like the fiddle, espeically the opening. Its not as good as the first song, but nothing that bad about it, this is a well made song, good lyrics, instrumentation.3. The Worst Day Since Yesterday - 2/10 - To be honest, this one put me straight to sleep, it gets so boring and repetitive, and its a really bad ballad, if you want a good ballad, listen to Wistles the Wind on the other album, or, go a little farther down here, and listen to These Exiled Years. This was a good effort I suppose, but really, pretty boring.4. Every Dog Has its Day - 8.5/10 - A lot like Selfish Man, in the sense that the fiddle is cool, and the lyrics are well written. Again, its about pirates, but its not really as "piratey" as Salty Dog, I guess cause he doesn't go with the accent on this one. STill, a good song.5. Life in a Tenement Square - 9/10 - I really like this song, its a bid sad, but the flute is very good here, it gives it a different vibe than the previous songs.6. The Ol Beggars Bush - 10/10 - One of my favorites on this CD, the tune is incredibly catchy, the flute is AWESOME, the lyrics are very good too. I can never get the opening out of my head, very nice flute entrance.7. The Likes of You Again - 8.5/10 - Good violin fast pacedness, the opening is slow and emotional, then transfers into the fast part, I don't think the fast part is as good as some of the other songs here (Slaty Dog, Selfish Man, Every Dog), but its not bad, the violin there is very catchy once again.8. Black Friday Rule - 9.5/10 - The full tale of Flogging Molly, their signature solo/live song. I don't give this a 10 because I like the live version on Whiskey album better, but this is a very good song, tells about how King came to "Californ-e-i-a". Very good solos.9. Grace of God do I - 7/10 - I admit, Dave King's voice is good, but I always find myself skipping this song. His vocals do shine, but this song has no instrumentation, just a vocal solo, and the reason I love Flogging Molly is because of the instruments, therefore, I don't like this song too much.10. Devil's Dance Floor - 10/10 - My favorite on the CD, amazing song, truly, still, I think its my favorite Flogging Molly Song (ok, maybe a toss up between this one and Seven Deadly Sins), but really, this song is amazing. Great vocals, great lyrics, great flute, it just makes you want to get up and dance, even if like me, you suck at dancing. Wonderful song!11. These Exiled Years - 8.5/10 - This is a ballad, and I think it works wonders comapred to Worst Day. This keeps you hooked, to the emotional lyrics as Dave tells about his mom and being exiled from his country, it may drag a bit, but the overall instrumentation is good, and the lyrics are wonderful.12. Sentimental Johnny - 6/10 - Ok, so this is the weirdo of the bunch. You've got your trumpet solo, which made a little entrance last song near the end. However, this is almost way too circusy and stupid for Flogging Molly. I admit, the trumpet's got some skill, but the song itself is mediocre at best.13. Far Awar Boys - 4/10 - This one I didn't like too much either, again, its a ballad, and it drags a bit too much for me. Kind of a boring let down to the album, but whatever. Overall, it has its flaws, but also its gems. THe album itself is worth it simply for Devil's Dance Floor alone. However, you'll have a blast listening to the upbeat songs in the beginning, and especially Black Friday rule and Beggar's Bush. Just avoid most of the ballads, and you'll love this album.4) Discovering Flogging Molly is better than falling in love. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I have long been a big fan of traditional Celtic music and never thought I would find myself liking music that is often classified as Punk. I got turned onto Flogging Molly accidentally on the internet and was instantly addicted to the driving beat mixed with awsome lyrics and more than one surprise per song. I immediatly bought this album and have never regreted it. I shall never lend this CD to anyone!!! but you really should buy one for yourself.5) Flogging Molly a great live band? Indeed, However I liked it better when it was called The Pogues. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Ahh!!, the genre of Celtic punk has really now just become a real cash cow comodity, thanks to bands like Flogging Molly, The Tossers, and to a lesser extent Dropkick Murphy's. First off Irish music is something that I hold sacred to my heart, I'm third-generation Irish-American, so bands like The Dubliners, The Chieftains, and the Clancy Brothers, are the godfathers of the genre. However, when I first heard the Pogues, I was completely blown away, it sounded like The Sex Pistols setting fire to The Chieftains, sure Irish tradition music had been around for a long time, but when the Pogues got a hold of it their sound was really pioneering. "Red Roses For Me," "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash," "If I Should Fall From Grace With God," I'll even throw in "Peace and Love," still to this day rule my life. Which brings me to the question, who is the best band in the genre of Irish punk, after the Pogues. Well, none of the new bands have the fire, energy, and spirit of the Pogues, but Flogging Molly is pretty close, with The Tossers coming in at a close second, every other bands needs to get their own thing and stop looking up to granndad.However, people in America, seem to think Flogging Molly is an original act and I'm always asked the question "Who are The Pogues?" Let me put your minds at ease with some of the differences between the two.First, Flogging Molly may be a great live band, but so were the Pogues. When Shane MacGowan was up for it, they were truly a force to be reckon with.Second, Dave King is no Shane MacGowan. Sure, Dave King writes some great lyrics, but Shane is a poet, his lyrics seems to flow through him, words cannot do him justice alone; he is a modern Irish storyteller.Third, The Pogues were blessed with other great musicians, like Terry Woods, Philip Chevron, Spider Stacy (a.k.a. "The best tin whistle player ever,) and Jem Finer. Chevron wrote the epic song "Thousands Are Sailing," while Terry Woods wrote great songs like "Young Ned of the Hill," and Jem Finer, cowrote "Fairytale of New York," and wrote a lot of great Pogues instrumentals and other songs as well. Dave King seems to be the only gifted writer in the Flogging Molly.Finally, even though MacGowan did'nt agree with this, the Pogues stretched their boundaries musically, especially on "Hell's Ditch," where Flogging Molly's songs all sound the same, and two of their songs "Sentimental Johnny," and "Big Bag of Bricks," totally rip off The Pogues.It may sound like I'm slagging Flogging Molly, but I do love "Swagger," and "Drunken Lullabies," their both great albums, but they just can't hold a candle to any of The Pogues albums. As far as the music is concerned, I'll take "A Pair of Brown Eyes," over any Flogging Molly album any day.