- punk, rock, punk rock, oi
- 40 min
- 16 tracks
- Hellcat Records
Do or Die is the debut studio album by American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, released on January 27, 1998, through Hellcat Records. It was produced by Lars Frederiksen of the punk band Rancid. It is the only album that featured original lead vocalist Mike McColgan, who went on to become a fireman before forming his own band, the Street Dogs and is their first release with drummer Matt Kelly who joined the band in 1997 replacing their founding drummer Jeff Erna.
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Classical in form, spare, unpretentious and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Chicago Sun-Times3.5/5 ★
- Daily Herald3.5/5 ★
- The San Diego Union-Tribune3/4 ★
- Spin7/10 ★
- The Virginian-Pilot(favorable)
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Tracks
- 1Cadence to Arms1:49
- 2Do or Die1:51
- 3Get Up2:06
- 4Never Alone2:54
- 5Caught in a Jar2:20
- 6Memories Remain2:25
- 7Road of the Righteous2:56
- 8Far Away Coast2:41
- 9Fightstarter Karaoke2:18
- 10Barroom Hero2:58
- 113rd Man In2:19
- 12Tenant Enemy #12:13
- 13Finnegan’s Wake2:19
- 14Noble2:35
- 15Boys on the Docks (Murphys’ Pub version)2:34
- 16Skinhead on the MBTA3:49
16 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dropkick Murphys
- Label
- Hellcat Records
- Released
- January 13, 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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