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Media Type: CD
Artist: DROPKICK MURPHYS
Title: WARRIOR'S CODE
Street Release Date: 06/21/2005
Domestic
Genre: PUNK

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5 out of 5 stars

Summer's Knockout Punch June 23, 2005
33 out of 33 found this review helpful

Just when I thought the summer was a musical dud--Gimmicky Dual Discs and over-hyped bands of mediocrity- THE MURPHY'S DELIVER!!!

Blackout was the best album of that year to me-Great songs, great power chords, clever, meaningful lyrics, Blackout put the band not just at the top of Punk or Irish Punk, but right in there with just a plain and simple great album of all time.

The Warrior's Code is just as good and, heck, I just got it, it might even be better. There's something incredibly special about this band that trancends genres. Like the late Joe Strummer and Rancid, the Murphy's not only embrace Punk, but elevate it to its truest art. They wrap a punk ethic around richly textured power guitar hooks, bagpipes, now some piano-, and snarly perfect vocals-- You put that all together and you have something worth listening to finally this summer.

There's also always a healthy dose of humor and irony in their lyrics (Wicked Sensitive Crew) and they don't disappoint if you want to know where they're coming from politically (its what Punk is all about!).

The first 4 songs burn in their Punk Ethic and then they get almost straight up rock and roll with Sunshine Highway- which is a great song. The Green Fields of France is the only "slow" song on the album but it is also one of the best they have ever recorded (But they didn't write it...). Even the bonus Track Tessie will blow you away.

The Dropkick Murphy's are not only a great Punk band, but one of America's greatest bands period.

5 out of 5 stars

Another gem June 21, 2005
17 out of 22 found this review helpful

If you like their most recent releases, well, then, you'll like this one.
There's the usual mix of hard fast celtic punk with songs about loyal friendship. Still lots of bagpipes where appropriate. A couple of songs that have the more accessible "Walk Away" sound to capture the MTV community (that's not a bad thing). A pleasant surprise for me was "Citizen CIA" which could have come from a Dead Kennedys session.
As with their more recent stuff, there are some slow numbers that have something to say, even if you wouldn't include it on a party playlist. (Good for when you're crying in your beer at 2AM)

Like ac/dc, one could accuse these guys of making the same album over and over. Yeah, so, what's your point?

Oh yeah, there is the bonus cut of Tessie. Of course they put Tessie on this CD!

HEY! RED SOX- WORLD CHAMPS. DEAL WITH IT!

5 out of 5 stars

My newest obsession March 19, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I'm not particularly interested in Punk music, I prefer roots/americana/folk and on the other hand 70's and 80's rock music. I, like so many others, heard Dropkick's song on "The Departed" and it's gripping sound drew me in to purchase the album. I am now 100% certain that I will sooner or later end up with every album in their catalog. To tell you the truth, I've abandoned the other 1,000 songs on my iPod for 13 of the 14 tracks on this album. The songs are anthem-like, brawl-inspiring, rugby-esque. Music that goes well with a side of raw meat. I am glad I bought this album before the earlier ones, it's mature and established sound helped hook me. I can't wait (now) to get into the grittier earlier tunes.

5 out of 5 stars

THE DROPKICK MURPHYS AT THEIR BEST!!!!! June 5, 2006
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

This cd got me hooked on the band. Their heavy sounding punk found in almost all of the tracks on this cd is stunning. I've listened to this countless times, and since I have I've collected every one of these guy's cds. Below is a run down of all the songs:
1. Spirit's Alive-3/4 Suprising twist of mellow bagpipes to heavy guitar
2. Warrior's Code-3/4 Hardcore salute to legendary boxer.
3. Captain Kelly's Kitchen-4/4 Fast upbeat
4. The Walking Dead-3/4 similar to the rest;nothing new
5. Sunshine Highway-6/4 FAVORITE song EVER by this band!!!
6. Wicked Sensitive Crew-4/4 funny
7. The Burden-3/4 Good change of pace with a slower tune
8. Citizen C.I.A-4/4 FAST AND FURIOUS
9. Green Fields of France-2/4 Probably least favorite on this cd
10. Take it and Run-3/4 Sounds Very Similar to the Walking Dead
11. I'm Shipping off to Boston-4/4 Cool blend of classic celtic and punk
11. The Auld Triangle-2/4 Kinda Annoying
12. Last Letter Home-3/4 Nothing new;another ok tune
13. Tessie-4/4 GREAT way to end a GREAT cd!!!

In conclusion if you're too cheap and/or lazy to buy the whole cd just buy Sunshine Highway

5 out of 5 stars

Their Best to date April 6, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

It is always amazing to me how this band keeps maturing. This album is just a way-station toward even better, more elaborate, meaningful work. When last seen and heard, this bunch of brash and brawny souls were not only playing and singing their hearts out, but were playing guitars, drums, accordion, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, piano, not to mention the pipes. All of it fitting. All of it on the money. And, listen to some of the lyrics; "Take it and Run" "Last Letter Home," "Green Fields of France." I mean, some of the best, most relevant stuff out there today. Goes far beyond the self-pitying emo, the trash of rap, the crap of hip-hop, not to mention the Pablum of most of the other "Top 40" stuff. No wonder the record industry is struggling to stay alive - pushing that kind of junk...

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