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Well, I just picked up the new disk yesterday. I have to say that I am a wee bit dissapointed. It lacks the flash and energy of some their other stuff. It feels toned down and overly polished.

Thats pretty much how I feel about it, and I listened to it for 3 days straight in my car and still it's just missing something.

:D

"They'll have to kill me before I die"

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I've listened to it a few more times since I made that post. Then I put in Drunken Lullabies and some other downloads.

The new disk is good, I'm not disputing that, but it isn't great. It just feels like they sat down to fill a quota, the formula of punk/folk irish music. "must have one sad type ballad, one ballad that ends well, one comedic song, one raging pissed adventure,...." And then played them over and over again in a studio until something of life was just sucked out of the songs and a little extra special polish was put on them.

yeah, I think that's about it...

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I love traditional(ish) Irish folk music, groups like The Wicked Tinkers, Dervish, and Wolfstone. I usually listen to angry rock music, and man, Flogging Molly combines all that is awesome into one thing!

I really need to pick up the CD soon, I've only heard one song from their website and I loved it!

Apparently, the band had a great show down here in LA not long ago. I'm sorry I missed it. >.<

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i heard about that show and the new cd is fookin great

But why is the rum gone?

Save a horse ride a cowboy!

Take me away and take me farther, suround me now and hold me like holy

My toes are getting pruney

Also my head is round that window is square....

My name is Micheal J Kabous and i eat babies!

Your toast has been burned and no amount of scraping will remove the black stuff

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My favorite part of the live show is how the singer looks like he's about to have an aneurysm.

"The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning."

- Capt. Joshua Slocum

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Aye, FM is a racous chorus of mighty music.

The powdermonkeys have been a playin' "Salty Dog" aand "the Devil's Dance Floor" all the Yule Season!!

Cap'n Bogg and Salty did a mean cover of DDF at the Festival Piratas last August.

I challenge ya Molly Luver's to give "Peg Leg Tango" a spin. It not all be fer the kiddies. We floggin' mum's like it too.

Here be the gents of Bogg and Salty doin' their stuff.

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Flogging Molly headed for Cali!

Well you Isle de California mates score another one.

The FM are headed yer way in January on tour.

Seems I remember Chico, San Jose, San Luis Opispo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and Fresno in thee lineup.

Here's to their continued march northwards!

"I'll wait for you till I turn blue

There's nothin' more a man (wench) can do "

-Salty Dog

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Here's the tourguide for January :)

I'm subscribed to the newsletter in the hope they'll come to Holland some day :)

Hello FM Faithful!

Thanks for making our Fall U.S. and European tours such a success! We had a great time on the road and enjoyed seeing all of you out there.

We are heading back out on the road starting with six California shows! Here is the show information for you. Come on out and see us!

With special guests TSUNAMI BOMB and THE BRIEFS:

Thursday, January 27, 2005

University of California at Santa Barbara

The HUB

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Doors: 8:30 PM

Onstage: 10:45 PM

Tix: 805-893-2064 HUB Box Office or UCSB Ticket Office

Info: http://www.aspb.as.ucsb.edu

All Ages

Friday, January 28, 2005

Rainbow Ballroom

1725 Broadway

Fresno, CA 93721

Doors: 6:30 PM

Tix: http://www.ticketmaster.com or any TicketMaster outlet

Info: http://www.rainboxballroom.com

All Ages

Saturday, January 29, 2005

The Senator Theatre

517 Main Street

Chico, CA 95928

Doors: 7:00 PM

Onstage: 10:00 PM

Tix: http://www.ticketweb.com

Info: http://www.senatortheatrechico.com

All Ages

Sunday, January 30, 2005

The Catalyst

1101 Pacific Avenue

Santa Cruz, CA 95061

Doors: 7:00 PM

Onstage: 10:00 PM

Tix: http://www.catalystclub.com

Info: http://www.catalystclub.com

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Tuesday, February 1, 2005

SLO Veteran's Hall

1 Grand Avenue

San Luis Obispo, CA

Doors: 7:00 PM

Onstage: 9:30 PM

Tix: Boo Boo Records, Cal Poly Rec Center, http://www.vallitix.com

Info: (805) 781-5930

All Ages

With special guests THE STARVATIONS:

Monday, January 31, 2005

The Blank Club

44 South Almaden Avenue

San Jose, CA 95113

Doors: 9:00 PM

Onstage: 11:30 PM

Tix: http://www.ticketweb.com

Info: http://www.theblankclub.com

21+

We will be announcing the next set of tour dates next week so keep checking the website (http://www.floggingmolly.com) to find out when we are coming to a city near you!

Slainte!

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Well, I just picked up the new disk yesterday. I have to say that I am a wee bit dissapointed. It lacks the flash and energy of some their other stuff. It feels toned down and overly polished.

The Duchess

I totally agree on this one Duchess. Just got the CD myself (still amazed they had it in the local PX) and although I think it is great, it is missing an edge.

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I totally agree on this one Duchess. Just got the CD myself (still amazed they had it in the local PX) and although I think it is great, it is missing an edge.

I've listened to it quite a bit since I bought it. I even had a little 25 hour road trip where I conducted a pseudo experiment. I listened to Swagger, Drunken Lullabyes, then the Real McKenzies (Oot and ABoot) and finally Within a mile of Home. My initial opinion still stands.

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Aye, Swagger and Drunken Lullabye both gets me vote as beatin' the new one out ... I'm a pirate I ken vote twice.

And me hopes were dashed. No FM melee up here in the NW in the immediate future. The fan e-mail tells a tale of Florida and other nasty bits.

:lol:

Now if Captain Bogg and Salty would just announce a gig it might make up fer it.

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Thanks fer the Flogging Molly updates... I gots a friend whot loves them beyond all reason.. he looses his mind over them.

:lol::lol:

Oh gots ta entertain a bunch of non-pyrate type of landlubbers with shanty songs in a few months.... so I be commin' back ta back here soon enuf... at ask ye questions....

Cheers...

Pyracy in all it's Glory,

Yers,

D.L.

aka DurtyLaFey

member of a few crewes....but that be a personal question.

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Okay - within the las 2 weeks, I have made out like a bandit. New Dropkick Murpheys, New Flogging Molly and New Pogues CD. (Actually, me first Pogues and first FM cd!) Love them all like crazy! I'm on a serious music high right now! Usually I get a new cd like once a year!

I haven't heard any of FM's earlier stuff, but I do love the newest one. I like their sound, they have good energy when playing, and I just like most of the songs too. Whether or not they have lost an edge they had previously . . . well, I'll just have to go out and buy the rest of their CDs to find out! :ph34r:

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i so have to get tickects this time damn it!

But why is the rum gone?

Save a horse ride a cowboy!

Take me away and take me farther, suround me now and hold me like holy

My toes are getting pruney

Also my head is round that window is square....

My name is Micheal J Kabous and i eat babies!

Your toast has been burned and no amount of scraping will remove the black stuff

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i love FM and dropkick but lately i have gone on a Gaelic Storm kick they are oh so good. my poor friends...my MP3 player in my car is always playing something celtic or Piratical, normally FM, Gaelic Storm, or The Pyrates Royale.

Cheers for good music! :ph34r:

"Time Flies When Your Having RUM!!!!"

"But everyone talks with a British accent when they drink."

Stow Away on the Juryrig

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