The Gang's All Here (album)

The Gang's All Here
Studio album by Dropkick Murphys
Released	March 9, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Punk rock, Celtic punk, Oi!
Length	42:51
Label	Hellcat Records
Producer	Lars Frederiksen
Dropkick Murphys chronology
Do or Die (1998)Do or Die1998 The Gang's All Here (1999) Unity (1999)Unity1999
Singles from The Gang's All Here
"Curse of a Fallen Soul" Released: 1998 "10 Years of Service" Released: 1999

The Gang's All Here is the second album released by American Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys. It is their first album with Al Barr (ex-vocalist for The Bruisers) who replaced founding singer Mike McColgan in 1998 after he left the band to become a firefighter, and later form his own Punk Rock band Street Dogs. With Barr, the band released their first single together, 1998's "Curse of a Fallen Soul" prior to recording the album. "10 Years of Service" was as a single and music video, which some airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes, a first for the band.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Punknews.org

Allmusic gave The Gang's All Here a score of three out of five stars, and said that while the album "[took] up the expected us-against-the-world pose," its songwriting was of a higher standard than contemporary punk albums. PopMatters noted that "A charmfully, mangled, punked-up 'Amazing Grace' only adds to fun, wild ride 'The Gang’s All Here' guarantees."

Track listing

All songs by Ken Casey and Matt Kelly unless otherwise noted

1. "Roll Call" – 0:32
2. "Blood and Whiskey" – 1:47
3. "Pipebomb on Lansdowne" – 1:50
4. "Perfect Stranger" – 1:58
5. "10 Years of Service" – 2:45
6. "Upstarts and Broken Hearts" – 2:56
7. "Devil's Brigade" – 1:27
8. "Curse of a Fallen Soul" – 3:00
9. "Homeward Bound" – 2:00
10. "Going Strong" – 3:06
11. "The Fighting 69th" (Traditional) – 3:13
12. "Boston Asphalt" – 1:39
13. "Wheel of Misfortune" – 3:50
14. "The Only Road" – 2:11
15. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) Instrumental – 2:38
16. "The Gang's All Here" – 7:59
    • Contains a hidden track of guitarist Rick Barton's answering machine

Personnel

• Al Barr – vocals
• Rick Barton – guitar
• Ken Casey – bass guitar/vocals
• Matt Kelly – drums
• Joe Delaney – bagpipes on "Amazing Grace"
• Johnny Cunningham – fiddle on "Wheel of Misfortune" and "The Gang's All Here"
• Tularch Ard Pipe and Drum Corps – drums on "Roll Call"
• Jim Seigal - engineer
• Thomas "T.J." Johnson – engineer on "Roll Call"
• Marco Almera - cover