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*[[Rolling Stone]] {{rating-5|3.5}}[http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16272239/review/16293615/the_meanest_of_times?utm_source=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email link]
*[[Rolling Stone]] {{rating-5|3.5}}[http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16272239/review/16293615/the_meanest_of_times?utm_source=daily-newsletter&utm_medium=email link]
*[[Rocklouder]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/4083/Dropkick-Murphys---The-Meanest-Of-Times.html link]
*[[Rocklouder]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/4083/Dropkick-Murphys---The-Meanest-Of-Times.html link]
*[[AbsolutePunk.net]] (78%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=289709 link]
| Last album = ''[[The Warrior's Code]]''<br />(2005)
| Last album = ''[[The Warrior's Code]]''<br />(2005)
| This album = '''''The Meanest of Times'''''<br />(2007)
| This album = '''''The Meanest of Times'''''<br />(2007)

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The Meanest of Times is the sixth album by the Dropkick Murphys. It was released on September 18, 2007 by their new vanity label, Born & Bred Records, a division of Warner Music Group.[1] That makes this their major label debut, as all of their previous albums were released on the independent label Hellcat Records.

The picture on the album's cover was taken at Saint Brendan School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, close to Quincy, Massachusetts where the band hails from. Local kids posed in the picture to make it look like it was taken in an old Irish school.[citation needed]

The first songs from the album were heard through the band's MySpace page starting in August 2007. The first track to appear was "(F)lannigan's Ball", which was actually a different version that what appeared on the album, as it featured vocals by Al Barr and Ken Casey rather than Ronnie Drew and Spider Stacy.[2]

On the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, the album debuted at number 20, selling about 28,000 copies in its first week.[3] This album was #49 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[4] The album's first single, "The State of Massachusetts", became one of the 100-most-played songs on US modern rock radio in October 2007[5]. Also in October, the song had been added to the playlists of 18 US alternative rock stations.[6] By January of 2008, the song had become one of the 60-most-played alternative rock songs in the United States. This song was #83 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[7]

Versions

Multiple versions of the album were released, across different mediums and regions. All versions feature the same initial 15 tracks, but have different bonus tracks. The European version includes a cover of the Thin Lizzy song "Jailbreak". A deluxe vinyl edition, which features the album spread out over two 12" records, includes two bonus tracks, "Promised Land" and a cover of The Who song "Baba O'Riley". The vinyl release also includes the album on CD, but the CD only includes the first 15 tracks. The deluxe edition of the iTunes Store release includes three bonus tracks, "Forever" (acoustic version), "The Thick Skin of Defiance" and "Breakdown". The bonus tracks from the iTunes release will be available on "The State of Massachusetts" EP that will be released in the UK in February 2008[8].

A limited edition version of the album has been announced for a March 11, 2008 release. It will include 5 bonus tracks as well as a DVD.[9]

Track listing

  1. "Famous For Nothing" – 2:47
  2. "God Willing" – 3:16
  3. "The State of Massachusetts" – 3:52
  4. "Tomorrow's Industry" – 2:19
  5. "Echoes on 'A.' Street" – 3:17
  6. "Vices and Virtues" – 2:11
  7. "Surrender" – 3:15
  8. "(F)lannigan's Ball" – 3:39
  9. "I'll Begin Again" – 2:38
  10. "Fairmount Hill" – 3:58
  11. "Loyal to No-One" – 2:25
  12. "Shattered" – 2:47
  13. "Rude Awakenings" – 3:23
  14. "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya" – 3:54
  15. "Never Forget" – 2:51

Bonus tracks

Limited edition

  1. "Jailbreak"
  2. "Forever" (acoustic version)
  3. "The Thick Skin of Defiance"
  4. "Breakdown"
  5. "(F)lannigan's Ball" (original version)

European release

  1. "Jailbreak"

iTunes Deluxe Edition

  1. "Forever" (acoustic version)
  2. "The Thick Skin of Defiance"
  3. "Breakdown"

Deluxe vinyl edition

  1. "Promised Land"
  2. "Baba O'Riley"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dropkick Murphys announce new album details
  2. ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/25050
  3. ^ Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, September 26, 2007.
  4. ^ ROBERT CHRISTGAU, DAVID FRICKE, CHRISTIAN HOARD, ROB SHEFFIELD (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-20
  5. ^ http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=r3MM&showtopn=500&cutoff=1
  6. ^ http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/jump.asp?chart=R3
  7. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  8. ^ http://www.cookingvinyl.com/release_info.php?id=475
  9. ^ http://www.musicpix.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=952
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