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Artist: Flogging Molly
Label: Side One Dummy
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy New: $11.78
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 773
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.2
MPN: 71348
UPC: 603967134827
EAN: 0603967134827
ASIN: B0012CQTVO
Release Date: March 4, 2008
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW Factory Sealed - Ready to be shipped within 24 hrs from California - Average 5 workdays delivery time - Excellent customer service - Buy with confidence!
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| Tracks:
| • | Requiem For A Dying Song | | • | (No More) Paddy's Lament | | • | Float | | • | You Won't Make A Fool Out Of Me | | • | Lightning Storm | | • | Punch Drunk Grinning Soul | | • | Us Of A Lesser God | | • | Between A Man And A Woman | | • | On The Back Of A Broken Dream | | • | Man With No Country | | • | Story So Far, The |
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Product Description
What makes a band truly remarkable? Insightful lyrics? Memorable melodies? Blow-your mind live performances? The truth is that it takes all of those things along with a boundless enthusiasm, an infectious energy and a supreme devotion to the fans. With this rare combination, a band may ascend past "good," - and reach sublime. Drawing on the hardships and joys of their own lives and a musical history ranging from old world Celtic to modern day punk rock, the seven members of Flogging Molly do just that, and they do it with a charm and an ease that makes them one of the most revered bands performing today. Flogging Molly isn't a mere band, they're a seven member nuclear family. They are as devoted to one another as they are to the music they create. It's no wonder their extended family - the legion of loyal Flogging Molly fans - keeps growing every day.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Flogging Molly - Float 5/10 August 10, 2008
Irish-punk amalgam Flogging Molly march ever onwards into an emerald-tinted punk rock landscape on their fourth studio album, Float. The Los Angeles-based seven-piece have been making utilitarian Celtic rock since 1997 and have sold over a million and a half records in doing so, so it comes as no surprise that with Float, the band is living by the adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Much like Gypsy punk counterparts Gogol Bordello, who wear their heritage on their sleeves (and share a record label with the band), the band has remained stuck in their own culture, maintaining virtually the same gimmick since their debut album of Pogues-inspired rock and leading to albums that generally sound the same from one song to another.
That isn't to say the gimmick doesn't work. "The Story So Far" and the title track slow the tempo down and focus on singer Dave King's soulful vocals and, on the latter, a wistful fiddle.
Generally, however, much of Float sounds like a manic leprechaun singing jigs about drinking too much and poverty-stricken city workers with the metronome turned up way too far.
 What a ride! July 21, 2008
I would gladly sacrifice another set of car stereo speakers upon the alter of his album. My ears are still buzzing, and I'm very happy.
--Gary
Bullox June 30, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was sorely dissapointed with this CD. Sub par lyrics. The songs didn't grab me like their old ones. I never even felt like startin up a jig. Sad to say, but pass this one up.
Fun to listen to June 23, 2008
My husband bought me this for my birthday, and I have to say that it's a real treat to listen to. It's also hard to sit still when it's playing - the beat just makes you want to get up and dance. It is definitely rock music with an Irish flair. I've been listening to a lot of Lunasa & Flook & Bad Haggis lately, so this is a bit harder rock than those.
Good stuff. I might have to get me some more of their music. :)
Flogging Molly makes me happy! May 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"I don't care what I lost, I just thank God I'm alive!" What a great ending to a great album by a great band. That line really personifies what this band is all about to me. Enjoy life. Celebrate it. At all costs. Another great album guys. Please don't stop.
And if you're thinking about buying this album, don't. Go see them live first, then you'll go buy all the albums without having to rely on some idiot reviewer like me.
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