Blackout was the fourth studio album from the punk band dropkick Murphy's. it's a great album, I think its their best to date and it has all of their best songs on in my opinion. Dropkick murphys for all of you who don't know, and that might be a lot as there not the biggest of bands is an Irish American punk band combining two very different styles to be a really unique punk band which is what I like most about them. The first track off the album, walk away is a great lyrical song, the lyrics are arranged very well and the chorus is very catchy too and it's a real feel good song. It gets the album off to a great start. Workers song is track number ...  Read the complete review

While I didn't discover the Dropkick Murphys until 2004 they released what I consider to be my favourite album of theirs just the year before in 2003. Having formed in 1996, Blackout became their 4th studio album and their 7th long play release in total. In fact the reason this is probably my favourite album by the Boston band is probably due to it being the first studio album of theirs I actually bought. There blend of Irish folk and American punk had really caught my attention and so this quickly became an album that was repeatedly played on my CD player. For anyone unsure of the Dropkick Murphys on paper, as I was to start with, it seems a bit of a strange ...  Read the complete review