Off the Leash by Real McKenzies (The) (CD, Jul-2008, Fat Wreck Chords)

Album Features
UPC:	751097073124
Artist:	Real McKenzies (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2008
Record Label:	Fat Wreck Chords
Genre:	International, Scottish

Track Listing
1. Chip
2. Lads Who Fought & Won, The
3. Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby, The
4. Kings of Fife
5. Old Becomes New
6. White Knuckle Ride
7. Maple Trees Remember, The
8. Anyone Else
9. My Mangy Hound
10. Too Many Fingers
11. Drink Some More
12. Guy on Stage
13. Culling the Herd

Details
Producer:	Fat Mike, Jamie McMann
Distributor:	RED Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
The Real McKenzies: Dirty Kurt Robertson, The Bone (vocals, guitar); Little Joe Raposo (vocals, bass guitar); Paul McKenzie (vocals); David Gregg (guitar); Matt MacNasty (bagpipe); Sean Sellers (drums).Personnel: Chris Rest (guitar); Chewy Marzolo (percussion); Karina Denike, Spike Slawson (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Jamie McMann.Photographer: William R. Jans.Unknown Contributor Role: Mike McGuire.An easy answer to the yet-unasked question, "What if Bad Religion had been raised on a steady diet of authentic Scottish bagpipe music?" Canadian-Scottish bagpiper-punks the Real McKenzies combine a booze-soaked fascination with all things kilted with the hard-driving melodies of classic SoCal hardcore. Anthemic fist-pumpers like "The Lads Who Fought and Won" capture the celebratory power of traditional balladry and push it forward with punk muscle and velocity, and ballads like "Drink Some More" and "Guy on Stage" could raise a tear from the eye of a hardened elderly Scot. The concept's gimmicky, but the execution's for real.

Editorial Reviews
3.5 stars out of 5 -- [They show] talent with lilting country-folk anthem 'The Maple Tree Remembers'...
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