Drunken Lullabies

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Drunken Lullabies
Flogging Molly-Drunken Lullabies.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2002
Recorded2001
Genre Celtic punk
Length45:18
Label SideOneDummy
Producer Flogging Molly, Ted Hutt
Flogging Molly chronology
Swagger
(2000)
Drunken Lullabies
(2002)
Within a Mile of Home
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Reno Gazette-Journal Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The San Diego Union-Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Spokesman-Review A− [5]
Sputnikmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]

Drunken Lullabies is the second studio album by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly. Their first album to feature guitarist Dennis Casey, it reached number 157 on the Billboard charts. It has since been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

The title track "Drunken Lullabies" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 as well as the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 .

Reception

AllMusic gave the album a positive review. The review called the title track a standout and noted its themes of "decrying the ills of modern society" as well as its "breakneck speed". It also referred to the song "Death Valley Queen" as a "dirge of Dylanesque proportions." The reviewer concluded that "After one listen, you'll probably wish you were Irish." In a four-star review, Punknews.org said that Flogging Molly "sounds authentic" and named "What's Left of the Flag", "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" and "The Rare Ould Times" as the standout tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dave King, except where noted; all music is composed by Flogging Molly, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drunken Lullabies"Dave King, Ted Hutt, Dennis Casey, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Bridget Regan, Bob Schmidt, George Schwindt3:50
2."What's Left of the Flag" 3:39
3."May the Living Be Dead (in Our Wake)" 3:50
4."If I Ever Leave This World Alive" 3:21
5."The Kilburn High Road"King, Hutt, Casey, Hensley, Maxwell, Regan, Schmidt, Schwindt3:43
6."Rebels of the Sacred Heart" 5:11
7."Swagger"King, Hutt, Hensley, Maxwell, Regan, Schmidt, Schwindt2:05
8."Cruel Mistress"Maxwell, King, Casey, Hensley, Regan, Schmidt, Schwindt2:57
9."Death Valley Queen" 4:18
10."Another Bag of Bricks" 3:45
11."The Rare Ould Times" Pete St. John 4:06
12."The Son Never Shines (on Closed Doors)" 4:25
Total length:45:18

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 48
US Billboard 200 [8] 104
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 8

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