The Dropkick Murphys have found the perfect niche: traditional Irish folk music seamlessly blended with American hardcore punk rock. A great live disc, this album takes you straight to a drunken Murphys fest in Boston.

Since I already celebrate the entire Dropkick Murphys catalog, this album nailed plenty of classics that had be singing along in my car, feeling as if I were completely transported to the show. I happily shouted along to the choruses with the audience and felt like I was there.

There were a few surprises, notably a heavy-handed hardcore song that was pro-police. It’s not usual to hear a punk band sing a song praising cops, but the Dropkick Murphys, with their second generation American immigrant, blue collar panache, made it seem perfectly placed. Truth be told, a Dropkick Murphys show is probably the only place where cops and firefighters mingle with anarchists and ex-cons.

During the show, a man jumped on stage and proposed to his longtime sweetheart. All I could think was, wow. This guy proposed to his wife at a Dropkick Murphys show in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the couples ultimate dream. What a story to tell your kids. LET’S GO MURPHYS!!!