Savin Hill
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Savin Hill is the first album
by punk
band Street Dogs
. This is the first new material featuring lead singer Mike McColgan
since he quit Dropkick Murphys
in 1998. The album is named after Savin Hill
, a small area within the Dorchester
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
The album includes two covers, of Kris Kristofferson
's "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33" and Sham 69
's "Borstal Breakout". Dicky Barrett
from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones provides guest vocals on the track "Justifiable Fisticuffs" and former Murphys bandmate Ken Casey
and Mike's Murphys replacement Al Barr
provide guest vocals on the track "Stand Up."
Casey was due to produce the album but his busy schedule with the "Dropkick Murphys" didn't allow him to. A video for the single "Savin Hill" was also released.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Street Dogs
Street Dogs
Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
. This is the first new material featuring lead singer Mike McColgan
Mike McColgan
Michael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....
since he quit Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
in 1998. The album is named after Savin Hill
Savin Hill
Savin Hill is the first album by punk band Street Dogs. This is the first new material featuring lead singer Mike McColgan since he quit Dropkick Murphys in 1998...
, a small area within the Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
The album includes two covers, of Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
's "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33" and Sham 69
Sham 69
Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
's "Borstal Breakout". Dicky Barrett
Dicky Barrett
Richard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones provides guest vocals on the track "Justifiable Fisticuffs" and former Murphys bandmate Ken Casey
Ken Casey
Ken Casey is the bass guitarist and a vocalist of the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting it in 1996 with Rick Barton and Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined...
and Mike's Murphys replacement Al Barr
Al Barr
Alexander Martin "Al" Barr is the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys. He was also a founder and lead singer for The Bruisers, which he helped form in 1988 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His first band circa 1984, was called D.V.A....
provide guest vocals on the track "Stand Up."
Casey was due to produce the album but his busy schedule with the "Dropkick Murphys" didn't allow him to. A video for the single "Savin Hill" was also released.
Track listing
- "Savin Hill" (Rob Guidotti, Mike McColganMike McColganMichael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....
) – 3:24 - "Cutdown on the 12th" (Jeff ErnaJeff ErnaJeff Erna is an American drummer, most notable for being the original drummer for Dropkick Murphys .While with the Dropkick Murphys, he played drums on their Boys on the Docks EP . He also played on The Early Years, Fire and Brimstone, Tattoos and Scally Caps and Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7...
, Guidotti, McColgan) – 2:36 - "Star" (Guidotti) – 2:37
- "Fighter" (Nate AlbertNate AlbertNathan Albert is an American musician best known as a guitarist for ska-core band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He left them to go to Brown University in 2000. Soon he started a new band, The Kickovers, that released one album, Osaka, and disbanded in 2003.On July 15, 2008 he was named the Vice...
, McColgan) – 3:04 - "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33" (Kris KristoffersonKris KristoffersonKristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...
) – 2:17 - "Justifiable Fisticuffs" (Street DogsStreet DogsStreet Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
) – 3:22 - "Stand Up" (Guidotti) – 2:21
- "When It Ends" (Guidotti) – 2:56
- "Don't Preach to Me" (Guidotti, McColgan) – 2:12
- "2 Bottles" (McColgan, Johnny RiouxJohnny RiouxJohnny Rioux is a Boston-based musician. He is known for playing in and working with many punk rock bands from the Boston area. He currently plays bass guitar with the Street Dogs and has previously played with Roger Miret and the Disasters, The Bruisers and The Kickovers...
) – 1:54 - "Declaration" (McColgan, Rioux) – 2:21
- "Jakes" (Giudotti, McColgan) – 2:45
- "Last Call" (Giudotti) – 3:08
- "Borstal Breakout" (Dave Guy Parsons, Jimmy PurseyJimmy PurseyJimmy Pursey is an English singer and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the English punk rock band, Sham 69 from 1976 to 1980, and from 1986 to 2006.-Biography:...
) – 2:00 - "Modern Day Labor Anthem" (Erna, Guidotti, McColgan) – 4:09
- "Locked & Loaded" (vinyl-only bonus track)
Credits
- Mike McColganMike McColganMichael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....
– vocals - Rob Guidotti – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Johnny RiouxJohnny RiouxJohnny Rioux is a Boston-based musician. He is known for playing in and working with many punk rock bands from the Boston area. He currently plays bass guitar with the Street Dogs and has previously played with Roger Miret and the Disasters, The Bruisers and The Kickovers...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jeff ErnaJeff ErnaJeff Erna is an American drummer, most notable for being the original drummer for Dropkick Murphys .While with the Dropkick Murphys, he played drums on their Boys on the Docks EP . He also played on The Early Years, Fire and Brimstone, Tattoos and Scally Caps and Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7...
– drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Al BarrAl BarrAlexander Martin "Al" Barr is the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys. He was also a founder and lead singer for The Bruisers, which he helped form in 1988 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His first band circa 1984, was called D.V.A....
- guest vocals on 'Stand Up' - Ken CaseyKen CaseyKen Casey is the bass guitarist and a vocalist of the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys. Casey was one of the original members, starting it in 1996 with Rick Barton and Mike McColgan. He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band, though drummer Matt Kelly joined...
- guest vocals on 'Stand Up' - Dicky BarrettDicky BarrettRichard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
- guest vocals on 'Justifiable Fisticuffs'