Do or Die is the first studio album released by Boston's Irish-American punk band, Dropkick Murphys. It was released in 1998. A music video for the single "Barroom Hero" was released. This is the only album that featured original lead vocalist Mike McColgan, who went on to become a fireman before forming his own band, the Street Dogs.

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Do or Die
Studio album by Dropkick Murphys
Released	January 27, 1998
Recorded	1997 at the Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts
Genre	Hardcore punk[1] Celtic punk[2] Oi![3]
Length	40:07
Label	Hellcat Records
Producer	Lars Frederiksen
Dropkick Murphys chronology
Boys on the Docks (1997) Do or Die (1998) The Gang's All Here (1999)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic gave Do or Die a rating of three stars out of five, and said that the album was "an interesting blend of hardcore-style punk with traditional Irish inflections."[1]

In other media

A Do or Die poster appears on the wall of John Connor's bedroom in the pilot episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. "Barroom Hero" was used in the final credits of the documentary Restrepo. "Never Alone" was featured in the Extreme sports video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX. "Cadence to Arms" was featured in the season 1 episode of 'The Sopranos' "College".

Track listing

Many songs were a collaborative effort.[4]

1. "Cadence to Arms" (Instrumental) (Traditional, reworked from "Scotland the Brave") – 1:49
2. "Do or Die" (Barton, McColgan) – 1:50
3. "Get Up" (Barton, Casey, McColgan) – 2:06
4. "Never Alone" (Barton, Casey) - 2:54
5. "Caught in a Jar" (Barton, McColgan) - 2:19
6. "Memories Remain" (Casey, Kelly) – 2:25
7. "Road of the Righteous" (Barton, McColgan) – 2:56
8. "Far Away Coast" (Barton, Casey, McColgan) – 2:41
9. "Fightstarter Karaoke" (Barton, Casey) – 2:18
10. "Barroom Hero" (Casey) – 2:57
11. "3rd Man In" (Barton, Casey) – 2:18
12. "Tenant Enemy #1" (Barton, Casey, Kelly, McColgan) – 2:13
13. "Finnegan's Wake" (Traditional) – 2:19
14. "Noble" (Barton, Casey, Kelly, McColgan) – 2:34
15. "Boys on the Docks" (Murphys' Pub Version) (Barton, Casey) – 2:33
16. "Skinhead on the MBTA" (Traditional) (Barton, Casey) – 3:49

Personnel

• Mike McColgan – lead vocals
• Ken Casey – bass guitar, vocals
• Rick Barton – guitar, vocals
• Matt Kelly – drums
• Joe Delaney - bagpipes
• Swingin' Utters - featured on the track "Skinhead on the MBTA"
• John Allen of Big Bad Bollocks, vocals and tin whistle on "Faraway Coast"

References

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