The Warrior's Code

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The Warrior's Code
The Warrior's Code cover
Studio album by Dropkick Murphys
Released June 21, 2005
Recorded 2004 – 2005
Genre Celtic Punk
Length 41:04
Label Hellcat Records
Producer(s) Ken Casey, David Bianco
Professional reviews
Dropkick Murphys chronology
Singles Collection, Volume 2
(2005)		 The Warrior's Code
(2005)


The Warrior's Code is the fifth studio album of the Dropkick Murphys, released in June 2005, it is also their bestselling. It features a dedication to Lowell's own "Irish" Micky Ward.

"Your Spirit's Alive" was written for the band's dear friend Greg "Chickenman" Riley, who died in a motorcycle accident in 2004. "The Warrior's Code" is about Boston boxing legend Micky Ward. "Captain Kelly's Kitchen" is another of the band's traditional arrangements. "Sunshine Highway" was the first single from this album and has surfaced in many places including Royal Carribbean's Sports' Deck. "The Green Fields of France" is a cover of a song originally performed by Eric Bogle. The lyrics to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" come from unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics, consisting of a short rant by a sailor looking for a wooden leg in Boston. Its similar to "There's Gonna Be a Blackout" from their previous album, Blackout. "Last Letter Home" was correspondence between American Sgt. Andrew Farrar and his family before his death in the current Iraq War. "Tessie" is a cover of a Boston Red Sox rally song. On this release, it is called a bonus track because it was already released on the Tessie EP in 2004 during the Red Sox season where they ended up winning the World Series for the first time in 86 years. The band filmed music videos for "Sunshine Highway", "The Warrior's Code" and two videos for "I'm Shipping Up To Boston", one of which was used to promote the movie The Departed and contained clips from the movie. A video for the track "Tessie" was also filmed in 2004.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Dropkick Murphys except where noted.

  1. "Your Spirit's Alive" – 2:20
  2. "The Warrior's Code" – 2:29
  3. "Captain Kelly's Kitchen" ("Courtin' in the Kitchen" traditional) – 2:48
  4. "The Walking Dead" – 2:07
  5. "Sunshine Highway" – 3:22
  6. "Wicked Sensitive Crew" – 2:59
  7. "The Burden" – 2:55
  8. "Citizen C.I.A." – 1:28
  9. "The Green Fields of France" (Eric Bogle cover) – 4:45
  10. "Take It and Run" – 2:44
  11. "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (Lyrics by Woody Guthrie) – 2:33
  12. "The Auld Triangle" (Brendan Behan cover) – 2:41
  13. "Last Letter Home" – 3:32
  14. "Tessie" (Bonus track) – 4:15

[edit] Singles

  • "Sunshine Highway"
  • "The Warrior's Code"
  • "I'm Shipping Up To Boston"
  • "Tessie" #89 US Modern Rock Charts

[edit] Fields Of Athenry Andrew Farrar Memorial CD

In 2005 the band released a 2 song cd single for fallen soldier and "Dropkick Murphys" fan Andrew Farrar. Farrar made a request to his family that if something should happen to him in Iraq he wanted "The Fields Of Athenry" to be played at his funeral. The single features a ballad version of "The Fields Of Athenry" which was originally recorded and placed in Farrar's casket though the band decided to release the updated version. The disc also features the track "Last Letter Home" which was written about Farrar and was featured on "The Warrior's Code". All of the proceeds for the $10 single go to the Sgt. Andrew Farrar Memorial Fund and can be purchased through the band's website or at one of their shows.

[edit] The Departed

The song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is prominently featured in the 2006 film, The Departed. As well as being featured in the film, it was a song used in the trailer and the DVD menu.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] External links

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