The Gang's All Here (Dropkick Murphys album)
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| Released | March 16, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Celtic punk, punk rock, oi! | |||
| Length | 42:51 | |||
| Label | Hellcat[1] | |||
| Producer | Lars Frederiksen | |||
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The Gang's All Here is the second studio album by the American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, released on March 16, 1999, through Hellcat Records.[2][3][4] It is their first album with Al Barr (ex-vocalist for The Bruisers), who replaced founding singer Mike McColgan in 1998.[5] It would be the last full album to feature guitarist Rick Barton, who left the band in 2000 during the recording of Sing Loud, Sing Proud.
"10 Years of Service" was the album's only single; the music video received some minor airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes, a first for the band.
The album was produced by Rancid's Lars Frederiksen, who had produced their debut album as well. It was the final Dropkick Murphys album to be produced by Frederiksen.[6]
The album peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200.[7]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| PopMatters | 6.4/10[10] |
CMJ New Music Report wrote that "Barr's gravelly voice complements '77-style punk riffs that fly by faster than a speeding bullet."[4] Rolling Stone thought that "the four band members pummel through their anthems like punked-out Rock 'Em Sock 'Em robots."[11]
AllMusic wrote that while the album "[took] up the expected us-against-the-world pose," its songwriting was of a higher standard than contemporary punk albums.[8]
