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| Off the Leash | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Real Mckenzies
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $8.48
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 16338
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3
UPC: 751097073124
EAN: 0751097073124
ASIN: B001A4K4HO
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Chip | | • | The Lads Who Fought & Won | | • | The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby | | • | Kings of Fife | | • | Old Becomes New | | • | White Knuckle Ride | | • | The Maple Trees Remember - The Real McKenzies, Muir, Alexander | | • | Anyone Else | | • | My Mangy Hound | | • | Too Many Fingers | | • | Drink Some More | | • | Guy on Stage | | • | Culling the Herd |
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Album Description
The Real McKenzies are true gadabouts at heart. Fuelled by an insatiable appetite for filthy punk shows, Scotch whiskey and all out mayhem, these kilt-clad punks continue on their quest to bring their patented brand of music to the masses. Their latest concoction "Off The Leash" embodies the spirit of The Real McKenzies through a melding of driving punk rhythms and traditional Scottish melodies. Guitars and bagpipes play off each other as Paul McKenzie spins yarns of times long past and recounts endless drunken revelries. The unbridled energy & merriment of "Off The Leash" will immediately have the listener hoisting a pint glass & singing along to the 13 infectious tracks. As always The Real McKenzies will be hitting the road hard, bringing the album to life in an inebriated whirlwind of kilts, bagpipes & punk rock.
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Scottish-Canadian Punk Sonic Blast September 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been listening to the Real McKenzies since their album Loch'd & Loaded. Unlike the blue collar irish punk of the Dropkick Murphies, The Real McKenzies are scottish through and through. Robbie Burns ,the great bard himself, often serves as muse to this band of hard rocking and hard drinkin kilt wearing fun lovin punk rockers.
It isn't often that one can say wow, theyis band isn't stuck in rut at all ,they keep growing, and the Real Mckenzies are one of the few bands to do that. Over their last twa albums, Off the Leash and 10,000 Shots, thy have showed remarkable depth and craftsmanship in their work. They have maintained their energy and do not sacrifice any of the their greatness.
The entire album is listenable but I found the following tracks to be particularly good:
Chip- A boatwrtight sells his soul to the devil, excellent piping makes this song
Culling the Herd-a cynical political tune that resonates with the war on terror
The Maple Trees Remember- Great gentle tune aboot the coming of the Sassenach(English) tae Canada
Drink Some More_ a fun drinking song, a Real McKenzie tradition.
Not many bands can say that they keep growing as artists over the years, the Real McKenzies show you can do that withoot losing sight of the what made them fun to listen to in the first place.
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