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| Name = Swagger
| Type = Album
| name = Swagger
| Artist = [[Flogging Molly]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Flogging molly swagger cd cover.jpg
| artist = [[Flogging Molly]]
| cover = Flogging molly swagger cd cover.jpg
| Released = March 7, 2000
| Recorded = 2000
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| released = March 7, 2000
| Genre = [[Celtic punk]]
| Length = 53:40
| recorded = 2000
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| Label = [[SideOneDummy Records|SideOneDummy]]
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| Producer = [[Flogging Molly]]
| genre = [[Celtic punk]]
| Last album = ''[[Alive Behind the Green Door]]''<br />(1997)
| length = 53:40
| This album = '''''Swagger'''''<br />(2000)
| label = [[SideOneDummy Records|SideOneDummy]]
| Next album = ''[[Drunken Lullabies]]''<br />(2002)
| producer = [[Flogging Molly]]
| prev_title = [[Alive Behind the Green Door]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Drunken Lullabies]]
| next_year = 2002
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|rev2 = [[Irish Voice]]
|rev2score = (favorable)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farragher |first=Mike |title=Off the Record: Good Golly, Miss Molly! |newspaper=[[Irish Voice]] |date=2000-05-16 |location=New York |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/367933885 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-03-05 |id={{ProQuest|367933885}} |via=ProQuest}}</ref>
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'''Swagger''' is the first full [[studio]] [[album]] by the [[Ireland|Irish]]-[[United States|American]] [[Celtic punk]] [[Musical band|band]] [[Flogging Molly]], [[mixed]] by [[Steve Albini]]. It was released in [[2000]].
'''''Swagger''''' is the debut studio album by the [[Celtic punk]] band [[Flogging Molly]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Steve Albini]]. It was released in 2000.


== Track listing ==
== Reception ==
In a very positive review, [[AllMusic]] called ''Swagger'' a combination of the "folk of [[the Pogues]] with an [[Oi!]] blast by way of the [[Dropkick Murphys]]". The reviewer went on to call the album "music that's perfect for any barroom brawl."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/swagger-mw0000058605 |title=Swagger – Flogging Molly |last=DaRonco |first=Mike |website=AllMusic |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
# "Salty Dog" - 2:21
Punknews.org gave the album 5 out of 5 stars and said that "every song is a keeper, without a clunker in the bunch".<ref name="PunkNews" /> The review also called "Salty Dog" the "quintessential Flogging Molly song" and noted the album's contrast between aggressive punk-influenced songs and slower ballads like "The Worst Day Since Yesterday".
# "Selfish Man" - 2:54
# "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" - 3:38
# "Every Dog Has Its Day" - 4:24
# "Life in a Tenement Square" - 3:11
# "The Ol' Beggars Bush" - 4:34
# "The Likes of You Again" - 4:33
# "Black Friday Rule" - 6:57
# "Grace of God Go I" - 1:55
# "Devil's Dance Floor" - 3:59
# "These Exiled Years" - 5:15
# "Sentimental Johnny" - 4:47
# "Far Away Boys" - 5:06


== In popular culture ==
==Personnel==
*"The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was used as the music for the opening and closing montage in ''[[Stargate: Universe]]'' season 1, episode 9, "[[Life (Stargate: Universe)|Life]]" (first broadcast November 20, 2009).
* [[Dave King (Irish singer)|Dave King]] – [[singer|vocals]], [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]
*"The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was heard in the background in the bar scene in ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]''.
*"Selfish Man" was used during the closing scene, and over the closing credits, of the fourth episode of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''[[Brotherhood (2006 TV series)|Brotherhood]]''.
*"The Ol' Beggars Bush" was playing the bar when Dean picked up Rory in the fourth-season episode "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights" of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''.
*"Devil's Dance Floor" was used in ''[[Derry Girls]]'', episode 5 of series 1.


== Track listing ==
* Bridget Regan – [[fiddle]], [[tin whistle]]
All lyrics written by [[Dave King (Irish singer)|Dave King]], all musics composed by Flogging Molly, except where noted.
* Nathen Maxwell – [[bass guitar|bass]]
# "Salty Dog" – 2:21
* Robert Schmidt – [[mandolin]], [[banjo]]
# "Selfish Man" – 2:54
* Matt Hensley – [[accordion]]
# "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" – 3:38
* George Schwindt – [[drum kit|drums]]
# "Every Dog Has Its Day" – 4:24
* John Donovan – [[guitar]]
# "Life in a Tenement Square" (Dave King, John Donovan, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Bridget Regan, [[Bob Schmidt (musician)|Bob Schmidt]], George Schwindt) – 3:11
* Gary Schwindt – [[trumpet]]
# "The Ol' Beggars Bush" – 4:34
# "The Likes of You Again" – 4:33
# "Black Friday Rule" (King, Ted Hutt, Dennis Casey, Hensley, Maxwell, Regan, [[Bob Schmidt (musician)|Schmidt]], Schwindt) – 6:57
# "Grace of God Go I" – 1:55
# "Devil's Dance Floor" – 3:59
# "These Exiled Years" (Dave King, John Donovan, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Bridget Regan, [[Bob Schmidt (musician)|Bob Schmidt]], George Schwindt) – 5:15
# "Sentimental Johnny" – 4:47
# "Far Away Boys" – 5:06


==In Popular Culture==
== Personnel ==
*[[Dave King (singer)|Dave King]] – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
"The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was used as the music for the opening and closing montage in ''[[Stargate: Universe]]'' season 1, episode 9, "Life" (first broadcast November 20, 2009).
*Bridget Regan – fiddle, tin whistle
"The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was heard in the background in the bar scene in [[Mr. and Mrs. Smith]].
*Matt Hensley – accordion
*Nathen Maxwell – bass guitar
*[[Bob Schmidt (musician)|Bob Schmidt]] – mandolin, banjo
*George Schwindt – drums, percussion
*John Donovan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
*Gary Schwindt – trumpet


==References==
== Charts ==
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! Chart (2000)
! Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Billboard200|128|artist=Flogging Molly}}
|}

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Latest revision as of 02:24, 3 January 2025

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Swagger
Studio album by
Flogging Molly
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreCeltic punk
Length53:40
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerFlogging Molly
Flogging Molly chronology
Alive Behind the Green Door
(1997) 		Swagger
(2000) 		Drunken Lullabies
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Irish Voice(favorable)[2]
Punknews.org[3]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[4]

Swagger is the debut studio album by the Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, mixed by Steve Albini. It was released in 2000.

Reception

[edit]

In a very positive review, AllMusic called Swagger a combination of the "folk of the Pogues with an Oi! blast by way of the Dropkick Murphys". The reviewer went on to call the album "music that's perfect for any barroom brawl."[5] Punknews.org gave the album 5 out of 5 stars and said that "every song is a keeper, without a clunker in the bunch".[3] The review also called "Salty Dog" the "quintessential Flogging Molly song" and noted the album's contrast between aggressive punk-influenced songs and slower ballads like "The Worst Day Since Yesterday".

[edit]
  • "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was used as the music for the opening and closing montage in Stargate: Universe season 1, episode 9, "Life" (first broadcast November 20, 2009).
  • "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" was heard in the background in the bar scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
  • "Selfish Man" was used during the closing scene, and over the closing credits, of the fourth episode of Showtime's Brotherhood.
  • "The Ol' Beggars Bush" was playing the bar when Dean picked up Rory in the fourth-season episode "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights" of Gilmore Girls.
  • "Devil's Dance Floor" was used in Derry Girls, episode 5 of series 1.

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics written by Dave King, all musics composed by Flogging Molly, except where noted.

  1. "Salty Dog" – 2:21
  2. "Selfish Man" – 2:54
  3. "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" – 3:38
  4. "Every Dog Has Its Day" – 4:24
  5. "Life in a Tenement Square" (Dave King, John Donovan, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Bridget Regan, Bob Schmidt, George Schwindt) – 3:11
  6. "The Ol' Beggars Bush" – 4:34
  7. "The Likes of You Again" – 4:33
  8. "Black Friday Rule" (King, Ted Hutt, Dennis Casey, Hensley, Maxwell, Regan, Schmidt, Schwindt) – 6:57
  9. "Grace of God Go I" – 1:55
  10. "Devil's Dance Floor" – 3:59
  11. "These Exiled Years" (Dave King, John Donovan, Matt Hensley, Nathen Maxwell, Bridget Regan, Bob Schmidt, George Schwindt) – 5:15
  12. "Sentimental Johnny" – 4:47
  13. "Far Away Boys" – 5:06

Personnel

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  • Dave King – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Bridget Regan – fiddle, tin whistle
  • Matt Hensley – accordion
  • Nathen Maxwell – bass guitar
  • Bob Schmidt – mandolin, banjo
  • George Schwindt – drums, percussion
  • John Donovan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Gary Schwindt – trumpet

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 128

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Swagger at AllMusic
  2. ^ Farragher, Mike (May 16, 2000). "Off the Record: Good Golly, Miss Molly!". Irish Voice. New York. ProQuest 367933885. Retrieved March 5, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ a b Gorman, Chris (May 6, 2001). "Flogging Molly – Swagger". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Healy, James (March 16, 2000). "Album Reviews - Rock". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Access World News.
  5. ^ DaRonco, Mike. "Swagger – Flogging Molly". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Flogging Molly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.


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