Reviewed on May 1, 2008 by Roel

Europunk’s guide whether to buy Flogging Molly’s latest album “Float”:

1. Do you like punk music with an Irish folk influence in general?
- Yes: Proceed to question five
- No: Proceed to question two

2. Do you like tightly played catchy and accessible music with good hooks?
- Yes: Proceed to question three
- No: Don’t buy this record

3. Do you like the sound of traditional instruments, such as the violin, thin whistle and banjo?
- Yes: Proceed to question four
- No: Don’t buy this record

4. Do you mind a lack of variation and dept in your music?
- Yes: Don’t buy this record, but download the first track: it’s amazingly catchy
- No: Proceed to question five

5. Have you ever bought a Flogging Molly album before?
- Yes: Proceed to question nine
- No: Proceed to question six

6. Have you ever seen the band play live?
- Yes: Proceed to question seven
- No: Don’t buy this record: go see them live first.

7. Did you like the band for their energy, musicianship, experience and the atmosphere?
- Yes: Proceed to question eight
- No: Don’t buy this record.

8. Did you mind the lack of variation of the songs?
- Yes: Don’t buy this record
- No: Buy their “Drunken Lullabies” album

9. Do you, after hearing more than one album by the band, still put on their albums regularly?
- Yes: Proceed to question ten
- No: Don’t buy this album

10. Do you mind the same rehashed formula without the passion of their best days?
- Yes: Don’t buy this album
- No: Proceed to question eleven

11. Is your financial situation healthy?
- Yes: Congratulations: you may buy this album!
- No: Just download it

Related Links:

• www.floggingmolly.com
• www.myspace.com/floggingmolly
• www.sideonedummy.com

1. Requiem For A Dying Song
2. (No More) Paddy's Lament
3. Float
4. You Won't Make A Fool Out Of Me
5. Lightning Storm
6. Punk Drunk Grinning Soul
7. Us Of Lesser Gods
8. Between A Man And A Woman
9. On The Back Of A Broken Dream
10. Man With No Country
11. The Story So Far

Album Reviews

	Float Mar 4, 2008
	Whisky on a Sunday Jul 25, 2006
	Within A Mile Of Home Sep 14, 2004
	Drunken Lullabies May 19, 2002

Interviews

Nov 22, 2002 Lintfabriek, Belgium