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The Tossers Purgatory Release Date: 2003 03 25 Label: Thick More traditionally Celtic-influenced than faux-Irish American bands like the Dropkick Murphys or Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Chicago's Tossers have more in common with American folk acts like Cordelia's Dad or Boiled in Lead, or even the almighty Pogues or Oysterband. The Tossers are a rocked-out Celtic folk band, not a rock band with a few folky trappings, and that subtle distinction makes all the difference: The Tossers can rock out armed with only a bodhran and a couple of mandolins, as the opening "With the North Wind" proves. On songs like the whiplash-speed "Come Dancing," the Tossers sound like '70s Celtic rock supergroup Silly Wizard with a rocket under their collective bum, while more reflective songs like the partially a cappella title track show a level of emotion and wit not easily achieved. After a couple of uneven, tentative albums, Purgatory shows that the Tossers have reached the head of the American Celtic rock class. Stewart Mason, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 With the North Wind/Here We Go Again Tossers, Duggins 3:46 2 Ballad of the Thoughtful Rover Tossers, Duggins 3:52 3 Nantucket Girls Song Duggins, Tossers 3:29 4 Come Dancing Duggins, Tossers 2:13 5 Caoin (Lament) Tossers, Duggins 3:34 6 Squall Duggins, Tossers 4:25 7 Chicago Tossers, Duggins 6:51 8 Monday Morning Duggins, Tossers 3:37 9 First League Out from Land Tossers, Duggins 3:23 10 Minutes on a Screen Tossers, Duggins 5:38 11 Purgatory Duggins, Tossers 5:14 12 Time to Go Duggins, Tossers 4:08 13 Memory Duggins, Tossers 4:11 14 Faraway Duggins, Tossers 5:24 15 Ni Thabharfaidh Siad Pingin Duit Duggins, Tossers :57 16 Going Away Duggins, Tossers 8:07 Releases: Year Type Label 2003 CD Thick

Group Members: Clayton Hansen T. Duggins Bones Becca Manthe Aaron Duggins More >> Similar Artists: Dropkick Murphys The Pogues Flogging Molly Blood or Whiskey The Saw Doctors More >>

Influenced By: The Clancy Brothers The Dubliners More >>

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