{"product_id":"the-meanest-of-times","title":"The Meanest Of Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e WEA CORP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e cd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e 3013075\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 12-09-2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nAfter hitting it semi-big when \"I'm Shipping Up to Boston\" (from 2005's The Warrior's Code) was prominently featured in Martin Scorcese's Oscar-winner The Departed, Dropkick Murphys return with another round of punch-drunk punk on The Meanest of Times (it's unclear whether the title refers to the current state of world affairs or the scowling Catholic schoolyard hooligans depicted on the record's cover...). Continuing their usual melding of the Pogues' raved-up Celtic strains with the bouncy energy of early Green Day, the result is somewhere on the lines of If I Should Fall from Grace with God getting in a fender-bender with Dookie--seven Boston punks can sure make a lot of noise. Life isn't only a party for the band, however, and there's more than a dash of Springsteen's somber human portraits in the broken-down company men and damaged families observed in songs like \"Tomorrow's Industry\" and \"Surrender\". The Meanest of Times' aggressive musical swagger and driving instrumentation don't obscure the fact that the Dropkick Murphys have something insightful to say. --Ben Heege\n\nProduct Description\n\nDropkick Murphys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 075597997057\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0075597997057\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e 3357365\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48096215138563,"sku":"OJ-J8CK-7H3Y","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/files\/51_h7IsCpAL.jpg?v=1778388919","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/en\/products\/the-meanest-of-times","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}