It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of the Dropkick Murphys. I'm also a big fan of the Guitar Hero franchise. The one thing I don't really like though, is the generally over-priced song packs that are released as downloadable content for the Guitar Hero games. It seems for the most part the songs come out in packs of 3, one of which I really want and the other two I don't care as much about, for around 500 Microsoft Points ($6.25US to us sane people who actually pay for things with real money). I could write a whole post about how I wish Microsoft would abandon the points format but that's been done a thousand times so I won't.

dkm.gifAnyways, this is a happy post because if there's anyone reading this who is also a fan of the Dropkick Murphys and Guitar Hero (3 in particular) I have good news for you! There are going to be 3 new tracks released in time for St. Patrick's Day from Dropkick's latest album "The Meanest of Times" and guess what? They're free.

When I heard this news I had just finished reading a post about another song pack that I was looking at, which included a song from the Deftones' latest album which I was interested in, so I was so happy to see that another one of my favorite bands was getting treatment and the content would be free. Perfect timing too! Well then, what's the catch? Three free songs from a great band, but the songs must be the worst from the album or something, right? Well it depends on your opinion I guess, but most Dropkick Murphys fans can agree that "(F)lannigan's Ball" is one of the highlights of the album and it will also be one of the trio. Next up comes another one of my favorite songs from the album called "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya," which is a re-imagining of a classic Irish folk song. Finally the three pack is finished up with the first song on the album, "Famous for Nothing." Here I would have preferred to see "Surrender," because it's in my top 3 favorite songs from the album including the other two I already mentioned, but hey it's free and beggars can't be choosers. Besides, "Famous for Nothing" is still a great song and I'm just splitting hairs here.

So get out there and download it when the new pack hits to show your support for free content from a good band! Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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