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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REAL MCKENZIES Paul McKenzie claims he had a epiphany when he was subjected to an Andy Stewart record which was playing in one room, and intertwining with the vulgarity of a Sex Pistols album emerging from another. That year was somewhere around 1992, the setting was Vancouver Canada,and McKenzie was looking for something new, since his band TT Racer had recently disbanded. Who would have thought that a great deal of fun could be had pilfering your parents closet of old kilts and high socks to wear on a stage on which you would perform cover songs of various bands, altered slightly, to fit a scottish theme. Example: I Wanna Be Your Scot as opposed to I Wanna Be Your Dog. You get the point. Someone probably joked, If were gonna wear kilts, we might as well have a piper too. While certainly not a new angle in rock music, the bagpipes were only ever used in a couple of songs at most by various bands, never a mainstay of an entire set. Soon though, it was apparent that this was a distinctive sound that could be finely tuned, with the soaring pipes complimenting the ferocious electric guitars and vise-versa. Of course the first thing that springs to mind is the word gimmick. Sure, I guess thats applicable here. But before you go taking things way to seriously, lets also not forget the concept of show buisness. People annually spend a shitload of money for the sole purpose of being entertained. So why not go out of your way to be entertainment? That was all a moot point with the McKenzies anyway. Because they just wanted to have fun, and you are more than welcome to have fun with them, as hundereds of thousands have. Sure some will read too much meaning into the whole idea, and take it out of its realm of fun, and those people should just shut the fuck up and drink their beer. 14 years later, the Real McKenzies have achieved lengendary status. Their live shows are highly regarded and they have been known to leave large audiences choking on their own dry mouths. They've been influence to more than a few bands, and ironically have been accused of ripping those same bands off, usually by journalistic hacks on the internet. They've toured the world endlessly, and frightened more than a few people at times, but its a small percentage to the numbers of people who leave their shows with ear to ear grins and think about the great time they had for weeks to come. I can imagine it will take death to stop these guys from doing what they do best, and that's kicking your ass in the face at each and every show they play.

Heimatstadt: Vancouver BC Canada

Genre: The original Celtic punk band!


Songs in der Playlist

Float Me Boat (2022)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
Barrett's Privateers 04.05.2022 23.01.2023 9
Burnout 30.04.2022 07.01.2024 16
Cross The Ocean 03.05.2022 01.11.2023 17
Culling The Herd 15.05.2022 17.12.2022 12
Drink Some More 24.04.2022 11.12.2023 13
Lassie Roamin' In The Gloamin' 22.06.2022 15.12.2023 13
Smokin' Bowl 30.04.2022 10.05.2023 22
The Lads Who Fought Won 24.04.2022 27.11.2023 20
The Maple Trees Remember 24.04.2022 02.10.2023 16
The Tempest 14.05.2022 05.12.2023 20
Ye Banks And Braes 10.04.2022 28.01.2023 12
You Wanna Know What 30.04.2022 21.01.2023 13

Songs Of The Highland, Songs Of The Sea (2022)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
A Red Red Rose 05.12.2022 31.08.2023 27
Blow The Man Down 25.11.2022 07.02.2024 25
Dead Man's Chest 23.11.2022 14.11.2023 32
Drunken Sailor 04.12.2022 13.05.2023 24
Leave Her Johnny 23.11.2022 11.06.2023 34
My Heart's In The Highlands 25.11.2022 19.05.2023 33
Scotland The Brave 04.12.2022 19.02.2024 36
Sloop John B 23.11.2022 18.03.2024 37
The Bonnie Ship The Diamond 24.11.2022 12.08.2023 26
The Green Hills Of Tyrol 27.11.2022 26.02.2024 35
Ye Jacobites By Name 28.11.2022 16.03.2024 31

Beer And Loathing (2020)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
36 Barrels 14.07.2020 25.09.2023 33
A Seafarer's Return 06.08.2020 15.02.2023 20
A Widow's Watch 12.08.2020 28.10.2022 30
Beer And Loathing 18.07.2020 13.01.2024 48
Big Foot Steps 07.07.2020 17.08.2022 22
Cock Up Your Beaver 10.07.2020 15.02.2024 23
Death Of The Winnipeg Scene 09.07.2020 30.09.2023 29
Nary Do Gooder 04.08.2020 09.12.2023 21
Overtoun Bridge 08.07.2020 15.03.2024 21
The Ballad Of Cpl. Hornburg 16.07.2020 01.10.2023 30
The Cremation Of Sam McGee 17.07.2020 16.03.2024 22
Whose Child Is This 08.07.2020 21.12.2023 28

Two Devils Will Talk (2017)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
Due West 05.03.2017 04.07.2023 37
Float 07.03.2017 10.11.2023 27
Fuck The Real McKenzies 05.03.2017 18.11.2023 29
Northwest Passage 25.02.2017 19.02.2024 45
One Day 25.02.2017 19.11.2023 42
One Man Voyage 23.02.2017 07.02.2024 36
Pedals 26.02.2017 13.12.2023 43
Sail Again 14.03.2017 06.09.2023 27
Scots Wha Haae 14.03.2017 28.10.2023 37
Seafarers 23.02.2017 16.10.2023 38
The Comeback 04.03.2017 05.03.2024 39
The Town 22.02.2017 06.09.2023 36
Weyburn 25.02.2017 13.02.2023 32

Rats In The Burlap (2015)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
Catch Me 12.04.2015 16.09.2023 47
Dead Or Alive 15.04.2015 11.12.2022 70
Lilacs In The Alleyway 13.04.2015 12.09.2022 49
Midnight Train To Moscow 10.04.2015 15.01.2024 69
Spinning Wheels 20.04.2015 08.12.2023 63
Stephen's Green 09.04.2015 09.12.2023 54
The Fields Of Inverness 08.04.2015 20.09.2023 66
Up On A Motorbike 10.04.2015 13.05.2023 59
Wha Saw The 42nd 11.04.2015 07.12.2023 51
What Have You Done 09.04.2015 01.08.2023 67
Who'd A Thought 28.04.2015 18.01.2024 46
Yes 20.04.2015 31.05.2023 66

Shine Not Burn (2010)

Song erster Stream letzer Stream Anzahl
10,000 Shots 25.04.2015 14.01.2023 38
Auld Mrs. Hunt 07.03.2015 06.03.2024 72
Bastards 24.01.2015 15.12.2022 43
Best Day Until Tomorrow 22.01.2015 01.09.2023 50
Bitch Off the Money 28.02.2015 22.12.2023 36
Bugger Off 12.01.2015 12.01.2024 29
Chip 01.05.2015 29.06.2023 41
Drink the Way I Do 01.02.2015 06.12.2023 76
Droppin' Like Flies 05.01.2015 19.07.2023 43
Get Lost 03.01.2015 08.11.2022 33
Kings o' Glasgow 06.02.2015 08.11.2023 22
My Bonnie 27.03.2015 31.01.2024 46
Nessie 22.08.2015 19.02.2024 41
Pickled 10.02.2015 23.12.2023 45
Pour Decisions 29.01.2015 13.09.2023 25
Sawney Beane Clan 13.01.2015 11.02.2024 32
Scots Wha' Ha'e 15.05.2015 18.02.2024 30
Taylor Made II 15.02.2015 15.11.2023 36
The Skeleton and the Tailor 19.04.2015 26.11.2023 32
Whisky Scotch Whisky 23.02.2015 01.12.2023 34
Wild Mountain Thyme 22.01.2015 11.12.2023 40

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