Dropkick Murphys

I "discovered" the powerful sound of Dropkick Murphys while watching Martin Scorsese's "The Departed".

At first, Dropkick Murphys reminded me about Skyclad, then, some of their songs, about The Clash. Being from Quincy, MA, so Americans, results quite a mix: American Celtic punk!

Jumping My Shadow

Recently I was listening to a Skyclad playlist on YouTube.com, and Jumping My Shadow seems to catch my attention. Although the idea of this song is not an original one, it starts with a nice Kahlil Gibran quote which I am posting right now:

And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Why am I telling you that this is not an original idea? Because it reminds me of Cinderella's Don't Know What You Got ('Till It's Gone).

Searching the web for Skyclad I've found this meaning on Encyclopaedia Metallum: Skyclad is a pagan term for ritual nudity, meaning literally that the practitioners are clad only by the sky, due to their highly nature-oriented beliefs.

Below are the above two great love songs, and I hope you'll appreciate to their fair value!

DREAMER DECEIVER

Tonight another "battle", a battle called: "Dreamer Deceiver".

He said in the cosmos is a single sonic sound
That is vibrating constantly

By chance, a few years ago, I've came over Dreamer Deceiver, a Judas Priest's cover (the third song from the album Sad Wings of Destiny) performed by Skyclad. The original sound of Skyclad, turned the original song into a much more powerful one. It is one of that few situations in which the cover is (way much) better than the original. Judas Priest's (and even metal ballads) fans might argue with my point of view. I am not questioning the undoubted value of Judas Priest, I am only put into the balance two version of the same song!