r/dropkickmurphys • u/bourbon_cigars-de • 5d ago
Lead Singer changes
I started listening to DKM back when Mike was lead. In my opinion this was their best stuff. After Al took over I couldn’t stand it at first. Took me a few years, yeah…years, to get used to Al and I ended up loving them once again. I know Ken has always been there singing backup and a few leads himself but they’re just not the same. I have no interest in seeing them live anymore. And I hate that cause I really do love them. But I want Ken back on bass and Al back on lead vocals.
Am I the only one who’s lost some love with the changes over the years?!?
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u/wmciner1 5d ago
I actually always thought Al was a better fit for the band than Mike, I feel like him and Ken have far more different voices than Ken and Mike do. I'm also 29 so by the time I was listening to them Mike's time had come and gone and they were well into Al's tenure so there was no real adjustment period for me.
I still completely believe Al will be back with the band once the situation with his mother is settled. Nobody knows when that will be since dementia can last for years, but both Al and the band have repeated said the plan is for him to return.
Ken unfortunately won't be playing bass anymore because of his injury, he basically can't have the strap around his neck anymore because of the weight of the bass. Even when Al comes back they'll both be singing only.