Great cd this is. A lot of soft gaelic songs on it that could bore the flashy type but this is a must have cd. Monday Morning is an awesome song and so is Chicago.

This Irish sound is much closer to The Pogues than to Flogging Molly. There are some really catchy numbers on here. One the best points of the album (the fact that there is nearly 70 minutes worth of music) also poses a problem - to many songs and some are rather weak. Still, if you are a fan of Irish music, this is definitely worth picking up.

These guys ultimately often get lumped in with Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys, but the Tossers are much less punk and much more traditionally Celtic-folk than either of those two bands. Not that this CD doesn't rock out at times, because it definately does. Good music, very well done. These guys (who've been around for 10+ years anyway) definitely know their stuff. If you are looking for someone who sounds just like Dropkick Murphys, you might be a bit disappointed, but if you are looking to explore more "Celtic-Punk", this CD is for you.

The Tossers release yet another amazing release. This band is just so fun to listen to. They have the perfect mix of songs where they can get really serious and then have songs where you just want to throw a party.

The Tossers are without a doubt a Celtic Folk band that is fully able to rock out far better than most band of any genre, not just some rock band with some folk trimmings occasionally thrown in for good measure, and that slight distinction makes every difference in the world. They are able to rock out equipped with only a couple of mandolins and a bodhran, as the opening "With the North Wind" displays perfectly. Parts of this album, such as “Come Dancing”, sound something like Silly Wizard or early Pogues songs on high octane, while others, such as the title track, slow down to show a level of emotion and poignancy rarely achieved in other bands. I feel that this is their best overall original album, but would recommend the compilation album “Communication & Conviction” for first time listeners, as it collects the best songs from their previous albums. But you might as well order this one at the same time, because about halfway through “Communication & Conviction” you’re going to wish you had more Tossers to listen to, and “Purgatory” will satisfy that desire to the max.

I love Flogging Molly, The Real McKenzies, Dropkick Murphys, Blood or Whiskey, Black 47, and many of the other Celtic rock/ Celtic punk / Ceilidh bands that are out there today, but I have no reservations about saying that The Tossers are without a doubt at the top of this class of musicians. They have it all.

Never have i heard an Irish punk band that sticks close enough to the Pogues aesthetic to stay in touch with the true, angry depressed heart of Irish music while distinguishing itself with excellent musicians (finally, a mandolin!), biting songs and a real sense of politics. Sometimes Flogging Molly seems like pop punk with an Irish accent. And the Dropkick Murphys have a SCOTTISH lead singer, not to mention enough jock rock credentials to overtake Bad Religion. The Tossers have been doing it longer, and they as hell do it better. Oi, Chicago!