Band Of The Week: Rancid
Slight Band History:
Rancid was formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt freeman. The two of them grew up together in a small town in Albany. They also played in Operation Ivy, Ivy as "Lint" and Freeman as " Mat McCall. After Operation Ivy disbanded Armstrong and Freeman spent some weeks in the band Dance Hall Crashers, Freeman later joined a hardcore band called MDC. Freeman sugested to Armstrong to quit their day jobs and form a new band of their own. Creating Rancid, they added Brett Reed which was Armstrong's roomate. After playing some shows and signing a contract with Epitaph and released they first album, news got out that they were looking for a second guitarist. They pursued Lars Frederiksen, at first he didn't join but after his band "Slip" disbanded he quickly changed his mind and joined. In 2006 Brett Reed announced that he was leaving rancid after 15 years, he was later replaced by the ex drummer of "Used" Branden Steineckert.
Details:
Genre: Punk Rock, Ska Punk, Hardcore Punk
Location: Berkeley, California
Activity: 1991-2004, 2006- Present
Name Origins: N/A
Albums:
- Rancid (1993)
- Let's Go (1994)
- ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
- Life Won't Wait (1998)
- Rancid (2000)
- Indestructible (2003)
- Let the Dominoes Fall (2009)
- ...Honor Is All We Know (2014)
- Trouble Maker(2017)
Fun Facts About The Band:
1. Their song "Fall Back Down" Appears in "Tony Hawk Underground 2" and in "Nascar thunder 2004" soundtrack.
2.Their song "Time Bomb" Appears in a "Gilmore Girls" epidode and in the movie " Fun With Dick and Jane". (Click Here is Fun with Dick and Jane's Scene)
3.Their song "Out Of Control" Appears in " Needs for Speed: Underground" soundtrack.
4. In 1993, Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong asked Green Day;s singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong if he wanted to join the band as the second guitarist. Billie Joe Armstrong appears on the rancid song " Radio" but declined the invatation to become a permanent member.
5. In 2011, Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong created Tim Timebomb's Rock 'N Roll Theatre, a musical webseries influenced by narrative-driven classic TV shows like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
6. Rancid is considered one of the most succesful independent bands of all time. They have sold over 4 million records.
Top Songs:
Alternative Links(top 5 only):
1. Time Bomb
2. Ruby Soho
3. Fall Back Down
4. Roots Radical
5. Maxwell Murder
Favorite Song:
Fall Back Down
(I just never get tired of this song.)
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Personal Opinion:
I first heard Rancid like many other bands playing a Tony Hawk game. Although "Fall Back Down" always stood up more than the rest, till this day I still consider it one of my favorite songs of all time. When I was older this of course made me want to explore more of what Rancid had to offer and It's easy to say that yes they are by far one of my favorite bands. I can't really tell you much of what I think of them because my opinion is really influence by this so for this reason I'll tell you in a few words. If you like punk or ska or both with the occassionally reggae to the side you will for sure like this band but if it's not your thing, check out some of the other bands they have like transplants that is more like rapcore/rap songs or some of their seperate albums that are more reggae/ska than punk or the acoustic albums whatever gets to you, my point is that they play around a lot with their style while keeping their same vibe that being said check them out and check what calls you more, there is so many songs it is non stop fun.
If you find this band interesting and want to see more check them
If you think I've missed something, disagree, agree or wanna add anything, comment!
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