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Members:
Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards

Formed: 1991

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Biography

Rancid was undoubtedly a front band in the early 1990s punk revival.
Stemming from Albany, California (San Francisco Bay area), the band
consists of Lars Frederiksen (guitar), Brett Reed (drums), Matt Freeman
(bass), and Tim Armstrong (vocals / guitar). The band, whose members are
from blue-collared homes, sing about traditionally punk ideas
concerning life and politics. The roots of the band begin in 1987 when
Armstrong and Freeman (sometimes goes by the alias of Matt McCall) were
in a band called Operation Ivy. The band also was composed of Dave Mello on
drums and Jesse Michaels on vocals. In 1989, after the band split up,
Freeman, Armstrong and Reed formed Rancid.

Rancid’s 1992 debut EP was entitled I’m Not the Only One. The EP
consisted of five tracks and was released by Lookout! Records. At that
time, Rancid was looking for a second guitarist. They debated using
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. They were, however, approached by
Brett Gurewitz and eventually signed to his label, Epitaph Records.
While recording a demo for Epitaph, Reed met Frederiksen and convinced
him to join the band. Frederiksen had previously played guitar for UK
Subs. Rancid’s self-titled debut was released in 1993. In September of
the same year, the group went on their first national tour. In November,
they went on their first European tour. In February of 1994, they began
to record once again.

The band’s sophomore album, Let’s Go, contained twenty-three songs. The
album also contained the hit single, ‘Let’s Go.” The group was compared
to 1970s punk band, the Clash. The album soon went gold and then reached
platinum status. Rancid had definitely made their name with punk
audiences. At this time, punk bands, such as The Offspring and Green Day,
were going main stream. Labels realized the wide acceptance and
popularity of the punk revival. Thus, a bidding war began to sign Rancid
to a major label. The group was approached by many big name companies.
Madonna’s Maverick records made the band an offer. Supposedly the letter
to the band contained a picture of the singer nude. The boys declined
Maverick’s offer. Epic records offered Rancid a half million dollar
advance if they signed to them. The group also declined Epic Records.
Rather than go with a big name label, the stayed with Epitaph. Rancid
wanted to stay where their ‘friends’ were. Also, they realized they
would have more creative ability, and be able to do what they wanted
with Epitaph. The group was never looking for main stream exposure or
popularity. This decision helped Rancid maintain their punk fans after
the other main stream punk groups faded away. In March 1995, Rancid
returned to the studio once again.

Their next album, …And Out Came the Wolves, was a major seller. The
album contained the hit singles “Time Bomb” and “Ruby Soho.” The album
soon went popular. The videos were constantly being shown on MTV and the
singles were receiving major air play on radios. Rancid named the album
after their ‘predatorial’ experience of signing with a label. In 1996,
the group played on the Lollapalooza tour. Afterwards, they took their
first break since they created Rancid.

Rancid’s 1998 album, Life Won’t Wait, featured many artists. The album
featured The Specials, Hipcat, Dicky Barrett, Buju Banton, and Agnostic
front vocalist, Roger Miret. The group collaborated with The Mighty,
mighty Bosstones on the single “Cash, Culture And Violence.” Life Won’t
Wait contained much more ska than the group’s previous albums. Two of
the tracks were recorded in Jamaica. Rancis released their second self-titled
album in 2000. Rancid contained twenty-two songs and the album finished
in less than forty minutes. The album received great, positive response
from the punk community.

Bio written by: bandhunt

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
Favorite rancid Song It's too hard to pick a favorite, let alone best. So here are a few of my faves off of each album 93 Self-titled album Detroit Whirlwind 94 Let's Go album Radio As One 95 And Out Come the Wolves Journey to the End of the east Bay Old Friend As Wicked 98 Life Wont wait album Black Lung Turntable Corazon De Oro 2000 self titled album It's Quite Alright Black derby Jacket 2003 Indestructible Album Back Up Against the Wall Stand Your Ground Non rancid album songs Brad Logan Thats Entertainment Ben Zenatto Sick Sick World Just a Feeling	Grifter420

Replys	Listener
Yep, picking a favorite is hard. I like pretty much all of their songs, and I'd prefer not to have to pick an actually favorite. Right now, however, I am inclinded to Time Bomb. I can't get the tune out of my head.	insertname
from the same tape we had, i like roots radical or whatever better. i think arrested in shanghai may be my favorite though. or else red hot moon. but operation ivy was better.	xzar
of course i like all rancid songs but i think let me go and 1998 are the best	boozer
I think, Radio Havanna, Let Me Go and 1998 are the best ones. But there are lots of other good songs, too.	murphy88
i totally agree with everything you just said except for the fact thatu missed like every song on the album of ...And out come the Wolves! every song on that album is the best song ever created!!	josef
My problem I'm a diehard. I have probably listened to a Rancid album, on average, every other day, for the past 8 or 9 yrs. Songs that I wasn't even too down on at first listening I now know inside and out and love. The songs off of each album that I'm most into vary constantly(example. I loved the LWW album but didn't really like the title track. I'm currently digging the Buju Banton, Tim and ars combo more than any other when its on) But the ones I posted above consistently get me going. But right now Im listening to NOFX. Green Corn is an AWESOME song, so is Day to Daze.	Grifter420
Haha..Tim and Ars...should say Lars. Philthy Phil Philanthropist is another gem	Grifter420
ummm..id say "tropical london"	NancySpungen
asking someone to pick a favorite Rancid song is like a sin....its impossible......unless im just that stupid.	RancidSnow
Rancid suxx ass! I bought one of their cd's and it was so bad!! too bad I couldn't trade it for another one	biggestgreendayfan
pfff i think you suck ass. so i've heard at least....what cd did you buy? ive listened to every one of them, and all of them FAR from suck.	RancidSnow
I love the song "Red Hot Moon." The music video of that song is very good,too.:D	Snoochybooches
neva heard of rancid so they must be crap	i_dont_care_3188
i've never heard of you, so you must be crap.	RancidSnow
oh i think it is easy all of them are good but i love ruby soho!!!!	joelymole88
iono...but I think theyre spectacular!	BJKing_NoMore1039
Olympia WA... Old Friend... Ruby Soho... I really dunno, it's WAAY to hard lol	Bloody_Tattoo
olympia wa... ruby soho... red hot moon... dunno!! but i must say that rancid's cover of nofx's stickin in eye is awsome?!?!	Grunge-kid
correction----> stickin' in my eye	Grunge-kid
time bomb and rubi soho and poison!	dead_moon
Lol..a hardcore fan of a punk band that sells out and only plays three chords coughGREENcoughDAYcough thinks RANCID SUX? That's the funniest shit I've heard all week...	Grifter420
I'd like to see a show down between Matt Freeman(Rancid bassist) and just about ANY other bassist out there...The guy is just that good...My thoughts and atheistic prayers are with him and his family..I was SOOO looking forward to catching him play with The Transplants at Warped Tour...what a shame	Grifter420
"neva heard of rancid so they must be crap" What are you doing here then, you fool? As for a favourite, it is incredibly hard to narrow it down but currently it would probably be "Hooligans". It constantly changes though.	ska-wars
hmmmmmmmmm, hard choice. It would probably be Something In theld Today, accually, it may be a tie between that and Coppers.	IAmARevenant
hoover street hooligans still looking for their other songs i bought a shirt with a rancid logo on it and yes, bassist really a good one. no, great.	trixjones07
Whoever said choosing a fav song is like commiting a sin is right but here are the ones ive lately been listening to Hyena Let Me Go Nihilism Rats in the Hallway Travis Bickle Arrested in Shanghai 1998 Crane Fist Bloodclot Hoover Street Roots Radical Disorder and Disarray Ruby Soho Lock, Step,and Gone Junkie Man Red Hot Moon GGF and for the person who said Ive never heard of them they must be crap you probably listen to music where the artists lip sync and have other people do all their work for them, Rancid is not a Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake type of band so don't bother	disorder_and_confusion