Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival, Third Wave Ska Revival, Punk-Pop, Ska-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1991 in Berkeley, CA
Madness, Minor Threat, The Specials, The Sex Pistols, Black Flag, The Clash, The English Beat, Nirvana, The Ramones, John Lydon, All, The Germs, The Exploited, The Business, The Anti-Nowhere League, Bad Brains, Social Distortion, Sham 69, Bad Manners Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel, Green Day, The Unseen, One Man Army, L.E.S. Stitches, The Suicide Machines, Pansy Division, Left Alone, The Exploding Hearts, Sinclair, The Casualties, Common Rider, X, The Living End, Pennywise, Dropkick Murphys, The Holloways, Time Again Society's Parasites, Static Thought, Time Again, The Flatliners, The Matches, The Briggs, Ann Beretta, Bombshell Rocks, The Heart Attacks, The HollowPoints, Simple Plan, J-Ax, Divided by Zero, Good Charlotte, Lordz, Whole Wheat Bread, The SmashUp, blink-182, Killradio |  |
One of the cornerstone bands of the '90s punk revival, Rancid's unabashedly classicist sound drew heavily from the Clash's early records, echoing their left-leaning politics and fascination with ska, while adding a bit of post-hardcore crunch. While some critics dismissed Rancid as derivative, others praised their political commitment, surging energy, and undeniable way with a hook. And, regardless of critical debate over their significance, the band's strengths made them perhaps the most popular neo-punk band after Green Day and the Offspring. Their third album, 1995's ...And Out Come the Wolves, made them a platinum-selling sensation and an inescapable presence on MTV and modern rock radio. While they never translated that success into an enormous blockbuster record (like the aforementioned bands who hit the mainstream first), that wasn't necessarily their ambition, choosing to stay with the independent punk label Epitaph and the creative freedom it allowed them.
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Release: May 29, 2009
Label: Epitaph Records
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