Matt Freeman - "Olympia, WA" by Rancid [Bass Bunker Sessions]

[@rudder1174]

Still my #1 album of all time. This album took me from a listen of music to a player of music. Thanks Matt

[@audiblenugz]

Exceptional G,C,D chord progression!!!!

[@ccciel000]

Yea that song never gets old, after all these years. Cheers!

[@TheMikeschulz]

One of the absolute favourite albums of all time. Still rocks….

[@TheIneedtopee]

I loved it so much i actually burned it into 2 other cds in case i lose the original.

[@steven00786]

Changed my life as well

[@Zaerghul]

I love how Matt cant help but smile while playing along to 30 year old songs. Rancid the greatest punk band.

[@stevedawson8128]

That album was ALL killer and no filler

[@OkNoBigDeal]

No he said it was “And Out Come the Wolves”. All Killer No Filler was Sum 41.

[@andrewsmithwick8671]

​@@OkNoBigDealdidn't get the joke

[@stevedawson8128]

@@OkNoBigDeal 😂

[@CrypticCocktails]

@@OkNoBigDeal How DARE you?!?! :D

[@johndcoffee632]

I learned bass by listening to this album and playing along, couldn't have had a better teacher.

[@AntoineGuinard-w2c]

Same here brother. Especially Journey to the end, lock step and Old friend

[@dea01ify]

​@AntoineGuinard-w2c Yeah, I love playing Old Friend too. Great song. Will have to learn more songs off this iconic album.

[@johnbaines4908]

"The greatest bass player in the world right there... MFF!"

[@garywhitehead4160]

"Welcome back to Matt Freeman's bass bucker.. I'm Matt Freeman" professional newscaster at his finest!! 😂😂😂

[@thecooleretiquette]

Dude thanks for this whole project. I swear it's a prime example of what the internet was for. Ya know we love ya!

[@rocket69218]

I can't believe Out Come the Wolves is almost 30 years old... doesn't feel possible. I can't imagine what it must feel like for you!

[@iggypyro78]

1995, Cleveland Ohio - Out Come the Wolves Tour. Back in High School. It was my first punk rock show. I remember that night like it was yesterday. They sounded so good; it changed my life.

[@PetrvsMT]

Wolves is one of my all time favourite records. Still listen to it A LOT and never get tired! so many amazing bass lines in there

[@jorgefalcones1753]

He makes it look so easy... I struggled a lot with all the Rancid Basslines I learnt over the years, but the style, the flow, the tone, the sound.. It is unmatched!! Thank you Matt!! Huge inspiration for me an to a lot of punk bass players all around the world!!

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

Thanks for stayin alive Matt...just keep L-I-V-I-N

[@tysher7353]

What a legend! Major reason I picked up bass when I was a kid.

[@michaelmaiara4770]

One of my favorite Rancid songs.

[@DUCKMAN-b3l]

Probably my favorite rancid song!!

[@EMPTYUK]

Me too. 👌

[@reikenkayzer]

Just to underline how lucky we truly are here. We're not only getting to see a fantastic bassist at work, but also a bass (upclose and in focus) that is effectively retired (from touring at least). Keep 'em coming Matt!

[@omarloera86]

This record was so influential to me. A culture shock of the world “punk rock” true to my era. Your bass playing inspired me to stick to bass and truly try to learn as much as possible. Thank you 🙏

[@Beektorsf]

Love the walking bass line in the chorus. I used to warm up by combining that bass line with the chorus bass line in face values by the suicide machines. Definitely a fun warm up when sped up double time!

[@cuckooflower]

This is one of my favourite Rancid bass lines. Love playing along to this one.

[@rachelk4805]

You are my all time favorite bass player! I love this album. I am so happy I found this channel.

[@slkrds69]

Matt, your my freakin hero. Saw you in Denver front row. Absolute perfection. Thanks for all you do you, inspire me everyday!

[@erikracz4162]

This a really cool bass playing, it actually makes the song sound better, pure genius!

[@putuaryawan215]

2024 and i still love you all!❤️🔥

[@Runysoho2222]

You thanked smashing pumpkins!!!!! dude I freaking love you. You as in rancid and smashing pumpkins my number one favorite bands. Oh Matt you are the freaking best!!!!

[@outofabook]

What a killer video for me to stumble upon. You write the best bass lines in punk music, period. Hard to express how much your music meant in my teen years in the 90s.

[@chrisdodds6657]

He's enjoying playing this song as much as I'm enjoying hearing him play this song

[@Junkie268]

This is my hardest song of Rancid that i can play Very awesome!!

[@EMPTYUK]

My fav Rancid song. ❤

[@simulatedbass]

My first band used to cover this. Such a fun song to play.

[@symptomsofdecay]

My favourite Rancid track

[@sxexaxn]

The bass line for the chorus is so fun to play. I’ve covered this song with friends before.

[@Inzo42]

I never noticed how much that intro sounds like something off the second Clash album.

[@felipefernandes669]

That song was always my favourite. And since Rancid is my favourite band, I could say this song is my favourite above all songs ever created by anyone anywhere. If you disagree, you´re wrong.

[@potter.felipematos]

Saw your acoustic there on the corner and I thought it'd be nice to see you rock along to one of the tunes you play the big guy. Lady Liberty, Devil's Dance or something from Devil's Brigade would be sick!

[@honkytonkdragon]

Thanks for this Matt! Lived in Oly for 7 years, met my wife there, and ended up following her to Connecticut. Love her and our kids, but there is a part of me that does wish I was on the highway back to Olympia.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

It's the water.

[@honkytonkdragon]

@@myopicautisticmetal9035 That's what my belt buckle says.

[@ronibatista6569]

My favorite bassist.

[@MrPasseh]

Hard to express how much I love this song nevermind how great that bassline is, love listening to it, love playing it. Fucking awesome.

[@mpm32rocks]

Off of one of the most perfect albums made - front to back, all bangers.

[@LOOUUUD]

Thanks for making these, Matt, rock on! I love this song, ...And Out Come the Wolves is one of my all-time favorite albums. We have one great live video of it I've seen on youtube, but would still love to see you do a Bass Bunker session on Maxwell Murder!

[@BradWolfe113]

The album that inspired me to be a bass player. Thank you for your work.

[@-adrienblanc]

Thank you for rejuvenating us

[@johnsenseiDOTcom]

Great playing as always. And Out Come The Wolves remains one of my favorite albums of all time. Was so happy to see you guys live again in Nashville last month. I get the feeling that this song is one of Rancid's favorites to play live. Is that true? You all have played it every show I've seen.

[@davidharding2864]

One of the best songs on "Out Come the Wolves....". Thanks, Matt!

[@bava67]

Fuck yeah. That was awesome. And I appreciate you. And the rest of the rest band. Thank you for keeping me me going.

[@makz2009]

I'm a huge rancid fan and I love the bass bunker playthroughs, but I am curious on how you come up with the basslines. Maybe a video doing a deeper dive into your writing process would be cool. I'm probably not the only one who would enjoy that lol, but anyway thank you and the rest of rancid for all the great music over the years.

[@andrewsmithwick8671]

Gotta play The Bottle one of these days

[@jplosky]

this channel just makes me so happy! Thanks Matt!

[@ChristopherDavitt]

Love these videos, I listened to this album non stop back in 2005, I’m primarily a drummer but I fucking loved the bass on And out Come The Wolves!! I wrote the lyrics, guitar, drums, and bass for a song that, at the time, my 20 year old self just just wanted to write a song for Rancid 😂 Anyway this is not a plug, because I couldn’t care if no one listened to it, its kind of a tribute if anything to Matt and the guys Song is called Where Have You Been, the band is Stop The Lights Thanks for the music Matt 🙌

[@40spinup]

So cool i've found this channel Matt. I won't blow smoke up your ass but you were a huge inspiration to my bass playing in the 90's, doing punk gigs here in UK,coming up to London seeing you play plus many others so just like to say thank you for being a highlight of my life. Cheers mate 👍

[@Andy-if3sv]

Your way of playing and phrasing are just wonderful ♥️.. Thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@edm383]

my favorite rancid song.

[@lucascollao9349]

The song of my life

[@brysonthomas3636]

It makes me happy to live in Olympia every time I hear this song... 🤘🏼... Would be rad to have you guys play Oly

[@hudsonbarreto]

This might be my favourite song of the band

[@iocat]

If you ever want to torture yourself, try to pick your top 5 rancid songs. I have like 20 songs figuring for a spot on that list!

[@hudsonbarreto]

@@iocat I think Olympia, WA and Roots Radical came really close to the #1 spot. These are my two most heard songs by far since I became a fan few years ago

[@leandroscanio3870]

Sos mi ídolo Matt....!!!!! Genio...! Mi mentor....!

[@cracktober780]

Saw you guys in Charlotte on the tour and the set was so killer. Last time I saw Rancid was at the same place on the Warped Tour way back in like '03. You guys haven't missed a beat!

[@OldFatPunker1975]

Glad you're back to the bunker. This is one of the greatest songs ever written. Thanks.

[@ElDerryck]

One of the best songs I've heard on my life

[@Roadsideunion]

I remember being in the bedroom of my apartment when I first put my copy of Aoctw into my CD player. In a way it really sucks because I was spoiled from such a young age. Never found anything better than rancid.

[@slash1982]

Hey Matt, that was awesome, not that you need me to tell you that. Looks like you enjoyed this one too. Thank you!

[@alextinu8841]

I always wonder "how he plays that" but with this videos I get answers to so many questions. Epic as usual! ❤

[@dezjoens4072]

One of my all time favorites. This album did something to me. Got it, when it came out. Still listening. Thx.

[@gustavo_nunes81]

Thais album is the best!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TomSales1]

Matt F'N Freeman ! I'm 66 and been listen to you guys for a zillion years . Been to a lot of live shows , one of the best bass players of all times . Raised my son on Rancid . Like the Bunker Sessions , keep it up .

[@domfontana4809]

Matt definitely giving that Tony Bennett vibe, you can hear the happiness/smile in the bass lines.

[@BootsORiley]

Love this record so much, and this is possibly my favorite from it

[@BoonCasino]

All time favorite Rancid song! Been waiting for this..... I'm so ready!!!

[@leonardoarruda7767]

This base line is one of more beautiful of your songs!

[@rafagee1]

My favorite some to play of all time .

[@quattobeast]

Saviors tour was great, I was at the Denver show - I hope to see you guys doing an Out come the Wolves 30 year tour next year with Rancid headlining.

[@danthegeetarman]

A perfect song on a perfect album! And to be able to watch you play through it like this is amazing. Thanks for sharing this stuff with us 🙏🙏

[@thepanman8]

Your basslines are fun and creative as hell. Journey to the end..and maxwell murder interlude solo are my favorite

[@matt_hayward]

Onya Matty. I couldn't smack like quick enough. One of my favourite baselines period! Thanks for doing it. Is it weird seeing your albums on vinyl now considering 99% of them probably were originally released on CD?

[@Shaun_Smith23]

Reminding me of my teenage years

[@Justdrumsandstuff]

I remember hearing this album when I was 9. Blew me away. Fucking love Rancid

[@mudimba]

One of my favorite songs on And Out Come the Wolves (which says a lot, since the album is incredible from start to finish).

[@thadrifter_]

A god damn genius.

[@mephistoerection]

Really glad you chose to do this track. One of my favorites!!

[@PVBittencourt]

What a cool bass line. Lyrics are great, solid drums and guitars, but this bass... Matt knocks it our of the park

[@sunpeaksturner]

All Matt’s Rule 🤘🏽

[@jasoncotoni7376]

Amazing man! These videos and your inside look at tour are awesome. I don’t even play bass just such a fan of how you guys wreck shop every show! Something in the world that one is such a gem live! See ya in Boston soon hopefully

[@SamCunanan-t6v]

Mr. Freeman thanks for the trip to summer of 94!! This was so great, drank a lot of Mickey’s grenades during the height of this album. Cheers to you and Tim for that. Hahah..Although probably unpopular question but do you think it’s ever going to be possible to bring Mr. Brett Reed up on stage for a song just like Axl and G n R and Mr. Steven Adler have done? Drums and bass are first in my brains jukebox it’s what I hear above all else. Anyway, again we fans appreciate very much what you do sir. Thank you. From a US Navy veteran

[@27diegorosa]

O melhor de todos os tempos!!! Incrível!! Hey Matt, please play HOLLIDAY SUNRISE! PLEASE!!

[@ShanghaiPaddles]

I bought tickets to a Rancid concert, Green Day just happened to be playing too. Had such a great time at the show, and the Linda Linda’s were awesome! Pumpkins were alright. And I must say, I was impressed with Green Day. They know how to put on an entertaining performance. Another great video! Hope there’s lots to come

[@ChargedCovers]

This was a favorite back in highschool, got all my friends to start listening to Rancid from playing this record all the time

[@pklkssr]

I missed you guys in Portland because parking and traffic logistics around the venue were beyond ridiculous. Hoping for a proper Rancid gig at Roseland at some point. Please comeback soon.

[@iocat]

I swear I fnd something new in this song every time I listen to it.

[@t.g.cat-rag941]

Love this soog ! Love this album 🎶 Amazing playing🎸✨Thank you Matt.

[@fenoutsider434]

Awesome man. That is one of my favorite songs of yours to play. By watching you do it, looks like I got it about 90% accurate. Such a fun song to play. I also really love playing other side as a finally. So much energy in that one. Love ya matt. Keep em coming.

[@hoff0839]

You've been my favorite bassist for 20 years now. I'm stoked to discover this channel!

[@AtomicTimes]

(on my) top 5 or top 3 Rancid songs - I even had my own accoustic version of it!

[@Skrilla242]

Hell YES!! Keep rockin' it, Matt!

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

The tune named after my home. Used to hear this all the time in the nineties because we lived in Oly Wa.

[@jeffreyvoth4272]

Quite possibly a perfect record

[@user-ir2bj3re1z]

Thanks Matt for the bass bunker and sharing your time and talent with all of us. I was just starting high school when ...And out come the wolves came out. One of my favorite albums 👊. Rancid wouldn't be Rancid with out them awesome bass lines man. Thank you.

[@AnamariaUroda]

Just tried playing this with my friend this afternoon, and now I see this video. Great stuff, it's a joy to watch you having so much fun playing this awesome number. It's almost 30 years old, can you imagine?

[@arianaajbeaverhausen8175]

Best album in my collection, love the bouncy bass! You sir are a legend, much love from Scotland. ❤

[@alchalant4663]

Wished Olympia and journey to the end coulda sneaked into the Detroit set list last month 😢 but still had a great time seeing you guys it’s been a long time, very surreal seeing you play giant arenas.

[@Aranttes]

This may be the song I've listened to the most in my life. Your work has helped shape my life on so many levels that it's hard to express. Thanks for everthing, Matt!

[@JonesboxFM]

You are true ledgend Matt!!!