The Strange History of RANCID

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[@patrickkramer5353]

when do we get the video called: the strange history of TPRMBA😅

[@michaelhontz9218]

Cat like theif from boxcar got me into Rancid oddly enough. I also had some friends that got into rancid because of that song.

[@Grimeyhoob]

I am largely a metalhead these days, but god I loved rancid. They remain one of my favourite all time bands. As you rightly said, they’ve never put out a bad song. But I will disagree with you on Rancid 2000 being the weakest album they’ve put out. I love the aggression and crust punk feel on that record.

[@Grimeyhoob]

Finn - you didn’t talk about Rancid touring with Metallica and others on Lollapalooza. Neither did you speak about Lars Ulrich and Rob Halford and Lemmy Kilmister all being huge fans of Rancid A few misses in an otherwise great episode.

[@alpoe4467]

You surprised me; Finn, thank you. You made my day just by giving me a thumbs up.

[@jonathanculp6451]

I was in a band that opened for Rancid on their first three tours, and another thing should be mentioned: their incredible generosity. From the beginning, they knew they had cred and leverage that most bands don't have, and they constantly used it to help other bands. For example, they got Avail signed to Lookout. They were always stand up guys.

[@joppyjipplesigot2nipples]

That’s so awesome man! They absolutely are amazing people, & an incredible band.

[@noahfecks7598]

Woah, I never knew that. As a huge Rancid and Avail fan, that's fucking awesome.

[@rosemadder5547]

Awesome to hear that! They’ve been my faves since the 90’s when I was like 14 😂

[@paperboy856]

Rancid and nofx signed so many bands to there record companies

[@wardawg-84]

What band were you in?

[@cederickforsberg5840]

And Out Comes The Wolves is unbelievalbe well written

[@kasuraga]

It's definitely one of my favorite albums to listen to

[@ergoth154]

One of top ten punk records of all time easily

[@solearesoul]

10/10 album

[@andreklugel6846]

Apparently, the title wasn't well written. If it were, it would be called, And Out COME The Wolves. Oh wait, it is.

[@MaynardOwns]

I regret not going to the anniversary tour. Maxwell murder is the reason I got into punk music. Back in middle school the “punks” thought they were listing to punk boppin to sum 41 v blink 182 and Avril Lavigne. Sigh. Also journey to the end might be one of if not the best punk song ever

[@norm6645]

Operation ivy holds a special place in my heart. I knew this skater kid in Mass working at McDonald's back in 89. He had a copy of a copy of a copy of Op Ivy's album. Every time we would hang out at some point one of us would yell out at the top of our lungs, "unity unity unity you've heard it all before ". Thanks Mike hope you are well wherever you are

[@doobiousd5020]

I swear, they are like the Depeche Mode of punk: you could put on an Op Ivy record in any setting and everyone in the room will enjoy it, now matter what their taste.

[@lbarudi]

It took me over fifteen years to get to see them live when they finally came to South America in 2017. When Lars hit the first chords of Ruby Soho I just cried myself like a little baby

[@AdamLocke-h8d]

Weird

[@kevind825]

First time I saw them was opening in a band for OPIV. Yeah, I know not Rancid, I have seen Rancid a few times since. A great and really tight band. The first few Rancid albums were incredible. I have been trying to get into the last few albums over and over again. Live still insane, studio missing the mark of the standard they set so many years ago.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

That's a great hit song

[@AngryChicKen-VIP]

I would too without a doubt! I got goose bumps just imganining what you said lol

[@reptilez13]

I was in a street/Oi! band on Charged Records. If it wasnt for Rancid i wouldnt have found that type of punk. I love skate punk and reggae/ska too but Oi and street punk was the lifestyle i fell into in a great way, and kept me alive and sane. Then i walked away from that life for drugs and while i got sober, i wish i would have stayed with the punk scene and many of the brothers i met playing music. I thank Rancid for that part of my life that I never fully lost, especially once I got sober. Tim is def one of the best lyricists ever, bar none, let alone in punk. I love Rancid 2000 btw ;)

[@andrewhoman9177]

As a kid growing up in a farming town in Missouri with a population of 150, I can personally say that no band opened my eyes to another lifestyle more than Rancid. They almost single handily kept me out of a mullet and in a Mohawk. They helped build a genre of music and then got paid. Nothing but respect from me for that.

[@TraceyAllen]

I grew in Cameron, 60 miles north of Kansas City. Life was a bit hard for a skater kid.

[@jacobsims8167]

@@TraceyAllen I grew up in Bethany lol

[@willrunriot]

Springfield here. 😁

[@GigachadAKM]

Here's the kicker - a Mohawk is just a really tight mullet.

[@jamesmoore4385]

Grew up in sw mo miller these guys opened my eyes to punk also

[@girlbrat13]

They are the coolest guys. Before Lars was selling merch on Instagram, I messaged him and he literally sold me his pants so my husband could wear in our wedding. Lars is a solid nice dude. Held true to being a punk and made me an ever bigger fan! ❤

[@ccciel000]

Wait what, your husband was wearing his pants at your wedding? HOW COOL IS THAT

[@Runysoho2222]

Lars is the shit❤

[@BlacksmithBets]

He was playing a festival with my bank when I was 17 in the UK. Some kid complimented him on his jacket and he took it off and gave it to him.

[@dominicvercillo5867]

I've met Lars a few times over the years. He is the best. Always so friendly, and engaging.

[@solearesoul]

Matt Freeman’s bass style is just so badass. I like how loud they keep the bass in the mix of their songs, because it just rips.

[@ITOUTLAW]

Maxwell Murder still gets me every time. Legend.

[@jimwhosawhat1034]

As a bassist who spent a whole summer way back learning and perfecting maxwell murder, hell yeah! It's just fun and energetic once you hook it!!!

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

He's the best punk bassist, period. As in ever. Hands down.

[@satanicexistentialist6631]

Maxwell Murder always gets the cred, but I always thought Black Lung had a better bass line

[@glennbrennan5466]

@@VivaRevolucionDGSface to face

[@jessicaveylan4265]

I have revisited Rancid again at the age of 40. I had not listened to them in years. Now I realize they stand the test of time. They were really good musicians in a music scene where it wasn't common to be a high level musician. Then again when you go and listen to Operation Ivy you can see the band talent at a young age.

[@bmxerkrantz]

That along with that vibe, they make the music they wanna make. Mixing up genre's and tones, while always sounding like rancid somehow.

[@TimPool.BeanieCivilWarlord]

Let’s Go is one of the best punk albums of all time, hands down.

[@rickypinon106]

As someone of the same age I did listen to operation ivy first and when I realized that Tim was in Rancid as well which back then you weren't just able to look up someone you really had to know your shit and find out things from actual word of mouth and friends it was just such a different time..

[@nicksothep8472]

Similar for me, as a teenage punk in the 90s I didn't really like them, I thought they were a band of posers, I only understood them around 30, and understood Tim genius. I'm 45 now and I think they are literally one if the most important punk bands ever.

[@jec54]

I'm 52 and just dove back in after a decade break. I think the problem is that the songs are so good, anyone could love them. It should be the culture, not a cult. @@nicksothep8472

[@TransfictionTV]

Rancid live outdoors in the summer is the most fun you can possibly have at a live concert. Just the definition of good times.

[@bretwilliams249]

That first Rancid album is still my favorite out of all their work. It's so dirty, so street, just... It warms my old punk heart.

[@avwarrior]

I gotta agree

[@TrthWrld]

I have this album on vinyl. Classic

[@RILakeLife88]

Hyena, fightin for the lions share

[@miffmaff2673]

“Nobody is born with crust pants on” good writing

[@spittingvenom9148]

The year “And out come the wolves” came out, we listened to that album from front to back every single day for what had to be the entire year. Such a perfect album it almost fkn brings a tear to my eye !!

[@myrad9533]

I was a teenager that loved rock music and grew up watching MTV. After watching the Salvation video on MTV, I became an instant fan. Around a year later, I met Lars while just hanging out outside Gilman for a VGS show. He was such a chill & friendly guy! I was sad when Payless drugstore lost my film roll with the pic of Lars and I. I was only 15 at the time and I didn’t raise hell at the photo department 😢. I should have raised hell…but, still a good memory. 😄

[@thedavesiknow4598]

That's a real bummer. It's crazy how kids these days will never understand FILM and how moments like that can be missed since they can easily take that treasured shot with their cell phone.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

"And Out Come The Wolves" is probably my favorite punk album ever. One day i came across Roots Radics, and that was it. I had never heard such perfect punk sound. Raw, catchy, energetic, melodic. And that bass! 🔥

[@gernblanston2652]

I still remember the first time that I heard Ruby Soho. I was living in Tennessee for eighth grade. I got home after school and turned on MTV as I was getting ready to do homework. The video came on and I was blown away. I don't know why it hit me like it did. I had already heard punk songs. Dookie and Smash had already blown up and were everywhere. But, this was the first song that was mine. None of my friends knew the song. I never heard anybody talk about it. I never heard the song on the radio. I had no money, too young for a license, and pre-internet so, there wasn't really anything that I could do about getting the album. I only saw the video a couple of times, but the song just stuck with me. Before tenth grade I moved across the country and was walking through the electronics section of a Fred Meyer's with a friend when I saw a CD of ...And Out Come the Wolves. I knew the title, but I couldn't remember why. When I turned it over and read the track listing I got to Ruby Soho and I started bouncing up and down. I got that CD and listened to it over and over and over. I think that just about everything that Rancid has done is great. But, that album is something special.

[@BroadwayJoe99]

And now that song is reaching an entirely new audience/generation thanks to the AEW wrestler of the same ring name (born Dori Prange, fka Ruby Riott in WWE), who not only received the band's blessing for the use of the name and the song itself for her entrance music, they even played live for her entrance at an AEW show. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjOqHR5fN18gtE&ab_channel=EP.ARTWORK

[@jimwhosawhat1034]

I had a similar experience, I'd already dived into op ivy, but, long story short, my later on loving wife was my ruby soho. Had no idea it was tim & matt when I initially listened to it! on a fuckin cassette a friend gave me, lol! She still doesn't know that was what hooked me to her.

[@davidclark538]

Damn I got sorta choked up reading this ;)

[@rockerpirate]

I love rancid. Crazy how “experienced punks” hate on them when they have mad respect from top dogs. Cock Sparrer, Ramones, the Business, Last resort, agnostic front, the list goes on. Started listening to rancid when I was 12 and I’m 33 years and still listening to them.

[@Chill-mm4pn]

Rancid is so good! I listened to them before all the Crust and Anarcho stuff.

[@tatertat1695]

Actually accomplished musicians are nowhere near as judgemental and close-minded as the elitist Redditor types. It's just like guitarists: the people who crap on other players the most are people who are crap themselves and are insecure (exceptions being people like Yngwie, of course).

[@rockerpirate]

@@tatertat1695 that’s what I’m saying. Punk bands who are huge in the scene have mad respect for rancid

[@bugnut82]

Me too, 40 years old and I listed to Rancid daily.

[@chuckb11]

A lot of the 80's punks kind of adopted this mentality of punk rock being a private club that rejected any and all mainstream musical sensibilities (forgetting all the 70s era bands wanted to be rich rock stars signed to major labels). When the 90's hit and skate and pop punk blew up it was like the doors to their secret society were kicked open by a bunch of kids that didn't know anything or care about 80's hardcore, listening to a style of punk that embraced the underlying pop influence that had (in reality) been a part punk's DNA from the very beginning but that they had rejected when punk spun off into hardcore and New Wave/Post-Punk. I'm not saying that it was right, just that it was a natural reaction given what punk became in the post-77 era when the older artsy fartsy types totally abandoned the scene. I was one of the kids that came around in the mid 90s thanks to Dookie and Out Come The Wolves and I definitely remember the general derisiveness of this new generation of punk rockers, but that was pretty much over by the end of the decade as the 80s holdovers just kind of grew out of "the scene".

[@kode-man23]

...And Out Come the Wolves is a GOD-tier album. I try not to use that phrase too often, but it definitely applies hear. It has so many songs and none of them are skippable. I can go years without listening to it and immediately sing along to every word.

[@ghost_the_system]

EVERY SINGLE WORD! Time Bomb and Ruby SoHo became the sound track of the summer of 95 for me. It was in constant rotation on our local "Alternative rock" station X103.9 here in SoCal for almost two years.

[@edsenr2101]

my favourite...

[@MarkMalone]

My 10 year old has been brought up on 'alternative' music, and we get to hear Ruby Soho and Roots Radicals blasting from her room daily. It's good to know Rancid are still inspiring kids 30 years later.

[@federicobattistetti3108]

Same man , Rancid have been a great companion since I listened ..and out come the wolves when I was 15. Now 40 I still remember every word of it, same goes for Indestructable

[@jimmyrayne5425]

I was born in 1985, I grew up in the era when AFI Rancid NOFX and Green Day where sold in skate shops, (ah the 90s era) I grew up on early AFI early Green Day operation Ivy and rancid I Still love today these bands even after they signed to label, it’s always amazing to see especially with bands you grew up listening too. I don’t listen to a lot of punk much anymore cause I listen to metal most of the time, but I still have these bands in my collection and still listen to them regularly.

[@sther1349]

I honestly believe that what held back Rancid from being as big as “Green Day” is the name. Their Music is full of heart, soul and they have a divine sound. The name “Rancid” doesn’t really match there sound, lyrics or tone. They are still the absolute best

[@dontdoit6986]

There’s something culturally deep and worldly about Rancid’s music. They tie in so many genres in an organic way. Just fantastic to see them aging out as they are. Also, Tim is involved in songwriting for pop-singers like Skye Sweetnam and won a Grammy for producing a Pink album.

[@isaacjamesbaker]

Well said

[@jonm80]

Saw The Distillers, AFI, and Rancid play a Halloween show together. It was a pretty epic show.

[@alexspringer7666]

I saw that lineup in late 2000. Same tour?

[@jonm80]

@@alexspringer7666 Yeah I think so. AFI just released the Holloween EP. Really good show.

[@alexspringer7666]

@@jonm80 Art of Drowning, but they played stuff from All Hallows too. Edit:it was a fantastic show!

[@MOONFACEFLOW]

AFI MANNNNN OLD SCHOOL AFI

[@jonm80]

@@MOONFACEFLOW Yeah weren't they great?....

[@Downhuman74]

Damn. So glad you did this. Rancid were definitely underrated and should have been right there alongside Green Day when the big time came calling (same scene, after all). ...And Out Come the Wolves is a punk classic that holds up magnificently. Can't wait to hear the new album.

[@armyoftodd2693]

Energy is such a great album. Sound System is one of my go to songs when I'm feeling broken down.

[@mudman215]

I love seeing Rancid get so much love. My favorite band since the 90s and they keep giving us new albums!

[@fleshesposito]

I've been a Rancid fan since 1999, I got introduced to "...and out come the wolves" in high school and Rancid has been my go to punk band ever since. Now I'm 41 years old and I'm going to my first Rancid show ever on thursday. Rancid hasn't been to my home country since 1996 but now it's happening. Kinda strange feeling!

[@atgtrading]

How was the show?

[@fleshesposito]

@@atgtrading It was great! Everything I wished for. Made me realise how much I love Rancid, more than I knew.

[@johnny1123]

Rancid, their contribution and their sound is timeless. My mom, in fact discovered them when she stole my “And Out Come the Wolves” CD and started dancing in the car to it when she picked me up from school. Now that I am decades older and have to pay bills and taxes and whatnot, I think it’s ridiculous that people hate a band because the “sell out.” There is no pension plan for these acts, and their overhead is much greater. So I don’t blame any one punk act for using their catalogue in a shampoo commercial 😂

[@screamdreamer9085]

When my friend’s mom found his Rancid CD in middle school, she put the disc in her mouth, bit down and ripped down on the the front of the disc snapping it in half. She got real metal for Jesus when she found that CD

[@jonnybarnard8578]

Absolutely, the whole sellout thing is complete bullshit made up by kids that didn't wanna have to pay more than a couple bucks to see music.

[@jcramones]

Apparently, as we grew older, we tend to understand things that we as a kids didn't.

[@jonnybarnard8578]

@@jcramones trust me there are plenty of adults who still subscribe to that belief, that if you can actually make a living off your music you're not "real" anymore.

[@jcramones]

@@jonnybarnard8578 I believe that. I used to be in a hardcore punk band. After a while, I decided to join a mainstream band for more exposure and growth. My drummer from the hardcore band decided to go his own way and created an emo-grunge band. He still sticked to his belief for not signing to a major label, but instead he distributed on his own. I asked him, what's the purpose of your music if your target audience is the same crowd that had already accepted your music and ideas?

[@jessicasparkles1619]

Rancid is one of the main bands that got me into punk. I'm a old lady now and still listening to punk. 😊

[@bootdownthedoor]

Same girl! \m/

[@maddied1530]

Me too, young at heart ❣️

[@johnnyvonbodmann6393]

Wait...I don't FEEL old....I'm 53 and still skateboard to the corner store. Sure, I started showering a bit more often, but these tattoos haven't scrubbed off yet....besides, a sweaty 23 year old is one thing, but no one wants to hang out with an old guy who reeks ass.

[@sdot5389]

I sat next to Lars on a plane once. I tried not to bother him so left him most alone but couldn’t help but engage him a bit. Very gracious cool dude.

[@matthewcollins8602]

Indeed a genuinely nice guy.

[@sther1349]

SINGLE MOST UNDERRATED PUNK BAND OF ALL TIME! LETS GOOOOOOO!!

[@sther1349]

Sometimes.. if I look deep within myself, I have to ask myself: “do I actually like Punk Rock? Or .. is the reality that I Love Rancid & my interest only extends out from them to adjacent music?”

[@hansmaulwurf1397]

I think the coolest thing about rancid is that they make incredibly diverse music. But at the core they always make punk rock. The songwriting is just awesome. The best thing is when beautiful melodies meet punk. My absolute favorite in terms of punk rock.

[@shortlivedglory3314]

Tim Armstrong is such an underrated cornerstone of punk culture in the US. I've long feared he won't get his due while he's still alive. I interacted with him a few times at shows and he really seemed like a super kind person.

[@brentwagstaff9454]

I think he's unmatched in terms of raw natural talent and songwriting ability

[@shortlivedglory3314]

​@@brentwagstaff9454 absolutely. I rank him with the all-time greats as a songwriter. Up there with Bob Dylan and Elton John in my book.

[@epichalocat2887]

Yeah he was really influential in grooming a minor.

[@blameitonyaboi]

yeah he's a creep and his voice is top 10 most annoying punk rock vocalists imo

[@Welverin]

@@brentwagstaff9454 I thin he’s one of the best song writers of the last 30-40 years.

[@calicojakk9974]

Their 2000 self titled album is what really got me into hard core punk as a 13 year old. These guys and op ivy, changed my life for sure.

[@Mcheazy]

i feel like a ton of us know the history of rancid but this is what i love about Finn and his videos about the bands and music he covers because he's also pulling from personal experience and his own memories and stuff.

[@joshpointoh]

I agree that Rancid is super underrated. So is Op IV and Dance Hall Crashers...these guys have been apart of so much great and influential music

[@CBMedia404]

I still listen to Out Come the Wolves front to back a couple times of year, it’s soo so good even now.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

After a show on Warped Tour, they invited anyone to talk to them. "You can start a band and make your own label. I swear I'll show you how. You can do it. Come talk to me after the show." He was dead serious and it was real shit.

[@jonathanhebert5271]

I was born in 91. my dad was a 16 year old skateboard punk/metal head. by the time I was in middle school and my friends were getting into green day and good Charlotte and while I liked it I had just been exposed to heavier wilder stuff that was just more my style. then some older kids gave me a rancid patch for my beat up leather jacket and I had finally found a band to help bridge the gap between my own crazy taste and the opinions and taste of my peers. I have always loved rancid to staying true to diy punk but reaching out beyond it as well.

[@loduk102]

I shared my first beer with Tim but he doesn't know it! Lol. Warped Tour 2001 in Michigan, he chugged half a Budweiser and threw the rest out into the crowd. I jumped up and grabbed it and finished it. Now I think if him every time I have a Budweiser.

[@thinlion01]

Tim Armstrong is like a musical savant. All the successful bands and producing. Tim is goated

[@JBurky15]

Tim and Lars are absolutely huge in Punk, but they don't get enough credit for everything they've done for the scene. Operation Ivy was amazing, Rancid is great, they've both done so many great projects. It's amazing how underrated these dudes are. And I'm super happy that their new album dropped today, I've been irritating my co-workers with it all morning.

[@keithkovalic]

Been my favorite band for 30 years and will probably be for the next 30, as well. The new album is GREATNESS!

[@sethmarcek1648]

Rancid was my first concert in 2005 as a 14yo. It was amazing. Much appreciation for those guys. No concert has ever had the same appeal

[@loduk102]

... And out come the wolves is my favorite album of all time. Just hearing a bit of The 11th Hour have my goosebumps!

[@mcole117]

I know this is an old video, but I love hearing how some people were introduced to punk. I walked into a record store in 1995 and they were playing Saturday Morning Cartoons over the speakers.. I know it's not Street Punk or Ska, but the sound was so unique, I bought it. I had not heard anything like it until then, I was raised in the deep south, so none of that made it on Country Radio. Then started looking into other Artists with a similar sound.. Now at 60yrs old, I am still a huge Fan. Gotta say I love most of Rancid, The Interrupters, etc. Thanks for the video and the info.

[@dougOptics]

Absolutely loved this video. Both Op Ivy and Minor Threat started it all for me back in the early 90s. Rancid was an absolute staple for us growing up especially since we played in punk bands in our small town.

[@cotesteph]

To me, Tim is the punk equivalent of Bob Dylan in the 60s-70s. He writes tons of songs, and they are never bad, What he did for a year with his Tim Timebomb project to release a new song/video every day for a year proves that (many were covers, but it still proves how productive he is).

[@ThatBlindGuy247]

Except Dylan isn't a groomer

[@ergoth154]

​@@ThatBlindGuy247 What are you talking about? His relationship with Brody Dalle?

[@velasericousland2443]

It's really, really creepy that he was in his early 30s and she was 15 when they first met, he dated her when she turned 16 and proposed to her at 18. Then trying to blacklist her and turn the cali punk scene against her, after they broke up. Yeah, he doesn't seem to be a great person, even if his music is good.

[@erisgh0sted961]

Do you remember Bad Religion? Their song list and album list is massive.

[@billybob1620]

Uhhh no

[@robotjeans]

I have a theory that every time Tim Armstrong releases a new album he lengthens his guitar strap by 2 inches.

[@chrisb8193]

Love these vids. Please never stop making them.

[@marvelgirl6473]

One thing this video does not touch on is how GREAT they are live! I just saw them again on the Saints tour with Green Day and they are ROCKING it, kicking butt on the stage. They always just sound great and have great energy. For my money, they are the best live band I have ever seen.

[@xmizljm_2354]

Saw them with the Misfits at Madison Sq Garden and their set was intense, loud and clear. They have had it all these years. Tight sound live. Not many can say that.

[@JacobWilliams83]

I got my hands on "and out come the wolves" back in the 90s. I remember borrowing it from Rachel Joy on the school bus in the suburbs of Baltimore. I listened to that album every. single. morning. I'm 40 these days & don't listen to Rancid nearly enough anymore. I will say that Rancid definitely opened up my taste in music & helped shape me as an individual.

[@iankarell3725]

I am honestly surprised that their 2000 self-titled album is your least favourite-I find this to be their most punk album overall. It simply slaps from front to back with attitude and amazing bass riffs.

[@whiskeygallows1764]

It’s still their best work

[@alessandromorosin3251]

Hell yea

[@pretty.noodles3540]

Vocals are ridiculously brutal on the 2000 album. So fucking great.

[@pdellorto]

Agreed. It's hands down my favorite album of theirs.

[@joextarr8916]

They wrote this album after spending a summer in NYC. I remember when it came out, and it blew our minds that Rancid could write such a great album. Up until that point, we all saw them as soft radio-punk (whether true or not). It still holds up and I still blast this album a lot.

[@KhamStronk]

1:25 is when you realize that Punk is actually dead.

[@DuskDaimon]

I'm about to see Rancid, Green Day, and Smashing Pumpkins tomorrow. I've loved Rancid for years but never delved into their history before, it's really eye opening and my admiration for them has grown! It's so cool how Green Day and Rancid are touring together now.

[@americanightmare]

OPIV breaking up being unable to handle the pressure coming on so quickly seems to be the story coming from journey to the end of the east bay.

[@Nyxoticnomicon]

What you said about Rancid being able to provide a gateway into punk is pretty spot on. There is nothing - NOTHING - wrong with something that is part of a niche genre of music yet also is accessible due to the passion and skill of the band in making music that is good regardless of its style - punk, ska, rock, pop, or otherwise. A guess another way to look at is this: Rancid was one of those bands that could show people outside the punk scene that punk is legitimate music with deep nuance and lasting value.

[@philliprat6355]

I'm mad I didn't start listening to Rancid until 15 years ago. I'm 58 I'm sure I would have enjoyed them in the early 90s

[@johnnyvonbodmann6393]

At least you found them...I'm happy they made an impression. They sure did for me...good times, amigo!

[@Tar0B0I]

God, I've been waiting for this video since I found your channel so many years ago! Operation Ivy and Rancid were two of my biggest sonic influences back in my band days. I didn't find them until Indestructible, but I went back and checked through all of their stuff and I've never looked back. Always a good time, and Matt Freeman, what a bassist am I right? The Maxwell Murder Solo? Genius stuff there.

[@13lood13ath]

5:57 Hell yeah, Unit Pride! That was my brother Eric's band when he was in high school. He later went on to sing for Redemption 87, The Nerve Agents, and Said Radio.

[@ashackatak]

Operation Ivy was so good, nothing ever lived up to that.

[@indefenceofthegenre]

Tim Armstrong is also an accomplished Pop songwriter, most notably the song Trouble by Pink. In fact, the song was demoed on Rancid's tour bus and the vocal take was so strong it wound up on the official release.

[@xfromashesx]

Their 2000 self titles album is actually my favorite album of theirs by far. The flow of it, the politics, and the intensity are incredible

[@johnzackarias11]

I got into Rancid via Indestructible, and I thought (and still think) it's an incredible album. Because I hadn't been exposed to their previous stuff, I wasn't in a position to think that they had ever sold out or anything. Rather, going back through their catalogue, I realized that Rancid is a band that really does whatever the hell they want to do, and I have a lot of respect for them for that!

[@thinlion01]

I think it's there second best album. People only saw the fall back down video and think they sold out amd blah blah. I think that album is almost as good as out come the wolves

[@atgtrading]

Their recent albums IMO are a bit lackluster, but everything from their self titled album to Indestructible was incredible. AOCTW is my favourite album of all time and probably the greatest punk rock albums of all time - don't think many would disagree with that.

[@mickcollins1921]

Rancid and Let's Go were definitely my gateway drug. I got into them, then bands like Bad Religion and the Offspring followed. I remember the punk 'gatekeepers' always approved of Rancid, so having them in your collection was a way to stay 'legit' in their eyes, back when I was young and foolish enough to care about such things. ...And Out Come The Wolves was basically the soundtrack for an entire year of my early teenage life and is still in my top 10 favorite punk albums to this day. It is a banger from start to finish.

[@Chill-mm4pn]

💯🤘🏿

[@moegreene1823]

“I remember the punk 'gatekeepers' always approved of Rancid,”… just curious- what year and scene?

[@mickcollins1921]

@@moegreene1823 Mid 90s, STL Skate punk and mod scene.

[@bluedingo1186]

I really fell down the punk rabbit hole back in 1999 when I heard Blink182 on the intro of an MTV snowboarding game for PS1 when I was in middle school. I had heard Green Day and the Offspring all the time on the radio by then, but there was something about Blink that really caught me. Then it was all downhill from there. Now I'm 36 still rocking out while my 2 high school kids say I'm super lame. Honestly, I really don't get all the gatekeeping around things. Who cares where anyone heard of anything. I learned about The Buzzcocks from an episode of the Simpsons where they told the story of Sid and Nancy with Nelson and Lisa and used candy instead of drugs. That was super late for me to learn about them, but now The Buzzcocks is one of my favorite bands. Let people like stuff the way you like stuff and we'll all be happier for it.

[@ligairi]

Branden is to drums what Matt is to bass. Two stellar musicians in a band with two amazing songwriters.

[@jpribble5370]

Introduced to Rancid on "The Box" almost 30 years ago, and it changed my life. To this day they are still my favorite band.

[@johnnygreve7609]

Tripped out when you mentioned Neurosis. Scott Kelly is my uncle!

[@paulalford7431]

Dave Ed recorded my first demo and 7”. Rap shit

[@septemberkidzzz]

Thank you for this! I grew up on Blink and Sum, and then I heard Tim on the Boxcar Racer album, and I learned about Transplants, and I knew I had to have more of this guy's voice in my life. Rancid are Hall of Fame level, and Life Wont Wait is the single best punk rock album ever.

[@RJsKnives]

When I discovered Rancid was when Ricky Rachtman showed Salvation on MTV. Went out the next day and bought Let’s Go and their first self titled CD also. Been a huge fan ever since. I think Tim Armstrong is a great songwriter and has a great vision for where he wants to go. They have been a big part of my soundtrack for the last 30 years.

[@tristanbarber154]

Rancid (2000) is severely underrated. One of the best punk albums of all time.

[@armskaap]

My favorite Rancid album, no doubt

[@DavidVega-wi5pr]

Yeah it was their best album imo

[@fkujakedmyname]

dead Kennedy's aus rotten Reagan youth MDC

[@murphyfan03]

Good notes

[@dtope85]

Great video, really appreciate this one. Your take mirrors my experience getting into punk back in '97.

[@bootska]

That Bay Area scene formed my world view as well. This chic let me borrow Kerplunk in ‘93 and I was hooked. I immediately got sucked into Green Day, Rancid, Op Ivy. Moved it down to LA and got sucked into NOFX, Bad Religion, Offspring No Doubt. It was an easy transition as I was a huge Red Hot Chili Peppers and was into Fishbone after their shout out on MM in 1990

[@matthewmohri9990]

I'm glad you gave props to bands like Nirvana opening the door for bands like Rancid. A lot of people like to look past that fact. Yes Op Ivy was obviously the main reason why they became Rancid but The Grunge/Indie College scene helped open people's minds. Thanks. Great review. Matt Freeman is one of my largest influences when it comes to bass playing the other is Peter Hook.

[@HappinessDIY]

Facts.

[@dylanadams1455]

the 90s were such a great time to be a teenager for music. Everyone in my high school listened to grunge, alternative, metal. Even the poppy kids were listening to Dre and Snoop, not so much Ace of Base lol

[@epusion]

I've been defending Rancid since the 90's. Hey guy who gave up punk rock at 18, are they still not punk enough for you? Lol.... Adina stills gives me chills every time.

[@goatdolphins]

hyena is another great slapper off that record

[@drivelikejoewho]

That whole record is a punch in the face.

[@Tommyknox777]

That is so true! All the haters who called them sell-outs probably stopped listening to punk 20 years ago, and Rancid just keeps going putting out new punk records in their 50's lmao.

[@DavidVega-wi5pr]

I love Rancid one of the greatest bands in general. They were the one band that brought everyone in punk together everyone liked them

[@anarchy_burger_]

I won’t sell Rancid short. Definitely the most underrated, but I would argue that The Offspring should be in that same conversation with them and Green Day bringing punk rock into the households and radio and mtv

[@dougsanders7291]

And Tim’s solo ska/reggae album is unbelievable as well

[@danieltsurif601]

Another great video! I remember getting Life Won't Wait on release day and everyone HATED it. Bloodclot and 1998 (maybe) being the only exceptions. Looking back on it now though it's criminally underrated. That album can hold it's own against any of the Trojan Records classics imo.

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

Life Won't Wait rips. It's a little more diverse sounding but still very much true to its roots. It's obviously not And Out Come the Wolves, but in all fairness, nothing can match that record. Kind of unfair to try to compare the two.

[@dariohc6898]

They have the best punk bassist ever. And thats it

[@snoboater]

Saw em 2015 on the Out Come The Wolves 20th anniversary tour. Still one of the best punk shows ive ever seen

[@theresaparson7058]

Saw them on that tour too. I'm still recovering!!

[@YourCommonSinner]

Just saw them live as part of the tour with Green Day. Their music is timeless! I first heard them when I played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 and it had their song Fall Back Down and Green Day’s Holiday.

[@TwoQs]

Saw them a few days ago with green day and had the song time bomb stuck in my head since so here I am

[@simeonkraft9705]

I saw Rancid with surviving members of The Beat a while back. The energy and positivity radiating from both the bands and the crowd was unparalleled.

[@markothwriter]

wow, that would have been fun to see

[@josefk.122]

That was a GREAT tour

[@mikeythezero]

Rancid, Lookout and Gilman St changed my life as a kid. They all got me into progressive politics because everyone is excepted. I wasn't homeless but I was a street kid and could relate to a lot of the songs. I'm in my 40s now and everytime Rancid is in Sacramento, no matter the cost or the place I'm there

[@iocat]

That Sacto scene though -- amazing!

[@mikeythezero]

@@iocat the Sacto scene from like 99-05 was amazing. A bunch of the early- mid 90s bands were great but I didn't get to see them till later

[@atomicbrat879]

Benefit of having internet access as a teen, I was able to find Rancid and Op Ivy at the same time. Two bands that definitely molded a lot of my personality/outlook on life in general. I’m actually a huge fan of their Indestructible album, tracks like Start Now, Arrested in Shanghai, and Memphis are constantly in my daily rotation. Thanks for the who’s who of the scene near the end of the video, US Bombs, GBH, all those guys, and name dropping Rise Against, would love a video about them. I have very strong admiration for the first four albums, and very strong opinions on their latter day sound.

[@gagamba9198]

_'Benefit of having internet access as a teen'_ I was pre-internet teen. Finding bands was tough, but the search was part of the excitement. Certainly this era is terrific for a music fan. It's an enormous smorgasbord that just keeps growing.

[@brad3042]

I heard Rancid before OPIV and when I did hear OPIV for the first time, I guessed it was them because of Tim and Matt.

[@rev.antonybogdon]

I found Rancid watching TV. They've been one of my favorite bands from then on. No matter what mood you're in, they've got something to fit it, and they're great to listen to when you're doing something likeat work ir chores around the house.

[@jeffv.akaonsjeffke9865]

I love Rancid, genuine raw punk sound, when Bad Religion became bit by bit softer, still also one of my favorite bands.

[@juanmiguelfrissatessa1950]

If it is there something about Rancid that i really apreciate, it is their autenticity.❤ They are really 💯 old school in your face punk rock. Period.❤

[@mkn.567]

Rancid is the only one that fully embraced Punk as an entire subculture: dress, music, attitude, lyrical content. Their love of it is so authentic that they make references to it in their lyrics and visuals and songs they covered. And it was great because it made it feel grounded in history, culture, and a lifestyle. People who don't know wouldn't understand how getting into Rancid leads to Operation Ivy then to the Clash then the Ruts then the soundtrack to the Harder they Come and then you're following things back from the late 60-70's on. I'm 43 now. But at 17 I knew who Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff and toot and the maytals were in addition to everybody from stooges, mc5, discharge, gbh, ruts, germs, cockney rejects, blitz, . This was shocking to people, especially Jamaicans, who didn't understand why a latino teenage rocker knew about all this or people who knew about classic rock and knew just enough about the precursors of punk so that we could talk. The lack of this kind of kinesthetic chain is why bands like the Offspring and Greenday mean very little to me. They don't belong to any subculture beyond their pocket of west coast pop/skater punk. There was nothing there to immerse yourself in.

[@bman6065]

43 nowadays is young in relation to punk. The OGs are all pushing into their 60s-70s. I'm 39 and I feel like things have changed so much just since the 2000s. I can't imagine what it must be like looking back from the early 80s or late 70s.

[@mkn.567]

@@bman6065 That's actually my point. Because I got into Rancid, I could trace back all this quality music that was way before me. And that is due to their embracing of an entire subculture. A Greenday or Blink 182 fan doesn't have that probability of getting into all of that good stuff. (I'm not saying it is impossible).

[@matthewsommerville88]

Billie Joe brought Tim to the R&R hall of fame ceremony, and in my own imagination I like to think he did that as gesture to show respect and involve him in something he deserves to be a part of, they came up together and are equal in great musical contributions

[@lagginswag]

That's awesome 👏

[@miker887]

It's a bit ridiculous the people that are in the hall of fame, but Rancid isn't

[@toastie68]

Very Well done, I am 55 year boy who grew up on the CLASH I suffered a stroke it's been a slow recovery and listing to Punk and it is phyosphy helps I will listen to your previous and future posts!

[@jthd1972]

I was a Gilman dude when Operation Ivy first came into the scene. I was at every OPIV show. Your assessment of Operation Ivy and Rancid is spot on. I do not disagree with any statements you made. I appreciate this video. Thank you.

[@Tiki_terror]

My introduction to Rancid oddly enough was the 2000 album. I was going from listening to Blink-182 at 13 years old to the Transplants and I wanted to check out Tim Armstrong’s other band Rancid. At the time Rancid 2000 was their latest record, my dad picked it up for me and I instantly loved it. I would listen to it on repeat and the flood gates were then open to not only other Rancid albums but other amazing punk bands, including many on Hell Cat Records label through the Give them the Boot complications. Total gateway into great punk bands, all because of Rancid. They were even my first punk show at the Electric Factory back in 2003..one of the best shows ever and the first time I was in the circle pit, which still to this day I also remember Lars saying “I want to see the biggest fucking circle pit in the world!” which the crowed delivered. Great band.

[@brentwagstaff9454]

Rancid 2000 is underrated, I think it's one of the best American punk albums of all time

[@Tiki_terror]

@@brentwagstaff9454 absolutely, often overlooked gem.

[@brewcitymike1]

I had heard Rancid on the radio on rare occasion but I randomly borrowed And out come the wolves from my local library in late '96 and was hooked. The whole album is great which is rare in any genre. It is equally good from start to end just like Green Day's Dookie.

[@markarmenta5259]

no one is born into punk, we all need a gateway band and this was my gateway into a subculture that helped me through my elementary years into highschool where i eventually turned into a full blown death metal dude but it can all be traced back to Rancid-Salvation video being played on MTV back in 94.😉

[@gmasta06]

I'm an east bay kid and started playing rock bass in the early 2000s. I wish I saw this video 20 years ago. It would have changed everything... Thanks for the great history lesson!

[@AleBresca]

This video came out the day i saw Rancid in Italy at Slam Dunk Festival. Nice Timing 🤣