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Rancid are a punk band, that formed in 1991, in Berkeley; California, from former members ofOperation Ivy (Matt Freemanand
Tim Armstrong).Rancid are four members strong; Tim Armstrong,and Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, with MattFreeman
as backing vocalist and bassist,andBrett Reed on drums, recently replaced by Branden Steineckert. Their self-titleddebut
albumflourished in 1993 with much acclaimed success, andit was all done with Tim's careful leadership,as well as astruggling
trio. After searching for a second guitar player in 1993, Matt met LarsFrederiksenand he was added to ...read more
Rancid are a punk band, that formed in 1991, in Berkeley; California, from former members ofOperation Ivy (Matt Freemanand
Tim Armstrong).Rancid are four members strong; Tim Armstrong,and Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, with MattFreeman
as backing vocalist and bassist,andBrett Reed on drums, recently replaced by Branden Steineckert. Their self-titleddebut
albumflourished in 1993 with much acclaimed success, andit was all done with Tim's careful leadership,as well as astruggling
trio. After searching for a second guitar player in 1993, Matt met LarsFrederiksenand he was added to the band onguitar and
vocals, to round out the line up.Rancid's musical style blends punk and hardcore with ska, reggae,rocksteady, andminor
elementsof dub and funk. Among mainstream audiences, Rancid are best-known for "Ruby Soho" and "TimeBomb"
fromthe1995 recording ...And Out Come the Wolves.Rancid was very popular throughout the 1990s, with the band
touringconstantly from 1993 through1998.They have released 6 full-length albums, the first 4 through the independent
label,EpitaphRecords, along with numerous 7" vinyls and singles.Following the success of Let's Go, whichgarnered gold status
in theU.S. with 500,000 copies sold, the band was pursued by several majorlabels,including Madonna's Maverick Records;
Rancidchose to stick with Epitaph despite theseoffers.Rancid's self-titled 2000 album was released on HellcatRecords, and their
2003record,Indestructible, was released by Hellcat Records with Warner Brothers distrubuting the record.Their songs and
albumsarebased on hard times ("7 Years Down," "Hyena"), world issues ("RiggedOn A Fix," "Brixton"), once-in-a-lifetime
encounters("David Courtney", "RedHot Moon"),friendship ("Old Friend," "GGF"), unity ("As one,"Avenues and Alleyways") and
love("She'sAutomatic", "Corazon de Oro"). In November of2006, Brett Reed left Rancid for personal reasonsand was replaced
by ex"The Used" drummer Brandon Steineckert.
Discography:1993- Rancid1994- Let's Go1995- ...And Out Come The Wolves1998- Life Won't Wait2000- Rancid (2000)2003-
Indestructible2009- Letthe Dominoes Fall
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