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Rancid - Indestructible
Epitaph/Hellcat Records
2003
[URL]www.rancidrancid.com[/URL]
Tim Armstrong - Vocals, Guitar
Lars Frederiksen - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Freeman - Bass, Vocals
Brett Reed - Drums
Special Guest:
Rob Ashton - Vocals
From the second you put "Indestructible" on, you recognize the old hard, fast and furious Rancid that you've grown to love or hate, but don't let that make you think that's what the album is full of. You'd be pleasantly surprised.
Tracks like "Indestructible", "Travis Bickle", and "Spirit Of '87" show that Rancid have not lost touch with their roots. They are still the same as they always were. The only difference is, for this album, there is a lotof variety. What do I mean by that? Take Blink-182 for example. When they released their self-titled album recently, we were all expecting songs about girlfriends, sex jokes etc. We listened to the album. We were surprised. The amount of songs on the album that were the same were very few in numbers. It's the same here. We expected "Maxwell Murder" style songs, and songs that shouldn't last any more than two minutes.
Now I give credit to Brett for the drumming on this album. It isn't the same-old repetative drum-beat over and over. He tried new things, like on "Memphis", with different beats, and also on "Back Up Against The Wall". I'm happy to see this change, because now we can see what Brett is really capable of.
Something I loved about this album, was the organs. I loved Tim and the rest of Rancid for trying new things with "Indestructible", which included the organs and rapping. As much as I dislike rapping, it fits in so well in the two songs it appears in: "Red Hot Moon" and "Stand Your Ground". Even though I would have liked some more short, fast, to-the-point punk songs, I really do give a lot of credit to Rancid for this album.
There are a lot more small guitar riffs in the album, with "Red Hot Moon", "Arrested In Shanghai" and "Memphis" being examples of this. These riffs are ones that will most likely stay in your mind for days. The usual powerchords follow, and the same-old drumbeat, in most but not all cases.
The vocals in this album have definately improved. You can understand what Tim is saying on the album in most cases which is quite a shock. "Tropical London" is probably my favourite song on the album, because for one, it's different, you can understand what Tim is saying, and has one line that sticks out: "If you lose me, you lose a good thing. That's one thing I know for sure". Matt does not sing on this album (and by sing I mean solo and not backing vocals which he does do) which disappointed me. The messages in the songs on the album really impressed me. With "Tropical London" and "Start Now" which says "I'm not lookin' for a fight now, I don't care who's wrong or right now, so release the dove into flight now, so we can start right now we can start right now".
The bass is the same as you'd find in any other Rancid album, and "David Courtney" has a small bass solo as a fill-in, which sounds fantastic. The bass to "Start Now" seems to always catch my attention, as does the backing vocals to the song. And I'm sure you have heard, the bass to "Fall Back Down" sure is something fun to try out yourself, and that includes the fill-ins!
A funny side-note, if you take out the booklet from the case, and look on the inside page, you will see they mispelled Tim's name, as "Tim Armstong"! Don't believe me? Have a look for yourself.
Recommended Tracks:
Fall Back Down
Red Hot Moon
Spirit Of '87
Travis Bickle
David Courtney
Memphis
Start Now
This album is rather unique, as it's not hard, fast punk that we're used to hearing from Rancid, but rather varied in style. I love this album, and because it's so varied and different, I give this album 5/5. I highly recommend this album to anyone.
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Well now that youve stolen every Rancid cd i have nothing to do anymore 
good review
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You could do a review of the Forked Up E.P. :p
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5/5? :eek: I heard it sucked!
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[QUOTE=Sweboy]5/5? :eek: I heard it sucked![/QUOTE]
Don't believe the hype. Great CD.
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Why is it when bands try something new and fresh everyone flames them for it? :confused:
I mean, I loved this album, and the new Blink-182 album.
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[QUOTE=brycey]You could do a review of the Forked Up E.P. :p[/QUOTE]FINE I THINK I WILL
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I agree with you here, I think it was a great album, alot more personal than many others. It's definatly not as good as "....And out come the Wolves" or "Rancid [2000]" but still a great cd indeed
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[QUOTE=xdeadtomorrowx]Change the title. Rancid isn't punk. It should be pop-punk. Rancid sucks anyway. Except for the bass lines, but that isn't enough for me to like them even remotely.[/QUOTE]
That's enough, they're punker than your mom. You act like the category matters a lot.
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[QUOTE=xdeadtomorrowx]Change the title. Rancid isn't punk. It should be pop-punk. Rancid sucks anyway. Except for the bass lines, but that isn't enough for me to like them even remotely.[/QUOTE]
You have NO idea how much I laughed after reading that. It's my review bitch. I think they're punk, so therefore, I categorize them as punk. :flipoff:
Dammit, there isn't a smiley for that yet.
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i havent heard this cd yet, but if all or most of the songs sound like "fall back down", i wont be buying this cd.
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Album: Indestructible
Artist: Rancid
Genre: Punk/Rock/Ska
Label: Epitaph/Hellcat
Tim Armstrong- Vocals/Guitar
Lars Frederiksen- Vocals/Guitar
Matt Freeman- Vocals/Bass
Brett Reed- Drums
Review
Last year I picked up Rancid's 1995 Album ...And Out Come the Wolves. I was blown away by the catchy tracks and wicked bass lines. Without a doubt, Rancid was one of my new favorite bands. Around for about 10 years now, Rancid have held strong album after album without "selling out" (though some people will claim they have). I had heard much about the new Rancid ablum, Indestructible and decided to pick it up. I had heard the singles Fall Back Down and Red Hot Moon on the radio and I was pretty impressed. Fall back down has one of the most melodic "solos" I've ever heard. I picked up Indestructible and after first listen, I was unimpressed. The thing that stood out the most, the cursing. I read an article before buying the album in Guitar World telling of Tim's tough breakup with singer/guitarist Brody Armstrong of The Distillers. In the article, Tim told of his angst and pain after the relationship. I had this fact in mind while listening to the CD and I understood that he might be a bit upset. But in my opinion, the cursing goes way overboard. I remember back in the days of 5th grade, when everyone ran to buy a Limp Bizkit album because it was cool to hear someone say f*ck every two seconds. Of course, now it just seems immature and thats what I felt after songs like Spirit of '87 ("Do you know what, when I show up, there's gonna be some f*cking action, So many styles, always so wild, that's the f*cking attraction, She said "What? I'll f*ck 'em up", that's her satisfaction...") and Roadblock ("Go to work, go to school, get a f*cking job,
Sit at home like a f*cking slob, I prowl the street like I'm the f*cking law..."). The strange thing is, Spirit of '87 and Roadblock are two of the best songs on the album, if you can stand the cursing. But the CD has a pretty large range, from traditional punk (Indestructible), punk ska (Red Hot Moon, hardcore punk (Out of Control) and a soft melodic song with soft backing vocals, keyboard and strange percussion (Arrested in Shangai). I kept on listening to the CD and it grew on me. Though it kind of gets weaker at the end, it finishes of strong with Otherside, in which Lars sings about his brother's death. Lyrics focus mostly around Tim's divorce and how he's looked to his friends for support, but he also sings of poverty, drugs, and once again, the man named "Django" (there is a track on And Out Come the Wolves in which Tim refers to a man named Django). The music is pretty well put together. The normal punk powerchord business but with some impressive leads and truly spectacular basslines. Matt Freeman undoubtedly one of the best bassists in punk music. So, Indestructible is a pretty good album if you can stand the cursing. Rancid continues to make fun and agressive punk rock.
Score: 4 out of 5
1. Indestructible 3 out of 5
2. Fall Back Down 5 out of 5
3. Red Hot Moon 3 out of 5
4. David Courtney 4 out of 5
5. Start Now 5 out of 5
6. Out of Control 5 out of 5
7. Django 5 out of 5
8. Arrested in Shanghai 3 out of 5
9. Travis Bickle 3 out of 5
10. Memphis 4 out of 5
11. Spirit of '87 5 out of 5
12. Ghost Band 3 out of 5
13. Tropical London 4 out of 5
14. Roadblock 5 out of 5
15. Born Frustrated 5 out of 5
16. Back Up Against the Wall 4 out of 5
17. Ivory Coast 4 out of 5
18. Stand Your Ground 3 out of 5
19. Otherside 4 out of 5
Chris Baranowski
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Bump
No one likes rancid?!
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I already reviewed this. If you want to post a review of this, post it in MY thread.
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Oops, sorry. I looked on the Cd Review list and it said it hadnt been reviewed.
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It hasn't been updated yet. Where it says "Thread/Thread Starter" at the top of the page, click Thread Starter and look for my username. You'll find my review along with three other Rancid reviews.
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this is one of my favourite albums. and it is punk, and really, who gives a toss what is and wot isnt punk? that pisses me off when people chose to like a punk and whether it is or isnt punk, or whether thyre considered sellouts or not. and no, i dont like good charlotte.
and yeah i agree 5/5
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Special Guest:
Rob Ashton - Vocals
Ron Ashton is from The Stooges I believe, for anyone who hadn't known.
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Threads merged.
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God, my review was bad.
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I appreciate both of you working hard to provide the people of MX with a review for this album. I'd have to say that this would have to be my favourite Rancid album, considering it was so incredibly crappy, I stopped listening to them, and made me regret buying anything with their name on it.
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