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Rating: THE REVIEW
Irreverent, chaotic, jerk, rancid.
Played at the speed of the rhythm section, so dear to hardcore, in this album the American quartet led by Armstrong, backed by musically more restrained punk rock standards, wants to spit out the true punk blood that flows in their veins, understood and expressed as an inseparable essence from life, far from any category and fashion.
Thus, 40 minutes of dirty and unworthy instinct flow through Tim Armstrong's increasingly hoarse voice, which pays for the abuse of marijuana, and Frederiksen's unreachable palm-muted notes. To season this rancid sauce of sounds, Freeman's bass virtuosity infiltrates, never limited to the standard verse/chorus format but rather follows the flow of notes that runs through each musician, at the expense of precise metric rules.
It's hard to grasp the singular meaning of each song; it's punk that rejects it.
Fascinating, inconclusive, rancid.
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Summary by Bot
Rancid's self-titled album delivers a raw and chaotic punk experience driven by hardcore rhythms and genuine punk spirit. The band blends Tim Armstrong's hoarse vocals and powerful instrumentation into 40 minutes of instinct-driven music that defies traditional song structure. Noted for its musical authenticity and energy, the album is a compelling expression of true punk beyond fashions or categories.
Rancid
Rancid is an American punk band from Berkeley, frequently discussed in reviews for blending punk rock with ska and reggae elements and for comparisons (favorable and hostile) to The Clash.12 Reviews
Other reviews
By JMT
"Rancid... is highly surprising, 16 intense tracks surrounded by a raw and tenacious sound."
"The only flaw... is having created structures that in some instances are very similar to each other."
By anarcho92
The musical style of the album is nothing but raw Hardcore Punk without melody except for a few songs.
An album I recommend to all Hardcore Punk enthusiasts, both Old School and modern.
