Rancid

 

Artist:  Rancid
Origin:  Berkeley, California, USA
Genre:  Punk Rock, Punk Revival, Ska Punk,  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Tim Armstrong:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Lead & Backing Vocals
Matt Freeman:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Brett Reed:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Rancid is an American  Punk Rock Band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1991 by Tim Armstrong (Guitar, Vocals), Matt Freeman (Bass), and Brett Reed (Drums).  Rancid is often credited, along with Green Day and The Offspring, for reviving mainstream in Punk Rock in the USA, and bring Punk Rock into the mainstream.

Title:  Tomorrow Never Comes (2023)

Genre:  Punk Rock, Punk Revival, Ska Punk,  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Label:  Epitaph

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Tomorrow Never Comes (2:26)

 2.  Mud, Blood & Gold (1:12)

 3.  Devil In Disguise (1:58)

 4.  New American (2:37)

 5.  The Bloody & Violent History (2:14)

 6.  Don't Make Me Do It (0:58)

 7.  It's A Road To Righteousness (2:18)

 8.  Live Forever (1:21)

 9.  Drop dead Inn (2:01)

10. Prisoners Song (2:21)

11. Magnificent Rogue (1:25)

12. One Way Ticket (1:50)

13. Hellbound Train (1:25)

14. Eddie The Butcher (1:34)

15. Hear Us Out (1:26)

16. When the Smoke Clears (1:39)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Tomorrow Never Comes (2:26)

 2.  Mud, Blood & Gold (1:12)

 3.  Devil In Disguise (1:58)

 4.  New American (2:37)

 5.  The Bloody & Violent History (2:14)

 6.  Don't Make Me Do It (0:58)

 7.  It's A Road To Righteousness (2:18)

 8.  Live Forever (1:21)

Side Two:

 9.  Drop dead Inn (2:01)

10. Prisoners Song (2:21)

11. Magnificent Rogue (1:25)

12. One Way Ticket (1:50)

13. Hellbound Train (1:25)

14. Eddie The Butcher (1:34)

15. Hear Us Out (1:26)

16. When the Smoke Clears (1:39)

Personnel:

Tim Armstrong:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Lead & Backing Vocals
Matt Freeman:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Lars Fredemnsen:  Guitar, Vocals

Branden Steineckert:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Musician:

Brett Gurewitz:  Background Vocals

Tomorrow Never Comes is the tenth studio album by Rancid, released on June 2, 2023 by Epitaph Records, featuring the singles "Tomorrow Never Comes", "Don't Make Me Do It", "Devil In Disguise" and "New American".

Russ Rankin

 

Artist:  Russ Rankin

Birth Name:  Russell Chapin Rankin

Born:  May 25, 1968.  Santa Cruz, California, USA

Genre: Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Record Porducer

Instruments:  Vocals, Bass

Russ Rankin is an American Musician, Singer and Songwriter, Hockey Scout from Santa Cruz, California.  He is best known as the singer for the Punk Rock Bands Good Riddance and Only Crime.

Title:  Come Together Fall Apart (2022)

Genre: Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk

Label:  SBAM Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  All Our Lives (2:13)

 2.  Babel (3:07)

 3.  Fractured Legacy (3:35)

 4.  True Believers (2:56)

 5.  Considering The End (2:38)

 6.  Statutes Of Kilkenny (3:29)

 7.  Worse Than It Seems (2:49)

 8.  Abolish the Senate (2:38)

 9.  Next Best Thing (2:45)

10. Last Conversation (3:30)

11. You Woke Up My Neighborhood (2:41)

Personnel:

Russ Rankin:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Additional Percussion

Marcia Richards:  Co-Lead & Baking Vocals on Track 11

John Grisby:  Upright Bass

Zee Crain:  Violin

Blayne Chastian:  Penny Whistle

Jonathan Luginbill:  Piano

Andrew Berlin:  Piano, Additional Percussion 

Chris Beeble:  Piano

William Asbury:  Drums

Come Together Fall Apart is new solo album by Russ Rankin, released on January 28, 2022 by SBAM Records.  Great Album!.

The Offspring

 

Artist:  The Offspring

Origin:  Garden Grove, California, USA

Genre: Punk Rock. Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk, Post-Grunge, Punk Revival

Original line-up:

Bryan "Dexter" Holland:  Guitar, Vocals

Greg Kriesel:  Bass

Doug Thompson:  Vocals

Jim Benton:  Drums

The Offspring is an American Punk Rock Band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984, by Dexter Holland (Guitar, Vocals), Greg Kriesel (Bass), Doug Thompson (Vocals), and Jim Benton (Drums).  The Band play with Power Chords, alongside fellow California Punk Bands Green Day and Rancid, mainstream interest in Punk Rock in the 1990s.  They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling Punk Rock Bands in History.

Title:   Let The Bad Times Roll  (2021)

Genre: Punk Rock. Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk, Post-Grunge, Punk Revival

Label:  Concord Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  This Is Not Utopia  (2:38)

 2.  Let The Bad Times Roll  (3:18)

 3.  Behind Your Walls  (3:21)

 4.  Army Of One   (3:11)

 5.  Breaking These Bones  (2:46)

 6.  Coming For You  (3:48)

 7.  We Never Have Sex Anymore  (3:30)

 8.  In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Instrumental)  (1:00)

 9.  The Opioid Diaries  (3:01)

10. Hassan Chop  (2:20)

11. Gone Away  (Piano Version Of Original 1997 Single) (3:16)

12. Lullaby  (1:12)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  This Is Not Utopia  (2:38)

 2.  Let The Bad Times Roll  (3:18)

 3.  Behind Your Walls  (3:21)

 4.  Army Of One   (3:11)

 5.  Breaking These Bones  (2:46)

Side B:

 6.  Coming For You  (3:48)

 7.  We Never Have Sex Anymore  (3:30)

 8.  In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Instrumental)  (1:00)

 9.  The Opioid Diaries  (3:01)

10. Hassan Chop  (2:20)

11. Gone Away  (Piano Version Of Original 1997 Single) (3:16)

12. Lullaby  (1:12)

Personnel:

Dexter Holland:  Lead, & Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano

Needles:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Pete Parada:  Drums

Todd Morse:  Bass, Backing Vocals (does not perform on album)

Additional Musicians:

Josh Freese:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 7

Jason "Blackball"  McLean:  Additional Vocals  on  "Let The Bad Times Roll".

Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas:  Additional Percussion

Phil Jordan:  Trumpet on "We Never Have Sex Anymore"

Jason Powell:  Clarinet & Saxophone on "We Never Have Sex Anymore"

Eric Marbauch:  Trombone on "We Never Have Sex Anymore"

Alan Chang:   Piano on "Gone Away"

Dave Pierce:  Sound Design on "Gone Away"

Let The Bad Times Roll is the tenth studio album by The Offspring, released on April 16, 2021 by Concord Records.  Good Quality Album.