Rancid (2000 album)

Infobox Album | Name = Rancid
Type = Album
Artist = Rancid


Released = August 1, 2000
Recorded = 2000
Length = 38:24
Label = Epitaph
Producer = Brett Gurewitz
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mlaqoayalij9 link]
*Review-Christgau|hm3|album=2874
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rancid/albums/album/210163/review/6210370/rancid link]
Last album = "Life Won't Wait"
(1998)
This album = "Rancid"
(2000)
Next album = "BYO Split Series, Vol. 3"
(2002) |

"Rancid" (commonly referred to as "Rancid 5" or "Rancid 2000") is the second self-titled studio album by Rancid, released on August 1, 2000. It is Rancid's most hardcore offering to date, which was released as a follow up to the more ska and reggae oriented "Life Won't Wait". It spans 22 tracks in under 40 minutes, resulting in over 3/4 of the songs clocking at under 2 minutes. Songs on the album make reference to famous gangster Al Capone, as well as Norse God Loki, and Don Giovanni.

Brett Gurewitz temporarily reunited with Rancid and became their producer for this album. It was 6 years since he co-produced the band's 1994 second album "Let's Go", although he engineered the band's 1995 classic "…And Out Come the Wolves". Rancid and Gurewitz would continue their collaboration for their next two albums, "Indestructible" and their untitled upcoming release.

Track listing

#"Don Giovanni" (Tim Armstrong) – 0:35
#"Disgruntled" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:00
#"It's Quite Alright" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:29
#"Let Me Go" (Tim Armstrong) – 3:13
#"I Am Forever" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:04
#"Poison" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:17
#"Loki" (Tim Armstrong) – 0:47
#"Blackhawk Down" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:41
#"Rwanda" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:20
#"Corruption" (Armstrong/Frederiksen/Freeman) – 1:27
#"Antennas" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:10
#"Rattlesnake" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:42
#"Not to Regret" (Tim Armstrong) – 2:16
#"Radio Havana" (Tim Armstrong) – 3:42
#"Axiom" (Armstrong/Frederiksen/Freeman) – 1:40
#"Black Derby Jacket" (Matt Freeman) – 2:35
#"Meteor of War" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:21
#"Dead Bodies" (Armstrong/Frederiksen) – 1:48
#"Rigged on a Fix" (Matt Freeman) – 1:16
#"Young Al Capone" (Lars Frederiksen) – 1:52
#"Reconciliation" (Matt Freeman) – 1:20
#"GGF" (Tim Armstrong) – 3:39
#"Sick Sick World" (Tim Armstrong) – 1:18 (Japanese Release Only)

Personnel

*Tim Armstrong - Vocals, Guitar
*Lars Frederiksen - Guitar, Vocals
*Matt Freeman - Bass, Vocals
*Brett Reed - Drums