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| Rancid... And Out Come The Wolves1995 Epitaph 
  Review by: Jocky Fa See others by this writer Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on April 9th 2001
In my effort to review some of the modern classics, I have come to "Out Come The Wolves". Maxwell Murder was a slap in the face of wannabe bassists trying to get by on one string. Tim Armstrong's raw and UK inspired voice lends to the overall appeal of the album, although he would go on to become too punk for his own good. So this record got lots of radioplay, so they made multiple music videos and so what if they made lots of money and got the groupies. It's still good music, and this CD still moves the pit as the crowd awaits the headliners...
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This album is my favorite album by Rancid, and one of my favorites of all time. I love the bass solo on Maxwell Murder and I love Junkie Man. I saw these guys in concert on June 11th at Red Rocks, which is in Denver, Colorado. This album was one of the most played albums in the concert. These guys are awesome!!!!! This album is nothing short of amazing. It is punk as hell but it still manages to be shamelessly poppy and it has insanely catchy choruses. It is amazing. best rancid album ever. ...and out come the wolves was one of the most popular punk albums released on epitaph records. along with nofx's punk in drublic, the offspring's smash, and bad religion's suffer. i love all of those albums! great record! this is not a complaint, but why does rancid have so many songs on each record? Best Rancid record ever awesome record, the last songs kinda drain it a bit with the lyrics about girls, but overall, awesome The beginning is strong, but I cannot listen to it all the way through. Too much of the same. It could've used some more ska, too. The three ska songs are all in my top five on the album. My first Rancid album. & Roots Radicals is the best song. what exactly do you mean by UK inspired? This record rocks my ass the reason why i love music i love this cd it was one of the first cds tha tgot me into this kind of music and the cd that got me into rancid oh my god my ears are overjoyed with happiness. first time i heard maxwell murder i was hooked on rancid There are two albums that changed my life: The first Clash album and this album.i dont know whered Id be without it this is one of the best punk records in the last 10 years. this cd has alot of songs and they all fit together perfect. It was relesed all the way back in 95 and is still just as poular if not more popular now. they go from fast loud ass punk songs like maxwell murder to ska tracks like time bomb. Some people know this record from the radio hit ruby soho. this is the album that made them big and evryone should get it. If this not the best punk cd then it the best rancid cd definitely one of my all-time favorites. I can never get tired listening to this thing. EVER. Best Rancid album. This, along with albums like Punk In Drublic, completely changed all modern punk. With any newer punk band, you can pick up a hint of Rancid in their style. And that's the way it should be. This album is amazing and the bass solo on Maxwell Murder is probably the single best punk solo of any type ever. Period. This is what establsihed Rancid as a serious punk band, and the world just wouldn't be the same without it. Best punk album ever?... Definetly in the top 3 at least, imo... i preferd their 1993 selftitled album i believe that this is one of there albums ever!!! This album is awesome. Its whatsername182 to tell you Rancid is not like those posers of a band good turdletts. Rancid you rock This is a great album, probably one of Rancids best. It has great guitar riffs and bass lines. This is an all around great album. Not the best album but definitly a very good listen this album fucking changed my life, thats all i have to say about that!BItch! either you're an idiot who thinks good charlotte is great and so is rancid or you're an idiot who thinks that good charlotte sucks and so does rancid. rancid is the good charlotte for the early 90s one of my top ten best albums of all time. this happened to be my second cd (the first being Rancid's "Let's Go"), but its one of the best i've heard so far. you need this album in your collection. This album is easily a 10 - classic. - bigjerk kinda polished,rancid is better hard and raw and fast. Matt plays a beautiful bass on this record,i think he set like 3 basses on fire while recording it Probably the only Rancid album most of their "fans" (that is the MTV crowd) will listen to. This is thumbs-up, happy times for all punk fans. Personally I like Tim/Matt's Op Ivy better though, however Rancid have their moments(Maxwell Murder,Old Friend and JTTEOEB-which is about their Op Ivy days) No denying this is a classic and deserved of all the acclaim and popularity Rancid received after this release. a big departure from the rest of the catalogue, but i love it. classic. This CD holds 2 of my favorite Rancid songs, Time Bomb and Ruby Soho. The rest of the CD is about 50% good, 50% bad. Anyone new to punk should pick this up. This is one of the greatest albums ever created. True it is not "street punk" yet it is better and more original then any street punk album I have ever heard. Each musician shines on EVERY song, which leads to around 20 layered and beautiful compositions. Tim's lyrics come on to full form on this album. On song's like "Olympia" and "ruby Soho" his poetry is almost Dylan-esque. To the people who hate this album because they don't think it is hard enough are too close minded and will miss out on a lot of great music. To the people that think Rancid sold out- fuck you. Wow big surprise that a truely original, genuine, and catchy album got a mad buzz going and made Rancid a lot of money. Its not like they made a song like "pretty fly for a white guy" or did a Micheal Jackson cover. They stayed true to themselves and recorded a classic in the process. piece of dumb asses its not street punk sounds like shit all cheap all punk time moves but the band doesnt What's the use of your hate talk? Are you with the KKK or something, hating everyone, who's in you opinion wrong or has bad taste. Arrogant fool. Fuck you all. You're all stupid. Rancid isn't streetpunk. Have you ever heard streetpunk? Fuck you. And Rancid ISNT ska numbfuck. Listen to their frist two albums, and then half of "...And Out Come The Wolves" and then the release from 2000. Fuck I hate you all. Get your shit straight. The corn from the peanuts you fuckers. Streetpunk is stuff like the Casualties and the Unseen and Blanks 77. Ska is stuff like the Specials and Selector. No Doubt is just shit and I hope whoever like them dies. And Operation Ivy is like ska/punk. Like the the Wolves album by Rancid. It's clearly some ska punk and punk. There's nothing else to it. Fuck. You people are soo stupid. How about you go ask Joey Shithead for his autograph and hopefully get your ass kicked and thrown in a dumpster. I am a huge rancid fan and this album compared to there older stuff blows. Sure it has some really good tunes but the thing is so over produced. I dont mind Life wont wait it is one of my favoriter rancid albums but this just dosent cut it in terms of full radness. After hearing the song "1998", I almost instantly bought this album. I was expecting something much darker, and I was kinda disappointed at first. However, it has recently become one of my fsvorite albums ever. What were the singles, anyway? what? rancid is not a ska band you idiot, and do not deserve to be grouped with other shitty ska bands like No Doubt. Operation Ivy was a ska band. they were great. Rancid is a punk band that started playing some ska songs on this album. i'm confused...where the hell did the argument about the sex pistols come from? anyway...this album is amazing. it very much deserves a perfect score. I just realized i've been too generous with my scores. you people are idiots. he IS saying matt freeman is great, that it was a slap in the face to wannabes. fuck. 10/10 the best of rancid and the best they will ever make.By the way your a dumb fuck Matt Freeman is one of the best bassists around dipshit! Rancids greatest album ever, and they will unfortunately never get back to where they were! I think that this is Rancid's best album. The album speaks for itself. Listen and be converted. I've only got one thing to say: this is the greatest album ever recorded by anybody. Though the album isn't down and out hardcore punk, it is a masterpiece. Just like Clash's London Calling. Great songwritting, mixes of many genres, talent, energy, passion, and inspiration. Well, sarcasm is a canadian thing... it was an attempt to comment on his ability. To err is human. All I'm doing is getting the albums out there for comment, and it seems to be working - I insight hostility in you and reproach from others. Kind of funny... Couple notes on some of what you and others have said... the Stooges were nothing more than a rock cover band until much LATER in their career. The Clash came to America riding the wave that the Pistols created. The Pistols, although seekers of fame and fortune, also brought punk to a whole new audience (America) who never DID embrace the Ramones or Iggy (perhaps until Trainspotting). Never Mind the Bollocks has sold more copies than ALL of the ramones albums combined... is this sad, yes sir. Is it true... yes sir. It's so funny that the occassional error, instead of being nicely corrected, is attacked as a gap in sensibility. If you're an angry person I should think the Sex Pistols are right up your alley, and Slayer, COC - Sinead O'Conner. Ramones, NY Dolls, basically, anything american and derivative is about celebrating life and our power to manipulate it. If Joey had to deal with people like you no wonder he wanted to be sedated. Relax, and thanks for the constructive parts of the criticism - no thanks for the attitude. - jockyfa (not a punk, just a music person) what the fuck youre an idiot. Normally it wouldnt be so bad but i see mistakes in every single one of you reviews. Useless ID are from Israel, and the bassist from Rancid ( even though I dont really like them ) is one of the best bassists in punk music today. |
