Album-a-Day #99: "And Out Come the Wolves"

[KingLouieLouie]

Band: Rancid
Website: http://www.rancidrancid.com/
Album: "And Out Come the Wolves"
Year Released: 1995
No. of Discs:
No. of Tracks: 19
Track Listing:

01: "Maxwell Murder"
02: "The 11th Hour"
03: "Roots Radicals"
04: "Time Bomb"
05: "Olympia Wa."
06: "Lock, Step & Gone"
07: "Junkie Man"
08: "Listed M.I.A."
09: "Ruby Soho"
10: "Daly City Train"
11: "Journey to the End of the East Bay"
12: "She's Automatic"
13: "Old Friend"
14: "Disorder and Disarray"
15: "The Wars End"
16: "You Don't Care Nothin'"
17: "As Wicked"
18: "Avenues & Alleyways"
19: "The Way I Feel"

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First, I know it wasnt my scheduled turn this week (believe it was Brandon_Webb), however, I guess whoever was supposed to go was too occupied this week or just had completely forgotten.... I'll just post and do another one later so this wont come to an immediate abrupt halt....

Well, I've been in one of my Punk phases recently and had to post one of my favorite 90s albums of that genre and that being "And Out Comes the Wolves"....

There are so many stand-outs on this albums from the obvious "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb", and "Ruby Soho", but the album goes beyond just those 3 songs.... Tim Armstrong's lyrics and vocals are brilliant throughout and what really separates Rancid from most other Punk bands is the phenomonal bass-playing by Matt Freeman that really helps punctuate their sound....

This album really helped in the mid-90s Punk revival and was clearly one of the better Ska bands from that time as well.. I'll never forget the first time I heard this album because I've always been so impressed by it.... Definitely an excellent summer-time album to listen to and just perfect to listen to at parties....

Rancid has released a few albums since, however, none have matched the magnitude/made the impact of "And Out Comes the Wolves"....

Unfortunately, Matt Freeman was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, but I guess the treatments have been going successful thus far.. Really wish him the best of luck for a complete and an immediate recovery... Truly..one of the true class-acts and talents in today's music and also has performed in one of the best modern Punk bands of our era....

 

[Beaver]

 

[PDXChris]

This IMO is thier last great album, but the new Transplants his helping a lot get over that fact that Rancid has changed way too much since then.

 

[KingLouieLouie]

This IMO is thier last great album, but the new Transplants his helping a lot get over that fact that Rancid has changed way too much since then.

I havent checked out the Transplants yet.... How does it compare to what Armstrong did w/Rancid and Barker did w/Blink-182? Is it a hybrid of both their former bands respective sounds or is it completely different?

 

[PDXChris]

I havent checked out the Transplants yet.... How does it compare to what Armstrong did w/Rancid and Barker did w/Blink-182? Is it a hybrid of both their former bands respective sounds or is it completely different?

Nothing like blink at all, it has a rancid sound with a hardcore hiphop voice, that is the best way to explain it

 

[KingLouieLouie]

Nothing like blink at all, it has a rancid sound with a hardcore hiphop voice, that is the best way to explain it

Wow.. that certainly sounds interesting that I must add it to my already extensive list of bands to check-out.....

No offense to those who actually like Blink-182, but I'm certainly glad that you mentioned that it absolutely sounds nothing similar to their sound since I've considered them to be among one of the biggest copycat bands ever....

 

[PDXChris]

This is just a huntch, but travis IMO will never record a album again with them, he has made his money and seems to want to make his mucis now like the transplants and box car racer

 

[KingLouieLouie]

This is just a huntch, but travis IMO will never record a album again with them, he has made his money and seems to want to make his mucis now like the transplants and box car racer

Yeah...I guess he's at a point in his career that he'd finally rather compromise some of his commercial gain to make an impact creatively...He doesnt want to necessarily pidgeon-hole himself like several of those corporate sounding/synthetic bands have.....

Interestingly enough....I just came across this recent interview regarding Transplants:

http://livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Rob_Aston_of_Transplants-8387.html?t=1

LiveDaily Interview: Rob Aston of Transplants

July 06, 2005 05:10 PM
by Christina Fuoco
liveDaily Contributor

When Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and rap-inspired musician Rob Aston began jamming together in 1999, none of them expected it would amount to anything.

But the project, since dubbed the Transplants (bio), slowly evolved and became a priority in the trio's lives.

"In the beginning, it was going to be nothing," Aston said. "We knew that after we got more serious about the band, when we decided to put out the first record, that we were going to have a second one, third one, a fourth one and however many the f--- we can have.

"It's not a side project for nobody--not for me, not for Tim, not for Travis."

In October 2002, the Transplants released their self-titled debut and the hit song "Diamonds and Guns." With its sprightly piano and catchy "woo-woo" hook, it was quickly snapped up by Garnier for use in a shampoo ad.

On June 21, the Transplants followed that up with their sophomore effort, "Haunted Cities," which blends Aston's rap influence and his cohorts' punk sensibilities. During its first week in stores, "Haunted Cities" sold about 34,000 copies, debuting at No. 28 on The Billboard 200 chart.

liveDaily: You're one of this year's Warped Tour headliners. Are you looking forward to the tour?

Rob Aston: Oh for sure, all of us are. It's going to be a fun 10 weeks right there, you know? It'll be a good time all around.

The Warped Tour organizers don't come up with the bands' set times until the morning of the show. Is it a cool thing that you don't know when you're playing until the day of the show?

Sometimes, but it's always nice to know what time you are going on if you need to plan the rest of the day around it. But it's not that bad. Sometimes it's kind of difficult to just wake up and find out in an hour we're playing. But it's cool. It keeps you on your toes, the variety and everything. But it's all good. I'm not complaining.

Who are you looking forward to seeing the most on the tour?.

Dropkick Murphys. They're good friends of ours, and [Dropkicks singer Al Barr] kind of keeps me sane on that tour, and I do the same for him.

Tell me about your new album.

The new album is called "Haunted Cities." We recorded it on and off for the past two years. With this one, with Travis' schedule being crazy, Tim's schedule being crazy and my stuff, it's not every day that we got to go in and work in the studio. For this record, we would go in there whenever we could, whatever time would allow. Sometimes it would be the three of us. Sometimes it would be just me and Tim. Sometimes it would just be Tim and Travis. Sometimes just Tim. Sometimes just me and Travis. Whenever we could work with it, we would. Sometimes we would work by ourselves. I ain't trippin' or complaining. It's a good time. I just wish we had more time together when it comes time to writing and stuff. But it's all good.

That sounds like a tough way to record.

It is, but at the same time, it's really easy for us, for some reason. If we're together for, like, four days in a month, we can bust out 20-30 songs. We have weird chemistry in our band. It's kind of a blessing. Once we do get together, when we start working, we all give it 200 percent because we don't have the luxury of being able to always be in the studio all together.

How does the songwriting process work with the band? You must all write separately?

Usually, musically, Tim comes up with it. For this album, Travis had a lot to do with the foundation for the songs. I write my own lyrics. Tim writes his. For me, I usually wait until I hear the beat for the first time. I usually write right there. I get all my ideas right there. The way I see it is: if you don't hear it within the first minute of listening to the track, you ain't going to be able to write to it. That's just me though.

So basically, if you're not inspired at that point, then it's never going to come?

Yeah, it ain't that cool to force yourself or be forced to write to a track you don't like. But whatever.

There are several guest appearances on "Haunted Cities." Who were the notable ones?

Sen Dog from Cypress Hill, B-Real from Cypress Hill, the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E. It's a good time. Those are all my homies anyway, like, outside music and stuff.

Was it inspirational to work with those guys, even though they're your friends?

Yeah, for sure.

What did they bring to the band?

Everyone, all the guests on the record, bring s---. I grew up with all them dudes. For me to f--- with them on our record is super cool, you know? I grew up with Sen Dog and, so, besides the fact they're all homies, it's still cool. I'm still a fan on top of that.

The track "What I Can't Describe," from the new album, adds a soulful element to the Transplants.

Yeah, with the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E. That song and a couple other songs were originally going to be on my solo album that I was going to put out, like, a year ago. But it didn't work out. So we said, "OK, we'll take some of the songs we were going to use on my record and put them on the Transplants' record."

How come your solo record didn't pan out?

Some dips---, he "didn't get it," didn't understand it. But it's cool. I ain't complaining, because getting out of that deal was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.

What label were you signed to?

Warner Bros.

At least the songs are seeing the light of day.

I'd rather get it out there than wait for my next solo s--- to come out. Some of the songs are over two years old. It's new to everyone else, but to me, it's old news. But I thought I'd get it out before I got too burned out on them and never wanted to hear them again. [laughs]

Were you surprised at the success of the first album, especially "Diamonds and Guns"?

It was never going to be a band. It was going to be an album release. First, we were just f---ing around in the studio and having a good time. Everything after that was a bonus. We weren't going to be a band originally. I try to see it as everything's a bonus.