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August 28th, 2003
Rancid - Hellcat/Warner

Indestructible
Jamie O'Meara

One of the scary things about Rancid's sixth album in 10 years (other than the fact that it's already their sixth album in 10 years) is the breadth of writing they've managed to cram into a fairly narrow genre. By the time The Clash ("Will the comparisons never end?! AAAARGH!!!" Uh, no Tim, they won't) had reached Combat Rock, they were maintaining integrity by fucking with the form (as Rancid does here with soft touch piano and back-up soul singers on Arrested in Shanghai, for example). It's the way a good punk band stays relevant, stays strong, remains. indestructible? Seems so. Plenty of 1-2 shitkickers among these wildly diverse 19 tracks for mosh pits as well as bedroom headphones. Obnoxious and considered by turns, an imaginative pre-emptive strike on potential skeptics. (Jamie O'Meara)


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Rancid

While I agree that ...And Out Comes The Wolves is the best album Rancid put out - I was a bit disappointed by this album. It's not rubbish, it just seems like Tim Armstrong took the throw away songs from his recent side-project 'The Transplants' and used them for this album. Although Rancid seem incapable of writing a bad song, they are no longer a 'leader' in the street/ska punk genre. Maybe I expect too much from them, as the do mix in a little bit of country in 'Django' and even throw in a ballad!

Key Tracks: Red Hot Moon, Fall Back Down

Rob Harbic

September 12th, 2006

Rancid - Indestructible

Rancid have finally made 'the album', that should have been a follow up to the brilliant '....And Out Come The Wolves' - it only took them three tries to do it! (ie the horrible 'Life Won't Wait' and the okay album, 'Rancid' 2000).

This album has everything on it, in other words, it's their most diverse album to-date. I guess Tim Armstrong was inspired from his work on "The Transplants" project, and decided to get a little more experimental with his main boys in Rancid. The singles that flew off this album were great ('Red Hot Moon' and the catchy, sing-along tune 'Fall Back Down'), however, these were only the tip of the iceberg, with this album. Much like 'Wolves' - this whole album is solid! From the hard tunes to the ska/reggae songs to their classic pop-punk songs (the way it should be done!), this album is great, thanks in no small part to uberpunk producer Brett Gurewitz.

Kelly Martel

January 5th, 2005

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