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Rancid have just released ‘Let The Dominoes
Fall’ it is their first studio album in six
years, now I am sure you are all thinking is the
album really worth the six year wait, is it super
special and full of classic Rancid songs, well if
you are a Rancid fan then the album has defiantly
been worth the six year wait as any material Rancid
release is welcomed by their fans as the band always
stick to the same formula and write raw street punk
songs that have a melodic edge and this is exactly
what the songs are like on ‘Let The Dominoes
Fall’, if you were expecting Rancid to come
back with the album of their career, that sounds
so different than anything they have done before
because of the six year wait then you are going
to be very disappointed and might as well jog on
now.
‘Let The Dominoes Fall’ is a strong
sounding album, it features 19 classic Rancid
tracks that are only going to make things harder
for the band when it comes to picking set lists
for their live shows as each and every song on
the album has that classic Rancid feel about it
and you can guarantee that every Rancid fan will
find a different favourite track on the album
and that favourite track will change on a regular
basis as they listen to the album more and more.
The album starts off with ‘East Bay Night’
the song features a lot of groove and also features
Tim Armstrong at his best with his dirty sounding
gruff vocals, ‘This Place’ is fast
charged punk song that runs for just over 1minute,
once again Armstrong’s vocals are very gruff
sounding and it’s the fast chanting group
vocals of “This Place” that really
gives the song that punk edge. ‘Up To No
Good’ is an outstanding song that is full
of funky groove and sounds like ska-rock by numbers,
seriously you will find yourself dusting down
your best pair of Dr Martins and skanking along
to this number.
The bands current single ‘Last One To Die’
is featured on the album and is still good to
listen to many weeks on after I first heard the
song, in fact it is even better as the lyrics
are lodged into my head now and I find myself
singing along and tapping my feet along to the
catchy vibe.
Songs like ‘You Want It, You Got It’
and the album title track ‘Dominoes Fall’
are right up there with some of the greatest Rancid
songs ever written, and it is moments like this
that make your realise that Rancid are just as
important now as they were say ten years ago.
I love Rancid and have always loved Rancid, I
do admit that ‘Let The Dominoes Fall’
isn’t as strong as the bands previous album
‘Indestructible’, in fact it’s
one of the weakest overall sounding albums they
have released in a long time but that doesn’t
matter as Rancid no longer have to prove themselves,
they have a solid fan base and as long as they
keep releasing music that sticks to the same formula
that we all know and love from Rancid then they
are going to continue to do well and play sold
out shows across the world.
All I am left to say is welcome back Rancid you
have been missed.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Tim Armstrong
Lars Frederiksen
Matt Freeman
Branden Steineckert |
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1. East Bay Night
2. This Place
3. Up To No Good
4. Last One To Die
5. Disconnected
6. I Ain't Worried
7. Damnation
8. New Orleans
9. Civilian Ways
10. The Bravest Kids
11. Skull City
12. L.A. River
13. Lulu
14. Dominoes Fall
15. Liberty And Freedom
16. You Want It, You Got It
17. Locomotive
18. That's Just The Way It Is Now
19. The Highway |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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