Let's Go | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 21, 1994 [1] | |||
Recorded | October 1993 – March 1994 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Punk rock, street punk [2] [3] | |||
Length | 44:13 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | Brett Gurewitz | |||
Rancid chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Let's Go | ||||
|
Let's Go is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 21, 1994, through Epitaph Records [1] and was the band's first album to feature Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals. The album initially achieved little mainstream success, though it appealed to the band's fanbase. However, the surprise success of punk rock bands such as The Offspring, Green Day and Bad Religion in the mid-1990s brought forth more mainstream interest in Let's Go, and it peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200. "Salvation" was released to alternative radio on February 3, 1995. [4]
Let's Go is the first Rancid album to be produced by Brett Gurewitz. He would go on to engineer the band's third studio album, ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995) and returned as the band's permanent producer in 2000, starting with their fifth album.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2008) |
After Rancid hired second guitarist Lars Frederiksen, they returned to the studio in October 1993 [5] with producer Brett Gurewitz to begin work on its second studio album. It took the band just six days to record the twenty-three songs selected for the album. [6] "Radio" and "Dope Sick Girl", two songs previously included on a 7" vinyl for Fat Wreck Chords, were altered for inclusion on Let's Go. [7]
Let's Go was released through Epitaph Records in June 1994. They toured the US that month, before taking the following month off. They played two local shows, as well as five shows with Sick of It All. In September, they embarked on a tour of Canada, and an east coast US tour. [7]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2008) |
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Punk Planet | Favorable [9] |
Robert Christgau | [10] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as "sheer energy". He praised the music as a "less-serious, party-ready version of The Clash". The album received a rating of four out of five stars, while "Salvation" earned Rancid its first moderate success. [11]
Let's Go peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200 album chart. [12] The album was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 2000. [13]
In November 2011 Let's Go was ranked number eight on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1994. [14]
In April 2014 Rolling Stone placed the album at No. 24 on its "1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative's Greatest Year" list. [6]
All tracks are written by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, except where noted
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Nihilism" | Frederiksen, Armstrong | 2:03 |
2. | "Radio" (written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tim Armstrong, Freeman) | Armstrong | 2:51 |
3. | "Side Kick" | Armstrong | 2:02 |
4. | "Salvation" | Armstrong | 2:54 |
5. | "Tenderloin" | Freeman | 1:32 |
6. | "Let's Go" | Armstrong | 1:26 |
7. | "As One" | Armstrong | 1:34 |
8. | "Burn" (written by Armstrong, Freeman, Eric Raider) | Armstrong | 2:11 |
9. | "The Ballad of Jimmy & Johnny" | Armstrong | 1:39 |
10. | "Gunshot" | Freeman | 1:49 |
11. | "I Am the One" | Armstrong | 1:57 |
12. | "Gave It Away" | Armstrong | 1:13 |
13. | "Ghetto Box" | Armstrong, Freeman | 1:11 |
14. | "Harry Bridges" | Armstrong | 2:21 |
15. | "Black & Blue" | Freeman | 1:59 |
16. | "St. Mary" (written by Armstrong, Freeman, Lars Frederiksen) | Frederiksen, Armstrong | 2:09 |
17. | "Dope Sick Girl" | Armstrong | 2:15 |
18. | "International Cover-Up" | Armstrong | 1:44 |
19. | "Solidarity" | Armstrong | 1:31 |
20. | "Midnight" | Armstrong | 1:55 |
21. | "Motorcycle Ride" | Armstrong | 1:20 |
22. | "Name" (written by Armstrong, Freeman, Eric Dinn) | Armstrong | 2:12 |
23. | "7 Years Down" | Armstrong | 2:35 |
Total length: | 44:13 |
Production
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, former members of the band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited as being among the wave of bands that revived mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. Over its 33-year career, Rancid has retained much of its original fan-base, most of which was connected to its underground musical roots.
...And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995, through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war that ended with the band staying on Epitaph. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid-to late-1990s boom in punk rock to retain much of its original fanbase. In terms of record sales and certifications, ...And Out Come the Wolves is a popular album in the United States. It produced three hit singles: "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", that earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date. All the singles charted on Modern Rock Tracks. ...And Out Come the Wolves was certified gold by the RIAA on January 22, 1996. It was certified platinum on September 23, 2004.
Rancid is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on August 1, 2000. It is the second eponymous album and the first to be released through frontman Tim Armstrong's label, Hellcat Records. It also features the return of producer Brett Gurewitz, who has produced every subsequent album by the band.
Timothy Ross Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. Prior to forming Rancid, Armstrong was in the ska punk band Operation Ivy.
Indestructible is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was produced by Brett Gurewitz and released by Hellcat Records with distribution through Warner Bros. Records on August 19, 2003. Despite critical acclaim, the band was criticized by some of its fans for Indestructible's "poppier" sound on some of its tracks. It debuted at number 15 on the charts, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. It was Rancid's highest debut at the time, which was surpassed six years later with their 2009 album, Let the Dominoes Fall. Indestructible marks the last recording by drummer Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by current drummer Branden Steineckert. Additionally, it is the only album that features songwriting contributions from Reed.
Roger Matthew Freeman, also known as Matt McCall is an American musician. He is best known for his bass work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade.
Life Won't Wait is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 30, 1998, through Epitaph Records. It was released as the follow-up to ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995).
Rancid is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on May 10, 1993, through Epitaph Records.
Radio Radio Radio is an EP by the American punk rock band Rancid. The EP was released on August 26, 1993, through Fat Wreck Chords with the catalog number FAT 509. It was also their only release on Fat Wreck Chords.
Lars Erik Frederiksen is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and the Old Firm Casuals. In addition, he currently plays guitar in Oxley's Midnight Runners, Stomper 98, and The Last Resort. He was also briefly a member of the UK Subs in 1991.
Viking is the second and final studio album by the American punk rock band Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. It was released on July 13, 2004 via Hellcat Records. The album peaked at #17 on the Independent Albums and #18 on the Heatseekers Albums.
Downfall was a ska and punk band from the Bay Area formed by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, and Jason Hammon following the break-up of Operation Ivy in 1989 and pre-dating Armstrong's and Freeman's wider recognition in Rancid. They performed three shows, one at 924 Gilman Street, over a period of three months.
"Fall Back Down" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the first single from their sixth album, Indestructible. "Fall Back Down" was released to radio on July 22, 2003. It peaked at number 13 on the US Modern Rock Tracks.
B Sides and C Sides is a compilation album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was first released online on December 11, 2007, followed by a standard release on January 15, 2008. It contains a number of B-sides and rare songs as well as compilation or soundtrack appearances plus 4 previously unreleased songs. The set spans from 1992 to 2004, therefore it doesn't include any songs recorded with current drummer Branden Steineckert.
The discography of Rancid, an American punk rock band, includes ten studio albums, two extended plays, two compilations, twenty-seven singles and thirty-seven music videos.
Let the Dominoes Fall is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released in June 2009 by Hellcat/Epitaph. It is their first album of new material in nearly six years, following 2003's Indestructible, and their first with drummer Branden Steineckert, who joined the band in 2006 after the departure of founding drummer Brett Reed.
Devils Brigade is the debut album by the rock band Devils Brigade, a side project by Matt Freeman of Rancid. The band, which performs a mix of punk rock and psychobilly, features Freeman on lead vocals and double bass in contrast to the backing vocals and bass guitar he typically performs in Rancid. Originally envisioned as a concept album about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, Devils Brigade was co-written by Freeman and his longtime bandmate Tim Armstrong, who also played guitar on the album and served as record producer alongside Ryan Foltz. The album also features X drummer DJ Bonebrake and contributions from Rancid's Lars Frederiksen, and was released August 31, 2010 through Armstrong's label Hellcat Records.
...Honor Is All We Know is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on October 27, 2014. It is the band's first studio album since Let the Dominoes Fall (2009), and their second one to be recorded under its current incarnation. Work on ...Honor Is All We Know began in 2011 and it was originally planned for a 2012 release, but was repeatedly delayed while the band continued touring and writing new material, and its members were busy with their own projects. After three years of writing and recording, the album was finished in 2014.
Trouble Maker is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on June 9, 2017. Like many of Rancid's albums, Trouble Maker was produced by Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, and marks the band's first album since their 1993 self-titled debut to feature the original Rancid logo on the cover. The band recorded the album between December 2015 and January 2017 at Big Bad Sound, Sunset Sound, and Red Star.
Tomorrow Never Comes is the tenth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on June 2, 2023. It marks the band's first album in six years since 2017's Trouble Maker and is the longest gap between studio albums in their career. Like most of the band's albums, Tomorrow Never Comes is produced by Brett Gurewitz. It is also the first Rancid album since Rancid 5 to not have any ska influenced songs.