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One of the Forefronters of the Revival of Punk Rock returns with their 7th studio album “Let The Dominoes Fall”. In the 6 years since their last record “Indestructible” The band went on a hiatus of sorts. Lars Frederiksen released the 2nd album with his side band “Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards” titled “Viking” and Tim Armstrong released a solo album called “A Poet’s Life”, was one of the Executive Producers and Co-Producer of Danny Diablo’s Suburban Noize album “Thugcore 4 Life”. And releasing “”Haunted Cities” with “The Transplants”.

The boys kept themselves busy with writting all new material for this album. The Lineup is back minus the departure of founding member/drummer Brett Reed which would lead to the addition of new drummer Branden Steineckert formally of the Emo/Screamo band “The Used”. The band started rehearsing the album in late 2006 at Steineckert in-home studio in Utah and once that was set found themselves at the legendary Soundstage known as Skywalker Sound (more famous for all the music in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones flicks).

For production Rancid reunited with longtime friend/Epitaph Records owner/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz for the entire album. “Let The Dominoes Fall” is Rancid the way you would expected after 18 years as a band. Allthough all the member span from their early 30’s to early/mid 40’s (Tim Armstrong being the oldest at 43 and newcomer Steineckert the youngest at 31). The music has not changed. Rancid is still as hard as ever and the lead single “Last Ones To Die” proves it just as much as it ever did. “Dissconnected” is one of my 3 favorite songs on this album. The meaning of the song is pretty much being not satasifed with the way this country is going at and that the wars in Iraq and Afganistan are 100% bullshit.

“Lulu” is another song I like mainly because it is an anthem for all the working class, which is a topic Rancid has talked about throughout the years. “Up to no Good”, “Liberty And Freedom?, and “That’s just the way it is now” are songs that will take even the oldest Juggalo from the Bay Area or even a youngin who just got into the punk scene back to the old days of Founding members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman’s old band Operation Ivy.

The 3rd and final track I love on this album is the closing song titled “The Highway”. To me it’s a great way to end an album that is simply “Essental Rancid”. The entire song is acoustic and it’s about how even if you have one night stands and go to one show to another. you’d rather just sit back and play music with your friends. I bought the extra pricy 3-disc edition which came with an acoustic version which is something you never hear from Punk bands. “Outgunned” is the best song on that version. The 3rd disc is the making of the album.

All in all, this CD is one of those albums that you should throw in your collection no matter which version you get.

Tracklisting

(CD 1)

1. East Bay Night
2. This Place
3. Up To No Good
4. Last One To Die
5. Dissconnected
6. I Ain’t Worried
7. Damnation
8. (In Love With…) New Orleans
9. Civilian Ways
10. The Bravest Kids
11. Skull City
12. LA 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

(CD 2 – All Acoustic)

1. East Bay Night
2. LA River
3. I Ain’t Worried
4. This Place
5. Dissconnected
6. Liberty And Freedom
7. Dominoes Fall
8. (In Love With…) New Orleans
9. You Want It, You Got It
10. Outgunned
11. The Bravest Kids
12. Last One To Die

Websites

RancidRancid.com
MySpace.com/Rancid
Epitaph.com

Record Label:

• Epitaph Records

Release Date:

• 06/02/2009

Reviewer:

• -KM-