Rancid ...And Out Came The Wolves

Review Date: 4/12/96
Score:4
Review: When I first heard the song "Time Bomb" on the radio, I thought "Wow, they sound like a throw back to the punk flavored by a tad of ska/Reggae of the Clash." Well, I've liked the Clash since my brother brought home "Combat Rock" and they got booed of the stage of a Rolling Stone concert. So, I bought ...And Out Came The Wolves. I was not disappointed. Although the tracks "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb" are better known, I enjoy the whole album. Fast paced, lyrics that are hard to understand, everything I like about the original Punk scene. I especially like "The 11th Hour" and "Roots Radical." This is not one of those CDs that I had to listen to multiple times before I started to like it. That's always good because I don't start second guessing my taste with the awful "Why in the world did I buy that CD? The radio/MTV duped me!" But then again, albums that take a while to like, tend to have better staying power. The best places to listen to it: in your car so all the other can look at you and wonder "Why the fuck is that person having such a fun commute?" and played loud while shooting nerf hoops (the downstairs neighbor just loves it!).

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