Rancid has had two lineup changes since its inception, with Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman being continuous members. Their current lineup consists of Armstrong on guitar and vocals, Freeman on bass and vocals, Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, and Branden Steineckert on drums. The band was formed by Armstrong, Freeman, and former drummer Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Steineckert. This lineup recorded their first album, with Frederiksen joining the band on their subsequent tour.
To date, Rancid has released ten studio albums, one split album, one compilation, two extended plays, and a series of live online-only albums, and has been featured on a number of compilation albums. The band has sold over four million records worldwide, making it one of the most successful punk rock groups of all time. The band rose to fame in 1994 with its second studio album, Let's Go, featuring the single "Salvation". In the following year, Rancid released its highly successful album ...And Out Come the Wolves, which produced its best-known songs "Roots Radicals", "Ruby Soho", and "Time Bomb", and was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the United States alone. Its next six albums – Life Won't Wait (1998), Rancid (2000), Indestructible (2003), Let the Dominoes Fall (2009), ...Honor Is All We Know (2014) and Trouble Maker (2017) – were also critically acclaimed, though not as commercially successful as ...And Out Come the Wolves. The band released their tenth album, Tomorrow Never Comes, in June 2023.
Studio albums
Rancid (1993)
Let's Go (1994)
...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
Life Won't Wait (1998)
Rancid (also known as "Rancid 2000" or "Rancid 5") (2000)
Indestructible (2003)
Let the Dominoes Fall (2009)
...Honor Is All We Know (2014)
Trouble Maker (2017)
Tomorrow Never Comes (2023)
Olympia WA.
Rancid Lyrics
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He knew I was in trouble
I was feeling much like the devil
There was something burnin' deep inside of me
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
These girls took us to the fun house
Where we played a lonely pinball machine
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of them seem to be goin' my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway
Back to Olympia
I'm having a hard time understanding
It gets all too demanding
She's all gone and I'm stranded
Something burning deep inside of me
All I know it's four o'clock and
She ain't never showed up
And I watched a thousand people go home from work
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of them seem to be goin' my way
New York City well I wish I was on a highway
Back to Olympia
How many times will it take me
Before I go crazy
Before I lose everything
Something burning deep inside of me
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
Those girls took us to the fun house
I don't want to be alone again
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of 'em seem to go my way
New York City, well I wish I was on a highway
Back to Olympia
The lyrics of Rancid's song "Olympia WA" tell the story of a man who is lost and struggling to find his way. The first verse describes his encounter with Lars, probably a friend who notices that he is going through a tough time. He then meets three Puerto Rican girls who take him to a funhouse where he plays pinball, possibly trying to escape his pain. The second verse tells of his struggle to adapt to life in New York City. He is alone and frustrated because the city's pace is not for him. He wishes he was back in his hometown of Olympia, where everything was better.
The chorus repeats the same lines, emphasizing his yearning for his hometown. In the third verse, the man expresses his confusion and desperation. He wonders how many times it will take before he loses everything before the feeling inside him consumes him. The bridge brings the man back to his encounter with the Puerto Rican girls, where he pleads not to be alone again. The song ends with the chorus, driving home the man's desire to go back to Olympia, where he can perhaps find the peace he desperately needs.
Line by Line Meaning
Hangin' out with Lars down on 6th street
I was with my friend Lars on Sixth Street
He knew I was in trouble
Lars could sense that something was bothering me
I was feeling much like the devil
I was in a very bad mood
There was something burnin' deep inside of me
I was feeling angry and frustrated about something in particular
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
We encountered three Puerto Rican women
These girls took us to the fun house
They invited us to a place called the fun house
Where we played a lonely pinball machine
We spent time there playing a pinball machine by ourselves
I'm having a hard time understanding
I don't understand what's happening or why I feel this way
It gets all too demanding
The situation is becoming overwhelming
She's all gone and I'm stranded
The person I was waiting for isn't there and now I'm stuck by myself
All I know it's four o'clock and
The only thing I'm certain of is that it's currently four o'clock
She ain't never showed up
The person I was waiting for never arrived
And I watched a thousand people go home from work
I observed a large number of people leaving their jobs for the day
How many times will it take me
I'm wondering how many more attempts it will take to figure things out
Before I go crazy
Before I become overwhelmed and lose control
Before I lose everything
Before I lose control and everything falls apart
I don't want to be alone again
I don't want to be in this situation without anyone else with me
Cars passin' by but none of 'em seem to go my way
Even though there are many cars passing by, none of them are going in my desired direction
New York City, well I wish I was on a highway
I wish I was somewhere else, like on a highway
Back to Olympia
Specifically, I want to go back to Olympia, Washington
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: LARS FREDERIKSEN, ROGER M. FREEMAN, TIMOTHY ARMSTRONG
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@giacomoguazzarini4867
Hangin' out with Lars down on 6th street
He knew that I was in trouble
I was feelin' much like the devil
There was something burnin' deep inside of me
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
These girls took us to the funhouse
Where we played a lonely pinball machine
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of 'em seem to go my way
An' New York City
Well, I wish I was on the highway
Back to Olympia
I'm having a hard time understanding
It gets all too demanding
She's all gone and I'm stranded
Somethin' burning deep inside of me
All I know it's four o'clock and
She ain't never showed up and
I watched a thousand people go home from work, yeah
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of 'em seem to go my way
Oh New York City
Well, I wish I was on the highway
Back to Olympia
How many times will it take me
Before I go crazy
Before I lose everything
Somethin' burning deep inside of me
Ran into three Puerto Ricans
Those girls took us to the funhouse
I don't wanna be alone again
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd and Broadway
Cars passin' by but none of 'em seem to go my way
Oh New York City
Well, I wish I was on the highway
Back to Olympia
@Something-Strange
Fact - Every track on this album is gold
@user-ly3tc8qm4b
Truth
@justmusic2010
yes..
@jaxxonwilcox9566
This the only album I ever went more than 10 years without listening to it and still knew every lyric to every track
@georgenikishin1375
Tim Armstrong? Is he Travis Barkers Twin From The upside down?those 2 +Brody Dalle+ 'Jimmy Urine [M§¡] are the ONLY REAL PUNX.PUT THEM in a band and the world would Implode/Explode prob.3.min in to the first jam.What a way to Go!!
@AnarchyHunter97
One of my favorite facts
@mooneyes1114
The opening riff I could listen to on a continuous loop. Idk why, it's so simple yet it's so fulfilling. Great album and yes every track is gold, from top to bottom, inside and out.
@philiom7724
to me it sounds like the way i feel, driving on the highway to somewhere I want to go.
@tikhongilson3770
Do you hear the Ace Hardware jingle in the opening solo? I love it!
@DrDolan
@@philiom7724LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤😂😂