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)
Spirit of '87
Rancid Lyrics
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Where else are you gonna go
Ain't no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll, to rock and roll, rock and roll.
There's a club on the coast, where the kids get lost, and no one's gonna stare,
Yeah, sharp T's and bleached jeans with dayglow mohawk hair,
Yeah, misfits and homeless kids call their home there,
Don't tell me it ain't real! Don't you fucking dare!
Yeah, ten punk pile in the car, nothing going on,
Turn up my radio, 'cause it's my favorite song,
There's a club on the coast where all the kids get along,
Skins and punk, and wayward ones,
Nothing could go wrong!
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Do you know what, when I show up, there's gonna be some fucking action,
Show me the styles once in a while, that's the fucking attraction,
She said I'ma fuck 'em up, that's the satisfaction,
Bottle of red, straight ahead, detox transaction,
Hells Angels ran my neighborhood,
It was always understood,
I was running errands for the Angels,
I was a little fucking hood!
Punk rock was my way out, it was always in my blood,
And didn't give a fuck if I was locked up, should be dead or in jail!
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Family turns their back on their son,
Now we're all alone,
Now we ain't got a home,
Now we're among our own!
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll.
Saturday,
Where else are you gonna go?
There's no way,
I'm gonna end up at the disco,
Make my way,
Through fist fights and stilettos,
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll,
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll
To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll
The song Spirit of '87 by punk rock band Rancid is an ode to the punk rock subculture of the late 1980s. The lyrics describe the singer’s excitement for the weekend and the prospect of going to a punk rock club on the coast where he can join his fellow “misfits and homeless kids” in the punk rock culture he embraces. He expresses his disdain for the mainstream disco scene and instead revels in the mosh pits, fist fights, and stilettos of the punk rock community. The singer sees punk rock as a way of life, a community that accepts him when his family turns their back on him.
The lyrics also touch on the rough conditions in which the singer grew up, with the Hells Angels running his neighborhood and him running errands for them as a “little fucking hood.” Punk rock was his escape and way out of that life, and he doesn't care if he ends up dead or in jail. In the end, he finds a sense of belonging among his own in the punk rock community that gives him a sense of home.
Overall, the lyrics to Spirit of '87 express the singer's love for punk rock as a lifestyle and the sense of belonging he finds among fellow misfits and homeless kids in the punk rock community.
Line by Line Meaning
Saturday, Where else are you gonna go? There's no way, I'm gonna end up at the disco, Make my way, Through fist fights and stilettos, To rock and roll, rock and roll.
On a Saturday night, there's no other place to go but to the club where there's punk rock music. I won't even consider going to a disco because I'd rather make my way through physical confrontations and people wearing high heels just to listen to rock and roll music.
There's a club on the coast, where the kids get lost, and no one's gonna stare, Yeah, sharp T's and bleached jeans with dayglow mohawk hair, Yeah, misfits and homeless kids call their home there, Don't tell me it ain't real! Don't you fucking dare! Yeah, ten punk pile in the car, nothing going on, Turn up my radio, 'cause it's my favorite song, There's a club on the coast where all the kids get along, Skins and punk, and wayward ones, Nothing could go wrong!
There's a club on the coast where lost kids, misfits and homeless people come together and call it their home. They wear sharp T-shirts, bleached jeans and dayglow mohawk hair that nobody judges. Ten punk rockers pile up in a car and turn up the music to their favorite song. In this club, people from different walks of life and styles get along and nothing could ever go wrong. I dare you to say this feeling isn't real.
Do you know what, when I show up, there's gonna be some fucking action, Show me the styles once in a while, that's the fucking attraction, She said I'ma fuck 'em up, that's the satisfaction, Bottle of red, straight ahead, detox transaction, Hells Angels ran my neighborhood, It was always understood, I was running errands for the Angels, I was a little fucking hood! Punk rock was my way out, it was always in my blood, And didn't give a fuck if I was locked up, should be dead or in jail!
Whenever I go to this club, there's always something exciting happening. I love seeing different styles, it's what makes this club attractive. My friend said she's going to beat someone up tonight and that's what makes her happy. I have a bottle of red wine and I'm just cruising through life. Hells Angels used to run my neighborhood, and people knew I was always running errands for them when I was a kid. Punk rock is my way of life, it's in my blood and I don't care if I end up in jail or dead.
Family turns their back on their son, Now we're all alone, Now we ain't got a home, Now we're among our own!
My family abandoned me, and now I am alone. I don't have a place to call home anymore, but at least I am among those who understand me and are similar to me.
Saturday, Where else are you gonna go? There's no way, I'm gonna end up at the disco, Make my way, Through fist fights and stilettos, To rock and roll, rock and roll.
On a Saturday night, there's no other place to go but to the club where there's punk rock music. I won't even consider going to a disco because I'd rather make my way through physical confrontations and people wearing high heels just to listen to rock and roll music.
Saturday, Where else are you gonna go? There's no way, I'm gonna end up at the disco, Make my way, Through fist fights and stilettos, To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll, To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll, To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll, To rock and roll, rock and roll, rock and roll
On a Saturday night, there's no other place to go but to the club where there's punk rock music. I won't even consider going to a disco because I'd rather make my way through physical confrontations and people wearing high heels just to listen to rock and roll music, which is always my top priority.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: CARLOCK DAVID WALTER, LARS FREDERIKSEN, TIM ARMSTRONG
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@Bronko_
Rancid just hits the perfect spot between raw old school and melody. My favourite punk band.
@dubsentertainment3724
2018, walking though Shinjuku, smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer in a punk rock club, i cant wait to go back.
@dealman3312
Anti knock bro?
@kylatokki22
You found a punk club in Shinjuku? Wtf was I doing wrong... I only found one metal bar in Hiroshima 🤦🏼♀️
@teflongoon
@@dealman3312 Saw many gigs there!
@teflongoon
@@kylatokki22 Dude, there are tons of punk clubs in Tokyo. (There used to be more 10+ years ago though.)
@kylatokki22
@@teflongoon that’s dope. When I visited Japan I was by myself and would ask locals for rock venues but had no luck.
@DJ_Shmee
Who here in 2023🔥
@joshfrench5858
I’m not telling
@davycochrane7943
One of Rancids best!! Love it!! 👍🏴☠