1) A three-piece punk band, b… Read Full Bio ↴There are two bands called the rabble.
1) A three-piece punk band, based on the Hibiscus Coast of New Zealand, with heavy influences such as rancid, the unseen, dropkick murphys and the casualties
Storming out of their hometown of Auckland, The Rabble are exploding out of New Zealand and into the hearts of punks worldwide. Harnessing the advantages of both experience and youth, this powerful and passionate band have been a band for over seven years but they're still only just out of their teenage years and are truly unstoppable. One listen to the gravelly vocals and infectious soulful punk anthems on their 16-track second album ‘The Battle's Almost Over' and you'll be hooked.
Formed in 2001 by brothers Chazz and Rupe at the young ages of 14 and 15 respectively, the first six years saw them honing their gritty yet catchy sound and seeing several bassists come and go, before settling on recent addition Jamie Douglass. Their DIY ethos has seen them independently release debut album ‘No Clue, No Future', the ‘This Is Our Lives' EP and the mighty sophomore full-length ‘The Battle's Almost Over'. Relentlessly touring all over New Zealand, the UK and Europe over the last few years alongside Agnostic Front, The Unseen and The Living End, to name just a few, they're also no strangers to festival stages, playing to over 1500 people at Auckland's Big Day Out and, more recently, to a crowd of over 2000 on the main stage at the Blackpool Rebellion Festival. Having given away a compilation of their best songs, titled ‘New Generation', with issue 102 of Big Cheese Magazine, their huge accompanying UK headline tour of the same name has recently won them many more fans up and down the country and spread the fire of The Rabble burning bright into the Northern hemisphere. So what inspired their several month-long mission to the other side of the globe at this time?
“We decided we were strong enough to take our music to the world now after all these years, starting with the UK and Europe. We have a new generation of punk rock music at hand. The UK deserves another round of real, honest and soulful music and we want to kick off that march!” vocalist/drummer Rupe confidently declares.
It's surely fate that The Rabble charge into England, as they meld the sounds of '77 legends The Clash with more recent American heroes Rancid, while adding inspired flavours of hardcore (‘This World Is Dead'), rock n' roll (‘Seeking'), rockabilly (‘Devil's Highway'), Celtic sounds (‘The Battle') and an irrepressible spirit all of their own. The album spawned four hit singles in New Zealand, with their songs and videos appearing on radio and TV, and, having conquering their homeland, they've now set their sights on the rest of the world. ‘The Battle's Almost Over' was again recorded by vocalist/guitarist Chazz in his own Number 8 Wire Recording Studio and mixed by Jim Siegel (Dropkick Murphys) in Boston, their latest record was a suitably international affair. The ambitious rabble-rousers even secured guest vocals by their new friend Mark Unseen, frontman Boston hardcore-infused punks The Unseen (who they have shared stages with), on the raging ‘This World Is Dead'!
“Chazz and I have been big fans for a lot of years,” Rupe explains. “We really got on with Mark and kept in touch over the internet and eventually thought why not ask him to sing guest vocals on a track we had coming up that was fast and hardcore?” Laying down his part in the US, Mark was flown over by The Rabble to appear in the video for the song too. “The whole experience was mind-blowing and we've made a lifelong friend!”
On ‘The Battle's Almost Over' the three-piece have a clear message. “The theme for the record is generally that freedom's battle is almost over, but the war is just beginning,” declares Rupe. The album is full of songs stressing positivity through perserverance and hope through struggle. “We have a soulful message that doesn't only concentrate on hatred. I think the world needs that. We don't ignore the negative, we embrace it and turn it around! We wanted to make an album that makes people take notice of their surroundings and help The Rabble put punk rock back on the map!”
The Rabble are doing just that, stamping their mark from country to country. With a deep belief in their songs and a dedication and determination to relentlessly tour and spread their music and message, it's no wonder that Rupe confirms, “the sky's the fuckin' limit!”
“The Rabble is my life, The Rabble is my hope, mine and my brother's creation that is as beautiful as a red rose and as stand out as a black sheep in a field of white.”
Battling on and winning fans and friends worldwide, the war may be just beginning but The Rabble's awesome arsenal will see their punk rock army grow and grow. Raise your voice and rise up.
“Musically, this New Zealand trio has talent coming out of every pore and have truly perfected their craft.” - MutinyZine
“…A sound that is the band’s own and it’s a formidable, tumultuous, pulsating Punk Rock beat that’s as addictive as it is enjoyable!” - Scannerzine
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2) A Canadian 60's lo-fi blues-psych band.
Friday Night
The Rabble Lyrics
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Well you said to me that you'd be
There for me when no goes
It all went wrong (It all went wrong!)
Still got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too
But none of them ever feel the way that you do
Friday night, Friday night, Friday night
Whoa
Friday night's a good time with you (Friday night)
Friday night's a real grand time (Friday night)
Friday night's always a good, a great (Friday night)
(Whoa)
The best time with you
But once again, you leave me there
With no point, nothing, just a feeling; despair
It's such despair
Well I know this heartache, yes it's true
And it won't be fixed, I'll just battle through
No, well I need you
One, two, one two three four!
Friday night, Friday night, Friday night
Whoa
Friday night's a good time with you (Friday night)
Friday nigh's a real grand time (Friday night)
Friday night's always a good, a great (Friday night)
(Whoa)
The best time with the lads, yeah
We're hanging on the streets
We're singing all the songs
Starting off the night with the
Oi! Oi! Oi!
We're hanging on the streets
We're singing all the songs
Starting off the night with the
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Friday night, Friday night, Friday night
Whoa
Friday night's a good time with you (Friday night)
Friday night's a real grand time (Friday night)
Friday night's always a good, a great (Friday night)
(Whoa)
The best time with you
Friday, Friday night
I said, Friday, Friday night
I said, Friday, Friday night
Friday!
The Rabble’s song “Friday Night” is an energetic and anthemic tribute to the joys of a night out with friends or a loved one. The song details the excitement and anticipation that come together as the weekend approaches, and how the promise of a Friday night is what gets us all through the working week. In the opening verse, the song speaks of a sense of disappointment and isolation that comes with the realization that someone who promised to be there for you has let you down. But despite the heartache, the song encourages us to press on and find a way to battle through until we find the joy and companionship we crave.
As the song moves into the chorus, the mood lifts and we are transported to the lively atmosphere of a Friday night out in town. The song celebrates the exuberance of a night out with friends as we hang out on the streets, singing songs and starting off the night with an enthusiastic “Oi! Oi! Oi!” chant. This lyrical celebration of socializing with good friends is enhanced by the upbeat tempo of the music, which encourages a lively, head-bopping response from the listener. Overall, “Friday Night” is a tribute to the joys of companionship and socializing, and a perfect anthem for anyone looking to cut loose and let off some steam.
Line by Line Meaning
Well you said to me that you'd be
There for me when no goes
It all went wrong (It all went wrong!)
You promised me that you would be there for me when things got tough, but when that time came, you failed to deliver on your promise.
Still got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday too
But none of them ever feel the way that you do
Because you're the one, two, one two three four!
There are other days of the week, but they don't hold the same specialness and meaning that Friday night with you does.
But once again, you leave me there
With no point, nothing, just a feeling; despair
It's such despair
As always, you leave me feeling empty and hopeless after our Friday night together.
Well I know this heartache, yes it's true
And it won't be fixed, I'll just battle through
No, well I need you
One, two, one two three four!
I am familiar with this pain, and I know it won't go away easily. However, despite all of that, I still need you in my life.
We're hanging on the streets
We're singing all the songs
Starting off the night with the
Oi! Oi! Oi!
We are out on the town, singing and having fun, starting the night with high energy and excitement.
Friday night's a good time with you (Friday night)
Friday night's a real grand time (Friday night)
Friday night's always a good, a great (Friday night)
(Whoa)
The best time with you
Friday nights spent with you are always enjoyable, thrilling, and unforgettable. They are truly the best times I have.
Contributed by Nathaniel I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ArtistikVision
Yeah, apparently if you're not living in some shit punk squat, eating shit food everyday, and living like a scumbag, you're not punk.
When you watch interviews from people like Joey from D.O.A, Jello Bafria from Dead Kennedys, or the guys from rancid... you see this separation from performer to fan.
They're saying "Hey if you think your punk, you probably are in some shape or form".
but fans and listeners have this cookie cut, perfectly molded idea of what punk is supposed to be, I find it ironic that the idealistic punk motive is fueled by this feeling of complete freedom, but the people who believe in it, judge others because they do not fit their preconceived notion of what punk is supposed to be.
It's hypocritical.
Were supposed to be united under the same banner, yet the scene is plagued with dickfaces, and assholes who point fingers at each other "You're not punk enough"
"blah blah blah Sellout". When in fact these very same people sit on their comfy bed, chair, couch... who probably have never experienced a day of struggle in their life, I mean REAL struggle, like starving.. or begging for scraps of food, making shit money at a job they hate, while also trying to support others they live with.
For me, I was poor, I didn't have things I wanted, I starved... my family was a fucking mess... punk was an outlet where I felt welcome, but now things are different... I live in a house... I have a good job... I got a bachelors degree in music production... does that make me any less of a punk? Do I have to live like shit in order to be a punk?
If so, FUCK YOU and the magical fucking unicorn you road in on...
I think their was a time in these guy's life when they HAD NOTHING, really nothing... and now that they have a sense of security and money from doing what they love, their no longer punk enough for you?
They still experienced strife and struggle...who gives a fuck if they went mainstream, they're sound never changed, and their message was strong... When a band sacrifices integrity for money, that's when they TRULY sold out, and as far as I can tell this band has as much or more integrity than they started out with.
@MrJackCanard
I guess it has a cool rockin sound like a lot of stuff I grew up listening to... but there IS something missing with a lot of this kind of stuff these days.
I think maybe it's that it's too perfectly produced, so the songs lose personality a little...kinda like you ran a computer program that had a button called " create new punk song" and then some other buttons like "Insert Gang vocals Y/N?" "OI chanting Y/N?"
And punk rock needs to come, I hate to have to nail this down so specifically, but it has to come, a little bit, from a place of anger and pain.
not sayin there aint happy songs too, just... i dunno
A lot of these new bands just seem like very well adjusted young people who are really quite happy with the world on the whole, like they could just as easily be performing in a boy band, if the record producer had come to them asking for it.
anyhow, i dont wanna be the 36 year old dick telling you all that yer shit aint hardcore like when i was growin up...blah blah blah who gives a fuck, right?
@alankenny2224
I'm 59 and i was there at the start and i really think the first stuff was the best but, i think there is room for great bands like The Rabble, Fornicators and Rancid. These bands work hard to keep it all going. I'd love to know what all these ass holes who criticise are doing to keep diy music alive.
@sabitaadhikari9069
+Alan Kenny lucky you.. love hardcore punx
@cxssetteman182
You're wearing my Country's flag on your head though man.
@steveweidner2883
They do nothing for it but just sit back and wine wine wine. It's just jealousy over what some of us had the privilege to do.....play shows and have fun. I'm a big fan of these new bands and glad to see a comeback for the punk scene.
@LucifugeGame
me lembro quando eu tinha 13 anos ouvindo esse som no youtube e ainda continua ai....
@Tuaamsu
Been looking for this song for so long, only remembered it was called something with friday..
@noblewaterbury6226
I love these lads till this day
@longlivroc
learned the bass riff for this, so fun to play
@SrJoaopcb
o punk nunca vai morrer!!!!
@Swimmy218
This band is awesome