because he use to promote ska/punk when he first started hellcat, but not he dropped all the ska bands except for the obvious, Slackers< because they are bringing the money.
another thing, when rancid made Life Wont Wait --which is one of the best rancid albums-- ska started to go main stream...examples Reel Big Fish, Bosstones, and Less Than Jake. well by the time LWW came out ska had lost its image and became an underground favorite which really killed rancids record sales. so proceeding LWW they came out with Rancid 2000 which "went bakc to their roots" but was also i terrible album. and now with this new album... im sorry but all i hear is a mix between The Transplants and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards.
tim is even credited for the original break up of hepcat because of producing differences.
hepcat is a great ska band that was originally put out on moon ska then signed to hellcat--during which they broke up, and some of hte members started a b and with the former LBDAS known as dubcat--
but hepcat is now back on tour. they are prob the closest to original jamacian ska that you will hear from the third generations of ska bands.
"Indestructible" is the best Rancid album since "...And Out Come The Wolves". But Rancid has never made a bad album. And As far as I can tell, they have never changed their sound. Rancid 2000 was a but more angry, but that's it. Every one of their CD's are great. How do you hear a mix between Transplants and The Bastards? The only song that even remotely sounds like Transplants is "Red Hot Moon", and that's only because Rob sings on it.
To be ska, you don't necessarily have to have horns and whatnot. I really don't think Tim cares about the money at all. If Hepcat broke up while on Hellcat, I'm sure it was something that had been brewing for a long time.
ok...have you ever listened to The Bastards? the guitar is jsut the same as everyother Bastards song.
and as for changing their sound.... if you pop in rancid 2000 and LWW you can def fine a big differnce between the two. there is barely a hint of ska influence in 2000 where as LWW was a ska cd. and if you think thenew album is better then LWW then we are fighting because that is a great album.boxing
and if tim cares so much about the music then why did he drop all his ska bands when the sole reason for the label was to promote ska/punk?
I can't answer that, and if he cares more about the money, then that's his business. As long as they are making great music, which they are, then who am I criticize his motivations?
I know "2000" didn't have much ska to it, and I think that's because it was written and recorded very quickly during a time when Tim and Lars were pissed about something. They chose to release their frustrations in the form of a great, hard-hitting punk CD. "Life Won't Wait" is amazing, yes. But so is "2000", and so is every other one of their CD's. I don't think "2000" is better than LWW, but I also don't think you can compare the two. And I think "...And Out Come The Wolves" is their best album.
Yes, I've heard the Bastards, and they sound like any other punk band. Just power chords played repetitively and quickly. But still great.
i dont know i jsut have a hard problem with Tim... he jsut doesnt make any sense to me... but thats me.
judging the best rancid album is never impossible. it all depends on which style you are into, because their cds all are very different in their ways. except rancid rancid and Lets go hae alot of similiarities. for me its a tie between Lets Go and LWW.
and agree... i love the Bastards. but i def hear that sound in the new rancid, which is kind of dissapointing. i jsut feel that they have hit their peek and that their albums are jsut gonna go down hill, which mean they should def get out now and work on their other projects and maybe tour every so often!