History Music / Rancid

* LeadBassist: Matt Freeman is Types A, C, and D, as his aggressive, technical style forms a big part of their sound; he's probably closer to the FaceOfTheBand than Armstrong is with bassists.

Outside of Rancid, Tim Armstrong [[HeAlsoDid has a massive footprint on the music scene]]. He's the owner of Hellcat Records, a label which mostly hosts sub-genres of punk such as Oi!, Ska, rockabilly, is a member of the {{supergroup}} Transplants and has collaborated with various other acts such as Pink, Gwen Stefani, Travis Barker and Cypress Hill. From 1998 to 2003, he was married to Brody Dalle, lead singer of The Distillers.

!'''''...And Out Come the Tropes''''':

* SelfTitledAlbum: Two, actually: their debut in '93 and another in 2000 that was a "return to their roots" album or sorts.

** "The War's End" mentions Billy Bragg.

Rancid are a {{punk rock}} band from [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco Berkeley]], formed in the early 90s by bassist Matt Freeman and guitarist/singer Tim Armstrong, formerly of the ska band Operation Ivy. They were joined by rhythm guitarist Lars Frederiksen and drummer Brett Reed. Reed left in 2006 and was replaced by Branden Steineckert.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The more Hardcore-oriented stuff is mostly in the 6-7 range; the PopPunk / SkaPunk stuff they're best known for is usually around a 5-6; the pure {{Ska}}, {{Reggae}} and acoustic songs they've occasionally done are in the 3-4 range, mostly.

* TheSouthpaw: Tim Armstrong, at least when playing guitar.

Rancid is a {{punk rock}} band [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco from Berkeley]]; they are partially responsible for the 1990s punk revival. Their songs often are influenced by ska elements. This is largely due to bassist Matt Freeman and Guitarist/Singer Tim Armstrong being former members of the ska band Operation Ivy. They were joined by Lars Frederiksen and Brett Reed. Reed left in 2006 and was replaced by Branden Steineckert.

Armstrong now owns the label Hellcat Records, which publishes punk and related material (Oi!, Ska, rockabilly). Among others the Music/DropkickMurphys started out on that label. Armstrong has a large footprint in the music scene having collaborated with acts such as Pink, Gwen Stefani, Travis Barker and Cypress Hill. From 1998 to 2003, he was married to Brody Dalle, lead singer of The Distillers.

* BreakupSong: "Fall Back Down" starts like this, then the song goes into being about friendship in the second verse.

* BreakupSong: "Fall Back Down" starts like this, the song goes into being about friendship in the second verse.

* SkaPunk: On some (but not all) of their albums. It's generally the sound they're best known for.

->''Destination unknown,\\
Ruby ruby ruby ruby soho''
-->"Ruby Soho"

Rancid is a {{punk rock}} band [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco from Berkeley]]; they are partially responsible for the 1990s punk revival. Their songs often are influenced by ska elements. This is largely due to bassist Matt Freeman and Guitarist/Singer Tim Armstrong being former members of the ska band Operation Ivy. They were joined by Lars Frederiksen and Brett Reed. Reed left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Branden Steineckert.

Armstrong now owns the label Hellcat Records which publishes punk and related material (Oi!, Ska, rockabilly). Among others the Music/DropkickMurphys started out on that label. Armstrong has a large footprint in the music scene having collaborated with acts such as Pink, Gwen Stefani, Travis Barker and Cypress Hill. From 1998 to 2003, he was married to Brody Dalle, lead singer of The Distillers.