Vampire Weekend seems to ubertrendy at the moment, and I dig those guys as well.
But what do you think of this: Vampire Weekend - Ruby Soho. A Rancid cover? A bold move, and I'm having a hard time to figure out whether this is LOL, WTF, Fail or brilliant.
Just to remind that one thing is cooler than Rancid, and that's Operation Ivy. Of course Armstrong and Freeman we're founding members of this band as well.
Op Ivy is too hectic for any occation, their sound was kinda crappy at all times, they play too fast for their skills, but they rocked the Gilman Street 924 back in the days.
"We got it right, you got wrong, Were still around (Last one to die) Were going up, youre going down Were still around (Last one to die)"
They're growing old and their gnarly tattoos are fading, but Rancid still can make a kick ass album. The new cd "Let The Dominoes Fall" comes with cool bonus material (making of -DVD, guitar picks, posters, an acoustic version cd). It may not be a classic as "Out Come The Wolves", but this is simply a nice album. The lyrics are pretty much about living in the Bay Area, which is a subject these guys seem to know a lot about. I really dig these guys, 'cos they sure ain't no CEO-punk or emo/neo type of anything, they've been pretty loyal to their game.
Just to get in mood, check out some old hits as well...
