...And Out Come the Wolves

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...And Out Come the Wolves

Studio album by Rancid
Released	August 22, 1995
Recorded	Winter/Spring 1995
Genre	Punk rock, Ska
Length	49:39
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer(s)	Jerry Finn
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Rancid chronology
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...And Out Come the Wolves is an album by the punk rock band Rancid, released in August of 1995 (see 1995 in music). Released soon after the breakthrough success of Green Day and The Offspring, Rancid's cult popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war that resulted in the band sticking with their indie label, Epitaph Records. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in cult legends Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid- to late-1990s boom in punk to retain much of its original fanbase.

This album is considered one of the best punk albums of 1995 by many fans, along with Green Day's Insomniac and Pennywise's About Time.

As of March 11 2006, it had sold 979,000 copies. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

1 Track listing
2 Roots Radicals
3 Notes/Trivia
4 Personnel
5 Chart positions
6 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Maxwell Murder" – 1:25
"The 11th Hour" – 2:28
"Roots Radicals" – 2:47
"Time Bomb" – 2:24
"Olympia Wa." – 3:30
"Lock, Step & Gone" – 2:25
"Junkie Man" – 3:04
"Listed M.I.A." – 2:22
"Ruby Soho" – 2:37
"Daly City Train" – 3:21
"Journey to the End of the East Bay" – 3:11
"She's Automatic" – 1:35
"Old Friend" – 2:53
"Disorder and Disarray" – 2:49
"The Wars End" – 1:53
"You Don't Care Nothin'" – 2:28
"As Wicked" – 2:40
"Avenues & Alleyways" – 3:11
"The Way I Feel" – 2:34

All tracks are by Armstrong, Frederiksen & Freeman, with Shaken 69 frontman Erik Dinn joining in on the writing for "The 11th Hour."

[edit] Roots Radicals

The third track, "Roots Radicals", is a tribute to Roots reggae, a subgenre of reggae music known for political radicalism. Specifically, the band is acknowledging that "the roots, the reggae on my stereo" to which the band listened during their teenage years influenced their later work. The title lyric and the line "you know I'm a radical," refer to the Jimmy Cliff song "Roots Radical", which features the chorus, "I'm a radical, I'm a roots radical." One of the repeated verses references Desmond Dekker, one of the most successful roots musicians.

[edit] Notes/Trivia

The cover to the album is a tribute to the album cover for Minor Threat's self titled EP.
The title comes from a poem written by Jim Carroll for the album, which Carroll reads during the track "Junkie Man".
However it has also been rumoured that the song's title/cover was chosen from this poem in a reference to the major record labels eating up bands like Green Day.
Track 1, "Maxwell Murder", has been featured on 2000's Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX video game.
When Rancid played on Saturday Night Live in 1995, tracks "Roots Radicals" and "Ruby Soho" were featured.
Track 4, "Time Bomb", is featured in the 2005 remake of the movie Fun with Dick and Jane.
Track 11, "Journey to the End of the East Bay", is considered a tribute to Armstrong and Freeman's previous band Operation Ivy. The track includes a line proclaiming that "too much attention unavoidably destroyed us" and "started in '87, ended in '89", which is a refrence to Operation Ivy's active years.

[edit] Personnel

Tim Armstrong - Guitar, Vocals
Lars Frederiksen - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Freeman - Bass, Background Vocals
Brett Reed - Drums
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
DJ Disk - Scratching
Paul Jackson - Organ, Organ (Hammond)
Brett Gurewitz - Engineer
Joe Pirrera - Assistant Engineer
Michael Rosen - Engineer
Steve Sisco - Assistant Engineer
Andy Wallace - Mixing
Howie Weinberg - Mastering
Jerry Finn - Producer, Mixing
Jesse Fischer - Artwork, Photography
Frank Rinella - Assistant Engineer
Mike Fasano - Technician

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1995	The Billboard 200	45

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1995	"Roots Radicals"	Modern Rock Tracks	27
1995	"Time Bomb"	Modern Rock Tracks	8
1995	"Ruby Soho"	Modern Rock Tracks	13

[edit] External links

...And Out Come the Wolves lyrics

Discography
Rancid
Tim Armstrong \| Lars Frederiksen \| Matt Freeman \| Branden Steineckert
Former members: Brett Reed
Studio albums: Rancid (1993) \| Let's Go \| ...And Out Come the Wolves \| Life Won't Wait \| Rancid (2000) \| Indestructible \| (Seventh Studio Album) EPs and compilation albums: Rancid (EP) \| Radio Radio Radio \| BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 Singles: "Time Bomb" \| "Ruby Soho" \| "Fall Back Down"