Rancid at their Near Best

Rancid's sixth album, "Indestructible", is nothing short of amazing, despite a horrendous ballard. The album is filled with punk intentions such as "Django" and "David Courtney" that make you appreciate the genre. Songs such as the ska filled "Red Hot Moon" and the well written "Memphis" make you want to sing the chorus in the slurriest Tim Armstrong voice possible.

Through all the Rancid goodness, there is a track that might have well been non-exsistent. In fact, It may have been better off that way. That failure is "Arrested in Shanghai", the song that pretty much falls flat on it's face before it really begins. It makes you think "Was Tim was drunk when he wrote this one?" It's just that bad.

Where there is horrible, there is excellent. "Fall Back Down", probably the pinnacle of the entire album, is Rancid's finest song since "Roots Radicals" and could easily be in any fans Top 5 Rancid Songs list.

Overall, Rancid delivers what most would consider their best album since "...And Out Come the Wolves", and that says a lot about a great band like Rancid.

Favorite List (In no particular order):

Indestructible
Fall Back Down
Red Hot Moon
David Courtney
Start Now
Out of Control
Django
Travis Bickle
Memphis
Spirit of '87
Ghost Band
Tropical London
Roadblock
Born Frustrated
Back Up Against the Wall
Ivory Coast
Stand Your Ground
Otherside