They are streaming the record already on pretty much every official Rancid related website (Rancid's, Hell-Cat's, Machete's, and Epitaph).
I'm trying really hard to give this record a chance, but I skipped through every song. I made it 1:30 into one of the songs and that is, by far, the longest I lasted. The average time is about :30, which is an awful time. Some songs start off well, like they're going to be good, then I don't know what happens. "The Bravest Kids" sounds like old Rancid for about 20 seconds and then it sounds like new Rancid. A few songs, Lars sings in and it sounds like it could be good, then... again, :20 into, something happens and its back to that new Rancid sound they have going on.
I mean, really... listen to "Skull City". Just listen to as much as you can take of it. What. The. Fuck. I can appreciate a band changing their sound and all. It happens. Bands mature. They age. They try new things. Whatever the case is, most bands do change their sound. However, bands that have changed their sound don't release a single about how they're still around and still the same. Yeah, you're still around, but have you listened to what you're writing lately? Have you listened to the harmonies and guitar riffs? Have you listened to the blander bass lines? This isn't the same Rancid.
I was just listening to some of Let's Go and And Out Come The Wolves with a friend of mine yesterday and we were just talking about how those two records are just solid. There are no bad songs on those records. Its catchy, but still Rancid.
I need Excedrin.
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