Let's Go (album)

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Let's Go
Studio album by Rancid
Released	June 21, 1994
Recorded	October 1993 – March 1994 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California
Genre	Punk rock
Length	44:12
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer(s)	Brett Gurewitz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Rancid chronology
Radio Radio Radio EP (1993)	Let's Go (1994)	...And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
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Let's Go is a 1994 punk rock album by the band Rancid.

Released on the influential indie label Epitaph Records, Let's Go achieved little mainstream success, though it appealed to the band's fanbase. However, the surprise success of punk rock bands like The Offspring and Bad Religion in the mid-1990s made the album chart better than had ever been and #97 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 charts, respectively.

The song "Sidekick" was written about Erica White when she met Tim at a music shop on Gilman Street. They became acquainted and she featured a character named Tim the Penguin in her critically acclaimed graphic novel, "Exploding Penguins 3: Total Nihilation". Nihilation being a reference to Tim's band Rancid's song Nihilism. They still keep in touch today.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on July 7, 2000.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 3 Notes/trivia 4 References

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Armstrong/Freeman, except where noted.

1. "Nihilism" – 2:02
2. "Radio" (Armstrong/Freeman/Billie Joe Armstrong) – 2:51
3. "Side Kick" – 2:01 (Armstrong/Erica White)
4. "Salvation" – 2:54
5. "Tenderloin" – 1:32
6. "Let's Go" – 1:26
7. "As One" – 1:34
8. "Burn" (Armstrong/Freeman/Raider) – 2:11
9. "The Ballad Of Jimmy & Johnny" – 1:39
10. "Gunshot" – 1:50
11. "I Am The One" – 1:57
12. "Gave It Away" – 1:13
13. "Ghetto Box" – 1:11
14. "Harry Bridges" – 2:21
15. "Black & Blue" – 1:59
16. "St. Mary" (Armstrong/Freeman/Frederiksen) – 2:09
17. "Dope Sick Girl" – 2:15
18. "International Cover-Up" – 1:44
19. "Solidarity" – 1:31
20. "Midnight" – 1:55
21. "Motorcycle Ride" – 1:20
22. "Name" (Armstrong/Freeman/Eric Dinn) – 2:12
23. "7 Years Down" – 2:35

[edit] Credits

• Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar, art direction
• Lars Frederiksen – guitar, vocals
• Matt Freeman – bass, back up vocals, lead vocals on tracks 5, 10 and 15
• Brett Reed – drums
• Brett Gurewitz – producing, engineering
• Billie Joe Armstrong – Helped write "Radio" with Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman
• Mackie – art direction

[edit] Notes/trivia

• In the early stages of recording, it is said Billie Joe Armstrong helped out as second guitarist on this album, but soon left as he wanted his other band, Green Day, to be his main priority.
• Let's Go was originally intended to be a double-album, but was condensed to 23 tracks on one CD. On vinyl, it is a double album.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ RIAA Certification (HTML). RIAA. Retrieved on January 23, 2007.
2. ^ Rancid - Let's Go (HTML). Discogs.com. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.

Rancid
Tim Armstrong | Lars Frederiksen | Matt Freeman | Branden Steineckert
Former members: Brett Reed
Discography
Studio albums: Rancid (Gun Cover) (1993) | Let's Go (1994) | ...And Out Come the Wolves (1995) | Life Won't Wait (1998) | Rancid (Skull Cover) (2000) | Indestructible (2003) | (Seventh Studio Album) (2007) EPs and compilation albums: Rancid (EP) (1992) | Radio Radio Radio (1993) | Let Me Go (2000) | BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 (2002) Singles: "Time Bomb" | "Ruby Soho" | "Fall Back Down"
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