This album sort of has an under produced sound to it, but for Rancid, that's a good thing. The album as a whole is very well put together and very good sounding. A few pieces of songs sound alike but not every single song does.

Every song tells a story, mostly about Tim Armstrong's life and experiences. "Salvation" is my favorite example of this. It's about when Tim worked at a Salvation Army, and how he felt when going into the rich neighborhoods. "Radio" is a song that I think many people could relate to. Not the entire situation but the main idea, like, "when I got the music, I got a place to go".

I have to describe Rancid's sound as beautiful. Not like pretty sounding, but just everything sounds so great together. Matt Freeman is an awesome bass player and Tim's vocals contain the true punk rock sound. The bass riff in "Solidarity" with the main guitar riff really adds to the song. Same with "Midnight." Not many bands use the bass sound as much as Rancid does, and they pull it off with a perfect sound. Tim's vocals are definitely one-of-a kind but they don't get annoying, like other singer's do. "Name" is a great example of Tim's vocals. Whether screaming or singing, his voice still sounds great.
Each song's lyrics contain a story about someone or something. Not all of them make sense to me, but I didn't write them so they shouldn't. The chorus of "Burn"> is like Bloodhound Gang's "Fire Water Burn", but less rappish.

Rancid is very original. They have their own sound which is amazingly put together. I think the band themselves should be respected for everything they've been through.

1. Nihilism
2. Radio
3. Side Kick
4. Salvation
5. Tenderloin
6. Let's Go
7. As One
8. Burn
9. The Ballad Of Jimmy and Johnny
10. Gunshot
11. I Am The One
12. Gave It Away
13. Ghetto Box
14. Harry Bridges
15. Black and Blue
16. St. Mary
17. Dope Sick Girl
18. international Cover-Up
19. Solidarity Midnight
20. Motorcycle
21. Name
22. 7 Years Down