Rancid

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] image courtesy: https://www.unholymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/65fcbb99-dd80-4139-9362-042692f8454b-1024x576.jpg[/caption] This band is another 1990s punk wave band. Like NOFX, Rancid never signed a major label, staying in the Punk base that created them. The band was found by punk rock icons Tim Armstrong and Matt freeman and was designed for success. Rancid spearheaded the 90s punk scene with Green Day and The Offspring, and is one of the most critically acclaimed punk rock bands today. The biggest success of the band by far is their 1995 record titled “....And Out Come Of the Wolves”. Social Distortion [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] image courtesy: http://stephendyrgas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140627_225930-1024x576.jpg[/caption] Social Distortion was born between two punk movements and was a part of the second punk wave of the 90s. Their self-titled album from 1990 sounded simple with a traditional punk sound. The record talked about a youth deteriorating in mental health and called the establishment for capitalising on it. Similar Political over tunes are prominent in “White heat, White Light, White Trash” (1996) and “Prison Bound” (1988). Green Day [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] image courtesy: https://cdn.allwallpaper.in/wallpapers/1024x576/776/green-day-music-1024x576-wallpaper.jpg[/caption] It’s impossible to talk about Punk Rock without mentioning (by far), the most influential punk rock act in the world. Green day started off in 1980 with a couple of 16-year-olds with simple songs under the name “Sweet Children”. The band changed its name to “Green Day”. The band was the tip of the spearhead of the 90s punk movement with their iconic sound of “Dookie” (1994). The band was alienated from their roots for being signed by a major label but kept on going regardless. The band single-handedly started the pop-punk music era and was the first to talk about politics with their platform after 9/11 with their record breaking album “American Idiot” (2004). Green Day is still making music today with their brand of name-calling and “tell it as it is”.   Punk Rock is on the lay low as of now, but political unrest and a questioned youth stand ahead of us. The last three punk waves came from the same ingredients; maybe the fourth one isn’t that far away.