{"product_id":"rancid-life-wont-wait-2lp","title":"Rancid - Life Won't Wait 2LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\"\u003eRancid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e never win any points for originality, but originality isn't their goal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\"\u003eRancid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e want to be, to quote an old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/clash-mn0000075747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/clash-mn0000075747\"\u003eClash\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e slogan, \"the only band that matters.\" Where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-clash-mn0000075747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-clash-mn0000075747\"\u003ethe Clash\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e earned that title by mixing genres, blending the old with the new, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\"\u003eRancid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e decide to be traditional, spiking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-clash-mn0000075747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-clash-mn0000075747\"\u003ethe Clash\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's sound with ska-punk and hardcore. Musically, that might not make the group vital in 1998, since it ignores any musical innovations since 1978, but that doesn't mean the group is impotent -- far from it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\"\u003eLife Won't Wait\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the group's fourth album, is a powerful slice of old-school punk -- as powerful as any of their records. Apart from a more pronounced ska influence, it actually sounds a lot like its immediate predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/and-out-come-the-wolves-mw0000645241\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/and-out-come-the-wolves-mw0000645241\"\u003eAnd out Come the Wolves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, complete with the fiery intensity and catchy hooks that set the group apart from the retro-punk pack. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\"\u003eLife Won't Wait\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, however, also shares the messy, pseudo-epic pretensions that hampered its predecessor. Taken in small doses, the record is quite powerful, but since the group's attack is fairly predictable, even with the detours into ska\/reggae and blues, the album becomes wearing when taken as a whole. Still, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/rancid-mn0000335747\"\u003eRancid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e are head and shoulders above their punk contemporaries -- they have better songs, a genuine political stance, and raging energy -- and that makes such indulgences tolerable. Even if it runs too long, there won't be a better old-school punk album than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/life-wont-wait-mw0000599101\"\u003eLife Won't Wait\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in 1998.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"02- Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58472741011800,"sku":"45778649693.0","price":9.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/3040\/1368\/files\/227261.jpg?v=1789461411","url":"https:\/\/vinyledgeland.shop\/products\/rancid-life-wont-wait-2lp","provider":"GLOBAL LINKS ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}