Qobuz Store wallpaper
Categories:
Cart 0

Your cart is empty

Rancid|Let The Dominoes Fall (Expanded Version)

Let The Dominoes Fall (Expanded Version)

Rancid

Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

Unlimited Streaming

Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps

Start my trial period and start listening to this album

Enjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription

Subscribe

Enjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription

Digital Download

Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.

Rancid's seventh album, 2009's Let the Dominos Fall, was released a full six years after Indestructible. In that time much changed in the world (and the band swapped drummers, with Branden Steineckert stepping in for Brent Reed) but not a whole lot changed with the band's sound. Sure, there were a few cosmetic differences here and there but the fire, spirit, and strength the band exhibited since their debut in the early '90s hasn't faded at all. The first four songs on the album showcase everything that's right about the band. The nostalgic punk fever of the opener "East Bay Night," the angry political burst of "This Place," the ska punk giddiness of "Up to No Good," and the uplifting singalong anthem "Last One to Die" flash past like their whole career in one six-minute medley of greatness. The rest of the album shows off their strengths (like Tim Armstrong's ragged and idiosyncratic vocals) and unveils some surprises (like sweet vocal harmonies on the love song "Lulu," and mandolins and slide guitar on the affecting story of a soldier's homecoming, "Civilian Ways") but ends up sounding uneven with a few surprising missteps along the way. Part of the problem is that the vocals are shared more than usual among the three singers in the band, and while their efforts are OK, there's just no way Matt Freeman and Lars Fredericksen can compete with Armstrong. The way they all trade off vocals on the Specials-influenced "I Ain't Worried" is pretty cool, though. The cleanly scrubbed sound of the record also is problematic, but only if you want the band to sound like they did back in 1993. For anyone else, there is still plenty of power and punch in the band's performance. Songs like "Dominos Fall" and "Locomotive" fly out of the speakers like demons, midtempo tracks like "That's Just the Way It Is Now" boom and swagger, and the whole record will swell the hearts of longtime fans with pride, and might just swipe some new ones too. Rancid's been doing this a long time and while they'll never recapture the exact same power and glory they exuded in the '90s', on Let the Dominos Fall they show they've got more than enough of each to get by in grand style.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

More info

Let The Dominoes Fall (Expanded Version)

Rancid

launch qobuz app I already downloaded Qobuz for Windows / MacOS Open
download qobuz app I have not downloaded Qobuz for Windows / MacOS yet Download the Qobuz app

You are currently listening to samples.

Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.

Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.

From $17.49/month

1
East Bay Night
00:02:05

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

2
This Place
00:01:03

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

3
Up To No Good Explicit
00:02:40

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

4
Last One To Die
00:02:23

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

5
Disconnected
00:02:00

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

6
I Ain't Worried
00:02:36

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

7
Damnation
00:01:30

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

8
New Orleans
00:03:02

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

9
Civilian Ways
00:04:11

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

10
The Bravest Kids
00:01:36

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

11
Skull City
00:02:51

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

12
L.A. River
00:02:34

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

13
Lulu
00:02:11

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

14
Dominoes Fall
00:02:43

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

15
Liberty and Freedom
00:02:45

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

16
You Want It, You Got It
00:01:36

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

17
Locomotive
00:01:38

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

18
That's Just The Way It Is Now
00:02:52

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

19
The Highway
00:03:08

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

20
East Bay Night (Acoustic)
00:02:07

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

21
LA River (Acoustic)
00:02:43

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

22
I Ain't Worried (Acoustic)
00:02:44

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

23
This Place (Acoustic)
00:01:03

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

24
Disconnected (Acoustic)
00:01:53

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

25
Liberty and Freedom (Acoustic)
00:03:04

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

26
Dominoes Fall (Acoustic)
00:02:54

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

27
New Orleans (Acoustic)
00:02:48

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

28
You Want It, You Got It (Acoustic)
00:02:12

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

29
Outgunned (Acoustic)
00:02:16

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

30
The Bravest Kids (Acoustic)
00:01:34

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

31
Last One To Die (Acoustic)
00:02:18

Pete Martinez, Engineer - Gene Grimaldi, MasteringEngineer - Brett Gurewitz, Producer - Rancid, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Tim Armstrong, Mixer - John Morrical, Mixer, Engineer - I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ryan Foltz, Producer

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Epitaph

Album review

Rancid's seventh album, 2009's Let the Dominos Fall, was released a full six years after Indestructible. In that time much changed in the world (and the band swapped drummers, with Branden Steineckert stepping in for Brent Reed) but not a whole lot changed with the band's sound. Sure, there were a few cosmetic differences here and there but the fire, spirit, and strength the band exhibited since their debut in the early '90s hasn't faded at all. The first four songs on the album showcase everything that's right about the band. The nostalgic punk fever of the opener "East Bay Night," the angry political burst of "This Place," the ska punk giddiness of "Up to No Good," and the uplifting singalong anthem "Last One to Die" flash past like their whole career in one six-minute medley of greatness. The rest of the album shows off their strengths (like Tim Armstrong's ragged and idiosyncratic vocals) and unveils some surprises (like sweet vocal harmonies on the love song "Lulu," and mandolins and slide guitar on the affecting story of a soldier's homecoming, "Civilian Ways") but ends up sounding uneven with a few surprising missteps along the way. Part of the problem is that the vocals are shared more than usual among the three singers in the band, and while their efforts are OK, there's just no way Matt Freeman and Lars Fredericksen can compete with Armstrong. The way they all trade off vocals on the Specials-influenced "I Ain't Worried" is pretty cool, though. The cleanly scrubbed sound of the record also is problematic, but only if you want the band to sound like they did back in 1993. For anyone else, there is still plenty of power and punch in the band's performance. Songs like "Dominos Fall" and "Locomotive" fly out of the speakers like demons, midtempo tracks like "That's Just the Way It Is Now" boom and swagger, and the whole record will swell the hearts of longtime fans with pride, and might just swipe some new ones too. Rancid's been doing this a long time and while they'll never recapture the exact same power and glory they exuded in the '90s', on Let the Dominos Fall they show they've got more than enough of each to get by in grand style.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

About the album

2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph 2009 Rancid, under exclusive license to Epitaph

Improve album information

Qobuz logo Why buy on Qobuz...

On sale now...

Money For Nothing

Dire Straits

Money For Nothing Dire Straits

The Studio Albums 2009 – 2018

Mark Knopfler

The Studio Albums 2009 – 2018 Mark Knopfler

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

Brothers In Arms Dire Straits

Live 1978 - 1992

Dire Straits

Live 1978 - 1992 Dire Straits
More on Qobuz
By Rancid

B Sides and C Sides

Rancid

B Sides and C Sides Rancid

Tomorrow Never Comes

Rancid

Tomorrow Never Comes Rancid

Indestructible

Rancid

Indestructible Rancid

Let's Go

Rancid

Let's Go Rancid

...And Out Come The Wolves

Rancid

...And Out Come The Wolves Rancid
You may also like...

Wall Of Eyes

The Smile

Wall Of Eyes The Smile

All Born Screaming

St. Vincent

All Born Screaming St. Vincent

Born To Die

Lana Del Rey

Born To Die Lana Del Rey

In Times New Roman...

Queens Of The Stone Age

In Times New Roman... Queens Of The Stone Age

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Billie Eilish

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish