Devil's Brigade

I was hesitant to purchase this. But I am so glad I did. I like when Matt sings Rancid songs, but was unsure if I could take a whole album of his voice... I was wrong. This is a superb album from start to finish.

Great item, great service!

I have to say of all the rancid side projects this is me favorite. Matt Freeman was born to rock an upright bass. The track " Gentleman of the road" is be far me absolute favorite. Great song writing on every track.

Great album!! I have it playing in my car non stop! So happy with my purchase. I should order another for backup

I had high hopes for this Album. I thought i was going to get some great from the Rancid boys.A cool Psychobilly/ punkabilly record.But instead it all sound rushed.like forgotten b sides to a bad punkabilly band.I couldn't even hear much of the that great psychoslapp I love hear.

Sucked - not everything Tim Armstrong touches is good...

I'm kind of surprised that, up to this writing, no one has written a review for this record yet here.So...Devil's Brigade is the new project featuring bassist Matt Freeman (Operation Ivy/ Rancid/ Social Distortion). If you know those names then you probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect to here: raw, rollicking rock and roll with one step in punk, and a dash of rockabilly/ psychobilly thrown in for good measure.Freeman is a pretty amazing bass player, his bass fills offering countless melodies to Rancid songs in addition to making many jaws drop. The bass on this record is a little more rythymic than leading, but it fits the music well. Freeman's voice is as gruff as they come, but it adds character to the songs. The guitar, provided by OPIVY/ Rancid's Tim Armstrong, is good driving, and the drums keep time perfectly fine, rarely surprising but complimenting the overall sound of the record.Lyrically the record is strong, and though some may not enjoy Freeman's voice (though I'm fairly sure no one who would be bothered to check out this record if they weren't already a fan), the melodies are strong and Freeman carries them well. In fact, when Armstrong and fellow Rancid member Lars Frederickson turn up on "Bridge of Gold", it slows the momentum down a bit to hear other voices.In all honesty, I have nothing negative to say about this disc really. The songs are fast, catchy and well performed. The record goes by in just over thirty minutes and never slows down. Each song is good, and this is easily the best Rancid affiliated project since Frederickson's self titled debut back in 2001. Fans of Rancid, punk, psychobilly or just good old fashioned rock and roll should thoroughly enjoy this record.

Cela va faire 20 ans que Rancid a sorti son premier album. Tim Armstrong et Matt Freeman se partagaient la vedette à l'époque. Et puis Lars Frederiksen est arrivé et a pris sa place au sein du groupe (et quelle place, je préfére son style à celui de Tim, qui reste malgrès tout le leader). Du coup, le pauvre Matt disparait au fil des albums. On rajoute à tout ca un cancer. Du coup, c'est une nouvelle renaissance cette album, qui garde la patte rancid dans le fond, mais qui est complétement dans le style de Matt Freeman, voix grave, mise en avant de la basse (utilisation notamment de la contre basse)A savoir, cet album a été écrit sur plusieurs années (durant les années 2000) et toutes les chansons ont été rassemblées.Petit ola, l'album est un peu court (on est habitué à une quinzaine de chansons avec Rancid), mais c'est une habitude sur les side-projects et les chansons gardent un peu toute les même sonorités. Malgrès çà, çà reste un album à conseillé au fan de Rancid.

Matt Freeman et sa voix rauque N'Roll est au top dans cet album.Un bon side project de rancid psychobilly à souhait.Vivement le prochain album!A écouter encore et encore...

酒とタバコで作られたようなダミ声のトム　ウエイツが疾走感のあるＰＵＮＫをプレイしている感じといえば解かって貰えるはず。またソロになると普段のバンドとは違った曲が数曲あるものだがこの人にはそのかけらも微塵もなし！まさに１人ランシドです。ティムの演奏するペラペラのギターもグッジョブ！