Spiderwebs vs. Time Bomb

[Jorge]

vs.

[tragabigzanda]

Both great songs, but very different.

Spiderwebs is a pure radio pop confection, pasteurized and homogenized into something perfect for the FM market at the time. I kind of have to squint to see the punk roots underneath all the hooks and sex appeal.

Time Bomb is, at its core, a bonafide ska-punk track, simply cleaned and tightened up for the same FM market. But its punk roots are more readily apparent, and it's not trying too hard to give me a boner.

They are both really fine songs, but the aesthetic of Time Bomb is more up my alley. Happy to see this one go either way, though.

[PHATJ]

Turns out Rancid does nothing for me. I hate No Doubt but this song is probably the only song of theirs that I can stomach.

[Jammer XCI]

If Rancid get shut out of the tourney before the quarterfinals, you’ve all failed.