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Good Riddance

Santa Cruz · 1986–present · active
melodic hardcorepunk rockskate punk
Good Riddance
Good Riddance are a Santa Cruz punk band whose music joins melodic hardcore speed with social conscience, personal discipline, and a strong sense of political urgency. Formed in the late 1980s and led by vocalist Russ Rankin, the band became closely associated with Fat Wreck Chords in the 1990s through albums such as For God and Country, A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion, Ballads from the Revolution, Operation Phoenix, Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit, Bound by Ties of Blood and Affection, and My Republic. After a farewell and later reunion, Peace in Our Time, Thoughts and Prayers, and Before the World Caves In continued the same mission with older perspective. Good Riddance fit punk scope directly through melodic hardcore, skate punk, and hardcore punk. Their songs are fast and hook-conscious, but the lyrical tone is often serious, dealing with ethics, war, animal rights, relationships, and systemic failure. The band's best work balances urgency with control: tight drums, economical guitars, and Rankin's forceful vocals make the message move. Good Riddance remain a model of politically engaged punk that values melody without softening conviction.
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Good Riddance Discography

For God and Country
For God and Country 1995 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Flies First Class 2:40
  2. 2 Better 2:22
  3. 3 All Fall Down 2:01
  4. 4 United Cigar 2:47
  5. 5 Decoy 2:47
  6. 6 Boys and Girls 3:01
  7. 7 Mother Superior 3:06
  8. 8 Twelve Year Circus 2:46
  9. 9 Man of God 1:43
  10. 10 Lisa 2:44
  11. 11 Wrong Again 2:42
  12. 12 October 2:10
A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion
A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion 1996 · LP
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16 tracks
  1. 1 Weight of the World 2:08
  2. 2 Steps 2:14
  3. 3 A Credit to His Gender 2:46
  4. 4 Trophy 0:35
  5. 5 Up & Away 2:03
  6. 6 Last Believer 2:33
  7. 7 Static 2:48
  8. 8 Favorite Son 1:21
  9. 9 West End Memorial 2:29
  10. 10 This Is the Light 3:18
  11. 11 Bittersweet 1:47
  12. 12 Token Idiot 1:38
  13. 13 Lampshade 1:33
  14. 14 Thinking of Me 2:08
  15. 15 The Sky Is Falling 0:45
  16. 16 Sometimes 1:53
Ballads from the Revolution
Ballads from the Revolution 1998 · LP
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16 tracks
  1. 1 Fertile Fields 2:08
  2. 2 Sacrafice 1:19
  3. 3 State Control 1:23
  4. 4 Jeannie 2:09
  5. 5 Salt 1:49
  6. 6 Choices Made 1:16
  7. 7 Not with Him 2:10
  8. 8 Understood 1:48
  9. 9 Waste 1:59
  10. 10 Slowly 2:30
  11. 11 Without Anger 1:33
  12. 12 Holding On 2:12
  13. 13 Evesmile 1:10
  14. 14 I.S.Y.L. 2:37
  15. 15 Years from Now 1:57
  16. 16 "Unknown" - Hidden Track 0:40
Operation Phoenix
Operation Phoenix 1999 · LP
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16 tracks
  1. 1 Shadows of Defeat 2:12
  2. 2 Blueliner 1:38
  3. 3 The Hardest Part 1:43
  4. 4 Eighteen Seconds 0:30
  5. 5 Heresy, Hipocrisy, And Revenge 2:21
  6. 6 Self-Fulfilling Catastrophe 2:06
  7. 7 Article IV 2:59
  8. 8 Indoctrination 1:09
  9. 9 Shit-Talking Capitalists 1:26
  10. 10 Letters Home 2:22
  11. 11 30 Day Wonder 1:52
  12. 12 Dear Cammi 1:04
  13. 13 Yesterday Died - Tomorrow Won't Be Born 1:38
  14. 14 Winning the Hearts and Minds 2:19
  15. 15 A Time and a Place 1:50
  16. 16 After the Nightmare 2:34
The Phenomenon of Craving
The Phenomenon of Craving 2000 · EP
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6 tracks
  1. 1 Cages 1:58
  2. 2 One for the Braves 2:29
  3. 3 Uniontown 2:33
  4. 4 Calendar 1:48
  5. 5 Start at Zero 3:13
  6. 6 Undefeated 1:56
Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit
Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit 2001 · LP
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15 tracks
  1. 1 Fire Engine Red 2:08
  2. 2 Enter the Unapproachables 1:34
  3. 3 Yesterday's Headlines 2:26
  4. 4 Great Leap Forward 1:35
  5. 5 Cheyenne 2:18
  6. 6 Libertine 1:53
  7. 7 Trial of the Century 2:25
  8. 8 Nobody Likes a Cynic 2:51
  9. 9 Year of the Rat 2:16
  10. 10 Pisces / Almost Home 2:07
  11. 11 Defusing the Popular Struggle 2:17
  12. 12 All the Joy You've Ever Known 0:42
  13. 13 Blue Black Eyes 2:12
  14. 14 Spit You Out 1:36
  15. 15 In My Head - Hidden Track 2:43
Split
Split 2001 · EP
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6 tracks
  1. 1 Judas And The Morning After Pill 1:27
  2. 2 Grandstanding From The Cheap Seats 2:07
  3. 3 Strickland Vs. Washington 1:13
  4. 4 Chesterfield King And Propagandhi 1:33
  5. 5 I Told You So 2:35
  6. 6 Another Start To A Miserable Day 2:53
Cover Ups
Cover Ups 2002 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 I Melt with You 2:22
  2. 2 Feel Their Pain 2:02
  3. 3 I Stole Your Love 2:37
  4. 4 Second Coming 1:26
  5. 5 Come Dancing 2:20
  6. 6 Outlaw 3:05
  7. 7 Leader of the Pack 2:09
  8. 8 Hall of Fame 0:57
  9. 9 In My Head 2:41
  10. 10 War 3:43
Bound by Ties of Blood and Affection
Bound by Ties of Blood and Affection 2003 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Made to Be Broken 1:58
  2. 2 More Depalma, Less Fellini 1:49
  3. 3 Saccharine 2:16
  4. 4 Up the Affiliates 0:57
  5. 5 Boxing Day 2:09
  6. 6 The Dubious Glow of Excess 2:23
  7. 7 Black Bag Confidential 2:16
  8. 8 Paean to the Enlightenment 1:27
  9. 9 There's No "I" In Team 2:17
  10. 10 The Process 1:44
  11. 11 Dylan 1:52
  12. 12 Remember Me 1:55
  13. 13 Shame, Rights & Privilege 1:30
  14. 14 Bobby Baun 5:20
My Republic
My Republic 2006 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Out of Mind 2:22
  2. 2 Texas 2:03
  3. 3 Shame 1:48
  4. 4 Tell Me Why 2:30
  5. 5 Torches and Tragedies 1:27
  6. 6 Darkest Days 2:40
  7. 7 Up to You 1:26
  8. 8 Regret 2:17
  9. 9 Boise 3:05
  10. 10 Rise and Fall 1:39
  11. 11 Broken 2:30
  12. 12 Save the Children 2:06
  13. 13 This Beast Is Dangerous 1:46
  14. 14 Uniform 2:54
Remain in Memory - The Final Show
Remain in Memory - The Final Show 2008 · LP
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31 tracks
  1. 1 Intro 2:02
  2. 2 Heresy, Hypocrisy, And Revenge 2:20
  3. 3 Made to Be Broken 2:03
  4. 4 More Depalma, Less Fellini 2:35
  5. 5 Weight of the World 1:41
  6. 6 Flies First Class 2:47
  7. 7 Think of Me 2:07
  8. 8 Yesterday's Headlines 2:29
  9. 9 Without Anger 2:42
  10. 10 Out of Mind 2:23
  11. 11 Salt 2:21
  12. 12 A Credit to His Gender 3:00
  13. 13 United Cigar 2:47
  14. 14 21 Guns 1:58
  15. 15 Last Believer 4:21
  16. 16 Fertile Fields 2:12
  17. 17 Darkest Days 2:49
  18. 18 One for the Braves 2:32
  19. 19 Shadows of Defeat 1:57
  20. 20 All Fall Down 3:24
  21. 21 Letters Home 2:24
  22. 22 Indoctrination 2:06
  23. 23 Not so Bad 2:26
  24. 24 30 Day Wonder 1:45
  25. 25 Steps 2:18
  26. 26 Shit-Talking Capitalists 1:46
  27. 27 Libertine 3:21
  28. 28 Pisces / Almost Home 2:46
  29. 29 Winning the Hearts and Minds 1:57
  30. 30 Mother Superior 3:26
  31. 31 Waste 3:01
Capricorn One
Capricorn One 2010 · LP
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21 tracks
  1. 1 Stand 2:01
  2. 2 Class War 2000 1:41
  3. 3 Lame Duck Arsenal 2:15
  4. 4 Off the Wagon 2:39
  5. 5 Tragic Kingdom 2:25
  6. 6 All Mine 2:17
  7. 7 21 Guns 2:05
  8. 8 Always 1:37
  9. 9 More Time 1:49
  10. 10 Remember When 2:05
  11. 11 Overcoming Learned Behavior 0:27
  12. 12 Flawed 1:34
  13. 13 Little Man 1:59
  14. 14 Free 1:57
  15. 15 What We Have 2:29
  16. 16 Me from Adam 2:10
  17. 17 Great Experiment 2:15
  18. 18 Not so Bad 2:35
  19. 19 Patriarch 3:40
  20. 20 Just for Today 1:49
  21. 21 Last Believer 3:07
Peace in Our Time
Peace in Our Time 2015 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Disputatio 1:47
  2. 2 Contrition 2:03
  3. 3 Take It to Heart 2:25
  4. 4 Half Measures 1:56
  5. 5 Grace and Virtue 2:01
  6. 6 No Greater Fight 1:20
  7. 7 Dry Season 2:20
  8. 8 Teachable Moments 1:33
  9. 9 Washed Away 1:54
  10. 10 Our Better Nature 1:44
  11. 11 Shiloh 1:41
  12. 12 Running on Fumes 2:35
  13. 13 Year Zero 1:52
  14. 14 Glory Glory 1:40
Thoughts and Prayers
Thoughts and Prayers 2019 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Edmund Pettus Bridge 2:56
  2. 2 Rapture 0:45
  3. 3 Don't Have Time 1:27
  4. 4 Our Great Divide 2:16
  5. 5 Wish You Well 2:42
  6. 6 Precariat 2:29
  7. 7 No King but Caesar 2:49
  8. 8 Who We Are 3:22
  9. 9 No Safe Place 2:32
  10. 10 Pox Americana 1:28
  11. 11 Lo Que Sucede 2:25
  12. 12 Requisite Catastrophes 3:11
Our Great Divide
Our Great Divide 2019 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Our Great Divide 2:16
Don't Have Time
Don't Have Time 2019 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Don't Have Time 1:27
No More System to Believe In
No More System to Believe In 2024 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 No More System to Believe In 3:41
Before The World Caves In
Before The World Caves In 2026 · LP
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13 tracks
  1. 1 There's Still Tonight 2:41
  2. 2 In Pieces 2:39
  3. 3 Poverty Of Language 2:15
  4. 4 No More System To Believe In 3:14
  5. 5 All Just Rain 1:54
  6. 6 To Suffer Is The Name 2:20
  7. 7 Green Fields 2:09
  8. 8 Posse Comitatus 2:53
  9. 9 Devoid Of Faith 2:58
  10. 10 Drive Faster 2:35
  11. 11 Thoughts Words Scars 2:23
  12. 12 No Imperfect Way 1:59
  13. 13 What Kind Of Day Has It Been 1:58
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