Downfall was a ska and punk band from the Bay Area formed by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, and Jason Hammon following the break-up of Operation Ivy in 1989 and pre-dating Armstrong's and Freeman's wider recognition in Rancid. They performed three shows, one at Gilman, over a period of three months. Line-up: • Tim Armstrong - Vocals • Matt Freeman - Bass • Dave Mello - Drums • Pat Mello - Guitar • Jason Hammon - Guitar Releases: The only official Downfall releases were the songs "North Berkeley" on the "Can of Pork" compilation on Lookout! Records, "New Regulations" on the "Very Small World" compilation on Very Small Records, and "Long Way to Go" on the "They Don't Get Paid, They Don't Get Laid, But Boy Do They Work Hard!" compilation LP on Maximum RocknRoll. Rumors of a CD release called "Get Ready for Action" have been circulating for years, and it's uncertain whether that will ever happen. Low quality recordings of the songs are available, hard to track down, and extremely well-received by Operation Ivy fans who have heard them. The cover was made by me.
Just came across Downfall on the Can of Pork comp and thought to myself, “that’s gotta be Tim and Matt.” A few Google searches later I’m here and very grateful for the upload.
Downfall was a ska and punk band from the Bay Area formed by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, and Jason Hammon following the break-up of Operation Ivy in 1989 and pre-dating Armstrong's and Freeman's wider recognition in Rancid. They performed three shows, one at Gilman, over a period of three months.
Line-up:
• Tim Armstrong - Vocals
• Matt Freeman - Bass
• Dave Mello - Drums
• Pat Mello - Guitar
• Jason Hammon - Guitar
Releases:
The only official Downfall releases were the songs "North Berkeley" on the "Can of Pork" compilation on Lookout! Records, "New Regulations" on the "Very Small World" compilation on Very Small Records, and "Long Way to Go" on the "They Don't Get Paid, They Don't Get Laid, But Boy Do They Work Hard!" compilation LP on Maximum RocknRoll. Rumors of a CD release called "Get Ready for Action" have been circulating for years, and it's uncertain whether that will ever happen. Low quality recordings of the songs are available, hard to track down, and extremely well-received by Operation Ivy fans who have heard them.
The cover was made by me.
This is great! It’s amazing they only played three shows but had an album in the can.
Thank you I've been looking ages for this greatness.
Thats early Rancid
Great cover by the way it really fits to the sound and style.
Holy cow nice find
Just came across Downfall on the Can of Pork comp and thought to myself, “that’s gotta be Tim and Matt.” A few Google searches later I’m here and very grateful for the upload.
Thank you for this. You made the best collection of their stuff on here:)