Years active 1989 Associated acts Operation Ivy, Rancid Record label Lookout Records | Labels Lookout Active until 1989 Genres Ska punk, Hardcore punk | |
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Past members Tim Armstrong
Matt Freeman
Dave Mello
Pat Mello
Jason Hammon Origin Berkeley, California, United States (1989) Members Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Dave Mello, Pat Mello, Jason Hammon Similar Rancid, Operation Ivy, Devils Brigade, Auntie Christ, Brett Reed | ||
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 924 Gilman Street, over a period of three months.
Contents
Line-up
Recordings
Downfall recorded a CD/10" LP called "Get Ready For Action" for Lookout!/Very Small Records. The album would have been Lookout!#99, and was scheduled for release in late 1994. Get Ready For Action was delayed and never released. In the mid 1990s, Brett Gurewitz remixed the album, but due to Rancid's mainstream attention, it was also never released. Low quality recordings of the songs have surfaced via internet filesharing. They are well received by Operation Ivy fans who have heard them. A bootleg of Downfall playing live at 924 Gilman Street on October 21st 1989 has also surfaced on the internet.
Get Ready For Action
All lyrics written by Downfall; all music composed by Downfall.
Live at Gilman Street
All lyrics written by Downfall; all music composed by Downfall.