my favorite band is the punk band rancid.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by 1980s punk veterans Tim Armstrong, and Matt Freeman, who previously played in the highly influential ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited (along with Green Day and The Offspring) for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States and bringing punk rock into the mainstream during the mid-1990s. Over their -year career, Rancid remained signed to an independent record label and retained much of its original fan-base, most of which was connected to its underground roots. Rancid has had two lineup changes since its inception. Their current lineup consists of Armstrong on guitar and vocals, Freeman on bass and vocals, Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, and Branden Steineckert on drums. The band was formed by Armstrong, Freeman, and former drummer Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Steineckert. Frederiksen joined Rancid in 1993 when the band was searching for a second guitar player. To date, Rancid has released nine studio albums, one split album, one compilation, two extended plays, and a series of live online-only albums, and has been featured on a number of compilation albums.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "is rancid a band?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah, Rancid is more specifically a punk band."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yea the name gives me that vibe"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can agree with that. Rancid is one of the better punk rock bands."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yea i bet they are."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You should check them out. They were formed in 1991."}, {"role": "user", "content": "so they are quite a new band huh?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yep! Rancid was formed over in Berkeley California."}, {"role": "user", "content": "they all form in cali it seems."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know, right? They were founded by some big punk veterans too."}]