So how did you guys go about choosing the tracks for Capricorn One? I think they probably really went thereâ¦but I wouldnât put anything past the United States government. Simpson is in it, before all of his legal troubles.Ĭool! So do you believe that they faked the Apollo moon landing? Itâs kind of a movieâI donât know how well it did when it was released, but Iâve watched it several times and I always get a kick out of it.
Yeah, I think thatâs kind of what itâs about, but itâs just sort of creepy because the government is in a position where theyâd rather kill their own astronauts and threaten their families than admit that theyâve bit off more than they can chew. It sounds similar to some of those theories that the Apollo moon landings were faked. So they build a fake set, and they basically kidnap the three astronauts and they tell them that they have to go into this little spaceship and talk back to home like theyâre in space, and they have to film them on this sound stage, and they tell them that if they donât cooperate theyâre going to kill their families.
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What's behind the title, Capricorn One? Capricorn One is a movie that came out in the mid-seventies and it was kind of coolâ¦the premise of the movie is that these three astronauts are going to go to Mars and NASA runs out of money, and the rocket wonât work, but theyâve built it up so much in the media and the government has spent so much money, that they canât afford to fail. We didnât want to release a bunch of songs that we didnât like, but the cool thing about this release is that several of these songs are still some of our favorite songs. We were approached by Fat and they sort of thought that it would be a cool idea, and they knew that we had done all these other projects through the years and we sort of tossed it aroundâ≌huck, Luke and myselfâand eventually decided that it might be kind of cool for our fans and, since weâve been done for a few years and some of these songs that were not widely released, or some that were never released at allâif they saw the light of day, we thought it might be kind of cool. Right on, so moving on to Capricorn One, why did you guys decided to release Capricorn One now? Same as always, weâll be at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins.
Where do you guys think your going to eventually hole-up and do some writing? Yeah, itâs been kind of a crazy year and so weâre hopefully going to get together this July and maybe do some shows and definitely finish nailing down new material for the new album. Oh cool, is everybody off in different places with Only Crime? Iâve been working on some solo stuffâtrying to get some of my old songs together, and trying to figure out when my band Only Crime is going to get a chance to get together again and finish demoing some new material. Hey Russ, thanks for doing this…besides prepping for the release of Capricorn One, what have you been up to? Punknews interviewer Sean Jain had a chance to speak with singer/songwriter Russ Rankin about the collection, the legacy of Good Riddance, the title of the album, Capricorn One, and what the future holds for Rankin, Good Riddance, and Rankin's other band, Only Crime.
Now, some three years after that fateful night, the band has provided fans with one last "hurrah" by culling together 21 of their best, rarest, and unreleased songs to be released this July on their long-time home, Fat Wreck Chords. On May 27th, 2007, seminal California punk band Good Riddance took the stage for what would be the final time in band's 12+ year career. Contributed by Rolosean, Posted by Richard Verducci Fat Wreck Chords Interviews 12 years ago
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