Smash

Heeeeyyyyyyyyeahhhhhhh One song by this band is enough to transport me back to riding the bus to a track meet, scream singing along with my team to an Offspring. More than that, the vocals start to grate. Honestly who can enjoy an entire album by these dweebs?

Dogshit. One of the worst genres to ever exist. Music for dumb frat boys and jocks who sexually assault unconscious women.

Glad to receive this fun throwback this morning! Whether you like them or not, it is hard to deny that this album was not one of the most iconic pop punk albums of the 1990s. Along with Green Day, they inspired a whole decade of pop punk bands that came out in the decade to come. I'm taken back to the years of skating and Tony Hawk Pro Skating with this album. I've never been much of a punk fan, much less a pop punk fan, but personally I always preferred the instrumental performance and mix creativity of The Offspring over Green Day. I also enjoyed that it seemed clear to me that The Offspring's "political" songs were clearly tongue-in-cheek and were NOT meant to be taken politically serious, unlike Green Day (particularly in the latter's 21st Century albums). Political punk music always seemed like such a waste of time to me. Certifiably three bangers, makes this an easy 4.

This only had a couple of the hits I think of with Offspring, but it was overall good. Would have ventured into the 4* range except for the 5 minutes of silence on the last track. I can't stand the bands that thought that was funny in the 90s. It wasn't funny then, and isn't funny now. Just a waste of everyones' time.

Punk meets heavy metal. Some songs were good (Self Esteem) even with the uneven vocals. Maybe it works for some but I'm on the fence. 3 stars.

Offspring is cool and always fresh. A very amped 3!

Good, high energy music, and pretty catchy, too. I wouldn't listen to this every day, but I would listen to it just about anytime someone put it on.

Its their best album & i love it is really upbeat so it makes that you just want to vibe with it.

Love the energy, and the confidence. It’s pretty grating in such an addictive way 4

Good one

Cracking album again. Classic, early pop punk album here. Really raw and fun. Some of their best songs on this album, and some stuff I've not heard. Overall, really enjoyable.

W trakcie ich największej popularności i szczytu tego gatunku, to muszę przyznać, że w ogóle nie miałam zainteresowania ich muzyką, wtedy byłam raczej Green Day girl. Ale teraz, jak posłuchałam tej płyty na spokojnie, to całkiem mi się spodobała. Jest dość monotonna, moim zdaniem jest to kilka wariacji na temat jednej piosenki, ale ogólne wrażenie raczej pozytywne, zwłaszcza jak na pierwszy, taki bliższy kontakt z zespołem. Nie wiem czy wrócę, ale na pewno to było dobre poniedziałkowe dobudzenie ⏰

Classic after classic

I also owned Americana but did not listen to other Offspring albums. I think what made this approachable was its a kind of kidz bop for punk/rock music. Just a little edge, kind of cheap sounding production, won't turn heads if its played at Walmart, but that's what makes it pretty forgettable as well. Self-Esteem straight up rocks, though I've recently discovered I have an unusual preference for songs about men being wronged. I choose not to explore why that may be.

Played this for my psychotic 4 year old son and he instinctually started head banging. I’m sure punk purists think the offspring suck but I think they are a great combo of fun and bratty punk attitude with actually creative songwriting and musical ability. Also the singer has one of the more distinctive voices in American rock - it’s rare a punk singer can actually hit the notes while still sounding edgy, and it makes them sound unique while still playing pretty straightforward pop punk. I’ve always loved self esteem and I think the humor works without making them a novelty act. Impressed!

This entire album rocks. And im not a trendy ass hole 😂😂😂 Music thats not gonna blow you away in complexity, sure. But its a brand of punk that is relentlessly cool and Hollands vocals/timbre are as original as it gets. Loved the rhythm experiments they threw down on some songs too Big fan of Bad Habbit, Gotta Get Away, Genocide, self esteem and Smash (so much silence lolol). And those narration breaks are fun

Wow this takes me back to middle/high school (the Offspring in general; I wasn't in high school in 1996). Nostalgia alone gets this 2 stars, and an extra star for some goddamn hits (Bad Habit, Come Out and Play, Self Esteem). The rest is meh and a lot of whoaaaaaa whoaaaaaaa but I still admit I liked a lot of it

I listened to alot of "Americana" back in the day but never went backwards in the catalog. I think the Offspring is just really fun overall. Not too self-serious, but still fun Tony Hawk rock. I also like the lore of the lead being like a PhD chemist (?) - something very relatable/inspirational (in a sad way) to me to have this guy who broke out of his square desk life to become a punk rock star. Highlights: It'll be a long time, Self Esteem, Come out and play

Number: 293 Familiarity: Moderate (3) Rating: 3 Before: ======= No clue, I'm guessing some kind of metal or variation thereof. During: ======= OK, it's not metal, but it's certainly not punk either. It's actually pretty mainstream sounding but I suppose it sounded edgy to the mainstream types back in 1994. After : ======= I do recall hearing many of these tracks back in the mid nineties, on the radio I suppose, but it's not what I was listening to by choice back then and never paid much attention to this band I guess. The album was a rather enjoyable listen but a lot of the tracks just kind of blended together and were a bit annoying after a while so I scored a lot of 2's in addition to a few 4's and the average came out right at 2.98, so the album gets a 3 from me.

decent album, had some good songs

RATING: 4/10 HIGHLIGHT: Something to Believe In LOWLIGHT: Not the One

Not for me. Their attempt at political lyrics are cringeworthy. Their subsequent Pretty Fly era was more their childish wheelhouse

Few really stand out tracks, and overall cool vibe. Fun album for sure

4.5

Well, definitely a band which made the sound of the 90's. Some good songs, but also songs which are just filling up the album. Skip four tracks and the album clocks in around the 35 minutes mark, or under the 30 minutes mark even better when skipping the hidden track part.

liked a lot, maybe more than the nirvana one before this one, more different than I'd have thought though so hard to compare directly

So fun, and nostalgic. I did really like it, and while I didn't deep dive the lyrics, pop punk from my youth is super fun, and that is all.

Legends are being legends. The album proved that even in 30 years still sounds fresh and full of wild energy!

Great sound. Love the energy

Rating: 4.6/5 Short Review: Holy shit, this album has energy. Fast guitars, infectious melodies, sarcastic lyrics, and enough teenage rebellion to power an entire skate park. What makes Smash so good is how effortlessly it balances aggressive punk with ridiculously catchy hooks. It’s loud, obnoxious, occasionally immature, and an absolute blast. Not particularly sophisticated, but who the hell cares? Favorite Track: Come Out and Play. That unmistakable guitar riff and the sheer swagger of the song. A 90s classic.

There’s an energy to this album that you can’t help but admire. But the quality doesn’t support it. Maybe if it had been a 30 min album.

Today’s my 38th birthday. 38 years old & I’m sat here listening to The pissing Offspring. I’m too old for this shit. *Loads Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2* FINE, have an extra star.

Sounds more raw than later outputs of theirs. I like it, but I was young back then and they were part of my youth's soundtrack....

I did not in fact, relax upon listening to this.

Mega (or Maga?) Neo US punk band. Green Day meets the Sex Pistols. This was fine but nothing really stood out. 3 stars.

This was fun! Not the biggest fan of the singer's voice but I can let that go. The last song with the "hidden track" seemed a little pointless, but whatever. Catchy and a bit sweary, but that's fine with me.

⭐⭐⭐+ Var ingen större fan av gengren när den var som mest aktuell och är det fortfarande inte. Dock så var albumet lite av positiv överraskning. Bortsett från hitsen från albumet som jag tycker är kul och engagerande så finns det gott om bra spår. Det är röjigt engagerande oct trots allt en del sköna riff. Till det negativa är väl bara att det blir lite repetativt men jag kan nog tänka mig att lyssna på albumet igen så det blir en stark 3a. Bäst är Bad habit, Gotta get away, Come out and play, Self esteem

Bot a fan

The Offspring are the opposite of some of the bands on here I can’t stand, those who take themselves way too seriously but don’t really have anything that original or smart to say. The Offspring mostly fuck around and rock their faces off but Dexter Holland has a PHD in molecular biology and is a really good songwriter. I’d challenge you to find any U2 song as vulnerable or insightful as self esteem. I wasn’t allowed to listen to this album when it came out but I bought “Americana” as one of my first CDs. I liked that album but this one is superior in my opinion, just bangers all the way through. 4.4

4.8 Nothing amped up a late 90's Strathcona Sabres Pee-Wee hockey team quite like the breakdown in Bad Habit. Oddly enough, I had a beer league hockey game the same day as I got this one. If it was possible I would have put my entire TFSA on Bet 365 on us winning, absolute lock. This is getting a 5 star, purely for nostalgias sake.

Ett offspringskt album som faller mig i smaken men som bleknar i jämförelse med americana-skivan. Ser hur det är stilsättande men blir lite tråkigt och enformigt där låtarna inte känns så starka. Klart bra, men inget som åker in på iPoden

There's no way this should be on the list, it's basic and there's way better 90s or similar genre records that could take it's place. Fine for teens in the 90s, hasn't aged great. Couple of good tunes and Smash is a bit of a banger still. 4/10

The Offspring were my favorite band when I was in middle school. This is not a good thing. I first heard them playing Crazy Taxi. This album is them probably at their best, irreverent and snotty but not necessarily juvenile or stupid.

solid 90s fun album

I had fun with this one. I'm not sure it is one of the greatest albums of all time, but it's an enjoyable listen with some catchy songs. The intro is rather funny to listen to on streaming, it does date the album a little bit (but in a charming way). There's some really great guitar riffs spread throughout, keeping things exciting all the way through. I wouldn't mind listening again, but I don't think this album would break into my regular rotation. Favorite track: "Gotta Get Away"

Not really my thing

smashin

I didn't know this band. Some good tunes. Overall a good album.

It was a neat album

Pretty good. I knew a couple of the tracks, although I don't recall knowing them first time round. A bit long, and some of it sounded a bit samey to me, however they did pull out a bit of variety nearer the end.

I didn't love this album the first time I heard it. I was in Grade 9 and someone gave me this one one side of a tape, and Out Come The Wolves on the other side. I kind of passed on Offspring, even if I liked a couple of their singles over time. Taking a step back and looking at it again, it's an extremely solid entry point into that 90s punk sound.

Iconic sound, some iconic songs. Really just overall a decent punk record.

If just makingi had the knees to do it I’d be pogo-ing along to this like I did in the 90’s

Meh, it's okay.

pop punk. Quite catchy at times, but man are these lyrics bad.

I was quite familiar with the radio singles from this album but never knew it as a whole. Not really my choice genre but it was listenable.

I like the last half alot, this isnt really my typa music but i always like this stuff cuz it sounds cool so pretty good would recommend.

Not for me…

The only Offspring song I listened to in earnest in high school was You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid. Eventually I found myself skipping it every time it came on… I liked the tracks where they talked, though. That was funny.

Big nostalgia bomb, not much else.

Mmm...fun but pretty average stuff here

Great album. Iconic cover.

Helt ok dette, men litt for få hits for meg

3.5 because it made me feel like i was playing a tony hawk game as i drove to work

I can hear lots of things but not really fun to hear them.

Too messy and ‘hard’ for me. 2.5

Solid album. Fast pace, raw. Voice is eventually annoying. This album is kinda like tweeker nirvana

I like the Offspring, although slightly bordering on silliness at times they have a number of certified bangers, can't deny that. This album is definitely a product of its time, when youth angst ruled in the wake of Nevermind, but they do it well. The last track and its hidden bonus songs are a relic of the CD era, which is a bit odd to have been kept in the streaming version, so I just think of the narrator part as the proper album's end. Overall though, you can't ignore the tunes Bonus learning from reading Wikipedia is that the frontman has a PhD in molecular biology. Who knew?!

Decent songs! I like the guy talking throughout the album, I wish it was a little more experimental with the sound as the songs tended to blend together a bit.

Yes, they are very good musicians, but the music is not enjoyable to me.

Bien.

Hey guys, we need something that rhymes with dweeb. How about self-esteem? Lyrics aside, their 2 hits are genuine college rock classics. The rest of the album is a bit underwhelming.

7/10 This is The Offspring’s third album, and the one that broke them into the mainstream. It’s also the biggest selling album ever released by an independent label, which is quite the achievement. The record took the punky sound from their previous albums and spun a little bit of pop music hook creation and melodic focus here and there to create something a little more accessible and fun than those previous efforts. Listening back to this now, one of the first things that jumped out to me was how 90s it is. From the little cheesy spoken work intro that then pops in and out across the album, to the “hidden” track at the end, the presentation of the record just screams “90s CD album”. Not that that’s a problem, just something worthy of note. I’d say that this record is the first point at which the Offspring sound was fully established. Whoah, whoah, whoah vocals, rapid punk snares on the twos and fours, even the structure of three repetitions of a riff followed by a variation on the fourth. It’s a very clear musical and tonal footprint and, if that floats your boat you’re going to be in for a treat with this record. For me, as someone who has always enjoyed the Offspring and saw them live in my youth, I felt like there was a lot to love here. The energy, pace and hooks were all great, and they even throw in some nice moments of slightly darker stuff, like Gotta Get Away, to contrast with the poppier end of their sonic spectrum. So there is a bit of range in there. Unfortunately, I do feel like there probably is a little bit of stuff that falls back a little too hard on the formula and doesn’t quite offer the same level of quality as the choicest cuts on the album. It also starts to drag just a little bit at the end. But I think you’d be hard pressed to not get at least a bit of fun and enjoyment out of this and, while I may not listen to this all too often, I’ll happily pop back to this and other Offspring albums now and again for a dose of nostalgia, and to appreciate the high standard of tracks that are scattered through their catalogue. Time To Relax - This feels like a suuuper 90s intro. Nitro (Youth Energy) - Firing out the blocks, it’s undeniably the Offspring, isn’t it? 3 rounds of a riff, followed by a variation on the fourth go round? Check. Snare pounding away on the two and four like a machine gun? Check. Woah-woah vocals? Check. It’s fast, driven and fun. There’s enough grit and attitude to it, but it has enough melodic strength to give it just that bit of poppy edge. Bad Habit - The intro to this is cool. It’s a slow burn and they toy with the listener really nicely. Even when they kick in, it holds things back for a bit before they go full pace. There are some more great riffs and breakdowns in there, and the energy and fun of it are solid. It’s quite puerile in some respects, but that’s fairly typical of California punk and they do it with charm. Perhaps not as many great hooks, but still good. Gotta Get Away - They drop the pace and vibe of this to something that’s a bit darker in tone. There’s a little edge of groove to it, and some decent bits and pieces of melodic work, but it does lack a bit of range, and feels a bit flat and plodding as a result. It’s not bad, but just lacks energy. Genocide - But we’re back now. There’s good pace, chugging riffs and some cool lead guitar work. The stripped back vocal, bass and rolling drum sections are cool, and there’s some interesting breakdowns and alternation of focal point that give it good range. The production is pretty powerful too. Solid. Something To Believe In - It’s quite an unconventional chord structure, but I really like it. It pulls your ear around in an unexpected way, until it becomes a bit more standard during the chorus. The rhythmic work from the guitars gives this a bit of a different texture through the verses and then it’s one of those Offspring choruses with an easy repeated lead vocal and plenty of “whoa” in the backing vox. They do breakdowns really well too. More fun stuff. Come Out And Play - Now we’re flying. There’s a bit more clarity in the vocal, and there are bags of vocal hooks too, before you even get onto the guitars. Man, this track is just chock full of hooky riffs and lead lines, let alone the rhythmic stop and kick-snare punch back in. The vibe is excellent too. A poppy structure and melodic bent, but enough grit and drive to give it punky flavour too. Everything about this track absolutely slaps. Brilliant. Self Esteem - Another classic. The bass work is cool, as is the drumming, with great groove and a bit of punch too. The vocal melody is great too. I like the dynamic range provided by dropping the guitars out and slowly building them back in for the chorus. It feels like there’s perhaps a bit less inventiveness in the composition, but it still works well regardless due to that build and fall structure. It'll Be A Long Time - The punky pace and snappy snare beat is back. It thunders along nicely and the way the vocal melody plays off the guitar riff is strong. The half-time breakdown in the middle is cool, and they ease back into the full time stuff really well. It doesn’t do anything particularly innovative, but it executes well enough that that doesn’t matter. Killboy Powerhead - There’s some fun bass work in here that gets a bit more focus. It’s pretty damn rapid, but they break that up by using some slowed down strumming patterns in places. There are strong riffs in here, and a great attitude and they get it done in two minutes before it gets stale. Good stuff. What Happened To You? - The Offspring does ska. It’s poppy, brash and fun, with the great call and response lead to backing vocal stuff that the band do so well. The guitar solo is simple but enjoyable. Again, there’s nothing groundbreaking or complicated about it, but the execution completely sells it and it’s hard not to just get swept up in having a good time. So Alone - They’re determined to just throw out a bunch of short ones at the end aren’t they? There’s definitely something of the NOFX about the end of this record, and this is another example. Fun riffs, enjoyable vocals, grit, punch and then they’re done. Not The One - More fun, but is the schtick getting a bit tired by this point on the record? Possibly. There’s great bass playing and some more solid chugging riffs, but it does feel a bit like we’ve heard this all before at this point and I’m not sure it necessarily adds anything new to the formula. I mean, I’m still having fun, but it feels like the formula is perhaps reaching its limit for a single album. Smash - But then they smash (lol) out a banger like this. Maybe that last one just needed better hooks? Underneath it all, the formula is largely the same, but the change in emphasis between verse and chorus is better, the vocal is a lot better both melodically and lyrically. The fun is ramped up to eleven, and then they throw in a groovy half-time break near the end too. Great finish. With a weird bit tacked on that’s quite cool, but doesn’t do a lot for me. Then we get that oh, so 90s 5 minutes of silence and then… Secret Track - A slowed down surf rock version of Come Out and Play. It’s quite enjoyable, but is such an odd relic of the 90s.

Haven't listened to The Offspring in forever. I enjoyed listening to this album and revisiting aome old songs I use to listen to as well as some new ones. I still won't listen to The Offspring regularly, but I might make more of an effort to revisit them occasionally. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Not bad

mkayyy the songs I listened were pretty dope, I'll have to listen to it more closely some time

I enjoy the Offspring as much as anyone else who few up on warped tour…just don’t know that this album is that special. As another reviewer noted, to have this here but not NoFX or Social D shows the weakness in the list sometimes.

You know, I was expecting to give this a light 4, say its good, but not great, and be done with it. Honestly was expecting more of a pop-punk album, given a lot of their singles. But aside from Come Out and Play, this album for the most part is hard driving skate punk, which I really appreciate. So yeah, damn good album. Still a 4, but a high 4.

Essential? At least it makes me happy.

Always liked them better than Green Day

Fun!

Hell yeah! Album is a certified banger.

This was everywhere back in the day. Such a fun album

Pretty indifferent about this. Sound like Nirvana, except less range and a little messier

Did like a couple of songs of this back when it came out. The lyrics are so bad even by punk standards. Couple of good tracks, come out and play and self esteem. Something formulaic about the whole thing. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No, 108/432 (25%) Will I get: No

Loud and screamy but I like it, but don’t love it. “Come Out and Play” and “Self Esteem” hold up well. “What Happened to You” is just fine song wise, but it resonates more now my stoner friends forget entire years.

Time to relax - na Nitro (youth energy) - 4 Bad habit - 5 Gotta get away - 5 Genocide - 4 Something to belive in - 4 Come out and play - 4 Self esteem - 5 It'll be a long time - 4 Killboy powerhead - 4 What happened to you? - 5 So alone - 3 Not the one - 4 Smash - 4

Great punk album...which it needs to be to get past Dexter's voice. That said it is a bit in the tone of a heavier and less-melody driven Bad Religion album in the same time-frame in terms of song construction. Obviously, if you're a certain age, you were blasted relentlessly with "Come Out And Play". I was sick of that song for years and I still am...but it is a well-made song and so are all the others. I even enjoyed the intro/outro tracks. It's a solid 4 from me.

Really needed this today, thanks!

This must have been the legal equivalent of crack for Orange County skate punks in the 90s.

first album i’ve listened to on here that i hadn’t listened to that i thought was awesome. five stars for that alone

I genuinely quite like this band! They’re so good live, and have some great hits. This was a fun listen and one of those that makes me glad I’m doing this list. 4/5 ⭐️ 270/1081

I liked this album a lot. I feel like the Offspring is a very good introduction for people wanting to listen to more punk. There are definitely bands that go harder, but I liked this album a lot.

This is the second album I've listened to from this band, and while I didn't like Ixnay On The Hombre as much, I think this is a very solid album in comparison. A lot of their songs do sound very samesy, though, so there's that. But I strangely enough didn't seem to mind as much.

Favourite Songs: Self-Esteem

Fun romp with a fun band. Try is you might, there is no denying Come Out And Play!

No vibe change No style change No rythm change No chorus No interesting transitionz Yes I liked it

musically this is MY SHIT, but the vocalist again just ruins it for me personally 😓

Finally punk with some musicality. Awesome vocals too

fun album but not my mambo