Smash

If I'm the drummer of Offspring, I'm ripped, super toned and worn out af after each concert. High energy music that lacks some of the later production qualities. This was Offspring before they sold out. Also includes the ultimate college youth song, Self Esteem. This song alone propels it into 4-star territory.

oh, nostalgia

It was good. Very hype. Traditional 90s punk.

I always leaned more to the Green Day side of the 90's punk revival, and have always heard these guys music as like an angry cousin to Green Day's poppier sound. I dig the rapid downstroke palm-muting vibe these guys use in their songs. Definitely the best album they ever did. I enjoyed revisiting this album a lot more than I expected.

Still a rad, rad album. So urgent.

Pretty much definition of American pop punk, fun

Great skate punk/hardcore album. This album is not terribly groundbreaking, but it’s tons of fun and enjoyable all the way through.

Great album for the most part. Some of the tracks don't hold up as well as I remember. Still enjoyable.

Great way to nudge punk a little to the radio. It gets a little samey all at once, but that's the only knock. All trax are pretty good!

I use to listen to some of their top songs all the time, but am not a huge fan of this album as a whole. Come Out and Play and Self Esteem are awesome, but all the other songs kind of sound the same.

задорный скейт-рок, панк рок, в целом однотипно, не излишне музыкально, не цепляет, но в то же время сделано грамотно и интересно

7/10. The album cover really made me think I was going to dislike this. Honestly I probably would have liked it a bit less if there hadn't been some familiar songs that helped me get into it a bit more.

Sounds like music that would be in a Tony Hawk game. Not always a fan of the vocals but there are some classics on here. 7

Classic 90s punk rock. Still full of bangers

Offspring is good for some things: running, do pogos and, apparently, rage-writing your thesis. This album is not an exception.

Enjoyed more than RHCPs previously rated album but not as artistically good. Although many songs are similar in style the popular hits are great. EDIT: Again, this one needed to be updated. Having RCHP, The Band and The Offspring were such a strong start that didn’t prepare me for what this list held. This is also a fantastic alternative album that I play often. 8.4/10

Great album and brings me back to the Summer of my Sophomore year. No each time I add Gringo Bandito to my eggs or Wahoo's fish tacos I hear Bad Habit in my head.

Slapped I thought it was a little punky but dope

Hell yeah! Classic Pop Punk album

some great bangers in there. love the random guy who pops up with a short commentary from time to time. really makes you feel like youre sitting on the floor in your living room in the 90s and listening to the album while doing nothing else haha

Possibly one of my most listened to albums ever. Feels like I know every note on the album, yet there's still a lot of nostalgia when listening today. Brings me back to riding my bike everywhere in the summer between 8th grade & freshman year. This album and Green Day "Dookie" were the ones in my ear when biking to football practice & then to Muirfield to caddy. These are the kinds of albums that I listened to non-stop as a kid, but for some reason fell into the "guilty pleasures" category after that. Probably because I discovered so much music and went through so many listening phases that I felt like anything I listened to in middle school/high school is sub-par just because I liked it before my music taste "matured".

me likie idk jsut like it ok is that ok?

This album has a driving and biting sound that helped push and draw in new audiences to the 90's punk / alternative scene. With several larger singles, even the B-sides are solid.

C'est péchu, j'aime. Mon adolescence telle qu'elle aurait pu être rock

Standard Offspring

Jane’s was right, this is a good album and completely new to me so that’s nice treat for my ears

very nice

pretty good actually

8

Harder than I typically listen to. Has the "Gotta keep 'em separated" song - and Genocide was pretty good.

I was pleasantly surprised by “Smash”. The album came out in 1994, The Offspring I grew up with never seemed to take themselves seriously with songs like “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy), and “Original Prankster”. Smash made me realize why people revered the band so much. Dexter Holland’s vocals are so recognizable and are a force on their own throughout the album. Noodles Wasserman, Greg K, and drummer Ron Welty worked masterfully together. Welty’s drumming really set the tone with him keeping the tempo at a blistering pace. Again I was more than surprised by the album and works give it an 8.3 out of 10.

90s punk. Pretty good; I never really cared for The Offspring but this album is better than I expected. Couple familiar songs on this album (Come Out and Play, Self Esteem). 8/10.

Ruido del que sí me gusta, en general, pues toda la vibra noventerona y una que otro lyric a gusto. Yo digo que "Self Esteem" sí es la mejor y por eso es la más escuchada en Spotify (por muchísimo). La otra que me gustó es "What Happened To You?". En sí, me gustó más la segunda mitad. 8/10

felt in thps

Just as important as Dookie for reviving my punk rock, this great album is edgier with far more guitar riffs and licks giving the Offspring their special brand of pop punk. Great run time but the vocals can be a bit annoying, sounding almost like a Weird Al parody of punk at times.

First time listening. Quick 45 album with some familiar songs and “The Offspring” vibes

Punk rock. Muy bueno. Potente. Muchas canciones conocidas.

I have had this album since it came out.

Brauch ich gar nicht anhören. Mein Favorit ist zwar Americana, aber Smash macht mich auch ziemlich hibbelig. Ich möchte Menschen schubsen, mich in fremdem Schweiß wälzen, in Bier duschen und ein bisschen Skateboard fahren. Merkel, mach Clubs auf, ey.

Cracking

Classic

Turns out I knew very little of the offspring. The only thing I knew was the weird al covers. I enjoyed this correction

Still lots of fun

Really really good, fun album

classic

Great album !

Decent album, rocky.

At first I found jarring but by track 5 it had grown on me, once I got past the shouty shouty frontman

Killer album. Singles are amazing, rest is great driving punk inspired rock.

Better than I thought it was going to be, I knew a few songs but as a whole a great record.

Classic, proto-Nirvana style rock. A lot of known hits in this album, which get better on a second listen.

rockin

Nitro Gotta Get Away Genocide

Did NOT know Come Out and Play came out in 1994.

Pretty good, will probably relisten

4

I mean, it’s ok.

Me gustó la banda, no tanto el disco. Power, para mover la cabeza.

another album where the vocals kind of annoy me but i think it works in this instance. fun music for morning commute lmao. i was especially impressed by all the fast-paced drumming.

What can I say I love that the guy talks to me menacingly. Also why does everyone in this band look like a different version of Fred Armisen.

Very close to hitting 50 now, that brings me back to my late teens and early 20s. Their last album before going to a major, this hits all the teen angst cylinders, like a lot of the punk rock/melodic hardcore from the 90s. Great revisiting this even though it does not grab me anymore the same way.

Even when listening to this back when it came out, it never really clicked for me, and neither did the band. The hits off the album are fun and worth a listen, but I’m not much of a fan of the album as a whole.

Didn't love it but some good stuff.

The Sex Pistols meet Nirvana? Definitely more punky than grunge, though clearly influenced by the latter. If half stars were a thing, this would rate 3 1/2 stars for me, as I think it’s decent. Ultimately will round down for the following reasons: the intermittent “BBC announcer” between songs is irritating, the pacing is odd (all their longer ones bunched up front, all their shorter ones bunched at the end), and I’m not a fan of the CD tomfoolery of hiding tracks in the last long 10+ minute track (consisting of real song, BBC announcer again, interesting instrumental snippet, long silence, then brief instrumental reprise of “Come Out and Play”). Gimmicky and affected.

Never really cared for the Offspring. Even though I was in their target audience of angtsy teenagers. They always seemed to be like older guys trying hard to seem cool and that's probably not true but it was my perception. Anyway, this was ok.

Yes I know them

I like some Offspring but haven't ever looked up more than a handful of tracks. Interested to hear more of their stuff! I like the spoken intro. Never heard Bad Habit! I dig it. Makes me think of playing GTA3. Like I'd listen to it while driving around San Andreas. Come out and play and Self Esteem still absolutely kill. I like the Ska What Happened to you track! Haven't heard it and really got a kick out of it. I always sorta find the vocals a bit same-y for Offspring, but that's also their iconic sound so it doesn't really bother me. This was a fun listen. I don't know if listening to the album through really enhanced my enjoyment of each track, but I still liked it.

Nice album, great energy a couple of hits

6/10 Buen album, capaz miy enérgico para la mañana pero sin molestar

Missed this at the time, but I like it. Nothing particularly unique going on, but it’s an agreeable set of tunes! 3

sounds like I should have gotten into this in middle school

[Already rated. Original review:] Loved this when I was 14, then hated it for years, listened today and I think it's fine. Surprisingly well played, except for the drummer's extremely 90s habit of switching to the ride to "change things up" on every chorus.

Favourite track: Gotta Get Away

Better than I thought it would be.

me gusta la energía de este disco. los vocals podrían ser mejores. mi tema favorito es un ska nada que ver con el resto. 7/10

Solid 90s punk sound. At time the vocals got a bit too blaring for me, but overall i thought they served the songs well. Self Esteem is the standout track

Nicee

As someone who’s always known The Offspring by their singles I was surprised at how well put together this record is. It’s fascinating this came out the same time as Dookie because it’s got a crisper production and more refined slacker aesthetic.

There are a couple of songs on this album that are classics. Part of the soundtrack of my childhood, but in the end this album sounded very dated.

banal mais bon...

It’s alright. Most songs just don't feel very memorable to me. Nitro - maybe Come Out and Play - like the guitare Self Esteem - feel like I’ve been transported back 12 years to my childhood

I like Self Esteem. A decent album. 3 stars. I like it'll be a long time. Also what hapoened to u

Good high energy alt rock album. Not as big a fan of his voice as Green Day but this was still a good album with a couple of hits that ill come back to

Sounds like Arctic Monkeys and the Hives.

Skate punk and pop punk built from fast power chords, driving rhythms, catchy hooks, and sharp vocals feels like spending an afternoon at a busy skate park where everyone is trying increasingly difficult tricks. It's energetic, fun, and full of momentum, even if many of the ideas follow familiar patterns. The album's mix of humor, frustration, and youthful rebellion keeps it entertaining, while its straightforward songwriting rarely overstays its welcome.

Thought i was gonna like this more but pretty boring and one dimensional. Hate the drumming - not a fan of the blast beat and it felt like that was half of the album. They have a couple good songs but no business making a whole album

I appreciate the idea of this but eventually the drums and gang vocals made the songs feel too similar

Fun stuff

A bit of a classic

taka 2000s vidusskolas filmā

1) Something to Believe in 2) Genocide 3) Nitro (Youth Energy) Least Favourite: Come Out and Play

Ça sonne bien, c’est bien fait mais c’est pas ce que j’aime

This was pretty good overall. I swear I’ve heard Self Esteem somewhere before but I looked it up and it hasn’t been in any movies or shows I’ve seen so guess not

Good album all in all but a bit sames same and cliche. Lots of nostalgia tough, still a solid album in my books, other than some problematic lyrics. 6/10 3 stars

They are little sharper and more dangerous than a lot of their pop punk contemporaries. I like the vocals and the guitar sound. I think this was intended for listeners younger than me, and it didn't catch me in real time, but I don't turn these songs off when they end up on the radio.

3/5 - The radio hits were overplayed, but solid. This wasn't my scene at the time, and that's not gonna change now. Doubt I needed to hear the album cuts here.

Might be crazy but I had no clue so many of these songs were by these guys. Really fun listen,

Notes of ska, hair metal and grunge?

Honestly enjoyed a lot more than I thought that I would.

Pas mal mais aze, j'ai kiffé l'intro cella dit mais je préfère blink

I was suprised at the sound. Didn't mind listening to it; wouldn't actively seek it out

Decent 90s pop punk stuff, the classics here are great but it's pretty hard to get past this guy's voice

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Bad Habit, Come Out and Play, Self Esteem This was a fun romp through 46 minutes of edgy, try-hard 1990s punk-lite, alternative rock. It doesn't take itself too seriously and even though its got some very dated stuff going on (the reference to listening to the album on Compact Disc and the hidden track at the end of the album), its overall relatively harmless fun. It's also sometimes remarkable how, if you close your eyes, you might even hear a hit of Kurt Cobain in the singer's voice. This is good physical activity music. Put it on and do weight lifting or cycling.

kinda mid

They have such a specific sound and they just do it over and over again: Iron Maiden guitar sound playing power chords, Nirvana drums and double-tracked weird voice guy. When it works it really works though. Self Esteem and Come Out and Play are both so fun. Just got a little samey by the end. Of course this guy has a PhD in Molecular Biology you can hear it in his voice.

3.5

Not my genre, but better than expected - found it a reasonable listen

Yeee, bronsdki folulah binga. Ging junga shompo biggy.

Fun, but their hit formula is a bit annoying once you realize it

Happy to see this come up Good memories of jumping around to Self Esteem and Gotta Get Away Sadly everything else here does not quite reach the same levels of catch must-have songs for mix-tapes Good, but not great - a problem with the grunge/post punk market being so crowed in the mid 90's

Okay this album was not as bad as I was expecting. Quite frankly "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" is what I think of when I think of Offspring. And I never thought that was much of a song. I also didn't care for *Ixnay on the Hombre* on my '97 dive. This one fared a little bit better though honestly for the most part comes off as a lesser Nirvana. "Gotta Get Away" and "Self Esteem" were my faves. Most of the rest was quite frankly sounded the same... Maybe except "Come Out and Play" which is always been a Stockholm syndrome hit for me. K (7.2) ★★★½

One of the more enjoyable pop punk albums of the era. 3.5 stars

I think this album is pretty good, but the Offspring aren't really my favorite 90s punk revival band. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I don't think they hold a candle to Green Day or Rancid from this era. There are some cool tracks here -- "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away" are the highlights, and "Come Out and Play's" middle-eastern riff is neat. A lot of the deeper cuts are kind of meh. 3.5 stars.

Aside from the songs that got a lot of radio play and are catchy, mostly this felt like noise. Would not listen to the whole album again.

Way better than I expected. Part nostalgia for sure, but I don't hate this like I do Green Day or other 90s pop punk drivel.

so so it was okay :c

better than in thought. a pretty nice cohesive album here

love some of the hits, but overall not the kind of music I would reach for

Pretty catchy

Not the best band of the era or genre but certainly a fun band and album to listen to.

Solid album with kinetic energy. I really like the announcer interlude.

non stop energy on this one with some hits and some not-so-greats. Enjoyed getting into "Killboy Powerhead" a bit more. Remember, you gotta keep 'em separated....

I don't mind the muscular punky sound but honestly, it all started to merge into one long mass, too much of it sounds the same. Decent but not all that memorable. It made me want to go and listen to Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) though.

A good album, I liked Gotta Get Away and It'll Be A Long Time the mist.

I like this album more than several I've rated a 4 but I know realistically it's a 3. It is a very good 3 though.

Felt like an avengers movie in that if you waited till after the credits of the last song (aka the minutes of silence) there was a little melody in the end.

Never really experienced Offspring before. The instrumentation is pretty typical of the 90s punk sound, especially of the pop-punk/melodic hardcore variety. I've heard quite about The Offspring, and I thought they were strictly a pop-punk band. I would call this album at least melodic hardcore, as it still has quite an edge to it. There are melodic choruses galore, some get pretty grating because of Dexter's vocals. Just some of his wails get too much. And of course this album has a hidden track, just because it was the 90s I suppose. The minutes of silence were awful. It was fine, but I don't I will be returning to this one. I just don't really get it. Solid 3 star album. Highlight Song/s "Come Out and Play" and "So Alone"

for my first time listening to this type of rock I found it suprisingly soothing. it’s like being a rebellious teenager with a band in the garage. good at the beginning and then I got bored. Also idk if I’m going crazy but I think all the songs start the same way

3.4

I was, of course, familiar with "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem", but was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album. Strong surf-punk with good musical variety and clever lyrics, even if the lead singer's vocal style doesn't quite click for me.

As a 90's kid it hits the spot but as a being with ears im ok

Listening to this album in its entirety today for possibly the first time, despite being 16 when it came out and hearing the singles eight billion times over the years, I felt the same way I have always felt about this band. This is pretty catchy and inoffensive and doesn’t bother me but it is not music I would ever listen to on purpose. If I’m going to have to listen to “punk rock” then I’m glad it’s poppy easy-listening punk rock. This album belongs on the list but it is not my thing. Not bad in any way, but not my thing.

The interstitials suck. Like bad rap skits. This is a weird album for me to assess. I definitely had it and listened to the big hits incessantly, along with “Bad Habit” because of all the swears (I was 12). Offspring are a perfectly cromulent punk band who broke out huge on the strength of other punk bands (esp. Green Day) and, discordantly, the fact that the three singles from this record ape Nevermind like crazy. It's like someone told them "you must add some grunge songs to get famous" and they did. And it worked! “Come Out and Play” is the closest of the three to a punk song but basically feels like taking the opening couplet of Smells Like Teen Spirit and stretching it out for four minutes. “Self Esteem” and “Gotta Get Away” are both straight-up Nirvana ripoffs but with lyrics that are so goddamn literal that I imagine Cobain, Vedder, Cornell, and whoever else rolled their eyes. To be be clear, they’re good enough songs, but not standouts. The rest is good-not-great true 90s punk with crunchy guitars and snares on the twos, all of which is very much my shit. That said, my taste leans more NOFX or Bad Religion, and the lyrics are pretty meh throughout. And it has a hidden track! 90s to the max.

Lots of bad words, but catchy tunes

I don't like Dexters voice. My 15yo self did.

another to the list of albums heard through my brothers bedroom wall. Its good! not great, I remembered way more of it than I thought I would, Bad Habit especially. Americana was a better album. At least you get lots of music for skate videos in the 2000's!

Enjoyable but it’s no Americana

everything by them reminds me of rainbow dash i luuuvvvvvv it

Ok, a bit samey but nothing that makes me dislike it.

decent

"Self Esteem" and especially "Come Out and Play" strike me as classics of this pop punk genre. It's hard not to get a neck workout nodding along to the rhythm. There's a place or two in here where Dexter Holland's vocals remind me a bit of Kurt Cobain, and I don't recall ever noticing that before.

So they all sound the same, but that's not entirely a bad thing.

Great 90s sorta punk sorta rock. Lots of radio hits. Good blast from the past.

Loved this as a teen. For a month or so. You can sense the "we're moving from punk to pop-punk" in it, although at least some of it is closer to punk than subsequent stuff. It maybe gets an extra star for the memories.

decent

Kind of fun, but too many songs just aren't that interesting. Favorite track: Something to Believe in Least favorite: Killboy Powerhead

Having lived through the radio incessantly driving it into our skulls the 90s, like solo Morrissey, I've been avoiding it for quite some time. Giving it a fair shake now, I'll admit it's alright. I mean, I'll still turn the channel if given the chance, but I understand its appeal. I'm just not into pop punk. Still, I didn't hate it. If anything, I appreciate the 90s sounding guitars and straight out of southern Cali vocals.

3/5

Не мое, но в целом нормально

Boring…

I was a senior in high school when this came out. I didn't care for it much back then; skate punk wasn't my thing. 30 years on, my appreciation for this album is higher, but it's still not my thing, apparently.

ziemlicher Nostalgie Trip das Album. Nicht weil ichs schon kannte, aber der Sänger hat einfach so ne markante Stimme das man sich gleich wieder wie früher fühlt. Schön im vollgepupsten Zimmer hocken, Offspring hören und vor sich hin pubertieren.

1-2 gute Klassiker, bisschen Nostalgie, aber eigentlich nichts Besonderes.

Solid. And while some of those riffs will be stuck in my head for a while, it does seem like a bit of a one trick pony stylistically and could benefit from some variety.

I've listened to songs from this band numerous times but this is the first time I've listened to a full album. Decent listening experience with my main criticism being that all the songs blend together and sound very similar. I do like they're high energy style but over an album duration, it gets old.

As a teenager I loved this album. Listening now in my 40’s, I can see why a teenager would love it, but to my adult ears it doesn’t hit quite the same. Still pretty solid pop punk overall though, just a little too obvious that they are reaching for the teen audience with the lyrics.

6.75/10 - Reminds me of driving to school in the early 2010s and listen to X103.3. Not a bad thing at all.

There's enough variation in sound to keep it interesting without it actually being all that great of a record. The grunge and ska influences keep it from being stale but I won't be returning to many songs on here. 6/10

Pretty good. I’m not a huge fan of this genre or era, but I recognize this is a fun punk rock record. Besides a couple of songs, most of the tracks sound kind of the same. I found myself not remembering where one song ended and another began. Overall a fun listen. 3.25/5

Oh offspring. The most radio friendly "punk" there is. It's not even bad, it's just very radio friendly. I think there was even a curse word or two in there. No real political stance, no sociological impact. Just fast songs that are fun. I swear they played this entire album on the radio and everyone had the CD. It was there played and was gone and you didn't think about what you heard too much when it was over. You chuckled the first time you heard it and it was over. Perfect pop punk.

Great guitar throughout the album Fun to jam to, good focus music for me Lyrically, lots of anger and cynicism... Are they ok? Self Esteem is iconic- but also, are they ok??? Therapy is a great idea The last track, Smash, is devious. I thought something was wrong with my headphones/hearing for a solid minute.

5/22/26. Very familiar with The Offspring and enjoy their sound. This album has a couple amazing tracks, but overall gets stale to my ear throughout. Would’ve given this a 5 if I was younger.

It is an interesting album, the vibe is definitely on and it would be enjoyable to re-listen too 🎸

My older brother really really liked The Offspring and since it was his job to take me to and from school, I listened to them a lot (kind of against my will). They have a few solid songs (Come Out and Play and Self Esteem on this album). I would play a compilation of songs from each of their albums, but I could leave the rest of this album behind which makes this a 3 star album.

Ah yes the favourite album of middle school boys everywhere. Despite my aversion for punk I didn't hate this one. Liked the energy, the melodic bass lines, and the fact that there's a bit of variety in the tracks. Not too bad!

meh

This made me fall asleep when I was struggling with insomnia, so I’ll give it a 3.

3.5

They sure played a part in reviving punk in the 90s. But this album doesn't even come close to Dookie.

Had to get to it several times to finish. The two hits are great, but it is difficult to listen to this album in one go. The sound, the voice, the everything, it is easy to have enough after 3-4 songs in one sitting.

Good

The announcer sounds like he’s about to go ‘Welcome back to Crazy Taxi!’

Offspring é uma banda que ressoa fortemente em mentes prematuras. Eu sei porque já fui uma delas, e admito que possuo uma certa nostalgia pelo grupo. Mas admito também que não acho que seus discos envelheceram muito bem. Pra começar que eles são claramente uma banda de singles e não de álbuns. Por mais que eu ainda veja valor na revolta adolescente proposta em Smash, é inegável que a sonoridade do disco é cansativa. As canções são muito parecidas umas com as outras, e com exceção dos hits Come Out And Play e Self Esteem (que são ótimos), o disco acaba ficando enjoativo demais. 3/5

There's only so many times I can hear the same drum pattern before it starts to get on my nerves.

6/10

doggo/10

Better than Green Day

A reluctant 3 because there's nothing inherently wrong with the album, but there are much better examples of 90's skater punk. Dookie made the 1,001 albums list, and also came out in 1994, so that's good at least. But NOFX's Punk in Drublic also came out in 1994 and it's not on this list?! And Smash makes it? No sense...

A lot more fun than I was expecting.

Fun, shallow youthful anger

in your face head shaker feisty guitar grungy fast-ass drums shouty angsty rebellious

It's not a bad album, but apparently the genre isn't mine.

Þetta er alveg skemmtilegt í hófi. Sum lög eru beinlínis góð, en hér er líka talsvert af filler.

I can't get past the casual comedy to take them seriously but musically they are talented

An adolescent favorite I haven't revisited for decades but that stands up way better than I expected it to. Fast and furious Nirvana meets Green Day super commercial skate punk with loads of hooks to go with the pummelling drums and tightly distorted piercing guitars. They'd get extremely annoying and novelty song based after this album, but Smash is pop punk gold. Offspring : punk : : Tony hawk games : skateboarding.

pas mal j'aime beaucoup mais c'est juste pas mon type de rock mais c'est de la bonne musik néanmoins 2.90

job

Beetje gedateerd vind ik het toch wel ellinken

Nothing wrong with this album, but this is pretty run of the mill punk music. Not for me Favorite Song: Come Out and Play

This really did have a place and I enjoy it more having heard a lot more music. You can feel it being more accessible than older punk and setting the groundwork for pop punk. These guys are more punk than pop and greenday are the flip. Interesting that grunge helped open up punk to become more commercial. Not a bad album and feels like a bridge between genres.

Great album for 9 to 17 year old bratty kids. Accessible and commercially successful punk. The production is a little flat, but the energy and melodies will catch your attention.

I have a little fondness for these guys. I'm sure this album was an explosion when it came out. I have a little more familiarity with the Americana album. This is fine, but I'd rather listen to other bands with this kinda sound.

super fun!! i was OBSESSED with Come Out and Play a couple years ago when I was first getting into punk, and it holds up alright! lots of bright, energetic riffs and standout lyrics here, even if some of the tracks kinda congeal into each other (istg this whole album is in one key). probably some of the best music that pop punk has to offer, even if that bar is fifty feet underground. also the intro/outro narration is STUPID cute I wish more albums did this

You know what, it's heavier than I like but it's fine. Oh what's that, hidden track at end of last track? 1994 - checks out.

Good.

A bit samey but a cool listen

I like this better than i like Green Day’s Dookie though they are of a similar age and some might argue a similar genre. I think i find this swings a bit more and has more metal overtones which i like more than the straight pop punk.

Decent. Added couple of tracks. But kinda repetitive

Of course I have heard of Offspring and their third album Smash, but I never actually heard the music. I had no idea that they were a punk band. The songs I liked the most were "Genocide" "Something to Believe In", "Not the One", and "What Happened to You?" One of the reviews from the album when it was released stated "it had enough riffs to keep most teenagers happy". That is exactly the problem now. I am not a teenager, yet I still liked some of it. I think I would rather listen to a couple songs from Offspring, then move on. The songs are short so that is a good thing. I was able to get through the whole album twice. I felt it deserved a second listening. I like it more than I thought I would at the beginning. I think the songs in the middle were vast improvements over the first few songs. One song "Bad Habit" made me think my Spotify switched over to Aerosmith. I did not like it at all. This is actually a pretty good album overall. 7.7/10.

Solid punk/rock - think I'm actually more of a fan of some of their later albums (never heard this one before) but enjoyed it.

They picked their singles well. The left behinds are junk punk.

As with many albums, no idea why this is on the list. I only knew their singles. Great music, fun lyrics but a whole album of the pained 'singing' is a bit too much for me.

I remember seeing the video for Self Esteem when I was 11 or 12 and thinking "this is fucking brilliant". Still sounds great despite me not really becoming a fan after all. I can tell this is a great band at the beginning of its journey, they just weren't for me.

Learned to play drums to a few of these songs so it has a soft spot and this album acted as a gateway to a lot of other music. Not a band I stick with beyond this album. And Dexter Hollands voice really grates quite quickly.

punkier than expected, goofy interludes fun but cheesy by todays standards

great album

Great background music for Crazy Taxi but as its own experience it starts to feel a little uninspired. “All the songs sound the same” gets thrown around a lot in reviews but it REALLY applies here. I liked it but it didn’t really inspire anything in me.

Album con una producción regular (sello independiente) y un sonido excesivamente "garagero". Mas alla de eso, al fin y al cabo eso es lo distintivo del Punk, por lo que lograron su cometido, por mas que no sea algo de mi agrado. 67 puntos

J'étais super hypé par le fait d'avoir cet album, de découvrir ce qu'il y avait autour de Self Esteem et de Come out and play Mais rien ne m'a vraiment marqué sans être mauvais J'ai donc passé un moment OK

Used to love it. sounded thinny now.

The album that presaged the male loneliness epidemic. It is really well done, poppy, hooky, irreverent but to what end? Did this album mobilize a bunch of frosted tip dick heads to act out? I bet Pete Hegseth really likes The Offspring.

like

It's not terrible and had I heard it when it came out, I'd probably have liked it but now, as a crumbly old man, it's less interesting.

Not bad but I don’t think deserving of being on a 1001 albums list

Loved the commentary throughout and a lot of solid hits!

Fun, nineties artefact.

6/10 some good songs some songs r just sound

I liked the song I already liked. But the beginning and end were fun.

I have so much nostalgia for this but it doesn't hold up

I love the cure, just not this album.

Has one hit on it, otherwise not bad, I have a soft spot for Americana (with pretty fly for a white guy on it) but this was fun

Iako je "iritantno" još uvijek prva riječ koju bih upotrijebila za njihov stil muzike općenito, konačno osjetim šta je ovdje ključno. Čista energija.

Favorite Track: What Happened to You?

música de película de disney channel cuando el adolescente se revela. rock medio punk, no se en que contexto lo escucharía pero no me pareció malo, solo diferente a lo que acostumbro.

Hit and miss

Yeah

Yeah not my thing. But good for what it is.

Not a huge fan but don't hate them. The hits are pretty good. His voice does get annoying after listening to a whole album

Not my personal go to type of music but was enjoyable. Played at work, something my coworkers would listen to. 6/10

I enjoyed this album … most of it.

I can't listen to The Offspring w/o thinking about how Dexter Holland has a PhD in molecular biology. Anyway, pretty fun 90s punk.

The songs are fun, but the actual material isn't anything crazy. There's a couple of great songs but you can clearly tell that there was a formula and it gets pretty old after 4 tracks. In a strange way I love Dexter Holland's vocals. I really like the commentary dude throughout the album too because it interrupts the formulaic drone that this album can feel like. It makes the album feel more like an album to say the least. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood when I listened, but this album didn't reach me like some of its similar kind like Dookie. It's very entertaining, but in one sitting, the 4 powerchord tracks without any riffs or interesting composition can get boring. It's The Offspring, so of course the lyrical content is gonna be stupidly good, but a couple songs are pretty much about the exact same thing. But then the closing track kicks in, and it shows me that these guys are definitely capable of more. The title-track is a banger, and with the secret song at the end bringing back the Smash theme makes the album feel complete full circle. Can't get any more 90s than this. Just wish they got more creative.

I enjoyed it some songs were better than others overall not bad

liked it better than I expected kinda reminds me of when I was 13/14 /

KERR- AAAZEEE TAXI! Like much of US punk, this is loud, fast, and dumb. A couple of vaguely memorable tracks but most of it just rattles along in a chugging haze.

Infectious

An enjoyable mix of sounds from the entire punk spectrum from pop to hardcore, I like that it goes hard in parts and is more melodic and playful in others. I enjoy the strained vocals and how fuzzy everything sounds, it hits a nice balance that feels a bit more robust than the average Tony Hawks Underground band. The songwriting feels more distinct in the first half, though it might just be that I was exhausted by the pummeling drums and jittering guitars by the end.

Offspring is not for me, i like the guitars and the vocals are decent but this blend of hardcore, punk, thrash and pop punk just doesn’t land for me - low 3

It's like Green Day but not as clever, funny, catchy or well produced. The famous tracks are a lot better and really stand out from the rest.

Even if it's hard to differentiate one from another, I'll always have a soft spot for a bit of good skate punk.

It's a good time

Great album, guitars on fire, power riffs and many many many things to jump and train :)

6/10 I prefer it when the drums aren't going at thrash-speed - it's exhausting. "Self-esteem" is still a great track. It might have been Nnirvana-lite for MTV peeps, but who cares? A great tune

Took a while to get into it on hearing it for the 1st time, but it was OK, not great. Lots of filler.

3.5⭐️/5 03.30.2026

It’s ok, don’t Ike a singers voice

Not bad

Beautiful sound of the 90's.

Fun album, upbeat classic punk rock. Clean production. 3+

mencanto la cancion smash, el resto del album esta diver pero no se si lo volvería a escuchar. PERO LAS LETRAS ESTAN UNA CHIMBA!

Misheard "Genocide" Thought he's singing "Donkey Kong" Does that matter? No

このアルバムは何もかも陳腐に聞こえてしまったけど、運動会で流れるクラシック音楽のようにあらゆるところで使われ過ぎたせいかもしれない。

I never engaged much with The Offspring, but I liked a lot of this. Self Esteem was a standout. Kinda loses steam in the last 3-4 songs, but I read they wrote those in like 2 days so not surprising.

Never listened to this before. Loved bad habit, come out and play and self esteem. Found myself foot-tapping the whole way through and thinking about how cool it would be to be a skater in 90s California "/

This album, anthems of my youth. This was on repeat many, many times. For SoCal pop punk, it's generally fun. Dexter's voice always struck me as compellingly sonic. That said, I don't think the album was particularly groundbreaking -- maybe it hasn't aged well for me, I guess. I think there are others in the genre that would get more listens from me these days. Nothing particularly wrong with the album, and I enjoyed reminiscing as I listened again, but not one I think stands out versus others. I'd play it from time to time but not in my main rotation.

Kinda enjoyable. I do feel like the socal bands on this list are a bit soulless. Low 3

This sounds like Nirvana and/or Green Day. I like Nirvana and Green Day. This isn't as good. Sure, there are a couple of tracks that played over and over on the radio in the mid 90s. They are ok. The rest is a bit too shrill and a bit more too annoying.

Solid, some good hits. Singing is kinda monotone though.

Some catchy stuff.

Yeah, it was fine.

Come Out and Play is a classic but the rest of the album is a bit repetitive. American pop punk has never really been my thing.

This is the shit my sister would bump in her Pontiac growing up. So punk and edgy 00’s teen. Tony Hawk pilled. I didn’t realize I’d heard this band so much before, just never knew em by name. Will definitely be bumping this band more. MGK really thought tickets to my downfall hit like this

There’s a lot of interesting things to record. It is Green Day adjacent but they both came out around the same time. What makes this unique is the voice over that makes it seem like a cool radio show, it’s pretty dated in its jokes but that’s fine. It’s also very ska which I think is cool and it’s a party record and definitely would be lit in concert and live. The music itself was samey a bit but the guitar work was amazing and I very much enjoyed.

Review - this made me realise I've never really listened to The Offspring, I've just tlietneee to Americana 1,000 times. I'd say that was a smart move. This album was ok. Some decent riffs, a few decent songs, but it's no Americana. And Offspring of the era weren't the best pop punk going, but I can see why they're the band that caught on with mainstream audiences. This album sounds a bit like Bad Religion for people who don't do politics. Rating - 6/10 Need to hear? NO

brought me back 3 stars

It’s a pretty typical dad rock album. Most of the songs sound the same to me.

Was 13 when this came out and probably haven't listened to the whole thing since but it was still a fun album to listen to. Brought back memories.

Not gonna lie I was kind of dreading this one... I think I got enough of The Offspring as a teen to last a lifetime. The last album we reviewed was a debut (also 1994), and while this one is early along in the discography, I'm not observing much of an "early" sound to the band. It's The Offspring. Completely and undeniably. Which I suppose is a credit to this being their breakout album. That said, the album has an interesting shape. The first block of songs are focused with their punk revival sound which gets broken up by the playfulness of the major hits right in the center, and then back into a bunch of short and sweet high energy punk songs (along with a ska-like) which ends on a nearly 11 minute song that is mostly silent in the middle until finally ending on some riffs from Come Out and Play. I do like that move after the thesis lyrics of "I'm not a trendy asshole." Similarly to CCR, the main vocals carry such a distinctive sound that songs kind of meld into each other in spite of varying themes. Hang on -- Oh God. Oh Jesus. Spotify just pulled up the thumbnail for the Hit That music video. I forgot about that beast Oh God. I must look away now. Goodbye. See you tomorrow.

This was okay but it was nothing awesome, I guess. Everything just sounded very similar. While I did like the speed and energy in the beginning, this lack of variation made it a bit less enjoyable towards the end and overall did not make it very memorable for me. I knew "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem" already and I think those were my favourites from this album as well.

Bratty, loud, sometimes annoying but not without merit. I feel kinda weird for loving this as a teen and definitely don’t think it aged as well as say Dookie, but guitar parts are pretty good and I had fun relistening. Half a point for nostalgia and for the secret “song” at the end.

pretty fun, aber pls eimol kei rock & co album

Always liked The Offspring but never loved them. Solid album. Some iconic early pop punk songs

Instrumentally, it's some great, colourful, energetic punk that should absolutely be my thing. It's a shame then that, vocally, these guys have never been my thing. The guy just can't really sing and drives me up the wall.

This one is kind of a mixed bag. Some of the songs have excellent guitar riffs and basslines, and the whole band seems very cohesive. Then on other songs it seems like the singer and drummer are not even in sync. Some songs like "Come Out and Play" have thoughtful and meaningful lyrics, and others like "Bad Habit" are just edgy for the sake of being edgy. Overall there are some good tracks on this album, but the I'll pass on the whole thing.

Ouhhh was ein Intro Schon solid auch, aber jetzt auch nicht auf meinen Playlisten stark vertreten

I've always kinda liked the single from this "Come Out and Play" - the cute little guitar lick, the way the other guy comes in with "gotta keep 'em separated." It was fun to hear on popular radio at the time, felt a little transgressive. Unfortunately, the rest of the record doesn't do it at all for me. It all seemed kind of insincere, like they wanted to be badass but weren't able to pull it off. I think my problem with pop punk is that I'm not 14 years old. 3 stars though, because I do like that one song. Too bad the rest of it is so vacuous.

Grating throughout the album, but really not bad.

The year of my marriage - not quite my scene, but acknowledge this musical period.

As a 90s punk rocker this is bringing me back to my roots, although I liked NOFX and Green Day better. Still, absolutely solid album, and the sound of my youth - it was good to revisit

Fun (at times)

The blows. But also it rules. Come Out and Play is an all-timer.

Come Out and Play followed by Self Esteem is a great one-two. Solid album. Grimier than the newer stuff, angrier.

It was cool, a little loud but still cool

Goos stuff

Solid punk but vocals give me a bit of fatigue.

it was good just lots of repeated drum patterns throughout the album making it all sound quite similar, if i had to describe it its like spontaneous grunge

Finally a punk rock album that I don't hate. The instrumentals are energetic, and most importantly the vocals aren't bad. I guess this is the era when punk rock starts moving away from that annoying 70s singing style, and we start getting some decent vocal performances. Leaving in the minutes of silence in the track "Smash" is silly though.

Bien para dejarlo de fondo. 3/5

I have mixed feelings about pop punk, and Offspring in particular. Like, you’re from Orange County, what are you doing here? The 90’s and 00’s were over saturated with this stuff. But now in the fullness of time I can appreciate it more. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find myself nodding while listening to this.

Given a three for nostalgia. I was born just after The Offspring got famous, but their music was the background to much of my early life when I could decide what to listen to. Good thing I listened to them when I was so young, because if I didn't, I don't know how much I would have enjoyed this album. It's juvenile and uncomplicated, either riffs that sound less Offspring at times and more Bad Religion, an obvious influence now that I've listened to the latter. It's not a complex album, and at times is too simplistic. They made better songs as they continued as a band, so if it weren't for the nostalgia I would have probably given it a 2. That being said, there is something also nice about listening to people, in uncomplicated and direct lyrics, tell you that the system is messed up. That level of honestly probably didn't have much cache at the time of the album's release, but as time has gone on it's only become more relevant. Turns out uncomplicated is what people need at time. And may be necessary for others. Highlights include Gotta Get Away, Come Out and Play, and Self Esteem.

The energy is definitely there but the mix feels muddy and the nasal vocals are not really my thing. It clearly suffers from budget constraints that were not turned into a creative choice and compared to their later polished records this one just feels technically lacking and uninspired.

I've tried to get into them before and it's never really stuck. There are some songs I do really like, I think they're cool, and don't really dislike their stuff but just not really my thing. I group I appreciate more than I want to listen to.

3,5

OK I had Blur yesterday (the "lesser" of a who's better rivalry between them and Oasis) and now Offspring who (at least in my circles) were compared to Green Day. I'm expecting a Megadeth album any day now. For the curious, I'm team Oasis (barely), Green Day (though I like a lot of Offspring singles) and Metallica. I guess I'm just basic that way. Anyway this is a 2.5 bumped up to a three because 2 seemed too low. So a 2.55 really. Again, I like the singles, and the other parts were palatable enough but made me sort of wish I was listening to Insomniac or something.

Admittedly cheesy, but I’m here for this nostalgic bubblegum punk pop.

Fine

Carino

While Self Esteem is a great song, overall I found the high-speed punk riffs to be overdone and a little annoying. Not every song needs a high-octane, nonstop wall of grungy guitars at the expense of any variety in instrumentation or dynamic range. There is very little variety on the album, and the only mood seems to be “overexcited and vaguely pissed off.”

Self-Esteem will always bring me back to driving through Westerville Ohio with a new drivers license, the windows rolled down, stereo blasting, and smelling like pizza from my pizza hut shift. The rest is not that great for me. Also when their next album came out that pretty fly for a white guy song was inescapable on the Pizza Hut jukebox, nearly rivaling Hotel California for PH jukebox dominance.

I like how The Offspring's albums are all so different while also all being the same.