Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Bello, gasa
Sounds like Sonic Adventure music with The Offspring vocals
Ya lo tengo bastante escuchado. Bueno
I like the Offspring and you should too
Good and fun but never as good or as fun as Pretty Fly for a Rabbi, the Weird Al Offspring Parody
I don't know if it's a feeling I get at the end of a long and stressful work week, but this really matched my energy. I wish I had been born when this was released. That would have been rad to experience listening to this during that time.
Very enjoyable, great album and brought back some memories
Lots of great songs.
The Offspring is a fantastic band with lots of memorable jams. I really enjoy this album and it invokes fond memories from my child hood and young adolescence growing up in the 90s.
First heard on the California beach with a 6 or 7 month pregnant Lisa. Extra half star for nostalgia!
More of a 3.5 for me, but since that’s not an option and I enjoyed the later tracks more than the earlier ones, I’m rounding up. Overall had fun listening to it.
Great collection of songs! This one brings me back a ways!
This was surprisingly better than I thought it would be. Really enjoyed it.
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 had this album for a time and got rid of it. I honestly think I did not "get it" at the time. This is not an album to be taken seriously, but I was taking it too seriously. It's a "punk" album but the band is a bunch of punks. Listening to it years later, I have remorse for getting rid of the album. This is a lot better than I gave it credit. The stuff you hear on some of their later hits is really all here: "Why Don't You Just Get A Job?" is just like "What Happened To You?". "The Kids Aren't Alright" is like a few of the songs, probably a cross between "Bad Habit" and something else. So it's interesting to see that they haven't really evolved. Going to have to find this one again.
Love this album - a lot of pump up songs on this one including Bad Habit and Come Out and Play. Gotta Get Away is so good and Self Esteem is an all-time classic (I will never get sick of hearing it). Not quite as good as the other big punk revivalist album of 1994 (Dookie) but the non-hits are still solid. Best are Genocide, Something to Believe In, and What Happened to You? (probably could have been hits). Great energy, grungy punk sound, and satirical lyrics.
Sounded like high school. Self esteem still bangs.
Not my fave Offspring album but an absolute banger
Really enjoyed it
Það þótti ekki kúl í minni kreðsu á sínum tíma að fíla Offspring svo ég laumaðist bara með mitt fíl. Drulluskemmtileg plata. Stundum þarf bara að öskursyngja.
Loved this album at the time
Honestly surprised on how well this album holds up. This was one of the first CDs I ever purchased, and although I liked it quite a bit, I didn't think it was as good end to end as the other CD I bought at the time (Nirvana Unplugged). Happy to relieve it today though. 4/5
Listening to ‘Smash’ with fresh ears 30 years after it was released, I’m struck by how well it stands up. The Offspring may have ended up becoming something of a novelty act later on, but in 1994 they were hungry and had something to prove. ‘Smash’ does what it says on the tin, striking the right balance between anger and apathy, but with humour and urgent, catchy power punk riffs, all whilst extending a middle finger and a big fuck you to the world.
Even though the album suffers overall from multiple songs that sound like each other (not a massive surprise with this band), this album has two loved hits in Come Out and Play and Self Esteem. That brought my total from 3 to 4.
Punk Rick normally lands up aggravating me but the Offspring has a special place in my late teenage bones
Quite enjoyable. Gets an extra star for being the only decent album this week
At first was a bit unhappy with this album being my listen for the day - but it turns out to still hold up well - with surprisingly lucid lyrics and some classic tunes which might have lost a little luster with being overplayed back in the day yet are still great tracks. Almost every song is a banger. Unfortunately it went downhill for the band after this but don’t fault this album for that.
Good album, not my favorite Offspring album, still pretty good
Man, this guy has such a distinct voice. I hadn't listened to much Offspring aside from the big hits that came when we were in middle school (I was more of a Green Day guy) and I really enjoyed this. On this album, they're hardcore but also playful, and the songwriting is pretty tight and focused. A lot of the songs are pretty poppy too (the classic "Self Esteem" is so catchy). Punk is the driving energy here but there's a little grunge on the early tracks and they even dip into ska a bit ("What Happened to You?"). I also have a soft spot for "CD albums" - the intro track invites you to enjoy this "compact disc" and there's a hidden track! P.S.: Dreena yelled at me for playing this album too loud so that's how you know it's good.
goð plata i like
I saw The Offspring at a festival in the mid-90s. At that point, it was all about waiting for them to play "Come Out and Play". Listening to this album was a bit like that too, but at the same time there are plenty of good tunes before and after. It's very much the soundtrack of teen boys in the mid 90s - and kudos to The Offspring for capturing that vibe.
Stellar album. Almost all the songs are excellent. Sound is unique, but fun and immersive. Only critique is maybe that some songs sound a bit too much like another.
Sono già gasato, probabilmente perché li conosco da tempo. Sonorità caratteristiche e note, ma le canzoni non le conosco perfettamente. Bellissima 'Self Esteem', ma all'album manca quel quid in più: 4 stelle onestissime.
Great album, the best in Offspring's career. It is the best-selling album of all time by an independent record label, and that's something. Come out and play introduced me to Offspring's universe and I am thankful for it.
Arga pojkar. Klassisk album. Come out and play, Self esteem är klassiska punkhits. Likt Green Day.
really liked this album, but not as much as when i was in middle school
I had forgot about albums with silences at the end of them! Definitely a nostalgia hit for me, went in very sceptical that is required listening, but it is an album that knows what it is.
I believe that all these albums that remember me of my teenage years turn on some nostalgic critical sense that gives me much less independence. I know that I don't have any idea if these songs are really good, but they were good for younger me and when I listen to them, I respect that opinion.
Heerlijk album van Offspring maar zeker niet mn favoriet
Great 90s punk rock
Catchy and energetic. Some huge hits off this album that everyone has heard and have held up well for 30 years. You can't help but to like these songs, but I am not a fan of most of the other pop punk they ushered in, so I will hold onto that grudge.
Fun, shouty punk rock.
Nostalgic.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Nitro, Gotta get away, Genocide, What happened to you?
Oh the memories this album brings. I listened to it on repeat while playing Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Gamegear. I didn't bother listening again, but I'll give the album 4 stars.
One of The Offspring's good albums. I don't listen to it often, but enjoy it when I do.
90's post punk here with a nod to the past (Damned/Ramones) Some good tunes here my favourites aare "Bad Habit" "Gotta Get Away" & "Self Esteem" Not in my collection, but not bad.
Vibing
smart pop-punk.
pretty good, enjoyed it throughout
A very nostalgic, typical Offspring sounding album. Very bouncy music, fun lyrics to sing along to. An enjoyable listen throughout, especially the singles.
7/10
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
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.
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
Instrumentaal best tof, maar de stem van Dexter Holland wordt naar verloop van tijd erg vervelend
Tidskapsel. Indtil videre det mest nostalgiske genlyt. Har godt nok hørt det her album meget, da jeg var 14 for derefter ikke at sætte det på igen.
It's fine.
It's no Americana but it's easy to see the band were on the climb. The big three; Gotta Get Away, Come Out and Play, and Self Esteem show the band's progression into making huge hits. Smash is a great closer and there's a little bit at the very end, following a long silence, that ties in to Americana.
Fine enough album
Ehkä parasta punk rockia mitä oon tähän mennessä kuullu. Mutta en jaksa kuunnella samanlaisia biisejä kerta toisensa jälkeen.
As an entire album, I don't think much of it; but it has some top-notch highlights. This contains some of the Offspring's best tracks ("Gotta Get Away", "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem") and was a key source of material for 1990s MTV and Alternative Radio. On the other hand, it's spoiled by Dexter's whining and the somewhat gimmicky three sections of commentary (one at each end and one in the middle). The hidden track is a nice surprise on the first listen and an annoyance the rest of the time.
428/1001 Offspring - Smash Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ In my early teens there were a number of bands like Offspring that I was into, but this band never really did it for me on the singles front and so I never really explored their music. On today's listen, I still have my gripes with the band, primarily, I just don't like the vocals. Musically it's fine, but not something I can get properly excited about.
the energy
I have two distinct memories of The Offspring. The first is that, in High School, I used to have all the lyrics to Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated) memorized and I thought the song was super deep, because I was in High School. The second is that, sometime later, I heard the band described as "Taylor Swift for men" and so I began to openly call them that to my friends, something that deeply upset them. All of that to say, this album is fine.
Good album from my college daze
зажигалочка. рокенрол ауф
as primeiras músicas me causaram um estranhamento com a voz terrível do vocalista, mas quando me dei conta eu já estava curtindo horrores. divertido e honesto.
I actually really liked that intro Not very memorable tho don’t think I’ll finish it
Not my favorite flavor of music but it's not bad
Not their best work, but not horrible
Dated, samey, but fun enough
Ikke så verst.
I like the Offspring, they're especially a great band live but to me this album just feels very dated and a bit rough around the edges. Sure it has some good songs but it's more misses than hits. Really good have done with few songs of more quality; this albums feels a bit stretched out. 5/10.
Preferred this to Nirvana, same type of sound but less morose
I actually enjoyed it. Probably won't listen to it again, but there were some really good tracks 🤷
3.15 - fun thrash but a bit samey
Still a great album. Rocks hard.
Pretty typical-sounding for The Offspring. It's fun enough to listen to but nothing real special in my books.
Ja nikad nisam bio fan offspringsa isk ali dobar je album, malo dosadan, mozda malo previse masan, ali dobar, ima par dobrih pesama, pustio bih ga opet.
Why does the vocals sound like a dollar store Kurt Cobain?
Väldigt svårt att sätta poäng på detta album. Mycket nostalgi från yngre skateboard dagar. Men nu när jag lyssnar så känner jag inte så mycket mer än "ah den låten kommer jag ihåg". Men sen är det orimligt mycket bangers för att vara ett punk-adjacent album. 3a kanske?
I've never hated The Offspring. I really liked their late 90's songs. They remind me of Green Day song style wise, but Dexter Holland does not sing as well as Billie Joe Armstrong. I knew Come Out and Play and Self-Esteem.
Good music, I get the appeal — I'm into that shredding guitar sound. But this one's a bit too much noise, kind of tiring to get through, even though it's honestly the type of album I'd normally like. Mixed bag.
Offsummer offwinter offautumn take off your pants
bam bam bilam
I guess it's fine as an "Intro to Punk 101"-type album. Hopefully, it leads to harder stuff.
Kinda nostalgic for me, havent heard in a long time. A good time without being revolutionary
Had I been in high school at the time this album would like loom large in my formation. Gotta Get Away, Self Esteem, and Come out and Play in rotation. Pop Punk, and Pop Rap, fusion across genres breaking in to the mainstream.
This is another record that I was aware of the band and heard the singles, but had never heard the album. Giving it a listen, it’s fairly listenable. You can definitely tell that this was on Epitaph because of the fast paced melodic sound. They often sound like a riffier version of Bad Religion. The singles slow things down a bit for accessibility and the biggest song has a bit of an Agent Orange influence.
Kind of fun album, but also kind of annoying. Nostalgia is likely increasing my rating here to 3
You know what you're getting with Offspring after just a few minutes of listening. You will like it. Or you won't. Are they amazing? Not really. Do they provide much depth? Not here. Smash isn't my favorite of Offspring's catalog but there's enough here that I still didn't mind listening.
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. i even liked "smash" itself despite the minutes of silence within it - apparently having tracks "hidden" at the ends of songs was a thing at the time.
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.
no strong feelings about this
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
Entry Level Punk/nu Metal. When you know bwtter you dont go back. Like Witham. Come Out and Play and Self Esteem decent. Other than that noqt to write home about. His voice grates after a bit Generous 3
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
Разбитые и оторванные кулаки, только игрушечные и вообще не так. Несомненно группа легенда своего времени и многих людей и масс. Некоторые композиции вообще можно назвать мировыми. Я понимаю что именно такое расхлябанное, народное звучание в то время было ещё одним глотком свежего воздуха, и стало важной частью музыкальных течений и ответвлений. Но это не спасает этот альбом от неимоверно сильного чксвата наигранности и скучности. Они хотят но не есть. За музыку оценка 6/10 за группу 3/10 следовательно 4-5/10. Окончательно 5/10 спасибо за 5 класс.
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.
Better than I was expecting. There’s no Pretty Fly For A White but there was one partially catchy song about Donkey Kong (think it was subtitled Genocide) amongst some other alright stuff. It is bizarre though that someone would include Smash by The Offspring for this list when you’d think that the word Smash would be a springboard for the memory into picking even better more essential albums like Smash Mouth and their similar 90s breakthrough work Astro Lounge. ‘Some badger once told me the woodland’s gonna roll me I ain’t the sharpest badger in the shed She was looking like a lout with her left paw and her snout in the shape of an L on her badger head…’
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 i 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.