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Green Day but not as fun.
I would've been so into this in high school but the angst at the world isn't quite nostalgic enough for me.
3.5
Smash is loud, fast, and very of its time—full of snotty attitude, crunchy guitars, and hooks that punch first and ask questions later. It captures that mid-90s pop-punk energy that somehow sounds both bratty and cathartic, with tracks like Come Out and Play and Self Esteem delivering big, dumb fun with just enough bite to stick. That said, the album's relentless pace and nasal vocals can start to wear thin, and some of the deeper cuts feel more like filler than fire. The energy is undeniable, but there’s not a huge amount of variety or depth underneath the shout-along choruses and chugging riffs. Fun in short bursts, but not something that invites deep replays.
3- Stars (7/15)
6/10 Highlights: Self Esteem Come Out and Play Genocide Smash (despite there annoyingly being no version on spotify thats just the song itself)
Mukavaa menoa tässä rokkia ja punkkia tai jotain. Laulajan määkyminen ottaa päähän lopulta.
Not bad .... I thought I wasn't going to like any of it, but turns out I knew more songs on here than I remembered. Some got a bit loud, but over all ... I'll listen again.
-I’d give it a 3.5 if there were half stars -kinda feels like it doesn’t know what genre it wants to be, but not in a way that intentional diversity of sound comes through -I forget how much metal drums use double time and disco beats -some of the songs give like shanty vibes, with the rhythm -I wonder if any of these songs were made or thrown on to appease the label and commercial success as a compromise to the avant garde pieces. -not quite a metal album, not quite solely hard rock, kinda just emo -kinda feels like bisexual or bi-curious metal, if that makes sense
Good album, nostalgic sounds
liked songs: Come Out and Play, Self Esteem Punky and gets a little same-y by the end of the album. It's well done for this kind of music, but I wanted more variety. 3
pretty solid
A solid 6/10 started very slow but picked up with Come Out and Play and the rest. I knew a couple of songs before listening 1) Come Out and Play 2) What Happened to You 3) So Alone
Nostalgic 90s rock, some classic tracks on this one
The Offspring is one of those bands that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and makes me cringe a bit, mostly due to their career after this album. But revisiting this album reminded me just how awesome it was when it came out, nothing else sounded like it at the time, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. “Come Out and Play” was the first hit off the album, followed by several others. Overall, I’ve been done with this band for the last 30 years and probably won’t revisit them in the future, but at one point in time, it was a great album, especially for its time and place.
I've always struggled with offspring full album playthroughs
this was good fun
Some classic songs from youth on here
A lot of same-y sounding stuff. Catchy I guess.
It's a lot of fun, but gets a bit samey and not sure it belongs on here.
A little long. Somewhere between 3 and 4 for me.
One of many shouty and somewhat boring American rock albums in this project which make me wonder about the selection, especially once I’m through it and know what’s not been chosen. I liked ‘Not The One’, though.
Fine
"Smash" is the third studio album by American rock band the Offspring. Punk rock, skate punk, pop punk and melodic hardcore are the Wiki-listed genres. Yep. Along with Green Day's "Dookie," this album paved the way for the pop punk scene of th1990's. The bandmembers included Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar), Noodles (guitar, backing vocals), Greg K. (bass) and Ron Welty (drums, backing vocals). The album received generally positive reviews and, commercially, did very well, hitting #4 in the US and #21 in the UK and was the first gold and platinum selling album for their label Epitaph. The album opens with an older guy talking about relaxing and to listen to music in "Time to Relax (Intro)." This rolls right into "Nitro (Youth Energy)." Fast drums, guitar, bass. Lead singer Dexter Holland yelling about living for today cause there's no tomorrow. Even the backing vocals are yelling. Very punk. The band goes more rock-pop in "Gotta Get Away." A melodic guitar and even a more heavy metal riff later on. Dexter wrote the lyrics based on his suffering extreme pressure due to the deadline of the album. This was his last song written for the album. The first single released was "Come Out and Play." A drum beat then the melodic guitar riff and then the Arabian guitar riff for which they were sued but won. Dexter's friend, Jason "Blackball" McLean, with the famous voice saying "Got to keep 'em separated" which was based on Dexter's experience In a chemistry lab and Erlenmeyer flasks. I remember those. A song about gang and school violence. Another big hit was "Self Esteem." Snotty "La La La La's." A catchy guitar, bass and beat and a song more in pop-rock category than punk. His girlfriend cheats on and uses him but he can't resist her. The Offspring, the Stone Temple Pilots and the Dave Matthews Band were 90's band that really annoyed me. For some reason today I'm not as annoyed as much with the Offspring and STP. Sure, Snotty and annoying vocals and sarcastic and ridiculous lyrics. But, I guess, that's part of the fun. Elements of punk, pop, rock, metal and even ska. Themes of anti-government, anger, teen angst and greed. It's no surprise that their singles were hits given their catchy melodies. I'm not saying I'm going to jump on the Offspring bandwagon but this album was OK and my annoyance factor was not triggered.
A little generic punky, but overall not bad.
It was charming. Not great musically or anything but when is punk music ever? Very rough with interesting ideas while keeping it simple. I liked it. The transition are also very charming and bring the album together. 3/5
Lekker rock enzo
Energy is good, but the songs get a little repetitive. A couple 90’s classic pop punk hits on here. 3.5/5 Migjt listen again
I like the energy/beat, it sounds not unlike bands I would listen to sometimes normally (punk rockish). Would I seek it out again though? I'm not sure I would. I just wouldn't be surprised or disappointed if they turned up on one of my genre playlists sometime.
An all-around solid 90s rock album. Nothing particularly special about it, but that is kind of why it's special (if that makes sense). It is what it is, and doesn't try to do anything else besides get in your face and rock out. It has some bangers and some OK songs, but is never boring. Overall: 3.4/5
Never in my life have I listened to the Offspring before! I was blown away by the energy this album brought. I loved how they led you into the world of "Smash" with the title track and followed it with the energy you may or may not have been expecting. Treating an album like an experience is what I like to see, and how it should be. I couldn't help but move while listening to this album, bobbing my head back and forth and all. The first two songs capture (what I assume) is the band's strongsuit, delivering a lively performance. I loved the surf-y vibe in Come Out and Play. I enjoyed the drums + guitar on this album the most :)
I May Be Dumb, But I'm Not A Dweeb. I'm Just A Sucker With No Self-Esteem 1001 Albums Generator 17 (04/25/2025) The Offspring are a pop punk band from California that saw their critical and commercial peak in the 90’s. Along with Green Day, The Offspring brought punk rock to the mainstream by combining its blistering speed with strong pop sensibilities. Smash is their third studio album, released in 1994, and represents the start of their most commercially successful period. It is also the band’s most critically acclaimed record and features two of their most popular songs: Come Out And Play and Self Esteem. I had never listened to this album before, and I didn’t know any songs off of it outside these two. Both are classic for a reason. The former features its start/stop drum intro, the iconic “you gotta keep em separated” hook and its surf guitar parts in the pre-verses. This is a great song, but the latter is even stronger in my opinion. Self Esteem, for my money, is an encapsulation of everything that made The Offspring great: a great rhythm section, good guitar riffs, and Dexter Holland’s slightly ironic, self-aware lyrics that don’t take themselves too seriously. There are other great moments on this album too. The forgotten third single Gotta Get Away is a bit slower but features a great, catchy guitar part that switches from lower register to higher register chords. Perhaps my favorite song on the whole album is the extremely fun Genocide. The energy on this thing hits you like a ton of bricks and it is so fast. The speed and drums are almost thrashy. Other highlights include the ska punk of What Happened To You? and perhaps the most hardcore punk song of the whole album: the one minute So Alone. One thing I am not a fan of on this thing is Dexter Holland’s vocals. He often sounds like he’s wailing in quite an annoying way. This is most expemplified on songs like Bad Habit and Something To Believe In. The latter is actually pretty catchy and has some good riffs but his backing vocals in the chorus just kill me. Even Self Esteem is guilty of this if I’m being honest, but that one gets a pass. This album also features one of my least favorite tropes of the 90’s: the godforsaken hidden track. This one is even worse than other notable examples from this decade since it is just reprises of songs on the album after like 5 minutes of silence. This, more than anything else here, dates this album in a negative way. Overall, The Offspring’s Smash is a high octane album with as many great songs as bad ones. I’m glad I finally gave the “Keep Em Separated” band a chance and found some new favorites. Overall, I’m feeling a 3/5. Favs: Genocide Come Out And Play Self Esteem Least Fav: Bad Habit
p734. 1994. 3 stars. The bastard love children of Nirvana and Green Day. Shouty punk power pop, lots of energy but lacking standout tunes.
Teenager
Feels just like I'm a passenger in a cab in Crazy Taxi. I dig it
Cool
Dexter Holland has a great voice for punk rock
Classic 90's Rock, which has some iconic tracks and influence. Not my favorite band of that era, but still iconic
Not bad, just didn't really connect, probably not a 7.30am album
Comparison to early Green Day is warranted, but for some reason Smash is a bit tamer and boring then Dookie. Self-esteem is a great song, still working as a hit nowadays, but the rest of the album is just slightly underwhelming. I like The Offspring, but in a sporadic, hit related environment, not as a one hour marathon of 90s punk rock.
Punk rock is similar to some of the harder rock songs I like, from band-maid per se. Vocals are eh.
Første halvdel lyder som generisk Offspring uden der sker ret meget. Så når man over halvvejs og så rammer alle deres hits. Det opvejer en smule, men den første del af albummet gør den fulde oplevelse lidt mere kedelig.
I remember when this came out - senior year in college. Some good tunes. Songs all sound very similar, so not much character to me. I am not sure I would have included this on the 1001 albums you must listen to before you die.
6/10 Nostalgia gave this a high three. most of it sounds like the continuation of the same song. come out and play is great. 4-3-2025
High energy album.
My best mate Tim and I used to go see a lot of thrash shows when I was a teenager because they were the all ages shows that were available. And they are a lot of fun; loud,fast, energetic and with moshing (which is awesome when you're 17, less so now that I am in my 50s. My knees aren't up to it). Our favourite band were The Hard Ons, who did a fast melodic punk, leavened with humour. This is by way of saying that, when The Offspring appeared, I was familiar with the form. By this time, I was working in an alternative record store in Newtown, and had seen the effect that Nirvana had on the music industry. Bands that would never have had a look in on radio or MTV or even getting stocked in a mainstream record store were suddenly the flavour of the week. I believe that The Offspring had no real expectations of massive success -- they were on an independent punk label with limited distribution and a very modest recording budget. They had pretty standard pop punk sound (well recorded by Thom Wilson, with heavy and crunchy guitars and clean drums), but one super catchy single, chock full of hooks, in 'Come Out and Play'. It was released at just the right moment for radio and MTV to give it heavy rotation, and it went gangbusters. In Australia, it broke on Triple J, the national public yoof network, but quickly crossed to commercial rock radio. By the time the band made it to Australia in early 95, they were co-headlining The Big Day Out, our biggest annual travelling festival. The album went to number one on the mainstream Australian charts, the first time an album from a independent distributor (Shock Records) had ever done so. And that really marked the beginning of the end for the truly alternative music scene in Australia. Major label money stated flowing into the alternative labels and fucking ruined everything. Labels that had been healthy and successful for years in the tentative world were suddenly getting into partnerships with majors, and they were all closed by the end of the decade -- Waterfront, Redeye, Phantom, Au Go Go and even Shock,all over-leveraged,strip mined and exploited and left to rot. The back catalogs are often uncared for, making good releases from great bands essentially unavailable and forgotten. This was sad but hardly the fault of The Offspring. I don't begrudge them their success, and hope they all bought really nice houses with the proceeds. Personally, I find this album a bit uninspiring; I had heard plenty of bands just as good, possibly with generally better tunes, because, let's face it, Dexter Holland can only sing one melody, and at a single volume. The constant shouting works when you're playing in a small club through a crappy vocal PA and you need to be heard over the guitar amps. But the full throated shouting for a whole album (often double tracked for extra heft) just wears me down, especially when all the guitars are constantly loud and fast all the damn time as well. It would be fun in a small punk club, but doesn't make for great listening as a record. It's all a bit same-same. Except for 'Come Out and Play' -- that is a really awesome single with actual hooks. I rate that. I would buy it on a 7" single if I saw it. 2.5 stars rounding up for having at least one solid gold hit on it.
I think there's a good reason that punk album generally stay to around 30 minutes, it's simply too intense. There is a lot of great stuff here but for a genre that's so dense and energentic, by the second half I just wanted it to be over.
Cowabunga dood. Fun 90s pop punk, ska twists on some of the tunes.
In my hubris, I always dismissed The Offspring because it's essentially dumb pop punk for young teens. This particular sequence of songs hasn't touched my eardrums for over 2 decades and I had a smirk on my face because I anticipated to dislike it considering that I have developed my tastes over such a long period of time. To my surprise, this thing still slaps and does feel like a classic album. I was surprised how well the songs stuck and how easily I could memorize all the rather juvenile lyrics. It's all well produced and you just get a good dose of guitar power chords, dirty bass and hard hitting drums. We get a lot of wohooo and woooyeahhs which gets a bit old. Don't get me wrong, it's not some super secret sleeper album that is underrated. It is just a good time and feels safer and less angular than other real punk projects. I had my fun.
I listened to this album a lot last year because I had the opportunity to see Offspring play through the whole thing at a festival. But after spending so much time with it, I decided I'd rather see a different band. I popped in for the big songs but then stepped back out. Because to me, this album is so basic. The music is pretty generic punk, the lyrics are... fine. I can appreciate what it did for punk in the 90s along with Green Day, but there are much better bands doing better versions of this at the time. Nitro, Bad Habit, Gotta Get Away, and Self Esteem are all great songs, but everything else just kind of blends in together. It's still wild to me that Dexter has a PhD in molecular biology and churns out the mediocre and sometimes clingy lyrics he does. Also, white dreads. 2.5/5
A serviceable pop punk album. I enjoyed all the songs but nothing got me hootin’ and hollerin’ with excitement.
I think this album is okay, just not something I would listen to often. 3 stars or C+.
rock fm af pero historia del ponk supongo
Eh. Frat boy punk.
Some bangers, average overall
Decent
Ist zwar gar nicht meins aber war nie cringe oder langweilig, dafür gibt pluspunkte
I am not sure if this is a relic of the 1990s or a testament to the power of ‘90s punk. The first songs I learned when I joined a high school garage band was “Come Out and Play” and “Self Esteem” so naturally they will always have a special place in my memory. We registered to this over dinner and as Bad Habit rolled the entire family looked to me with shock. I forgot about the spoken word sections before Genocide and throughout. Gotta Get Way is a great song too. This album is definitely harder hitting than Smashmouth or Green Day’s catalog. It was a good flashback overall.
Random thoughts: * The Offspring always have lived in my subconscious. They have been here since I heard "Keep 'Em Separated". I never really thought much beyond the hits that I was aware of. * It never occurred to me to explore more or pick up a whole album to listen. * This album is good and has their biggest hits. I don't need to hear it again but I wouldn't mind this one being played for me once more.
This didn’t do a great deal for me. I could see the influences and what they were going for but they don’t quite get there. His voice is lacking and the songwriting just isn’t good enough for me
Every song sounds the exact same.
This album was pretty fun. Nitro started us off with a total banger. Come Out And Play was amazing. Self Esteem was also great. Rest of the album was pretty good. Totally solid. Best song: Come Out And Play
This one didn’t give me the Time to Relax that I needed. This was Not the One for me.
damn i haven't heard this since i was in high school. nearly forgot i owned the CD Time to Relax - no rating Nitro (Youth Energy) - 3/5 Bad Habit - 3/5 Gotta Get Away - 4/5 Genocide - 3/5 Something to Believe In - 2/5 (i like this until the chorus came in and ruined it) Come Out and Play - 4/5 (a classic, maybe a little overplayed) Self Esteem - 4/5 (same as above) It'll Be a Long Time - 4/5 Killboy Powerhead - 3/5 What Happened to You? - 4/5 So Alone - 3/5 (short track) Not the One - 3/5 Smash - 3/5 Average score: 3.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ honestly surprised this made its way onto the list of albums to hear before you die. do i agree that this is a *must* hear? absolutely not. this really sounds like "baby's 1st punk album" after re-listening. i enjoyed it a lot as a teen (particularly the first half or so) but even my nostalgia doesn't overshadow the fact that many of the tracks sound same-y. regardless, i've definitely heard worse.
I didn't own this, yet somehow I must have heard the album before because there were a few things here (other than the many radio hits) that sounded familiar. Maybe I borrowed the CD from a friend once? In any case I have a clear memory of liking these aforementioned radio hits when I was in middle school. 3.5
This album conjures some of my cringiest memories, being released during my tween years. But I have to say it holds up pretty well. The band and production is pretty tight and the lyrical delivery is crisp and more understandable than others in its glass. They are pop punk, but they have an edge at times - and at others they find melody and fun in their ska overlap. Not a bad album for what it is.
In spite of being one of the most successful melodic hardcore/punk albums, it still sounds fierce, which is more than can be said about all the bands that were influenced by it. Poppy, fast and enjoyable!
A solid punk album
There were a lot of hits on here. Some of them I never realized were over 4min long, which seems crazy to me for a pop-punk hit. The production holds up, but pop-punk has still got to be “your thing” I think for this album to hit right
solid good.
Punk 2.0 was never my thing. Too clean and shiny. But this had its moments.
Never was a big fan of the Offspring in general, album is OK.
A classic Smash! But not worthy of higher praise
90s. Cool kids listened to this. Fuck them tho.
The top review (at time of writing) calls this the Taco Bell of punk. That's a pretty good comparison, but I'd give it a 3 for that reason. Like Taco Bell, it tastes pretty good/gets you pumped up while eating/listening to it, but when shitting/thinking about the music afterwards, you realise it wasn't that great.
This is where I’d appreciate half stars again - it really starts to rip from “Come Out and Play” on
Honesty, could be worse. 3.5
This gets a whole extra star for Come Out And Play
Already a fan of The Offspring, so instantly enjoyed this. Never listened to the whole of this album, so was great to find some hidden gems
you gotta keep ‘em separated..🤘
Pretty fun album. Loved the 5 minutes of silence at the end
The little skits were actually quite fun
its ok. some nice tunes
Dookie Lite
Highlights: Nitro, Genocide, Come Out and Play. In a nutshell: show me the mosh pit... This is entry level skate punk. Not a bad thing. It's fast, fun, loud and encourage you to cut loose. Disappointed that we will not get Pennywise, Blink-182 and NOFX :( Overall: 6/10
Listened to this while playing On Mars solo. I thought I won, but several hours later I realized I lost. This album brings me back to playing Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast. Definitely a time capsule moment. I'd give this a 3.5 if I could, but I'm rounding down.
Fun!
Fine. This album is very good at what it does, but what it does is not for me. The big songs on here were played to death back in the day. I like punk but something about this album’s twist on it doesn’t grab me.
Not as bad as I remembered it, but you know, not great, and honestly inessential to my ears. As a wiser man than I once said, “They should replace this with Presidents of the United States of America
I didn’t hate this. It was pretty meh. I loved the 90s-ness of it. References to compact discs, hidden tracks, trying to sound like Nirvana, etc. A solid three, but nothing special for me. I’d categorize this as “a nice try.”
This is some basic bro, construction site, NHL video game soundtrack music.
I think it's more a 3.5 although some great tracks on this
Self esteem… classic. Not my typical but it’s pretty good
Familiar, fun, fast, classic. Thoroughly enjoy. Its not something I'd put on intentionally, but I had fun listening to the album.
There are some good songs here! Punk always reminds me of the past as does this album. I grew up and moved on, but good to know it is still around.
Still super solid after many years. Eventually the songs start to sound samey towards the end, but the best songs here still are great
Smash is a headbanger; fast paced and loud. Sounded like every song was a Weird Al cover, which isn’t a bad thing. Come Out And Play leads the way and is far better than all the other songs on the album. (3.3*s)
Smash was the gateway to radio punk and there's nothing to dislike. I'm not surprised to see it on the list although I do wish the list featured some less mainstream bands. There's better punk albums from this same time but it seems to favor commercial success. Anyway, I've listened to this album so many times and it still holds up (though I can't believe it's 30+ years old). One thing the passage of time can't steal, playing minute 2:40 of "Bad Habit" into people's answering machines at max volume, that never got old. I forgot how good the 90's were, such simpler times. This was a really enjoyable listen, very strong, no skips, a smash down memory lane. 3.45.
generic rock
Very fun. Few classics.
I mean what can you say. Like all thirteen year olds, I had an offspring phase, a time when continuous yelling was one of life's main joys. Nostalgia kept me listening, but this is one of those albums whose deep tracks really make you appreciate the hits that much more. The main saving grace is how much Holland must have loved Nevermind, so just go listen to that instead. Christ just made it to what happened to you. Thought my review was over but God what in the world happened to this song. The silence is smash is welcome.
Yeah!!! Whoa-oaa-oa!!
Revisit this
I've heard this record so many times. Bored now. Was of its time in 1994. Today, 30 years later, not as much.
Didn't hate it, but won't listen again.
it's aight not great not bad either i did not really like the way he sings or his voice so the album felt kinda long even though it's only around 45 mins i might listen to again sometime but for now it is just aight. :)
Solid record, very much a 90s punk record. Maybe a little repetitive but worth a listen
3 maybe 4
I enjoy a lot of these songs individually but a whole album is a bit much for me
Music is alright, not something I would get out of my way to hear, maybe a greatest hits type of thing.
6/10 “It just makes sense” is the best way I can put it. This album manages to be appeal to every youth in the mid to late 90s. Dexter’s goofy ass vocals over really energetic Skate Punk soundtracks the adolescent who’s too high on discontinued energy drinks eating shit on concrete trying to jump a set of stairs, and the shithead nihilistic teenage slacker who punches holes in his wall as he resonates with the very angsty, witty, songwriting. It’s fun, and annoying a lot of the times but mostly fun, and I wouldn’t really be upset at the thought of having this album in their Mount Rushmore of Pop Punk or whatever. Maybe I’ll enjoy it more once I learn how to do an Ollie
Love the intro, but the songs all sound alike to me.
I didn’t remember that I had heard of them before. There were two songs that I recognized and they were the best on the album. Reminiscent of Green Day.
Great energy. Would be great workout album. A bit of a one trick pony but it’s a good trick. Not my first listen, nor my last. Fun listen.
I love the big, raucous rockin' sound and there's a couple really good songs on here - for me, a little change of pace and tone would be an improvement.
Solid album, didn’t blow me away but a few catchy songs and pretty cohesive feel overall.
It’s punk music that’s stuck firmly in the year of its issue, but that’s no problem. It’s nice and fun to hear personally, and I’m sure for those around at the time they’re instantly transported back to that time. As for me, I don’t like punk. Or at least I don’t think I could ever consider a proper punk album to be genuinely great. This however was far better than I was expecting. Most of the guitar tones are great when they’re not thrashing and/or paired with smash-smash-smash-smash-smash percussion. Yep. It’s fun. And that’s cool.
Not as bad as I thought it was going to be! I mean it's very much of its time and place. Those two things being 1999 and my friend's bedroom. I don't think I would actively listen to this again. But if I had bought this on CD as a 16 year old I would have listened to this on repeat. And I would have done my best to (badly) play half of this on my Aria Pro.
1994. Punk Rock. 6/10 Suffer/Seperated/
Isch das jetzt garage rock? Nice iwie authentische vibe mit 1-2 highlights.
sehr geil aber sehr hektisch. Die Iwürf won er redet sind hilarious. Was isch mitem letzte Lied los? Cage 4‘33“ zmizt drin oder was?
not bad
I didn’t care for the Offspring when they came out and were all over KROQ. I decided to come to this (after a slew of meh albums) with fresh ears, and felt like I have softened on this band and can appreciate what they’ve done here. So I was pleasantly surprised, though doubt I’d revisit this album. I’d give it 2.5 if I could; feels like it is more deserving of the rounding up than the last one I rounded up on (UB40).
never actually listened to these guys but this rocked! apparently John Mayer did the spoken word trax also ? lol ... pretty good tony hawk pro skater tunes . nice energy
3 - the album is okay, some of the songs are great, some kinda blend together and give me stereotypes of the genre
Quelques bonnes chansons.
A decent listen but I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect more. It's like your average 90's punk rock but just very average. Top 3 Favorites: Self Esteem, Gotta Get Away, and Bad Habit a couple of mid songs on here but nothing bad honestly 2.75-3.25/5
I do try my best not to make sweeping statements like 'I don't like x genre' but The Offspring's brand of punk is not for me and it never has been, even when I was an angsty teenager. I've always gravitated towards hardcore stuff like Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat and Black Flag so I was pleasantly surprised that there are some moments like that on here, for example, Bad Habit. Gotta Get Away has quite a bit of Nirvana in it too, that one's decent. It did get a bit tired towards the end though, it was starting to go in one ear and out the other and I was just looking forward to it being finished about 3/4 through The vocals are passable for the most part, but sometimes I can't really stand them. What Happened To You? came on and immediately reminded me why I don't really like this 90s style of pop and skate punk. Smash uses that awkward strained style of punk vocals that I can't stand I don't see the point of the narrated parts either. I thought they were going to go for a Songs for the Deaf thing (why the hell isn't that on this list, by the way?) where it would recur consistently, but it's only at the start, once at the end of Genocide and at the end of the album. It didn't add anything and just felt like an afterthought Not a bad album but nothing special either Highlights: Bad Habit, Gotta Get Away
Jumps right in driving guitar and drums. 90s US punk rock. Album that made them internationally famous. Punk will never be my favorite genre, but it’s easy to see why this went platinum several times. Moshpit music for bouncy teens.
This is just an amazing album and never gets old.
I like punk, but this is very 90s in that’s it’s very clean, very well produced, and not quite the same. It’s not bad, but I much prefer The Misfits, Pistols, or Ramones over this.
# 376 : They've done a pretty decent job, good album, it’s enjoyable and fun overall. Solid cool 90's punk rock. Favourite track : Come Out and Play
Yes, it’s nostalgic. But nostalgic for my brother. There are one or two songs that I enjoy, but overall without the nostalgia- it doesn’t hold up.
Enjoyed that more than I thought - some decent tracks on there and well arranged. 3.5*
Offspring is like Taco Bell for Punk. If someone said "I want Mexican food" it isn't my recommendation, but it deserves it own category for just how tasty it can be (even if it’s junk food)… 3.5⭐️
Me sorprendió 👍👍
I've not come across this before - only really know The Offspring from their poppier singles that come after this. It's okay - similar time to early Green Day stuff, a bit heavier and great energy but not quite as interesting lyrically and . Don't have the nostalgia for this in the same way I do Green Day, so this doesn't land as well with me, I find it decent but it doesn't really grab me and probably nothing that I'll come back to. 3/5.
The Offspring’s Smash is the kind of album that soundtracked suburban skateparks and middle school angst in the mid-’90s, with bratty energy and bratty lyrics to match. Nestled in the middle like a sugary core are the big singles—“Come Out and Play” and “Self-Esteem”—still riding that surf-punk-meets-soap-opera vibe, all catchy riffs and wounded pride. Elsewhere, the formula doesn’t stray much: fast tempos, sneering vocals, and enough adolescent rage to fill a locker room. “Bad Habit” leans into over-the-top road rage drama, while “Killboy Powerhead” and “What Happened to You?” offer modest sonic curveballs (a blues structure here, a ska-lite bounce there). It’s a blast of caffeinated SoCal punk that’s charmingly dated and a little too proud of its own immaturity.
good pop punk
Way more fun than I expected, especially it not being the album I knew
Nostalgia trip
You can see why this was big with teenagers.
Not my favorite offspring album but it’s still good
The biggest hit of the album is the one song that doesn’t sound like every other song, which makes sense. Dude’s voice gets tiring after 2 songs.
Nothing against this album, but I don’t think anyone would be throwing a fit if it weren’t here. On the other hand, ‘Self Esteem’ has only gotten better with age. And after a couple more listens, on the other other hand, I guess I can see why this is here.
good energy
Ok
++: Nitro (Youth Energy), Something to Believe In +: Time to Relax, Bad Habit, Come Out and Play, It'll Be a Long Time, Killboy Powerhead, What Happened to You?, So Alone, Not the One +-: Gotta Get Away, Genocide -: Self Esteem, Smash 6,0/10
Enjoyable throwback with a couple of bangers thrown in
Pre-cursor pop-punk album that obviously apes Nirvana on a few songs, especially Self-Esteem. Really odd track sequencing with the poppiest songs Come And Play and Self-Esteem back to back at 8 and 9 and then most of the thrashy punk songs all in a row at the end. Dexter Holland’s voice definitely grates after a while. Decent album, made me feel 14 again.
I was 9 when this album came out. All of our brothers had this album and we would listen to Bad Habit when our moms were at work. Good times. Does it belong on this list? I'm skeptical but it is much more enjoyable than those bands which lean more to the pop side of pop punk.
5 stars to the writer. 1 punch in the throat to the singer
There are no songs I like on this album, but it’s a pretty good album. It’s cohesive and it’s well-paced throughout. I just don’t like it very much.
Actually had a good time with it, pretty decent album.
Correcto
Kinda catchy kinda annoying 6.4
Some hits and some misses. Pretty good album overall. Favorites - come out and play, self esteem, genocide Least favorites - something to believe, what happened to you, so alone
5th grade
Punky, but a fair amount of melody
Selma Esteem är en 5a. De andra låtarna är ganska samma skatepunk rakt igenom. Ganska trist. Lyssnar hellre på Nirvana.
Helt ok "punk". Lättsmält. Var aldrig ett stort fan när det begav sig. Tycker soundet blir rätt repetitivt.
En skiva jag äger och lyssnade en del på när det begav sig. Self esteem är förstås svinbra. De övriga singlarna samt What happened to you? är också bra. Däremellan är det dock lite för mycket utfyllnad, lite för enformigt och med lite för dålig melodiös variation. Blir en trea med extra guldkant för nostalgin och för att ju Offspring är jäkligt bra när de är som bäst.
I like these guys. Pretty much what I expected when I turned it on, good songs but nothing blew me away.
Smash is the Offspring's third album, and was their breakthrough album. Pushed by the success of their videos in the late MTV era, the band's well-produced, energetic punk was in line with the 90's, alt-rock sound. The Offspring layers Dexter Holland's wailing vocals on Kevin Wasserman's ripping, distorted guitar, with Greg Kriesel's bass and Ron Welty's drums as their frenetic rhythm section. These are great punk songs, with a 90's alt-rock framework - with rhythm and volume changes, and a grunge sound - like "Gotta Get Away." They likely benefitted from their near-Nirvana sound, in songs like "Self Esteem" and "Come Out and Play," the band's biggest hit at the time. This is good, but arguably derivative 90's music.
It doesn't resonate with me like it did in '94. Still, a bit of fun.
Super fun 90's skater punk album. The type of album you shouldn't take seriously (in a good way).
Intense fun radio friendly (clean versions) of accessible pop punk, but Green Day massively overshadowed them due to the similar release dates of this album and Green Day Dookie. This album hasn’t stood the test of time quite as well as Dookie, but it still hits hard for sure.
I think i could happily like every individual song on this, but it's just samey and I lost interest as a full album
'Self Esteem' the highlight on this album.
I liked their hits, which I had already heard, but the rest of the album definitely blends together.
Not a punk fan, but the guitar riffs seemed a little better than usual.
don't quite like punk - lyrics mid
How could I not rate at least 3 stars? Nit their best work as it can be a bit monotonous at times in both melodic lines and themes. Nevertheless that SOCAL spirit still shines through with its mix of slightly macabre, tongue in cheek humour and imagery
Skate punk vibes, this album by The Offspring is full of energy and sounds fresh. This was before The Offspring became a parody of themselves
Pretty fly, for an Offspring album.
Loved The Offspring in my teen years, and although they might have lost of bit of the spark for me, this is still a really fun record. Favourite tracks: Nitro (Youth Energy), Bad Habit, Genocide, Come Out and Play, Self Esteem (used to be OBSESSED with this track), Smash.
i was a fan of all the hits going in and those are still the major standouts. pleasantly surprised at how guitar-driven and satisfyingly noisy this was. admittedly repetitive but fun. 3.5/5
I think if I hadn't known the three hits from back in the day, I'd have found this much less enjoyable. It's quite monotonous, and the vocals would be quite wearing if they didn't evoke those memories. Three stars for nostalgia value.
Standard Offspring stuff, nothing special.
The offspring wel geinige muziek, leuk album maar niet per se goed ofzo. Prima
6.8
My overall impression is that this album is "fine". I wasn't particularly blown away, but I didn't really hate it either. There were a few songs that I already was a little familiar with that I enjoyed hearing, but by the end of the album I was ready to move on. Probably didn't help that I've been on a more chill/mellow music streak and this is definitely more noisy and chaotic. The contrast might have been too much. Not a bad listen though.
The most notable songs were good. Otherwise kinda mid. Not really my style
Pretty good 90s beach alternative punk. The hits are excellent
Crazy taxi soundtrack.
un po' monotono
Ho l’impressione che dopo un po’ le canzoni si assomiglino.
3/4
songs kinda sound the same but i like the vibe
I don't listen to this style of music anymore, but for old times' sake I won't dock it for being whiny- 3/5
Enjoyed that more than I expected. Was a little young for it when it came out so never really listened to it at the time -- sound was more crisp and less muddled than I expected which I enjoyed.
Notable tracks: Self Esteem, Genocide, Something to Believe In, Come Out and Play, So Alone
7/10 Enjoyable Green Day-esque music
I’m honestly not sure what to make of it to be honest. As far as the production quality goes, it’s really great. It didn’t feel like it was unlistenable and the vocals sat in place perfectly with the instruments. Pretty good!
Loud but fun. The 90’s were a weird time in music, so many bands sounded exactly the same. Offspring was a standout in their genre but still kinda sucked.
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These guys have a lot of energy but not something I would listen to, after 3 songs it all sounds the same
Interesting with the Ska influences along with the rock & grunge. Fine album, but I just don't think it would be on my list.
Very of it’s time, and would have sat nicely on a party album alongside the usual Nirvana etc. but blimey, what an exhausting listen. It is good stuff, but I feel like I need stronger drugs to keep up. Must be getting old.
Well they’re great at what they do, it’s fun, it’s catchy, it’s got bags of energy. However, slow down occasionally lads! Tbh by the end I couldn’t wait for it to end. Only so much 100mph pop punk one can take in one album.
A fun album of pop-punk hard rap and rock that I enjoyed hearing but the lack of substance won't bring me back very often. 3 stars
This brought me back to wandering the halls of Northeastern Catholic Jr. High and remembering how everyone’s parents were up in arms about “Come Out and Play”.
Lotta riffs here. It's a little bit more punk than later Offspring I've heard. Two big singles in Come Out and Play and Self Esteem. Kinda one note otherwise but it doesn't overstay its welcome and I appreciate that.
It's aged surprisingly well. Guitars have this massive 90's sound that actually works well here instead of drowning everything (especially lack of imagination and musicianship) as is often the case elsewhere. This is not smart music by any stretch, but it is fun and full of energy. I never was a fun and still am not but I can recognize the appeal.
yeah Offspring - liked this record at the time but after listening to it again, it seems there are only a few good songs on it, one of which (Self Esteem) being a 1-1 copy of a Nirvana song. score in 1992: 4 stars in 2024: 3 stars (for nostalgic reasons)
Sort of repetitive, but some good sounds
#331. The Offspring is one of those bands I found it hard to get into with any seriousness. The singles are fine, but it's a bit much to want to listen to for a whole album's worth of time. Falls into the same category as Linkin Park and Rage Against the Machine and stuff like that, that I will never really have a desire to listen to, but I probably wouldn't put in the effort to change the station if it came on the radio. 3/5: fine
Classique
I'm kinda conflicted on this one, I enjoyed it and really loved the energy but I just don't see myself listening to it again. I think I enjoyed the nostalgia it gave me more than the actual music.
"Come Out And Play" was on constant rock radio rotation when my little brother and sister were 4 and 7 and at each others throats *alllll thhhe tiimmmeee* and all i picture is my mom singing this song driving down the highway with them fighting in the back seat. other than the singles, this felt very samey-samey and long. dude loves that narrow vocal range and makes the most of it, i guess. 3.5
This was interesting sounding. The Wikipedia page compared this album to Dookie, by Green Day, and I do not see the comparison at all LOL. They are very different sounds IMO. But this was enjoyable enough!
I really enjoy the hits on this album, but everything else just seems to blend together. It felt like I was listening to the same song over and over again.
pretty good listen, more ska than punk which makes it more fun
I liked it in 1994. Nice reminder.
Angry teenage me loved this album. Sorry to everyone else on the road when I was listening to this. It still holds up some for me, but probably not for everyone else.
this would get a 4 if it was less repetitive
cool punk
If I liked this kind of music, I'd rate it higher, just not my jam, but I can at least understand why some people would like to listen to this music. I just happen to be the person who does not want to listen to it more than once every few years.
Big hits but just okay. Shoutout Bad Religion.
solid album. im not a big fan of the offspring and to me they feel a bit overrated but i still have some albums to listen... but nice moments lyrics still! 3.5/5.0
Listening to this just reminds me of getting wasted playing Tony hawks pro skater for hours at a mates house. Doesn’t quite stand the test of time but there’s a few tracks that are still great.
It didn't cause me any pain to listen to this album, but I don't think that it was necessary.
A little noisier, shouter, and sweatier than I was in the mood for.
This album is far heavier than much of The Offspring's other music. Somewhere in between punk and pop-punk or pop-rock, it is a stando-ut in a genre dominated by songs that in general are much more pop than rock or punk.
An example of modern punk rock-pop, i like more than green days, more joy division bass line
Better than expected. Sounds like repetitive punk rock, but has something original about it. Saved 2 songs
Good listen.
Fun pop-punk. 'Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)' is a good one. 'Not the One' is fantastically, adolescently political. 'Smash' is terribly adolescently ironic. Good.
The great songs are like some of the very best in the skate punk genre, but near the back half the album really slumps, it’s sorta disappointing. If they cut the worst of the back half it could easily be an 8 or a 9 out of 10. Still, some fantastic and exciting stuff here, but the front half is doing most of the legwork
It's fine. Kinda repetitive. Wasn't my jam in 94, isn't now. I preferred Greenday.
If Shaggy was the lead singer of Green Day and the riffs were heavier as a consequence, it would be this album. It was a little repetitive, but I enjoyed a handful of tracks for their unique moments. I think their other work is a little better but I can understand the impact of this. You gotta keep em separated
Childhood favorite
This gets an extra star for the nostalgia.
This is an ok punk album. Plenty of hooks, some of which heavily focus on “woahs.” Some decent social commentary, but doesn’t take itself too seriously. Not bad but there’s much better out there.
This was kind of an anthem in my younger days, and it’s crazy that he’s a scientist.
'Smash' was one of the first CDs I ever owned as a kid. I used to listen to it constantly. To the point where, despite not having listened to it for nearly 30 years, I'm surprised by how well I remember it. This album triggers a flood of memories of being in my childhood bedroom and secretly lip syncing the profanity-filled 'Bad Habit' over and over again. It was so easy to feel like a rebel at that age. After a while I outgrew Offspring and had no interest in their later work and probably felt embarrassed that I ever liked them. To my surprise, 'Smash' is better than I remembered and I actually feel a little proud of myself for having this early exposure to punk. Granted, it's not amazing but in the context of what else I would have been exposed to on MTV and the radio at the time, I can see why I liked it. And it certainly left a mark by both resurrecting and popularizing punk (along with Green Day) in the early 90s. Knowing a lot more about music as an adult, I can see that it's pretty juvenile and pales before the great punk bands of the past. But it's still kind of fun, and a little shot of nostalgia definitely gives it an extra boost too.
I just don't like their songs
Not really my cup of tea, but it wasn’t terrible
It’s punk rock but it’s not totally terrible. A few bits annoyed me but there where a few bits I found interesting.
Typical Offspring...a bit fast and furious
I enjoy pop punk but Offspring would not be my choice of bands to represent the genre. They are okay, but give me Bad Religion or NOFX any day.
Not extremely captivating outside the main two songs. Not terrible either.
Not the best version of its genre but is fun
Fun pop punk to enjoy while traversing the Norwegian Fjords
I like the hits, not much else.
Pop punk is a very hard sell for me. Generally, I find it gets quickly stale from the same fast tempo, power chord only approach. This album is no exception. I listened to it twice, but really tuned out of it for the most part. Unlike many other albums, I found the second halfmore interesting to listen to, there's more dynamics and play between the instruments. There's nothing I really hate or dislike about this album, I just find it bland, and can only imagine coming back to it for the songs I knew I liked before I even listened to it today.
Legalzinho. Não achei o melhor do Offspring, mas legal.
I'm not totally sure why this album is on the list so I'm gonna buy the book and read up. I'd guess it's another turn in punk using poppy melodies but you got Dookie coming out the same year. Not a bad album though, it's very fine and the frontman does have a distinct style that's welcome.
bao!! amo offspring eu acho que foi melhor que o anterior
I'm white, I'm American, I dig it.
A great grunge album, I personally prefer Nirvana
I was 13 when this album came out and the singles off this album were huge. At the time, it seems like their image was hard-edged and angry but not as dark and sludgy as grunge. For a mild-mannered midwestern-American kid, mainstream bands like Weezer and R.E.M. were much more palatable. In retrospect, given the rise of pop-punk (which became so popular later on), this just sounds like relatively harmless west-coast punk rock. Kinda cute really.
De 90s waren wel echt het failliet der punkmuziek. Ongeïnspireerde, kinderachtige bagger. Dat gezegd hebbende, is dit denk ik wel het beste wat deze waardeloze scene te brengen heeft. Sterker nog, het was bij vlagen best vermakelijk. Deels is dat natuurlijk weer de gezonde dosis Tony Hawk vibes, die pas echt ingezet wordt bij 'Something to Believe In', wat een startschot is van een prima middenstuk van het album te midden van een cringy inleiding en een slaapverwekkend slot. De main singles 'Come Out and Play' en 'Self Esteem' zijn de hoogtepunten, en zijn meer nineties dan Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston, of de genocide in Rwanda. De eerste is de creatiefste song van het album met zijn Arabische surfgitaartje, en de tweede is gewoon heel slim gestolen van 'Smells Like Teen Spirit. 'It'll Be a Long Time' gaat ook nog wel aardig mee met het niveau van de het voorgaande koppel. Daarna is de koek wel op. Nouja, bijna dan, want 'Not the One' heeft nog wel een sterke bassline en hook. Die song doet toch nog wat van de nare nasmaak van een matig einde van het album weg spoelen. Al met al geen slechte plaat voor een muziekstijl waar ik een broertje dood aan heb. 7/10 Highlights: Come Out and Play Self Esteem Not the One
Never really got into the offspring as a teen, despite dabbling heavily in this genre. Oh I knew their most famous songs but hadn't listened to this album at all. It goes alright, definitely helped to usher in a new era of punk rock/nu-metal.
doesnt have da hui on it but pretty good nonetheless
Very cool. Inspired by Black Sabbath?
This definitely fits the 'has to have a pulse' criteria for albums I'll listen to. Can't say I'll immediately recognize it, but I won't turn it off if I hear it again.
Kende dit niet nog maar is blijkbaar heel erg bekend?? Vind alle nummers wel beetje hetzelfde klinken, en vind punk zelf snel schreeuwmuziek en dit is geen uitzondering
Not a huge fan of Offspring as their good stuff all sounds the same stuff and their bad stuff is just bad. But looking only in at this album and the time period it came out in, it's a good influential album.
I wasn’t as a big a fan of this as I thought I’d be. It was ok, they developed their sound over time.
Not bad honestly, somewhere in the space between punk and metal is how I would describe this one, there's at least one track I knew, "Self-Esteem," most likely from a Tony Hawk game or something. The energy on here is strong, and coming out of this with a few tracks saved is all I could really ask for. Not entirely my style, but it's pretty good. Favorite tracks: Self Esteem, Nitro, Genocide, Smash. Album art: Very cool image of a skeleton, surely passed through some kind of medical machine. I don't know what it is, not thermal imaging though. But it has a great effect, and it leads to some nice bold colors. Paired with the font, this is a really strong album cover. 3.5/5
I'm really mixed on this one. At times, it's really enjoyable but I also think he has a pretty bad voice and some of the lyrics are very middle school angst
I'll be happy to listen it. I'll let you know!
two albums in a row use the phrase "changing of the guard" the hidden guitar outro is cool. this is what plays in the head of a middle school boy while he eats mozzarella sticks
The Offspring were always just there, doing their thing, neither too offensive not too bland, just doing their thing. "Come Out And Play" and "Self-Esteem" still bang 30 years later. And I'm always interested in albums released around specific dates (see Jay-Z's Blueprint entry a few days ago), and this one came out the day they found Kurt Cobain's body, weirdly morbid...
Favourite track: Self Esteem is bloody brilliant
Although this album was a big success for the band, it sounds lacking. A mediocre vocal performance by the lead singer and instrumentals that are not creative. The band surfed the wave of grunge and punk and only took from the genre, not adding to it. Besides this the album is an alright listening experience. 3/5
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American bands just don't seem to get punk, but never mind. This is kind of pop/ skate punk I guess on some levels. It's punk as much as Avril Lavigne is punk anyway. There wasn't anything that stood out in particular, but it wasn't as annoying as Green Day, so I'm going to give it three stars. If anything, this sounded like Nirvana on a bad day, which isn't an awful thing in some ways I suppose.
Raw sound, lead singles great. Very Tony Hawk but not highly memorable. 7/10 overall
Pretty cool I was definitely hopping along I would give 3.5
This whole thing has made me realize that the pop punk sound, while i can appreciate it, is just not really for me. Maybe i would have loved this had i discovered it as an angsty 14 yo. As an angsty 23 yo tho i just wish for a more complex sound. Its not terrible though and some songs definitely hit.
Didn't hate this nearly as much as I thought. Actually sort of enjoyed it besides the fact it's probably 4 or 5 songs too long. Feels a bit weird to give this a 3, but that's where we are.
Some of the songs sound the same. But others are great hits, especially "Genocide". Dexter Holland singing sounds out of place and he's more suited for metal. The good outweighs the bad in this situation. "Smash" is a mixed album for me. 3 stars for this effort.
Overplayed, sure… still enjoyable and fun. Creative and catchy with a fair dose of reckless abandon.
6/10
This is an under appreciated album. It's a fun ride.
C+ Time To Relax 3 Nitro (Youth Energy) 3 Bad Habit 3 Gotta Get Away 3 Genocide 2 Something To Believe In 3 Come Out And Play 3 Self Esteem 4 It'll Be A Long Time 3 Killboy Powerhead 3 What Happened To You? 3 So Alone 3 Not The One 3 Smash 2 This wasn't half bad, man.
I kind of hate how much I like this. Not because it's bad but mostly because it's not doing anything completely new/exciting. It just is really catchy and probably hits my nostalgia for skateboard videogame soundtracks. It's not close to the greatest punk has to offer but it's worth a listen for some stand out singles (come out and play, self esteem, what happened to you?, nitro (youth energy) and Gotta get away as the stand out tracks to me)
This is one I had back in the 90s. It's not bad. Not really my thing. I liked the songs for the most part but what dropped another star for me was how most of the songs sound like they're clipping (maybe a victim of the loudness wars?). It sounds horrible.
3.25
Lots of high bpm tracks with rock/punk/ska influence, plus a very 90s intro/outro and not-quite bonus track that reminds you it’s an album. Very listen-able.
I came at this as someone who liked rock in the late 80s, and Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the early 90s; I also listened to and enjoyed the entire back catalogue of Green Day in the noughties, repeatedly, because my kids loved them. So I actually quite enjoyed some of this, even though I'm unsure if it really leaves much by way of its own legacy. It's very derivative of Nirvana. I probably wouldn't listen again; some tracks weren't very good, and it doesn't have the "remember when" of those other bands for me personally. I've realised that I've no desire to immerse myself in any 90s US grunge-punk that I didn't already know. 'S alright tho, and the drummer's great.
Reminds me of the 90s and held up better than expected.
Ef það er einhver hljómsveit sem er skemmtilegt í skömmtum þá er það Offspring. Mér finnst þetta reyndar þrælskemmtilegt ska-skotið pönk og mun alltaf hlusta á Offspring þegar ég heyri í þeim og jafnvel bara tralla með vinsælustu lögunum en ég mun örugglega aldrei setja þessa plötu á fóninn til að hlusta á í gegn.
Nostalgic, but don’t feel the need to listen.
I memories of The Offspring - mainly of my brothers listening to it before I could even talk and even back then I thought "this music is dumb". Because of this, I will always see their music as "music for boys" and I cannot override that thought no matter how hard I try. However, I can appreciate this album as providing something unique against the grungey landscape of 1994 US - I know they cite punk as their main influences, but I am getting a lot of old heavy metal in there too and I can DEFINITELY appreciate that. Standout track: - Genocide 4/5: as the guy said, "I ESPECIALLY enjoyed that one", gorgeous main riff *chefs kiss*
Not as good as Americana but still a really fun time
This was surprisingly good! I've never listened to much of the Offspring, just a few song here and there. I always took them as a bit of a joke or a novelty act, due to their "wackier" songs later in the 90s. But this was a lot of fun, and musically it hits hard! The lyrics are surprisingly insightful in places as well, especially on "Self Esteem" and "What Happened to You". It is obviously pretty immature and teenage in places too. Seems like the type of album a kid like Reese from Malcolm in the Middle would be obsessed with.
Dumb, pop-punk that's catchy and obnoxious in equal amounts. The singles largely hold up, the other songs hold their own.
I never took to this album like I should have. I want to say it's a bit too abrasive. And yet, it's somehow not really punk enough for my taste either. And even though it helped set the pace for all pop-punk and emo to follow, much of which I very much love, this just doesn't do it for me. The two hits are all-time songs. And they sound great. And they're funny and rocking and politically relevant all at once. I'd give this album a 4 for its influence but just a 3 for me and my opinion of it.
Not great, just decent 3stars
I used to love the Offspring. It is a bit surprising because punk is not at the top of my “love it” list. This is my college listening sweet-spot. Turns out, I still really dig a lot of the stuff; especially the radio play hits. Still, even the tunes that are straight “punk” come off fresher sounding to me than most stuff in the category. Not bad for a microbiologist.
I absolutely love two of these songs, many of them are fine, still not the best Offspring album. 3/5
A few good singles - but repetitive in the extreme.
cringe
Offspringil on muutama hyvä biisi mut ne ei oo täl levyllä :D Self esteem oli tunnistettava, kaikki muu kuulosti musta aika samalta pämpämpämrokilta.
Ihan ok, self esteem on hyvä biisi! Sellanen 3/5 mut emt millo kuuntelisin tätä uudestaa spontaanisti paitsi self esteemii.
OK. Never been a big punk fan and this loses a point for the whiny vocals
- i did enjoy the intro and outro messages