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December 11th, 2003, 11:57 AM
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The Offspring - Splinter
Not sure how many will care, but here's my two cents on the newest Offspring offering.
The Offspring tends to be a love'em or hate'em kind of band. Their songs have always tended to be simple, nothing ground-breaking, a mix of pop blended with punk. However, I've always found them to be a fun band and have enjoyed all of their albums to date.
That said, Splinter is their weakest album to date IMO. The shift from punk to pop has continued even further (80's keyboards on "Hit That"...WTF?), and the attempts at more punk sounding songs are immature and lame. I've actually liked the simplicity in their older songs, but many of the songs on this album sound like they were written in 15 seconds.
The opening song on each album before now has always been a tune to kick your ass right from the start, but this time "Neocon" fails to do that...however, I could imagine it as a good way to pump up an audience if played just before the band hits the stage at a concert.
Musically, nothing stands out on this album in a positive way. Well, there is the funny closing track "When Your in Prison", sounding as if it were recorded in the 40's, scratchy record and all, until you listen to the lyrics...however, it's more of a novelty than anything that I would find myself listening to repeatedly.
I'm not much of a ska fan, so I wasn't crazy about "The Worst Hangover Ever"...however, the lyrics could have easily been my theme song throughout undergrad university.
Overall, this one is for hardcore Offspring fans only. Fans of the older stuff that may be hoping that they'll return to a more raw punk sound should continue to avoid them.
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December 17th, 2003, 10:35 PM
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Wow... I think they're like the shittiest, most annoying band ever created. No offence.
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December 23rd, 2003, 07:19 AM
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The first two albums are better than anything you see in the mainstream punkrawk 'scene' these days. I used to be a total fanboy back in the day, heh. Other than that, yeah, they're a pretty shitty band.
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December 23rd, 2003, 01:10 PM
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I like Offspring's older stuff..but their new stuff is alright too like "hit that" ..I like that song..but I haven't bought their new album
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December 25th, 2003, 04:36 PM
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Damn, I was hoping the new album would be a step forward...
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December 30th, 2003, 07:56 PM
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The only Offspring album I own is Ixnay, and it's the only one I'll ever want to listen to.
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January 1st, 2004, 04:07 PM
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Aw...you should get Smash.
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I see this big fuckin' thing lurched down on the side of the road... It's this big grey thing... it fuckin' clears the road in one fuckin' leap, 'ROOOOAHHR!' then into the woods.
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January 2nd, 2004, 04:50 AM
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Why should I get it if I don't like it?
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January 2nd, 2004, 08:07 AM
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The self-titled was the most metul.  |
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January 2nd, 2004, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SculptedCold
Why should I get it if I don't like it?
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You don't like it?
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I see this big fuckin' thing lurched down on the side of the road... It's this big grey thing... it fuckin' clears the road in one fuckin' leap, 'ROOOOAHHR!' then into the woods.
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January 2nd, 2004, 12:04 PM
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Nobody can argue with the brilliance of Out On Patrol or Demons or Beheaded!!!!!!!
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