Smart, middle-class Orange County white boys give their all and make a great record. It's really about more than punk--"Self-Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away" are nearly...
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The group's second LP, first for Epitaph, displays patent punkish aggression, but not much else. While good for what it is, it gives little hint of the kind of hooks and...
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While a good record, this doesn't improve on the formula established by Smash. Songs like "Gone Away" and "The Meaning Of Life" are, again, really more rock than punk. But...
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It would be awfully satisfyin' to the snickering cynic segment of the market if Orange County phenoms the
Offspring had followed up their smash breakthrough
Smash with...
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The Offspring receive far less acclaim than they deserve. Although the Orange County band singlehandedly (or song-edly) built a flavor-of-the-month empire out of indie label...
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Contrary to the popular belief of music critics, listeners and artists alike, a band that doesn't deviate from its genre on its albums isn't musically limited. There are...
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The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous,...
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With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk and wit throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a...
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Who could have guessed prior to the success of 1994's "Come Out And Play," that the Offspring would become a virtual hit-making machine? Before that breakthrough hit, the...
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It's more mixing of stylized punk revival and hybridism with left-field musical experimentation and in-the-now pop culture lyrical references on Splinter, the Offspring's...
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With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk and wit throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a...
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