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It arguably isn’t The Offspring’s best album, but it has the most memorable singles, and it’s the one I return to when thinking about the landscape of my youth. For better and for worse The Offspring stands like a holy temple, longboards strewn about the steps and fountains gushing with Mountain Dew, in the acne-riddled history of my adolescence.Īnd at the center of this legacy sits Americana. “Why Don’t You Get a Job” was the first song I ever heard use the word “bitch.” And at the risk of sounding overwrought, listening to them was my first messy step towards cultivating a taste in music beyond what my parents played in the car. Conspiracy of One was the first CD I ever bought. They were the first band I listened to that my dad hated. Includes CD, Jewel case, and inserts.The Offspring covered a lot of firsts. They prove they're still pretty fly for old guys. And there are a couple of diversions from the norm-Ronnie King's wah-wah synth lightening things up on "Hit That," the acoustic guitar textures of "Spare Me the Details"-but the tried-and-true smart-aleck lyrics and pounding punk cadences that ensnared Offspring fans from the get-go are still very much in evidence.Ĥ stars out of 5 - his is still a varied and extremely capable band, with SPLINTER displaying all the subtle, sometimes subversive humour and understated scope.ģ stars out of 5 - SPLINTER sounds like a band who know exactly what they're doing.There are some cracking punk rock tunes here. Even though they achieved fame at the tail end of the grunge era, their '80s beginnings make them the grand old men of third-wave punk, and SPLINTER consequently bears a lot more gravitas than the efforts of younger pop-punks.Īs usual, the band throws in a touch of ska-punk, this time with cautionary drinking tale "The Worst Hangover Ever," complete with horn section.
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There's no discernible let-up in momentum Dexter and company are essentially pursuing the same stylistic path they've been on from the beginning. Since the last release, the band has lost longtime drummer Ron Welty, who's replaced here by A Perfect Circle skins-pounder Josh Freese. Ten years after their breakthrough hit, "Keep 'Em Separated," and 14 years after their debut, the Offspring maintains pace with SPLINTER. Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA King Neptune's, Sunset Beach, CA SOuthern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, GA. (vocals) Gayle Levant (harp) Matt Funes, Eve Butler, Natalie Leggett, Mario Diaz de Leon, Denyse Buffum (violin) Larry Corbett (cello) Jason Powell (saxophone) Phil Jordan (trumpet) Erich Marbach (trombone) Brendan O'Brien (piano) Ronnie King (keyboards) Josh Freese (drums) Chris Higgins (sound effects, background vocals) Lauren Kinkade, Jack Grisham, Jim Lindberg (background vocals). Personnel: Dexter Holland, Noodles (vocals, guitar, background vocals) 2002 Reading Festival Crowd, Greg K. Recorded at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California and Southern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, Georgia. The Offspring: Dexter Holland, Noodles (vocals, guitar) Greg K (vocals, bass).Īdditional personnel includes: Suzie Katayama (strings) Jason Powell (saxophone) Phil Jordan (trumpet) Erich Marbach (trombone) Brendan O'Brien (piano) Ronnie King (keyboards) Josh Freese (drums) Juan Alvarez (bells) Mark Moreno (scratches) Jim Lindenberg, Jack Grisham, Lauren Kinkade (background vocals). This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.