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The Offspring
- Ignition [Epitaph, 1992]
- Smash [Epitaph, 1994]
- Ixnay on the Hombre [Columbia, 1997]
- Americana [Columbia, 1998] A-
- Conspiracy of One [Columbia, 2000]
- Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace [Columbia, 2008]
Consumer Guide Reviews:
Ignition [Epitaph, 1992]
Smash [Epitaph, 1994]
Ixnay on the Hombre [Columbia, 1997]
Americana [Columbia, 1998]
Four or five years late, they make selling out seem both easy! (unlike the major-label labor Ixnay on the Hombre) and fun! (unlike the fluke smash Smash). A dozen or two bpm faster than when they caught Green Day's punk wave, they sound like a Bad Religion whose catchy drone is at long last unencumbered by any message deeper than "The truth about the world is that crime does pay"--which, to their credit, makes them indignant--or, more generally, that "The Kids Aren't Alright." This truth they explore as fully as--but, as is only fitting given their relatively privileged upbringing, less solemnly than--any gangsta. Only on the title track do they get grandiose. And while keeping it light keeps them on the right side of their frat-boy base, it also makes the fuckups they mock and mourn seem all the more hurtful. A-
Conspiracy of One [Columbia, 2000]
Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace [Columbia, 2008]
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