the Offspring - New Album Options

[World Dreamer]

Always been one of my favorite bands. New album dropped recently. Check it out.

Here is the single.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Zy2GkWVFs

[themaestro]

Always been one of my favorite bands. New album dropped recently. Check it out.

Here is the single.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Zy2GkWVFs

I don't mind the single. It's funny, this song has been accused as being derivative of Foo Fighters- Times Like These which was accused as being derivative of The Cult which I recently posted about. I do hear the similarities. Still not a bad tune. However, this new Offspring song might be the worst song they've ever done:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2G6ql9zBv0

[World Dreamer]

I don't mind the single. It's funny, this song has been accused as being derivative of Foo Fighters- Times Like These which was accused as being derivative of The Cult which I recently posted about. I do hear the similarities. Still not a bad tune. However, this new Offspring song might be the worst song they've ever done:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2G6ql9zBv0

Not going to argue. Their albums slowly went from "All great songs" to "mostly great songs" to "a few great songs" to "one great song" in the progression of their albums.

Still, their early albums were spun many many times. I feel like they get overlooked sometimes.

[jayda]

LOVE Offspring One of the acest bands ever!

That Cruising California is so not them Almost feel like they are doing an Ed and trying to stay popular.

I hate watching their vid clips now coz they look like old guys!!!!

[+Ed+]

The new album is very good, much better than their previous effort. Been listening to them for 5 years more than Live, since 1994, Smash, following them eversince.

The last two songs on this very album are SO old-school it's not even funny and they fucking rock SO hard.

The re-done Dirty Magic is also great.

[live2cd]

^^^

I agree.

tracks 1-5 is very good, as is track 9... & and it picks up the rock w/ the last 2 tracks. Worth checking out, IMO.

This post has been edited by live2cd: Jul 27 2012, 11:23 am

[Aitkens]

What the hell is that Cruising California bullshit. A far cry from Bad Habit.

[jayda]

What the hell is that Cruising California bullshit. A far cry from Bad Habit.

Seems like Matchbox 20 has jumped on the band wagon of trying this kind of shit out as well with their newest one....sounds like a 14 yo wrote it.

I kn-kn-know a girl, she gets what she wants
All the time, 'cause she's fine
But for an angel, she's a hot, hot mess
Make you so blind, but you don't mind

'Cause she's an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
She's a hardcore, candy store, give-me-some-more girl, girl

She'll make you take her to the club
But then she leaves with her friends
She likes to stay late at the party
'Cause the fun never ends
And all her clothes are on the floor
And all your records are scratched
She's like a one-way ticket
'Cause you can't come back

Sayin' yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)
Yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)

You kn-kn-know that if you don't shut your mouth
She'll freak out
You better get your shit together, 'cause she's brining you down, now
Hey, boy, you better, you better

'Cause she's an uptown, get-around, anything-goes girl, girl
She's a hardcore, candy store, give-me-some-more girl, girl
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/matchbox-20-shes-so-mean-lyrics.html ]
She's got a wicked sense of humour
Can't believe what she says
She drinks Bacardi in the morning
'Til it goes to her head
And all you want is just to hold her
But she don't go for that
She has a hard time coming
When she can't hit back

Sayin' yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)
Yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)

Every now and then she makes you just a little bit crazy
She turn the knife into your back and then she's calling you, "Baby"
Crazy

(She'll make you take her to the club
But then she leaves with her friends
She likes to stay late at the party
'Cause the fun never ends
And all her clothes are on the floor
And all your records are scratched
She's like a one-way ticket
'Cause you can't come back)

Sayin' yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)
Yeah, and you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)
(Yeah, and you want her) Yeah, man, I know how you want her (You want her)
(Yeah, and you want her) Yeah, man, I know how you want her (You want her)
Yeah, man, I know how you want her
But she's so mean
(You'll never let her go, why don't you let her go?)

[Opinechik]

Seems like Matchbox 20 has jumped on the band wagon of trying this kind of shit out as well with their newest one....sounds like a 14 yo wrote it.

But Jayda, do the words matter when it's RT who's singing them... Rob could sing baby talk and I'd listen to it. hubba hubba...well when he has hair that is, hate the shaved look on him.

:kidding, the lyrics are lame

This post has been edited by Opinechik: Jul 28 2012, 5:34 am

[jayda]

But Jayda, do the words matter when it's RT who's singing them... Rob could sing baby talk and I'd listen to it. hubba hubba...well when he has hair that is, hate the shaved look on him.

:kidding, the lyrics are lame

he had such nice hair! maybe he's thinning on top

[Sonic Tonic]

Started off promising then went into stale boring verses and choruses.
Forgettable song.

This post has been edited by Sonic Tonic: Jul 28 2012, 7:37 am

[Opinechik]

he had such nice hair! maybe he's thinning on top

Yeah maybe, but he still had the luscious locks when he shaved it so if that's his reason why, he jumped the gun.

[alexou]

agree with sonic on this one...good intro, but it gets a bit generic after..In a 4 minutes + something, I would have put a little something more like a solo. I'll always give a chance to that band because of their past.

[OutToDry]

offspring gets heavy rotation on XM/Sirius. All the old shit is still marvelous