The Offspring

I rarely listen to the radio. It's ALWAYS CDs for me if given the choice. So my friend mentioned Offspring was coming out with a 'Greatest Hits' album soon, so I went and looked at their discography and couldn't believe it. I didn't even know they came out wiht a recent album, let alone greatest hits.

It's kind of depressing, really. I feel old. When one of my favorite bands that I've been listening to since I was 12 comes out with it's greatest hits.

Looking back now, I forgot how much I REALLY liked them.

-> Americana was the first CD I ever bought.

-> Gone Away is on my top five list of songs. (and if you knew how into music I am, you'd understand what an accomplishment that is)
When my girlfriend of X years passed away, this song really hit me.

-> I burned "Want you bad" 14 times on a CD for said above girlfriend for kicks because I said she was too good.

-> The Offspring are the only Band that I had every CD from. Conspiracy, Americana, Smash, Ignition, Ixnay, Self-Title... Most other artists I didn't even have ONE CD from. All of my stuff was burned.

I might check it out. they were pretyy cool back in 1998. It been a good while since then but Sorry about the story and I guess the older a band get, the less some companies promote. Maybe you had a hard life then and didn't realize it.........you do have a awful funny life....

lol my friends keel telling me I should write a book.

gonna see them at Warped tour this year, can't wait.

IMO, The Offspring haven't had a good cd since Smash.

i thought Americana and Conspiracy of One were both pretty good, those are the only 2 i have.

[music plays] ......pretty fly for a white guy.......[music still plays]

I liked Americana a lot. I liked a few choice songs from Conspiracy. Albumwise,.I agree. But they've got some GREAT scattered songs on later albums, like "The Kid's Aren't Alright".

Smash and everything before it was fantastic. Americana was okay. Everything after that crappy sold out pop :(

Ignition. No kidding.

Smash was the first ever album that changed my life.

Smash is the reason I started guitar.

I got Smash in laste 1997, I got Americana when it came out, and after that I aquired Ignition, and then Ixney.

I had conspiracy of one, didn't like it, and I hate splinter. I got their first album somewhere along the line.

When Americana came out, and Pretty fly was "the" song, I had taped it off the radio 20 times onto one tape (didn't have a burner) just so I didn't have to keep rewinding the song every time. I don't like the song no more, cause it's one of those "heard it a million times, literally" things.

But Offspring's "Smash" is to this day, one of my fav albums of all time.

I remember the day in 1994 when I bought Smash. Every time I hear any song from it, it just takes me back and I remember everything that was going on in my life at that time. It's a very moving record for me.

In my top five for sure.

I think i would actually listen to a Offspring Greatest Hits album. I'm not sure all their "hits" were chart toppers, but I'm sure all the songs on the disc will be good ones.

Americana was the first CD Iv'e ever bought, too, I heard the Offspring were coming out with an original CD, too...

Actually, I htink the "Greatest Hits" CD is original. Like Alien Ant Farm's "Anthology", released after they had only done one CD. Unless they have a song called "Cant Repeat" on another album. If anyone has heard this song yet, tell me what you think, becuase I think its pretty damned good. Hints of Ignition with a touch of Americana if you ask me....

Americana haha that was when I was in like 5th grade or so lol. Jesus that brings back memories...

Edit: crimsonkarter21 - love your sig :)

FUCK YES The Offspring rules, Smash is their greatest cd I think, but I have a lot of favorite songs off of Americana. After Pretty Fly they started gaining too much attention from little kiddies. I'm gonna buy their greatest hits cd when I get the chance, it's done in 5.1 Surround sound so that's pretty sweet.

Althought technically 'Can't Repeat' is a new song, it's essentially 'The Kids Aren't Alright' with a different intro and lyrics.