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Every generation of teenagers needs a band to express the angst and agony specific to 14-to-18-year-olds. At present, that band is the Offspring. Their songs are aimed squarely at a younger crowd, from "The Meaning of Life" to "Leave It Behind" to "I Choose", and especially "All I Want" and "Change the World". Their occasionally insightful lyrics are anything but obscure, which is actually refreshing; there's real pain behind "Gone Away," and "Way Down the Line" taps into the common fear among the younger crowd of turning out just like our parents. Musically, the Offspring are hardly complex, but then complexity isn't a requirement. This is music to play at full volume, bang your head to, and annoy your neighbours. Cool. -- Genevieve Williams
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than other reviewers would have you believe...,
This review is from: Ixnay On The Hombre (Audio CD)
This album is AMAZING. If you're a fan of The Offspring in anyway at all, then this should appeal to you. It's slightly 'poppy' but without going over the top and it's slightly 'punk' but doesn't go too heavy and does the hard task of appealling to fans of earlier punk albums like Ignition while appealling to fans of their pop side like Americana at the same time. This means that with Ixnay On The Hombre, you get a sound that is energetic and catchy throughout, yet is varied with fast and slow ska, rock and punk with no two songs sounding the same.Why other reviewers have dissed Ixnay I don't know. Ok, 'Don't Pick It Up' isn't that funny but its incredibly catchy and is funnier than the annoying 'Disclaimer' which just wastes time and space. Yes, 'Me And My Old Lady' is pretty boring but so is 'Intermission' which is another track designed to fill up space. I haven't heard Smash (yet) so I can't compare but if Smash is better, then it must be the best album the world has ever known because Ixnay is one hell of an album to beat for any band. Overall, I love this album. All the tracks with actual Offspring music are amazingly catchy in their own way and I can listen to this album all the way through, but songs that I especially wait for and can't get out of my head all day are: "Cool To Hate" "Gone Away" "I Choose" "Way Down The Line" "Don't Pick It Up" "Amazed" The only bad things about this album are the Disclaimer and Intermission which are very annoying but luckily they are fairly short. Apart from that, Ixnay On The Hombre is a near perfect album.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brillience on a stick,
This review is from: Ixnay On The Hombre (Audio CD)
Following up the success of Smash is a tough feat. and yes this album did not sell as much as Smash so perhaps it failed. However that is not the case. Ixnay is a masterclass in how to make an excellent album.
From start to finish you get a feeling that alot of thought has been put into this album. From the proper opening track Meaning of Life to the very end of Change the world, The Offspring take you for an amazing ride of pure listening bliss. The album has so many memorable tracks that basically you will be singing atleast one of them once during the day. The melodies and rythem truely make this an amazing album that is well worth every penny
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
best ever offspring album ever,
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This review is from: Ixnay On The Hombre (Audio CD)
i love this album i can't get enugh of it. it's ten times better than conspiracy of one and americana. i have been a fan since the begining and i have all there albums, this is just amazing and is the true offspring compared to the new popier style they adopt nowadays. this is a classic album with songs like i chose, all i want, cool to hate and last but not least gone away. i would recommend that every offspring fan have this album.
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