As much as I loved it as a kid (and still do under certain aspects) I see this album as the beginning of the Offspring’s decline: they were looking for a new sound and stumbled upon commercial success with Pretty Fly and Why Don’t You Get A Job and tried to go in that direction. The following albums were attempts, some more successful than others, to get that MTV airing time again, which made them lose their original hardcore punk fanbase and left them with no clear direction.
Good album. The first 3 songs take me way back on a trip down nostalgia lane.
I liked it then, still do.
i played this album before every football practice. love this record. also shocked a guy when he asked me what my favorite offspring song was and i said pay the man
Pay The Man is one of their best
definitely, the dude just never heard anyone say that as their favorite
I’ll just leave this here.
Man I hate you, didn’t need this rabbit hole the first day of the frickin year.
Pretty fly for a white guy is so goofy but so am I so I can’t not love it
Plus if it wasn’t for this song we wouldn’t have gotten this one
I love Weird Al and I didn’t know this song existed.
It’s their best album and I usually skip Pretty Fly
My man today is your lucky day since you get to listen to Smash for the first time.
I think that Ixnay was their last “Raw” album, Americana was great but it was their first mainsteam album. They are both 10/10 but for different reasons.
Sounds exactly like every other generic southern California pop punk band.
I had Ignition and Smash but for some reason stopped listening to them, so I’ve never heard this (or Ixnay which people seem to also like). Thanks for reminding me about Offspring, will give it a listen soon!
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First CD I’ve ever bought. Holds a very special place.
First album I bought; it was a cassette. Still a banger of an album.
Likewise. I was so pumped to see there was no parental advisory but still nervous checking out.
Pay the Man is one of their best songs. Solid album; probably rank it as third favorite behind smash & ixnay
It’s not as good as Ixnay or Smash, but it’s a solid album
My thoughts exactly. Not Offspring’s best, but still pretty good.
This was my gateway to punk rock back in the day and still holds a special place in my heart. Love the album from start to finish.
I can still hear the “Welcome… to… Ameri… Cana…”
Kids aren’t alright still hits hard, Pay the Man is also on my regular playlist.
… please … make your selection followed by the … pound sign… now:
DUN dundundundundun …
Yeah - etched into my memory for all time.
Good album, maybe even the first I ever bought for myself. The Kid’s Aren’t Alright is dark.
