Track Listing

1. Disclaimer
2. Meaning of Life
3. Mota
4. Me & My Old Lady
5. Cool to Hate
6. Leave It Behind
7. Gone Away
8. I Choose
9. Intermission
10. All I Want
11. Way Down the Line
12. Don't Pick It Up
13. Amazed
14. Change the World

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13729 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 1997-02-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com essential recording
Every generation of high schoolers 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 neighbors. Cool. -- Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

Smash is the best? Get outta here....
So The Offspring, in 1997, tryed to improve on their 8 million-selling 1994 effort, Smash. People say Ixnay On The Hombre couldn't live up to Smash.

They were dead wrong. Ixnay On The Hombre is the best CD by The Offspring, and I think it's because there's more variety. Don't get me wrong, Smash is another great 5-star CD (And I don't give those easily) but Ixnay's better. You never hear the same thing.

Disclaimer: Guy whose voice sounds like it belongs in Monty Python explaining how offensive the record is. Funny too.

The Meaning of Life: Pure punk. The kind of stuff you find on their self-titled album.

Mota: The kind of spin-off punk that make The Offspring so damn good. Shows the life of the junkie.

Me & My Old Lady: Like "Pay The Man" in some respects, filled with the cynicism The Offspring is known for.

Cool To Hate: There are people like this out there, and Dexter Holland gives us a 100% accurate impression of what they're like. (I know, people. Believe me, I know)

Leave It Behind: Ugh. This song is like the blemish on the face of Heather Graham.

Gone Away: Offspring songs with pain cannot match any other. This is one of the best examples.

I Choose: I can't think of another Offspring song that makes you clap your hands. Imagine Blink 182 at a Moderato tempo and this is it. Not that bad, either.

Intermission: You have to wonder this person's doing at "Intermission." Taking a leak? Injecting? We'll never know.

All I Want: Short and sweet. Fast and raging, this song is over before you know it and gives you the feeling you get when you hear Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff."

Way Down The Line: The Offspring's 3rd best song. (I believe the other two are Smash and The Kids Aren't Alright) Will we end up like our parents? As much as we hate the thought, we probably will.....

Don't Pick It Up: Like "What Happened To You?" on Smash. Thinking of dabbling in a little ska, are we Dexter?

Amazed: The Offspring's best slow song. This one triggers really sad emotions that can only be matched by No Doubt's "Don't Speak."

Change The World: A great intro on this song. Ultra-Offspring cynicism on this one. (Wait for a hidden line at the end of the CD)

So, if you've listened to ANY type of punk at all and liked it, or if you've heard ANYTHING by The Offspring at all and liked it (Except "Why Don't You Get A Job?") buy this. If you like No Doubt, Korn, pre-14:59 Sugar Ray, or Smash Mouth's "Fush Yu Mang" you will LOVE this and you must buy it immeadiately.

I've only given 5-stars to two other albums, by the way. This one really earned it.

Am I in heaven?
When I'm listening to this perfect album I sure am. A while ago, I thought Smash was the best Offspring CD. Boy was I wrong! This album is a heck of alot better than Smash. It shows raw power and talent, meaningful lyrics in a world where good lyrics are hard to find, and the Offspring have a style all their own. Not too poppy as with, say Blink 182, or not too hardcore, for example Pennywise. This album contains may of their hits, such as "All I Want" and "Gone Away", both of which are AMAZING songs. But to tell you the truth, every song is good. The stand-outs on this album are "The Meaning Of Life", a raw, blazingly fast punk song, "Gone Away", one of the most powerful songs since Pearl Jam's "Black", "Way Down The Line", a great song that asks the question, will we end up like our parents?, and "Cool To Hate", a funny song about somebody who hates EVERYTHING from jocks to Doc Martens. The only sub-par cut on this record is "Don't Pick It Up", a ska-ish song minus the brass section. It just doesn't fit in with the whole feeling of the album. If you are a newer Offspring fan, and have picked up Conspiracy Of One, you will find that this album VERY closely resembles it. The only thing is, nothing matches this album. Perfection. Pure perfection. Do yourself a favor; grab a few dollars and go pick up this totally under-rated gem. Y ou will not be dissapointed

The best offspring album- by far!!!
1st of all, anyone who says this is a bad album, a disapointing album, that it could've been better or any other related nonsense can stick it up their arse. This is a masterpiece. I picked it up about 6 months ago (to be honest the reason was because I liked the cover). As soon as I got back to my Dad's house, I put the CD on and the 1st thing that came to my mind was "it's got some cool songs but it's not as good as smash"...how wrong I was. A few weeks later I decided to listen to it again, as if to give it a 2nd chance. I was blown away, I realized that this was a masterpiece, and the offspring's best album (smash now comes in at 2nd, conspiracy of 1 is 3rd, Americana is 4th, Ignition is only just beaten to 4th- coming in at 5th, and the debut comes in at 6th, sorry guys but the lyrics are pretty stupid, beheaded maked me laugh though).

Anyway, now onto the content:

1-disclaimer: A perfect introduction, which is hylarious upon 1st listen, and still make me chuckle. It's not a proper song but I'll give it 9/10

2-the meaning of life: great song to sing along to, and the lyrics are funny yet serious and meaningful all at once, the guitar riffs in this are pretty cool too. 9/10

3-mota: a song about drug abuse (not a good topic) but I can't deny that it's a good song. It opens up with a marching drum beat, and is then joined by guitars after the band proclaim "MOTA!" 8/10

4-me and my old lady: I'd have to say that this is probably my least favourite song, but that doesn't nessisarily mean it sucks, it's still a good song. It's rather experimental, and it's not something I'd expect to hear from the offspring. 8/10

5-cool to hate: my favourite song on the album, about hating everyone and everything (again, not a nice topic, but that song kicks arse). 10/10

6-leave it behind: about holding a grudge, really cool song, and I like the tempo transitions. 10/10

7-gone away: this is an amazing song, but it's also slightly depressing, you can really feel the pain when listening to this song. 10/10

8-I choose: This is the kinda song that you can listen to and just feel good, funny lyrics and cool guitars. 10/10

9-intermission: OK, I said me and my old lady was my least favourite song, but this is worse, it's kinda funny the 1st time, but it's really just filler. 5/10

10-All I want: another classic, fast paced and energetic, that's all I need to say. 10/10

11-way down the line: great song about growing up and become exact replicas of your parents. 10/10

12-don't pick it up: short, funny song about not taking chances with risky things. 9/10

13-amazed: I'm not really sure how to describe this song, but it's slightly slow, with a sad presence. 10/10

14-change the world: cool song that's bassically about selfish liars. 10/10

overall: 129/140

I'd recomend this to anyone who likes the offspring. And if you're going out to buy your 1st offspring album, this should be the one. I'd also recomend this to any punk fans, and anyone who likes fast paced music,as well as rock fans and even metal and alternative fans.

P.S: I am not a huge punk fan, but the offspring are one of the best punk bands, no, one of the best bands, out there.

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