Greatest Hits - Offspring (The)

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Punk Rock - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony Music/Arvato Services - Released: 04/07/2005 - 5099751874621 more

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... For those looking to listen to the music of The Offspring - this 'Greatest Hits' album is perhaps a good place to start. Featuring tracks from the albums 'Smash' through 'Splinter', the first two albums in The Offspring back catalogue are sadly ignored, however this is somewhat understandable ... Read review





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California's Original Pranksters
A review by RazzaLazza on Greatest Hits - Offspring (The)
January 2nd, 2008


Author's product rating:   

Originality Definitely a cut above the rest 
Lyrics Thought-provoking 
Quality and consistency of tracks Flawless 
How does it compare to the artist's other releases Good 
Value for Money Good 

Advantages: A great collection featuring many of the bands finest moments
Disadvantages: Some of the hits have been needlessly omitted

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

Forming in Garden Grove, California in 1984; The Offspring are perhaps one of the best known and most well received Pop Punk bands of our time. During the mid 90's, it was bands such as The Offspring, Green Day and Rancid who revived a popular interest in Punk music in the U.S. - an interest which can be seen to have sustained to some extent ever since. Whilst Green Day went on to bigger and better things, having sold over 60 million records worldwide over the course of seven studio albums; The Offspring have never enjoyed quite such an overwhelming commercial success (they've still sold over 32 million albums worldwide from the seven they have released however which isn't that bad really). The Offspring have always been a fantastic band, and having hated both Green Day's and Rancid's last albums, The Offspring remain the only band of the aforementioned three to have sustained my interest over the years.

For those looking to listen to the music of The Offspring - this 'Greatest Hits' album is perhaps a good place to start. Featuring tracks from the albums 'Smash' through 'Splinter', the first two albums in The Offspring back catalogue are sadly ignored, however this is somewhat understandable on a 'Greatest Hits' collection given that début album 'The Offspring' was only given a limited release, and second album 'Ignition' featured no physical single releases. As well as featuring tracks from five of the band's seven albums, also included here are two tracks which were previously unreleased; 'Can't Repeat', and a cover of The Police track 'Next To You'.

Kicking off with 'Can't Repeat', The Offspring have here chosen to showcase the unreleased first, and when I first heard the track I couldn't help but feel a strange sensation of deja vu - there's definitely a feeling that you've somewhere heard the track before when you listen to this one, and I'd perhaps put this down to The Offspring's uncanny ability to sound very much the same in the vast majority of their tracks. The good thing about this is that if you like one then you therefore like them all, the downside of course is that when listening to The Offspring for large periods of time the music can potentially become tiresome. I do not have this worry however as I love the music which the band produce and for me there is enough variety on display here in order to keep me entertained. After a fantastic anthem showcasing the unreleased and 'unknown', The Offspring then begin to progress through some of their better known tracks from throughout the years.

The album consists of the majority of the tracks you'd expect here, ranging from the hit singles of 'Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)', 'Why Don't You Get a Job?', and 'Original Prankster' right through to perhaps the lesser well known singles of The Offspring such as 'Self Esteem' from 'Smash', and 'Gone Away' from 'Ixnay on the Hombre'. One track which has notably not been included here however is 'Million Miles Away' from the 'Conspiracy of One' album. This was a strange one for me as it is my favourite track from the album, and although it was the third and final single to have been taken from the 'Conspiracy Of One' album and is therefore perhaps not perceived by the record label as the strongest from the album; I still feel it very much deserved a place in this collection.

Whilst some will knock single 'Why Don't You Get A Job' for being a made for radio track which breaks away from the bands conventional style of song which puts more emphasis on the Punk than the Pop; I feel that it is actually a really good track. I have always enjoyed this one, and although it may be a lot poppier than the vast majority of their material and perhaps only served to further their commercial appeal and success - 'Why Don't You Get A Job' is still an incredibly well written song which is exceptionally catchy and provides for an extremely enjoyable listening experience. 'Why Don't You Get A Job' was released off of the back of the number one success which is 'Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)', another track which is perhaps open to criticism from Offspring purists. Although not as much of a Pop track as second single 'Why Don't You Get A Job' from the 'Americana' album, 'Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)' can definitely still be seen to have a heavy emphasis on the Pop element of the music and is another carefully chosen yet exquisitely catchy gem of a track.

Perhaps my favourites of those chosen for inclusion on this album are those of 'Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)' and 'Self Esteem' from the 1994 album 'Smash', and '(Can't Get My) Head Around You' from their most recently released 2003 album 'Splinter'. Whilst the latter may not be the most obvious of choices, I just feel that this track captures The Offspring at their Punk Rock purest and therefore in my opinion at their best. Whilst I am not the biggest fan of the album's other single 'Hit That', I just feel that '(Can't Get My) Head Around You' is an incredibly well written and finely produced track from the band with a powerful guitar riff and killer chorus that has me singing along at my loudest with each and every listen. I have fond memories of 'Smash' and 'Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)', having from a young age listened to these two tracks belting at top volume from the bedroom of my brother. Although at the time a lot of the music which he played would irritate me greatly, even back in 1994 when music was not a massive passion of mine I had a great love and respect for the music of The Offspring. The tracks from 'Smash' are all amazing, and I feel that the fact 'Smash' still stands strong as the best selling independent-label album of all time having sold over 14 million copies worldwide speaks volumes.

Elsewhere in the album tracks such as 'Want You Bad' from the 'Conspiracy Of One' album, and 'All I Want' from the 'Ixnay on the Hombre' album should prove to be more than enough to keep you entertained and hold your attention throughout the duration of the album. Whilst 'Want You Bad' continues on the theme of the Pop riddled flavours of the 'Americana' album, 'All I Want' represents the raw Punk Rock sound which was the bands original recipe for success during their early years. 'All I Want' is a classic track from the band, and anyone out there who has not heard this fine single from the band should definitely do themselves a favour and make sure they listen to this one as soon as possible. Whilst the Pop sound of The Offspring which has been heavily present from the band during recent years is without doubt excellent, their earlier more Punk Rock heavy sound is definitely on a par with this if not better.

With an eighth studio album due for release in 2008, it would seem that The Offspring still stand strong as a band and show no signs of giving up their day job just yet. Whilst the 'Greatest Hits' album from the band contains a lot of their finest moments and is a good one to listen to, I am still rather annoyed that 'Million Miles Away' was not included and see no reason why it shouldn't have been. Although Green Day are a band I am not particularly fond of, when they came out with their 'International Superhits' collection in 2001 it featured 19 of their 'Greatest Hits' as well as two previously unreleased tracks. Clearly boasting of a larger number of tracks present, it would not have been much of a hardship on the behalf of the record label to have included 'Million Miles Away' and the other singles they chose to exclude from inclusion on this 'Greatest Hits' collection. Although more could have been included, don't let this fact put you off the purchasing of this album as it is still a great album from the band which represents excellent value for money. The Offspring have released a large number of fine singles in the past, and this 'Greatest Hits' collection provides strong evidence of this, a definite must have for anyone looking to get into the music of The Offspring, or for any fans of Pop Punk/Punk Rock in general in fact.


Label: Columbia Records
Release Date: 20th June 2005 

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Good but nothing truly new
Review of Greatest Hits - Offspring (The) by EHKodiak

Advantages: Contains their best tracks
Disadvantages: Nothing new really

...is only available on the Greatest Hits. The CD is a pretty groovy gift to buy for a teenage punk rocking kid, and if you haven't got any of the other albums and like the Offspring, you'll love this, as it contains only songs that were actually released as a single, so it'll be worth it to buy. However, if you've got Smash, Americana, Ixnay and Conspiracy, theres nothing really new here, and its definetly not worth the full price of £16.99. ... Read review

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Greatest hits?
Review of Greatest Hits - Offspring (The) by Kelp007

Advantages: Good overall album
Disadvantages: Nothing new

The Offspring's Greatest hits album is a compilation of all their released singles plus a new track - 'Can't repeat'. I would recommend this album if you are into The Offspring, of course. Also if youare looking for some easy listening music with rocky riffs and some amazing lyrics. Despite the choices made for the songs on the cd, I believe that there could have been a little more variety as most of the songs sound pretty much the same at times. ...
...opposed to their older, finer songs. Another thing which is slightly doisappointing is the overall look of their album case and inlay, compared to previous albums the overall look is rather dull in comparison. Overall I would recommend this Cd as it is value for money and a good listen. ... Read review

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Solid Album
Review of Greatest Hits - Offspring (The) by jameshoyle

Advantages: Solid album
Disadvantages: lyrics can be not so great in places

Sound: There are many styles of music in this record. The songs are the singles from pretty much all the albums, and their music has evolved over the years. There's also a new song called "Can't Repeat" and it's pretty good. To name a few other songs; Pretty Fly, Original Prankster, Come Out And Play, Why Don't You Get A Job, The Kids Aren't Alright and Want You Bad (these aren't all the songs, I'm just naming a few). In my opinion these songs are ...
...songs. There's also a bonus track, which is the WiseGuy's remix of The Kids Aren't Alright. I think its pretty crap because its like a dance version of it. Oh and mine (maybe not yours) had a hidden track, but I don't know this song. (Incase your CD does have it, its around 5:50 of Kids Aren't Alright WiseGuys Remix). // 10 Lyrics: The lyrics are awesome in most songs. My favorite lyrics are those to "Want You Bad." They're pretty hilarious. Most ... Read review

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Advantages: All of The Offspring's best tracks, plus and excellent bonus DVD
Disadvantages: None

...The Offspring are undoubtedly one of the best punk/rock bands that the world has ever known. Throughout the nineties and noughties, they have provided the world with outstanding singles and albums. So what better way to culminate their musical careers than by releasing a superb Greatest Hits album. This version of the album includes a bonus DVD full of exclusive content that you will not find anywhere else. Included on the DVD are the stories behind the songs as told by Dexter and Noodles, and an acoustic performance of Dirty Magic, as well as much much more. Even though it is a Greatest Hits album, there are a few orginal tracks. The first track on the album, Can't Repeat, is a completely original track written by Dexter Holland, There is also a remix of The Kids Aren't Alright performed by The Wiseguys, and a hidden track after... Read review

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Greatest Hits (Limited Edition/+DVD) - Offspring (The)

Product details

Title: Greatest Hits

Performer: Offspring (The)

Genre: Rock & Pop

Sub Genre: Punk Rock

Release Date: 04/07/2005

Recomended Retail Price: 16.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Columbia / Sony Music/Arvato Services

Engineer: Joe McGrath; Ken Paulakovich; Bryan

Producer: Jerry Finn; Thom Wilson; Dave Jerde

Pieces in Set: 1

Studio / Live: Studio

Stereo: Stereo

Format: Performer

EAN: 5099751874621

Catalogue Number: 5187462

Additional notes

Album Notes: This 'greatest hits' collection brings together some of the finest moments from original So-Cal punkers The Offspring. Featuring tracks from their seven studio albums including the smash hits singles 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy', 'Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated), and 'Self Esteem', the album tracks the bands rise from underground punk heroes to mainstream indie rock idols.

Titles on disc 1

1.: Can't Repeat

2.: Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated)

3.: Self Esteem

4.: Gotta Get Away

5.: All I Want

6.: Gone Away

7.: Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)

8.: Why Don't You Get A Job

9.: Kids Aren't Alright

10.: Original Prankster

11.: Want You Bad

12.: Defy You

13.: Hit That

14.: Can't Get My Head Around You

15.: Kids Aren't Alright (Wiseguys mix/bonus track)

16.: Next To You (hidden track)

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