╒════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ │ Team Balls Out » Music since 1998 │ ░░░░░ ░░▒▒▒░░ ╘══════════════════════════════════╕ │ ░░▒▒▒▒▒▒░ ░▒▓▓▓▓▓▒░ │ │ ░▒▒▓▓▓██▓▓▒▒░░░▒▓█████▓▒▒░░ ░░░░░░░░ │ │ ░░▒▓▓▓███████▓▒▒▒▓█ ██▓▒▒▒▒░░ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░ │ │ ░░▒▓▓███░ ██▓▓▓██ ░████▓▓▓▓▒▒░░▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓███▓▓▓▒▒░░░ │ │ ░▒▓▓████ ██▓▓███ ░█████████▓▓▓▓██████████████▓▓▓▒▒░░ │ │ ░░▒▓▓██ ░░ ▓███ ░▀ ▀██████▀ ▀████▓▓▓▒░░ │ │ ░▒▓▓█████ ▒███████ ▒▒██ █████░ ▒███ ████▓▓▓▒░░ │ │ ░▒▓▓█████ ▒███████ ▒████ ░███ ▒█████ ░█████▓▓▒░ │ │ ░▒▓▓█████ ▒███████ ▒████ ░▒███ ▒█████ ░▒█████▓▓▒░ │ │ ░░▒▓█████ ░███████ ░████ ░▒▒███ ░ ░█████ ░▒▒█████▓▓▒░ │ │ ░▒▓▓████ ░░░░██▓▓███ ░░░███▀ ▒▒▒█████▒▒░░▀███▀ ▒▒▒█████▓▓▒░░ │ │ ░░▒▓▓▓██▄▒▒▒▒▒ ▓▓██░▒▒▒▒▒ ░▒▒█████████▒▒▒░ ░▒▒█████▓▓▓▒▒░ │ │ ░░▒▒▓▓███████▓▓▒▓▓▓█████████████▓▓▓▓▓██████████████▓▓▓▒▒░░ │ │ ░░▒▒▓▓▓████▓▓▒▒▒▒▓▓▓██▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒░░▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓▒▒░░░ │ │ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░ ░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░ │ │ ░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░ │ │ │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Artist: The Offspring Album: Americana Label: Columbia Records Genre: Punk Rock Released: 11.10.1998 Ripper: hansoman Ripped: 07.28.2002 Bitrate: 320kbps ╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ The Offspring - Americana │ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ 01 Welcome 0:09 388830 02 Have You Ever 3:56 9471083 03 Staring At The Sun 2:13 5344781 04 Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 3:08 7548470 05 The Kids Aren't Alright 3:00 7207834 06 Feelings 2:52 6881826 07 She's Got Issues 3:48 9149254 08 Walla Walla 2:57 7081401 09 The End Of The Line 3:02 7298740 10 No Brakes 2:04 4963393 11 Why Don't You Get A Job? 2:52 6899589 12 Americana 3:15 7807605 13 Pay The Man 10:21 24853026 ╒══════════════╤═══════════════════╤═══════════════════╤════════════════════╕ │ Comments │ 13 track(s) │ 00h 43m 37s │ 104895832bytes │ │ ╘═══════════════════╧═══════════════════╧════════════════════╡ │ │ │ With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk │ │ and with throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous │ │ ride through America as seen through the eyes of a weary, │ │ but still optimistic, young kid. Riffs on political │ │ correctness, '70s radio fodder, and suburban disquiet are │ │ spread thick on Americana. If the band's targets seem a bit │ │ simple and predictable, its music rarely is. The SoCal roots │ │ aren't played to a fault, the blend of salsa and │ │ alterna-rock sounds natural, and the Offspring pretty much │ │ laugh at their culture, as well as themselves, the entire │ │ time. Best track is "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)," which │ │ manages to bridge Def Leppard and Latin hip-hop (and the │ │ musical timeline they represent) and, in the process, │ │ disrobes Middle America's average white teen's quick │ │ fascination with and instant disposability of a │ │ once-regional heritage. With Americana, the Offspring are │ │ merely contributing their part. -- Michael Gallucci │ │ │ │ The OffspringÆs saving grace is that its music (at least in │ │ the studio) is varied and colorful enough to counterbalance │ │ the one-note sneer that dominates its worldview. Over the │ │ past 10 years or so the Orange County outfit has perfected │ │ its blend of quirky pop, gnarly punk, and unabashed │ │ metalismo, providing a welcome break from the aerobic │ │ monotony of the contemporary hardcore set. With its fifth │ │ album, the Offspring incorporates a rock and roll history │ │ lesson of sorts into the usual malcontent mixture via some │ │ choice stylistic references. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) │ │ opens with the mock Teutonic intro from Def LeppardÆs "Rock │ │ of Ages," then flares into a raucous affair that somehow │ │ cheers and jeers the Beastie Boys in one fell swoop. │ │ Likewise, the Middle Eastern flourishes and epic sprawl of │ │ "Pay the Man" are as much a smart-ass exaggeration as a │ │ celebration of the Doors. The albumÆs standout track is an │ │ acerbic resurrection of the oft-parodied Morris Albert │ │ schmaltzfest, "Feelings." With a little lyrical renovation │ │ and massive doses of rawk, itÆs almost as riotous as Sid │ │ ViciousÆ unforgettable rendering of "My Way." On last yearÆs │ │ Ixnay on the Hombre, the Offspring seemed to be slumming -- │ │ or at least slumming more flagrantly than usual -- in │ │ snot-nosed sarcasm. This time out the quartet has sharpened │ │ its sardonic edge, yet it still canÆt quite bridge the gap │ │ from heavy sarcasm to serious satire. For all the heartfelt │ │ venom it spews, these sentiments donÆt betray a shred of │ │ real insight, even when the group skewers the things that │ │ probably hit closest to home (relationships, "The American │ │ Dream," voice mail). Sure they mean it, maaaaan, but what │ │ they mean (outside of the usual suburban ennui) remains a │ │ mystery. -- Sandy Masuo │ │ │ │ ENJOY !!! │ │ │ │ ╒════════════════════╛ ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Visit #TBO on EFNet