Americana - Offspring Reviews

"Americana" came in 1998 as the fifth album from the Punk Rock band The Offspring (whose debut had come nine years earlier). As the one which would succeed it ("Conspiracy Of One") and their third ("Smash") it stood as one of the Dexter Holland-led band's most popular records, and was the Pop breakthrough for the act ...  Read the complete review

Americana is quite arguably the best album that The Offspring have made - it's not as alienating as, say, Conspiracy of One, which really tried some different things, and is a lot more in tune with the classical notions of the band, where they're just a bunch of young(ish) guys singing about love and having fun. Sadly, this album has ...  Read the complete review

"Theres more to living than just surviving" See? Offspring are quite philosophical for a punk band aren't they? That was a lyric from "Staring at the Sun" which is on the Americana album released way back in 1998 (God was that 5 years ago?). This has to be my favourite Offspring album so I thought I would ...  Read the complete review

The Offspring. Two words that are sprawled over millions of hoodies and t-shirts all over the USA and the UK. Offspring are one of the most successful punk-rock bands around the world, and this album certainly shows it. Back when it seemed like the short-lived spark of punk had been snuffed, Dexter Holland and his school janitor buddy Kevin ...  Read the complete review

[:Intro:] Have you ever wondered what it kind of criteria, a band have to meet, when making an album [ie. The quality of their musicianship], to get a deal with a major, and some major play for their newest single. And have you ever wondered what kind of music you need to make to get thus far in the first place? Well, if you have [and I know ...  Read the complete review

The Offspring really hit the big time in the UK with this album ‘Americana’. Certainly I had not heard of them till then, and the single ‘Pretty Fly’ was the first I ever heard of the America punk rockers. This album was released a few years back by the foursome, and really set them up as one of the CD I could not stop ...  Read the complete review

Ok.. so Americana wasn't as successful as Smash, but it's still a great album in it's own right! It was released on November 17th 1998 by Columbia records and became The Offspring's 5th album. So, firstly, introducing the band, we have: - Dexter Holland - Vocals, guitar Noodles - Guitar, vocals Greg K - ...  Read the complete review

If you like the Offspring, but aren't that keen on hardcore punk, and want something SLIGHTLY mellower, then this is THE perfect album. unlike 'Ixnay.....' and 'The Offspring', this isn't a hardcore album. it has that feeling which can only be described as 'pop punk'. it isn't anywhere near as good as the ...  Read the complete review

The Offspring have always been my favourite band, and I love all their albums. however, I believe they have passed their peak, and with this album their style became more geared towards pop-punk. Don't get me wrong; I love this album. It's just that compared to the band's other albums ("Smash" and "Ixnay on the ...  Read the complete review

This was my first O.Spring album, and I bought it after only hearing the ultimate pop rock song Pretty Fly...and The Kids Aren't Alright a few times (including a version by some year 9 boys at my school) I do like this record, and was probably pulled in by it's poppy appeal, but I did later decide that the offspring's older ...  Read the complete review

There is something in americana for everyone. There is mix of different songs, but even though you have only listenend to the album once, you will be singing them for ages after. The tunes are so catchy and clever, and in my Opinion, Americana is the best out of all the Offspring Albums, and thats something, 'cos the Offspring Have been around ...  Read the complete review

I've never been a fan of Offspring from day one. Starting with "Keep 'em Separated", it is hard for me to tell one song from another and the lead singer has no talent at all. At least previously I could give them credit for being a pretty hard rocking band, despite my dislike for their sound. This most recent album, ...  Read the complete review

This is The Offspring's fifth release, and the second on a major label. Perhaps contrary to what one would suspect, the music on the album is fairly consistent with The Offspring's past efforts (in other words, they're no one-hit wonders). Though the album isn't as good as their 1994 breakthrough Smash (which, released on Epitaph, ...  Read the complete review

'Have you ever been at some place recognising every bodies face?' Well maybe you haven't but Dexter Holland certainly has. The above lyric is from the album Americana from The Offspring that was released on November 19th 1998. It was released by Sony in Columbia and produced by Dave Jerden. Lots of my friends had bought ...  Read the complete review

This new amazing album The Offspring Conspiracy of One has been described as rubbish, but I will change this opinion for my names not SPIDERBOY. Some of the songs have already been released as singles like the one heck of a song Original Prankster. I suppose people don’t like this album because it has a new sound to it, and is more ...  Read the complete review

Offsprings earlier albums were raw,aggressive, rough albums. "Smash" and "Ixnay on the hombre" among others are the trademark of early bands first attempts of albums filling their music with aggression and power and little quality. "Americana" the Offsprings fifth album is a step into the mainstream area of music for ...  Read the complete review

Americana showed the Offspring changing up their sound slightly on a lot of the tracks and the results met with mixed reactions. Older fans tended to dislike the new musical direction of the band and began cries of sell out, while casual listeners for the most part embraced it and made this a hugely popular album. Pretty fly for a white guy was ...  Read the complete review

Americana by The Offspring is there most commercial release to date and with the success of ‘Pretty fly…’ they may have been seen as selling out. Not in my opinion I think this album does what it’s supposed to do it gives you dumb punk songs with fast and loud guitars and screaming vocals. My favourite tracks are easily ...  Read the complete review

I have to disagree with the other opinions about this album. I've liked Offspring for a few years and have enjoyed their previous stuff. While this album is very obviously what some people would call a sell out (like the last album from the Manics), it's still Offspring at their roots - just made more for the charts than earlier ...  Read the complete review

Over the past few years we have seen bands go down the path of pop culture. Just look at Nirvana and Teen Spirit, once that hit the charts, all you could see people walking around saying that they LOVE Nirvana and how they think that they are an amazing band, but if you would go up to them and say what is your fav. song they all would say Smells ...  Read the complete review