Something From Nothing (Ignition - Offspring)

Member Name: jarvis_0

Product:	Ignition - Offspring
Date:	25/11/02 (299 review reads)
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INTRO:
after releasing the partly successful Self Titled album in 1989 on Nemesis Records, the Offspring toured for almost 3 years straight. then in 1992, the band recorded their follow up, 'Ignition'. This album, was more of a straight up Nihlistic punk album then their self titled. The songs seemed more energetic then the bands previous effort, and even today, you can see that it stands up well against all of their albums. The break-neck speed of each track, shows what the band were all about "back in the day".

BAND:
Noodles - Guitar
Greg K - Bass
Ron Welty - Drums
Dexter Holland - Vocals

ALBUM:
1 - Session
2 - We Are One
3 - Kick Him When He's Down
4 - Take It Like A Man
5 - Get It Right
6 - Dirty Magic
7 - Hypodermic
8 - Burn It Up
9 - Ho Hero
10 - L.A.P.D
11 - Nothing From Something
12 - Forever And A Day

STANDOUT TRACKS:
Session - The proverbial whore house, put into music. a song about getting sex......no strings attatched. A sad existence, made up by a weekly session with a complete stranger. relatively fast, moves along pretty solidly, not much to the riff though!!

Dirty Magic - A love song? i can't really argue with the music on this one, because it really drive me. fast, hard, nothing better.

Hypodermic - "can't you see like you saw anymore? can't you feel like you felt before? can't you face anything anymore? when life's a waste - run away. your lifes a waste - run away". i guess that pretty much sums it up. another fast track, driving riffs, block-heavy drum beats. perfect song.

No Hero - I guess the title pretty much sums this one up. A sad sort of song. sounds like the sort of song a man on the edge would sing. Amazingly simple, yet beautiful riffs. my favourite on the album. if you want to hear an example of how good the album is, bt don't want to run the risk of buying i
t and hating it, download this song.

L.A.P.D - A song about how messed up the LAPD really is, and how they cover up the truth and killed innoccents. another amazingsong, with a lot of heart in it, and a real meaning.

Forever And A Day - A bit slower, a goodsong. "look at me, while i look at you. seeing eye to eye is something we can never do. do you try to tell me what is right?". once again, that pretty much sums up the song.

OUTRO:
Really, this is the best album The Offspring made. It stands up well against both Smash and Americana, and proves that punk really was about 3 chords and the truth back in the day. If you like The Offspring, but havent got this, then i highly recommend it. it's nothing like Americana or Conspiracy Of One, but that's not necassaril a bad thing right?

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