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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

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  1. VladimirP.
    Feb 7, 2002
    9
    Great music on this one, it's they're best, I think. I really don't like original prankster though, and the CD cover reeks!
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  2. BryceM
    Jun 7, 2005
    10
    This albm rocks
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Andrea
    Aug 4, 2009
    7
    Good record, better than Americana with a some great songs.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. BrandonP.
    Oct 10, 2001
    7
    This was a good album but it is low in the shadow of the original album
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  5. -TwiSta-DMX
    Jun 6, 2001
    10
    Probably the best album after Americana. These guys know what you need to make a good sound & a cool song. :)
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  6. Lori(youdon'tneedmylastname)
    May 4, 2004
    10
    this cd is wicked! as are all of the offspring cd's. you people dont know what you're missing so shutup if you say it's sucks! You suck!
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  7. mikem
    Jul 30, 2004
    10
    this cd kicks ass like all of their other ones so you suck if u dont like it and u suck if u dont like them and if u dont dont write anything assholes
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  8. TO
    Aug 24, 2004
    10
    The BEST Offspring CD. It has all the best of the band in songs like: Original Prankster, Want You Bad, Special Delivery, and Come Out Swinging.
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  9. JoeSchmoe
    Sep 2, 2004
    9
    I'm sick of people trashing these guys. It's always one thing or another-they're not punk enough, they always sound the same, they used to be better...whine, whine, whine. Fact is, The Offspring are a great band, and I think people could see that if they just kicked back and enjoyed the music. Co1 is a sweet record - I don't own it, but I've downloaded the majority of its songs. Come Out Swinging is typical fast, awesome, energetic Offspring, Original Prankster is funny and catchy, Million Miles Away is just incredible, Living in Chaos has a cool funk-y feel to it, Special Delivery is funny and creative, and Damnit I Changed Again is another excellent, fast-paced rocker. A sweet record.… Expand
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  10. Roadlord
    Feb 4, 2008
    8
    This album is pretty good, but they have (much!) better ones (if you have to know - the excellent "Smash" and the awesome "Ixnay on the Hombre").
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  11. ChrisR.
    Sep 15, 2001
    10
    original prankster yeaaaah original prankster i love the cd extras
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  12. CharlesA.H.
    Oct 7, 2002
    4
    For the first time in their considerably long career, The Offspring's poppy punk sounds tired and dulled, as if they've officially surrendered to the far inferior juvenalia of Blink-182.
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  13. Andrew
    Mar 22, 2002
    6
    Only one good song!!
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  14. Borgy--------
    Jul 4, 2002
    10
    pretty good all the songs are good and people who say the last few suck like denial revisited have pretty lame musical taste those tracks i reckon are the most important on the albums cause they finish the album on a note u want to hear it again and the covers are good i dont what Vladimir P. is about this is a great album and a great follow up to americana cause it sounds different and the guitars sound louder and more amped rockin cd buy it now if ya dont have it!!!!!!… Expand
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  15. oprahwinfrey
    Aug 27, 2004
    7
    good, the only reason im throwing away two marks is because im kind of getting sick and tired of them. they sound the same every song! I wouldve given them a five for that if it wasnt for original prankster
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  16. GrahamM
    Jan 16, 2005
    10
    The Offspring have been my favorite band ever since I heard a relative playing a couple of songs from "Americana" when I was about 10 or 11. I borrowed it, and later took out "Co1" and "Ixnay on the Hombre" from the library. I now have every CD except two, one which is owned by a relative, and the other, their first. And I think that this one is great, every song is solidly great, though they've done much better, I admit. AND, I AM SICK of f***ing Sum 41getting rich, when they copied the offspring almost exclusively!!! Bottom line, buy this CD and all of their others, unless you have something against curse words.… Expand
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  17. FiL
    Oct 3, 2005
    10
    I love it
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  18. ChrisS
    Sep 19, 2005
    10
    EXCELLENT
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  19. RyanD
    Oct 27, 2006
    10
    I hate everyone that says the offspring are fake punk, or there not pop enough, or there not emo enough. I hate to break it to you kids, but the Offspring is an ALTERNATIVE band, something that has been forgoton under years of market pressure and false advertisment, and i hope everyone who is a true fan of this music rembers that.
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  20. DH.
    Apr 18, 2008
    9
    Good album- I don't care that the onion has rated it so low anyway as nobody pays attention to it anymore-ha.
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  21. DL.
    Apr 18, 2008
    10
    ha ha it's funny how all the small critics trying to make it big rate it low to get noticed! when will they learn not everyone has the same music taste. there should be a metacritic to rate the critics as nobody listens to them anymore!!! good album by the way
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  22. fakename
    Oct 27, 2002
    8
    for other bands i'd say a nine or a ten, but this is the band who did americana and smash. this album doesn't come close to the other albums.
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  23. MelyssaK
    Aug 29, 2003
    10
    I love The Offspring and their music. I have most of their CD's, which all play great punk rock music. On my guitar, I've learned about 20 songs. From this CD, tracks 3,4,8,9,11, and various parts from several other songs, so I can isolate just the guitars' music and I can appreciate just how talented Dexter and Noodles really are to be able to think of this music and to be able to play the way they do. All of the songs are fun to play, the music is well written, and the lyrics are witty and humorous and each melody matches its song. If I remember correctly from an online interview with Dexter that I read, he said that each album has it's own style (if I'm wrong, I apologize) so Conspiracy of One is expected to be styled a little different than the others. If all the CD's were exactly the same style, then it would be pretty boring after the third album-but that's not the case with these guys. I say that Smash and Ignition were The Offspring's best albums. I call their style back then "Offspringy." Though their style has changed; perhaps too much (sorry to sound like a hypocrate), I still can't wait for Chinese Democracy's release. I know The Offspring won't disappoint us fans because when it comes to The Offspring, there's just no such thing as "bad music" or a "flunkie album."… Expand
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  24. willien
    Jul 27, 2005
    9
    its pretty tight cd
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  25. billb
    Sep 17, 2005
    10
    sweet cd
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  26. Metallispring
    Aug 15, 2010
    10
    Phenomenal CD, my personal favorite by the Offspring (barely beating Americana and Smash, but still). There are a good number of songs on this album I would recommend, those songs being "Original Prankster", "Want You Bad", "Million Miles Away", "Damnit, I Changed Again", "One Fine Day", and the 2nd hidden track, "Videos". These are some of the finest works by The Offspring
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Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Billboard
    80
    But as opposed to Blink, which powers straight ahead with scatological juvenility, the Offspring bridges punk with change-ups of metal and traditional rock and brings a more sarcastic wit to its observations of male teen angst.
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  2. Revolver
    70
    The Offspring's hit-making machinery is as efficiently well-oiled as ever. [#3, p.106]
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    The Offspring's most musically mature collection to date. The arrangements are tight and don't bore, which is sometimes the case with albums that feature similar-sounding songs.
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