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Generally favorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings
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Positive: 66 out of 87
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Mixed: 14 out of 87
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Negative: 7 out of 87
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Feb 4, 2021This album is pretty good. I like how the band doesn't really take themselves seriously and they know who they are and what they do. It's just fun.
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Jan 19, 2021
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Oct 23, 2018
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Dec 14, 2015To be honest, I can say that I was a fan of almost all the songs in this album. However, compared to their previous work it just doesn't quite add up. If you only can get a few songs though, I recommend You're Gonna Go Far Kid, Rise & Fall, and Stuff Is Messed Up.
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Nov 27, 2014
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Jun 21, 2013
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Jan 13, 2013
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Oct 27, 2012I liked This Album is pretty decent it doesn't really go above and Beyond like the earlier offspring Albums but it still manages to work. Stuff is Messed Up is one of the more underrated tracks, it didn't get as much publicity as Your Gonna go Far Kid or Hammerhead. Yet still managing to be just as good as both
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Jan 25, 2012Punk rock is lost to a generation of retards like these guys and I no longer find the same luster in it as in Green Day and Blink-182 but overall Offspring sucks and when they try to be funny they are just crude and make themselves look like a-holes and they always use curse words at the wrong time and their material and way of writing is just annoying and stupid, Offspring sucks.
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Jul 29, 2011It tries to be a bit more serious than other Offspring albums, but it still sounds really good. In fact, I'd say this is probably their best album (aside from "Greatest Hits", of course).
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LeonOct 4, 2009Great!
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OknDSep 18, 2009I like this album. Pretty good. Especially Trust in You, Half Truism, You're gonna go far kid, Kristy are you doing okay? O.C Life.
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AndreaAug 4, 2009Better than Splinter, but not as good as their old stuff.
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joerMay 18, 2009Best offspring album ever!
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JackkySFeb 18, 2009Super album ! "Trust in you", "A lot like me", "Half-Truism", "Hammerhead" - The BEST.
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BrunoS.Jan 27, 2009Their best record since Ixnay On The Hombre. Thisis an album that really grows on you.
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IsaiahM.Nov 10, 2008Definitely has some very catchy tunes, You're Gonna Go Far Kid, Hammerhead, Kristi...to name a few of the highlights.
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MislavF.Aug 12, 2008This album sounds like a mishmash of their previous styles with a bit of more modern stuff. It isn't bad, but it's fairly unoriginal and quite forgettable.
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AurelianoFAug 9, 2008This is one of the best and favourite album along with Americana. Kristi are you doing OK? it's amazing.. All songs are really good... Maybe The offspring changed the style and it's not what it used to be back then. But still i can recommend this album.
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EduardoC.Aug 6, 2008One of they're best albums for sure. Containing elements from both Smash and Conspiracy of one, making it i believe the best, if not one of the best albums they have made up to date.
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DavidJ.Jul 30, 2008After listening to this several times in a pretty decent music system as well with a pro headphones on...Man, such great album that!!! The production here rocks. Can't stop listening to it. Boy, Offspring came back. Rock n Roll it's still alive.
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JeffVJul 28, 2008
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[Anonymous]Jul 22, 2008This album starts with great songs, but then they tend to be too commercial.
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ScottE.Jul 1, 2008Several great songs and a couple not so strong. Worth listening to from top to bottom.
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RobertR.Jun 28, 2008This is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. I don't know what makes it so good; all i know is that it is amazing. 10 out of 10.
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KorneJun 24, 2008First off, I am a huge Offspring fan. While Hammerhead was just what I was looking for, the rest of the CD wasn't. Often it sounded too much like other bands including Greenday and Foo Fighters, but never really like the Offspring. This is a there worst CD to date next to their original demo 'Offspring'.
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JamesB.Jun 24, 2008It's one of their best albums, but i think it would be better without some songs, but still is almost perfec.
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TomH.Jun 23, 2008Solid return from wimpy 2003 album Splinter. Album carries sounds from Ixnay to Americana, but doesn't focus on the novelty music, more similar to Green Day's American Idiot than anything else. The album is 3/4 good and the production from Bob Rock didn't bother me.
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BillG.Jun 22, 2008I personally love the album. It is easy to follow and has a great beat. My personal favorites are Your Gonna Go Far Kid, Lets Hear it For Rock Bottom, Nothingtown, and actually all the rest i love to. The only one that I don't like that much is fix you. Kinda dry and boring. But i think it is a great album.
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NSJun 22, 2008
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YoamM.Jun 21, 2008Their best album to date.
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MilesM.Jun 21, 2008Except for "Fix You" this is a masterpiece.
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RashwanZ.Jun 21, 2008Its a great record but could have been even better if some of the songs weren't actually there .. but i personally love it .. espeially the first half and stuff is messed u .. offspring rules.
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KoraxN.Jun 21, 2008Good return and a good mix of styles, since the power punk of Smash to ballads similar to Gree Days "wake me up when september ends". Nice.
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JamesT.Jun 20, 2008Awesome album, I'm glad thatsome critics dislike since people in general hate good music. Punk is invented to be hated by normal people after all. Hell, nowadays if rap is so popular then if an album has a good rating it means it's crap basically.
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ACDCriticJun 20, 2008Honestly, a near-perfect CD. One of the best the Offspring have ever released. Kristy may be a slight mis-step but even that's listenable.
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frostedJun 20, 2008Where are those "kill the president" and lower bass songs? It sounds like Simple plan.
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ReviewerXJun 19, 2008Not their best, but certainly an interesting album. The first four songs are classic Offspring at their finest but then it starts to falter. I'm all for their experimenting and trying new things but when those new things are just ripping off today's popular pop-punk bands, well... yeah. Still well worth a listen, especially the beginning of the album if you're an Offspring fan.
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NigelJun 19, 2008Fantastic album, love their old stuff and this is a great comeback. Its most of what I could ask for with some nice surprises. Not totally strong through the whole, but worth it anway.
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MitchR.Jun 19, 2008Awesome. Worth the wait Especially the first 4 songs.
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DavidL.Jun 19, 2008Horrid, to sum it up. Hammerhead was the best song but it can't save most of the rest of the album from its shame. Fix you is honestly one of the worst songs I've ever heard in my life.
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WeaselG.Jun 19, 2008
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NikosParasJun 19, 2008Exactly what i expected from them. Their fans will love it, the rest (like me) just don't buy it
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chrismJun 18, 2008
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Awards & Rankings
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It's not that the Offspring sound behind the times on their eighth album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace--it's that they sound disconnected from it.
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There are potent moments like the rise-and-fall ballad 'Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?' and the fierce 'Nothingtown,' but 'Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace' sounds more like a tentative step in the Offspring's new direction.
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The album tends to sag in the middle, and as for those gentler moments, well, one for two isn't bad ('Kristi, Are You Doing Okay?' is OK).