THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE OFFSPRING

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I remember a skater kid in 7th grade lording the fact the Offspring had two previous albums before Smash that I didn't know about, it was my first taste of gatekeeping

The Offspring has multiple cover to cover albums where you don't need to skip a song. Not many bands can say that. They have a place at the top with a few others in my high school days and beyond. They deserve more recognition as greats of the 90's-00's

The craziest thing about the Offspring for me is the fact that Dexter really just wanted to study biology and the band became a distraction for him. He ended up getting his PhD years later!

The Offspring have 10 albums full of hit songs. There's not a single album that hasn't had at least 2-3 amazing songs. Such an underrated band!

IGNITION was an absolutely amazing punk album when it came out . And still holds up in the same convo as pennywise and the like . Dexter once said , when asked by a reporter “ what would you say when people tell You that you’re not punk “ he said “ we don’t consider ourselves a punk band . We stopped being a punk band when punks stopped coming to out shows . We can’t help who likes us and who doesn’t . Isn’t the goal of being a professional musician , to make a living making music ?”

The Offspring got me into playing music for sure! I’d drum along to Smash, Ixnay, and Americana back-to-back-to-back. I still consider them my favorite band. Met Dexter once while I was on tour in Texas backstage at Warped Tour. He gave us beers and we had jagur shots. Super down to Earth, and cooler than I expected. Idk, for whatever reason I assumed he wouldn’t give is the time of day, but nope! Super cool, I still have a picture of me with Dexter, Budweisers in hand. I know a lot of people don’t like them that much, or say they’re not punk. I don’t care, I believe they are. Ixnay has a ton of great tracks that weren’t discussed. Love Gone Away, but there’s so many great punk songs on that album I wish you brought up. Regardless, great video! Loved it!

I'm 42 and it's been 25 years since i first listened to "all i want" but still, every time i hear it i feel i could break a wall with my head

I'm a 60 year old boomer and The Offspring were my entry into punk. The fact that they are self-deprecating in several of their songs is what made them accessible to me.

My step-dad has one tattoo: The Flame-Skull from the cover of Conspiracy of One, and The Offspring was the most common artist played in the household growing up, I loved it. When I got older I asked what the tattoo was, and he said it was in memory of his best friend, Richie Cagney, they went to see The Offspring live every time they toured in Aus, and Richie died in 2001 not long after Conspiracy of One was released, they planned to get the tattoo together but it was never to be So in 2020 I bought the Deluxe 20th Anniversary record of Conspiracy of One for him, and he has it on his mantle piece. I still have the flick knife Richie gave him and I keep it polished and sharp always

One thing I've always appreciated about The Offspring is their signature vocal sound. They way Dexter's vocals are always doubled in the choruses is just a very offspring thing. I know doubling vocals is common, but there is something about the way they do it that stands out to me.

Ixnay on the hombre is probably the most underrated album of that time frame. So many good songs including meaning of life.

"Jennifer Lost The War" & "Hypodermic" are such amazing songs; Self Titled & Ignition are criminally underrated albums.

The Offspring was the first band that I listened to nonstop when I was in school. the influence and legacy they have left on those of us who are over 30 years old is incredible

Self-Titled, Ignition, Smash, Ixnay, and Americana were the soundtrack to my youth (along with all the early Bad Religion). I owe these bands so much <3

As a younger Millennial, my first exposure to The Offspring was "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" and I still think that is their best song. It wasn't exactly like their early stuff, but it was so appropriate at the time, and really fit in with the 2000s pop punk scene. It was really cool to see an older band make music that so strongly connected with teenagers.

The Offspring is by far my #1 all-time favorite band. Ixnay got me through my angsty teens with songs like The Meaning of Life, I Choose, Change the World, All I Want, and Amazed.

I really appreciate that you extol the significance of bands like this, even if you don't love their catalog. It's a humble approach. I think we can all learn from that.

Everything the offspring did in the 2000s faded about as fast as it came… except “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” which was a random smash hit they had in 2008 that still gets rotation

Their music got me through some really hard times when I was younger. They're getting me through some stuff even to this day. I will always appreciate this band.