l The offspring newest release Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. Lots of Rise little fall; Great amount of rage, little to no grace. e Its the same old Offspring with some use of newer rock style; Fans will love the song "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid!" and "Hammerhead", t Newer fans will enjoy great songs such as "Nothingtown", "Half-Truism", & "Fix You". Even with horrid Producer 'Bob Rock' the band has s Kept their uniqueness as one of the great Metal Punk bands. - m Still all is not great in wonderland; The wicked rock has changed some aspects of the band in a few songs. "Rise and Fall" and "Take on You" take a a turn for the worst, giving the album a modern punk band feeling instead of the old Offspring feeling. Fans and reviewers alike have given Offspring k a low-ish rating on "Fix You" because of the Cold Play song of the same name. e - t If you are lucky enough to find the Japanese only song you'll enjoy it greatly. The CD debuted in Japan before any other part of the world and h held a peak rating at number 3 on Japans music chart, and 7 in the United World chart. The fanned reaction has been great; Bringing older and i newer styles to a unique point. s - c *Wikipedia Quote Below o Dexter Holland said: m "Who decides what is and what isn't punk? I want to write songs that people hear and feel and I want to be successful and reach a big audience," he says. p "I'm not trying to be the coolest guy in the world, I'm trying to write songs that mean something to people. As you get successful, sometimes you lose one i set of fans and gain another." l c * Favorite Song Quotes a " Let's make this complicated, Thinking is overrated" t " Now dance, f**ker, dance. Man, he never had a chance, and no one even knew. It was really only you, and now you steal away. e Take him out today, nice work you did. You’re gonna go far, kid!" d " It's ashes to ashes again, should we even try to pretend?"
