Americana

Offspring

Genre: music4me > Punk > Punk

Format: CD Album

Released: Fri 13 Nov 1998

Catalogue Number: 491656.2

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Description:
With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk and wit throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a weary, but still optimistic, young kid. Riffs on political correctness, '70s radio fodder, and suburban disquiet are spread thick on Americana. If the band's targets seem a bit simple and predictable, its music rarely is. The SoCal roots aren't played to a fault, the blend of salsa and alterna-rock sounds natural, and the Offspring pretty much laugh at their culture, as well as themselves, the entire time. Best track is "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)," which manages to bridge Def Leppard and Latin hip-hop (and the musical timeline they represent) and, in the process, disrobes Middle America's average white teen's quick fascination with and instant disposability of a once-regional heritage. With Americana, the Offspring are merely contributing their part.

Track Listing:

1.	Welcome
2.	Have You Ever
3.	Staring at the Sun
4.	Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
5.	The Kids Aren't Alright
6.	Feelings
7.	She's Got Issues
8.	Walla Walla
9.	The End of the Line
10.	No Brakes
11.	Why Don't You Get a Job
12.	Americana
13.	Pay the Man