The Offspring "The Kids Aren't Alright" Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV

An exclusive clip of The Offspring performing “The Kids Aren't Alright" from Guitar Center Sessions presented by JBL with host Nic Harcourt. See an all-new episode on July 31st at 9pm on DIRECTV AUDIENCE (channel 239).
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[@JenDvorak]

Hey that dude has a Ph.D. degree in molecular biology... and is a punk rock star!!! F'ing amazing!

[@BodaciousWickerman]

Jen Dvorak Science is punk!

[@michaelleskauskas3645]

"Punk rock." Let's calm down.

[@TheChadPad]

Michael L nah, that's punk rock. It's not all the same Ramones wannabes

[@adamcharles8912]

​@@michaelleskauskas3645 Definition of punk: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ6zZ4WIi9yjj9U

[@javierherrera8782]

@@adamcharles8912 if you need a definition of punk, you're fucked up

[@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053]

This song makes me cry thinking about High School back in the 90's. I'm 34 now. Where did the time go? No more first kisses with girls, hanging out with friends after school, playing basketball, going to work for $5.15 at Cici's Pizza, putting gel in my hair. Those times are all gone and this song makes me think of a time when life was so full of possibilities. My friends and I used to talk about making our way in this world and what all we were going to accomplish. We were too young to know life would get in the way. I love Heavy Metal but The Offsping will always make me think of my youth.

[@noLuckyStrike09]

Amen.

[@kdenbrap]

Dammit man why did you it like that?!?!?!

[@teardropperkinz5855]

Stuart Otis Well said

[@power.pigeon]

Still lots of time to accomplish what ever you invision and do the things you love

[@CookingWithMichaelD]

Why not use the memory of this and others to renew your life ? It can happen again for you

[@kaistandard227]

I’m Japanese and 35 years old man Covered this great song with my band when I was 24. Time flies. I’m getting old. Now I need to play my guitar . I love 90s punk Thank you the offspring.

[@julianrodriguez2547]

age is just an attitude of the soul

[@BosworthMcG]

私はかんちょうあまり好きじゃないです。

[@canalretrogeek]

great!

[@Steamerbeen]

The energy punk rock gives is unmatched by any genre.

[@neolaciss]

@@Steamerbeen Ahem! ME.....................................................................................................................................TAL!

[@rubygem908]

My son is 5 & has autism and is absolutely obsessed with this song. Original, acoustic, piano, cover, you name it. He can’t stop listening. Grateful 🙏🏽

[@thenextkurt]

I'm Always amazed at how much kids on the Spectrum respond to music. I have a 5 year old girl and she Loves music and art

[@franktranks9445]

I understand why. I'm autistic myself, and a lot of people on my end of the spectrum really like satisfying chord progressions, like this song has.

[@emperomassinencambio...9941]

Get him a guitar and a distortion pedal.

[@kwatkins7272]

This song sets you free when listening to it!

[@6a6y_6]

There is no piano in this

[@FearAbsence]

I just realized that theese guys are all in their 50's, damn I feel old, haha

[@LevNavarre]

Feeling old is exactly what makes this song such a kick in the guts. This song has aged ridiculously well.

[@hipyoungolddude5204]

+Lev Navarre Noodles' solo hasn't

[@FearAbsence]

NukeWolf The song aged well, his guitar playing didn't

[@Dreamwar19]

Force I was going to say that haha

[@JAZ_2002]

pete is 42 actually

[@PlusTheSkim]

Dexter sounds amazing for his age.

[@gregfalc]

Autotune does wonders, right?

[@Zombiefink13]

Grzegorz Sokólski mild voice saturation and singing in key with harmonies.. not autotune, pull your head in

[@sopamarucha2388]

Look at 2:13 he shouts but nothing lol

[@sharinglungs3226]

Pretty obvious this is altered to sound better than what was sung. He’s never sound good live.

[@backwardzhatguy9953]

Grzegorz Sokólski this is not what auto tune sounds like.

[@thinkforyourself5672]

Whoever it is that mixes all these Guitar Center shows does an incredible Job.

[@mikesperko3921]

Yes they do

[@joannjeanette8171]

Ya I was a bit suspect that everything in this was live accept the vocals. They do not sound live

[@albertoajedrez5851]

@@joannjeanette8171 what do you mean with vocals

[@sticksman1979]

They should know given they work with guitars right?!

[@liezu1558]

@@sticksman1979 no most guitar players dont mix

[@EliteY33t2]

this sounds just as good as the studio recording

[@robertverner7507]

Yeah, it does

[@danielduran4754]

Vocals sound identical, makes me wonder if his mic was even on.

[@elsoundgarden]

Sounds way to good vocally. And this band was never famous for playing g their songs live awesomely. Do your numbers heh

[@LtCatscratch]

@@elsoundgarden i listened to their latest live songs and his voice got better with age. No idea if they play the same tempo thou.

[@neenjaaa]

Dude the solo lol 2:20

[@screambluemurder101]

“The Grandkids Aren’t Alright”

[@jamesblakey7672]

Holy god that's funny!

[@MrDaxaou]

xaxaxa

[@zyuranger21]

When I first saw this as a kid I thought "these guys look too old to be playing pop punk".

[@whitelabrat]

@@zyuranger21 That is because they are playing punk rock. Punk rockers never die. These guys started in 1984. Not many bands last that long. =)

[@kyparalegal]

@@zyuranger21 there only 5 years older than Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and 8 years older than Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge of Blink-182

[@Toastandbananas130]

These dads still got it!

[@cowlikenuts]

笑笑

[@toedburrito2161]

This is the original band *R/WOOOSH*

[@CoolWaffleguy]

@@toedburrito2161 what?

[@crownjohn6666]

You mean grandad?lol

[@PrehistoricBeasts]

Didn't I just watch you fight Gervonta Davis? @Ricardo Nunez

[@stonesec]

that sour note at 2:19 sounds exactly like the guitar hero missed note noise

[@MichaelReed609]

Yup. Dead frets happen.

[@_Only_Zuul]

i don't even notice it.

[@saintgaving]

Noodles always bums out on that solo

[@mrdudelove1]

I think the drummer rolls are worst

[@mrdudelove1]

0:36 drummer fuked it up already

[@amazingplanet3206]

Мне 41, первый раз услышал в 99 когда служил в армии. До сих пор будоражит как в первый раз. Всему миру привет и добра.🤘✌👍

[@silverfang9]

Urrraaaaaaaaaa 🔥🔥😎

[@BrainDedad]

+1

[@hthythghutyjhg9936]

yeah in movie american pie !!!!!

[@takeshiC1]

Really good performance! Close your eyes and you could believe it was 1999.

[@hipyoungolddude5204]

hard to do with dexters deeper voice

[@Vhaldemar90]

They are playing in Eb tuning live at least since 1997.

[@lucaslaal]

Well, after this comment I had to go there and check a 99's performance. This one here sounds pretty good, though.

[@Quilbo]

Well this is not bad If his voice got deeper.. it got deeper, can't do anything about it :)

[@arnoldsetiawan1325]

I feel it.

[@BernadetteTeachesMusic]

Sending love from Okinawa, Japan 🇯🇵✌🏼

[@kouichi.9900]

Bernadette Teaches Music Tokyo🇯🇵

[@hankhill7697]

Bernadette Teaches Music ...xo xo

[@nobdydoh4263]

Shinsekai!

[@fabriro8952]

🇺🇾

[@FernandoGonzalez-td5it]

Kill Bill?

[@key7864]

I love how they haven’t deteriorated musically at all with age

[@Cristina-vb2xj]

Paramord que 19 el 1C es

[@frzstat]

Watching in 2019! These guys haven't aged at all... uh, I caught my reflection in the mirror - we're old as fug now!

[@jimiaviles271]

I hear you brother....lol

[@rufust.firefly6810]

Didn't Listen to Offspring for 2 decades - til' tonight. Suddenly it's 94 again 😁😁

[@amd1273]

I don't listen to them all the time but when I do I go on binges listening on and off for a week. I'll go on a month long breaking Benjamin binge where that's all I listen too

[@SpOoKy2063]

2022, and still a great song. one of the best ever writen

[@theferociouscerberus4146]

And it’s still a great song a year later

[@holomatrix]

Wow. 🤯 I always had heard of the legend of how good they were live. 1:51 As soon he hits that vocal range, you can tell immediately it's them. So tight, still. Jesus Christ.

[@drewhoffman1461]

I’m 40 now but this song makes me feel like I’m in high school again cruising with with my friends without a care in the world. Miss those days. Getting old sucks!

[@marchatesyou1]

Greg K. one of the most under rated bassists ever. his lines are so much fun to play

[@RezzaBuh]

My first bass line I've ever played...

[@johnconnor3829]

This band just has a great sound, the harmonics of the lead singers voice with the songs is perfect. I remember listening to these guys non stop in the late 90's early 2000's. I would just get lost in the harmonic.

[@roykovelar2609]

Que buenos recuerdos me traen! Vuelvo a mis 16 años...tiempos de rebeldía

[@epiphoney2]

I bought this album the day it came out when I was in high school and this sounds exactly like the studio recording. Well done, fellas!

[@juanpablotlsq]

30 years and Greg K still the same kinda "robot" on stage lol.

[@ChokingDanny]

+Juan Pablo Vásquez it's called Greg's dance lol

[@juanchoumana6892]

Callate sapa :vvvv k haces aki

[@juanpablotlsq]

Papi hace 2 años me fuí de aquí a que jugás JAJAJAJJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAA

[@budaroddy]

Jajaajaj

[@Ketis1985]

There was actually one gig years ago where Greg K moved 2 steps in one song :D

[@whippybox9271]

Great performance!

[@kt420ish]

I've seen Offspring live 5 times in the past 5 years. And these guys sound perfect every time. One of the best live performing bands out there in my opinion.

[@saintgaving]

These guys have had such an influence on my life through music, and basically the sound of my youth. There songs are like pre warned experiences of what to expect from this thing we call life.

[@rockstarJDP]

My mam went to see the Rolling Stones live when they were all in their 70's and said they were just the same as when she saw them 40 years earlier. The Offspring will be the same!

[@LarsenAeon]

God damn.. feeling kinda nostalgic. Got some major goosebumps going on here! So good - still got it. And I still LOVE this song

[@RareBrink]

the fact that Dexter can sing this still is impressive. Dude was 49 when this was posted.

[@allanjim3]

Love to listen to great rock songs like this, bumping beat, overdrive guitar and spitting lyrics ... but they still tell a story. Songs that take you back in time. 👍🏼

[@TechWizMaster]

SOUNDS EVEN BETTER THAN ON THE ORIGINAL ALBUM, AMAZING!

[@decode.666]

I'm 9yo again, it's after school, I'm chilling in my room and the Americana CD is playing on the radio. I'm almost 31 now and this brings tear to my eyes. Thank you!

[@manuelandrade8564]

Quién más en la crisis de los 35??? , Me acompañaron y me siguen acompañando en mis mejores momentos, escucharlos es un viaje en el tiempo!!! Grande the offspring!!!

[@Martin-sx4bx]

Me 😞

[@oasisjames9715]

This song takes me way back..

[@Mr_Ashley]

Just awesome! Put most other bands to shame showing it isn't impossible to remain together!

[@juanpablotlsq]

Ash Bayer Ron Welty

[@offsrx]

Juan Pablo Vásquez Yeah, but the band never stopped to play and they never had "reunion". They are just keep getting better and better!

[@juanpablotlsq]

That's fact.

[@junaidhussainnle]

WTF man, the energy, the sound, everything perfect

[@leewhitworth9142]

I'm not really an Offspring fan, but they sound amazing here.

[@Mickemaul]

One of the songs that defining my childhood- and teenage years. Love this song to my very soul. All the struggle with learning who you really are and what you wanted to become. Damn... The 90's was really one of the greatest times of my life.

[@marcs169]

I never knew how smart these guys were till I was 18. They made me quit my dream of being a Rock star, and become a Mechanical Engineer!

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

I'm the opposite. Dropped out of computer science and now I'm making a living as a guitar player lol

[@guitarcenter]

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[@stevechamberland6657]

if only every venue had audio quality this good. goddamn!

[@danielthompson5785]

a lot of tuning effects going on. not completely natural performance/recording

[@TheDime4life]

Daniel Thompson definitely I listened to some old performances of this song and they sounded nothing like this

[@dominickalvarado8663]

that was awesome

[@leandroaudi5917]

Guitar Center hi

[@truthhouseproductions4968]

Damn they still got it!! I loved the offspring when I was a kid

[@mattymaze4088]

I was thinking same thing!!!!

[@randymarsh5088]

Sounds like they still got it to me , loved Americana album since it came out .

[@alekseyviktor3588]

I'm Russian and i love this song! It's great! Thanks brothers 🙏

[@robertoperdomo4194]

Esta banda tiene tremendo poder 💪💪

[@rsinoiornr]

One of my favorite bands! Amazing voice amazing live!

[@cieliczka]

They sound so incredible here it's hard to believe it's not a playback. Amazing performance!

[@albertoajedrez5851]

Actually is playback in the chorus. :)

[@neenjaaa]

For a Guitar Center performance you’d hope the solo wasn’t immediately ruined lol 2:18

[@neilkeepingitreal]

I remember when I first heard this song, I'm 40 this year and I'm still not fed up with it! such a great band gotta love the offspring x

[@trevorprzepiora7926]

This song was playing on my stereo when I had my first make out session with a girl in 7th grade. this song touches just right every time.

[@MercyShot83]

Perfect Performance. They are still kickin ass ❤️

[@Alfonsebrowncapone]

Bring back my teens memory ... Thank you so much

[@layagvlog]

fav band in high school.

[@JedTaneo]

I can still remember the smell of my FRESH Offspring cassette back in the days! ❤️

[@camero2596]

When a scientist with a masters degree finds out he can get more chicks in a rock band lol

[@Eung-Homie]

Phd*

[@Akumatron]

Which one?

[@Akumatron]

Oh shit took me 10 seconds on google. I did not know that at all. Holy shit.

[@camero2596]

Oh yeah I forgot he got his PhD now. Respect!

[@jimiaviles271]

LMFAO

[@user-ex4is1cv7b]

Damn, this song hits even harder now, those " kids" they sing about are gold comparing to this today

[@ellisford5038]

Great band, glad to see they are still going strong.

[@giridwiputra2903]

Dexter inspire me back in highschool how being a punk rock doesn't mean i'm stupid

[@VanishingImage]

Sound and voices still on point love it!!!

[@Wiplash12345]

This video of this performance came out when I was first starting high school and I remember watching it thinking that I have my hole high school life ahead of me, and now it’s my last year of high school and I realised that holy shit time fly’s by so fucking fast

[@carpalway]

amazing performance...the harmony in the chorus is awsome

[@yannickgermain1233]

carpalway un

[@SteveFromLongIsland]

carpalway fuck yes!

[@diowk]

thats because its been edited. this is by no means a raw live performance...

[@GasbriTavares]

Pqp Anos 90 Skate o dia inteiro pra rua No fone Offspring estralando 🤘

[@TheRafaelSandoval]

E pensar que até nas rádios tocavam essas bandas.

[@alghifarithohirnatonis1410]

Damn, these dads still kicking it❗ Big thanks for bringin this back to us 90's

[@INvertPb4Life]

wow they still sound sooo good! still one of my top bands

[@gerryamazingstories7387]

1984 until this year 2019.. This band Offspring is fucking awesome!

[@julioaugusto5472]

Damn..I'm nearly 40 but this song is just like yesterday i bought the cassette....miss u all old man

[@philiplauzon1743]

Love Offspring. Just had an opportunity to meet Noodles in Montreal a couple of weeks ago. Great guy, very humble and generous of his time. Thanks guys! Killer show

[@frzstat]

I'm a big fan of The Offspring AND whoever did the lighting for this shoot. I would love to have been at this show!

[@Palestrino_Raiz]

a melhor deles 👌

[@moreBLOODpleaseHAHA]

Who cares if the mixing has been messed with this looks and sounds awesome , takes me back to when I was 17 life was goooooood

[@mechredd]

Still sounds amazing. Some songs never get old.

[@slavik3256]

Обожаю Офспринг.Песни моего детства👍

[@dennismacdonald2003]

Long live Offspring rock on forever

[@valoxiii422]

GAWD DAMN I LOVE THIS SONG

[@princesslovellyandfamily6957]

I'am from indonesia... I'am realy like this song...a long years ago.. when i'am just a kid.. Now i'am 37 year old... Bravo THE OFFSPRING.. You're still LEGEND in my heart..

[@phillboo2258]

Greeting from Indonesia ..... Love this!!!

[@AlbertoFG]

Uauuuu....Como foi ÉPICA essa época....Ainda hoje essa banda continua sendo maravilhosa 👏👏😘

[@albertochavez8788]

This song takes me back when life was so good.

[@natmilcur]

Nice to hear Dexter's guitar tone has improved since Woodstock 99. Just came to this from that video and jesus christ the tone is so much better. The singing is also ten times better

[@mikejenkins4924]

Great performance of a great song. Brings back some good memories.

[@patrickcastillo6537]

Se me eriza la piel y se me caen las lagrimas, que hermoso tema.

[@ahagamin6180]

theyre over 50 and no one even comes close to sounding as good as them live these days

[@GASH_one]

What does their age to do with it? Their stuff is just very easy to play.

[@ahagamin6180]

‡ GASH ‡ people usually get worse at singing and sometimes their voices get deeper and cant sing the songs

[@Fa5Squad]

+‡ GASH ‡ if it was ez there wud be way more bands as famous that play the same music

[@GASH_one]

***** lol

[@aarwonable]

It is relatively simple music. Diatonic 3-chord progressions with simple (but fast) rock beats. It's good music. But not exactly difficult.

[@luisvangrieken2656]

He's singing is waaay better than early 2000 or 99, congratulations! That's an excellent performance!

[@lazfernandez9120]

One of the greatest gifts is too have grown up with this band's music. How blessed we are...

[@GREGORSALSA]

man... I am a audio engineer and guitar center's sound is always fuckin awesome!!

[@Anderson007108]

Essa música fez parte da infância de muita gnt, grandes tempos 😎😎

[@alisson149]

Sim mano 🤘

[@mr.porfi.bs.as.argentina]

Muita bella música😘

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

audio is soo goodd. guitar, drums, and vocals sound studio quality. best version out there

[@egernohi]

Damn... They became so old... Greetings from Russia!

[@Nitrochamberlain]

Truly amazing truly addictive and amazing!

[@DocPicklez]

Feeling old watching this...... Then realized it was recorded 5 years ago.... RIP me

[@MyJpierre]

Time passes, chills remain 🔥🔥🔥

[@marle5526]

Dexter is like wine.....this is one of his best performances of this song. Love it so much

[@ballardmallard2138]

Still just as relevant, if not more

[@michelcossart2381]

When we were young the future was so bright The old neighborhood was so alive And every kid on the whole damn street Was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn The kids are grown up but their lives are worn How can one little street Swallow so many lives Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Jamie had a chance, well she really did Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot Jay committed suicide Brandon OD'd and died What the hell is going on The cruelest dream, reality Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Chances thrown Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams

[@krisgorddick1292]

Still one of my all time fave bands 💕... nostalgia really hits every time I hear this song. 😦

[@mycurlycute1595]

age is just a number. hearing this song makes my soul young again

[@claudiofox2296]

excelente sonido...Offspring 💪💪👍🇨🇱

[@lserranoit]

I love the offspring

[@max_suga]

Even they are old? Me too, this make me feel a tiny happy part in my life never change

[@carriecampbell9246]

Have been a fan for 30 years...just don't let my baby sister know or i will never hear the end of it. Thank you great music