The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@nickdanger4568]

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[@weatherman68]

Please check out, "I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor", by the Arctic Monkeys. Blessings, peace and respect to you and yours brother 👍🏾✌🏾

[@sarahm5759]

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[@aldoneira416]

Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd

[@suttonmar86]

Jamel_AKA_Jamal I love your videos and reactions. I love your awesome t shirt and it's logo. Please react to the British band idles because they are all about the same message that you promote 😉

[@WC1300]

One of the things I've always loved about the Offspring is how they tackle social issues. This is probably one of their best songs

[@nickbarber3315]

Growing up there was a split between listeners. There were Offspring fans and Blink 182 fans. Musically Offspring was way better.

[@F34RTHED34DMAN]

@@nickbarber3315 man i was bumping both

[@rediron44]

Yep. Genocide is a great one too..

[@weberb6848]

@@nickbarber3315 i mean they are both good bands, i just think that the Lyrics on The Offspring songs are way better

[@4zafinc]

Yeah they don't go lecturing about massive changes in society or singing apologetics for some sort of ideology. They instead target day-to-day events that a common man/youth can personally relate to and communicate like an equal.

[@stellahall8321]

Cruelest dream reality.... I'm 45 yrs old. Most of my childhood friends are gone. Overdoses. This song really hits home for me. Thank you 😘

[@TheSchuyler75]

same i’m 46 and between overdoses,cancer,suicide and my bff who died trying to stop drinking without medical help it’s like there only a few of us from our circle left. I settled down with the partying at 33 when I got pregnant thank goodness just a little 🔥🌿 for medicinal purposes keeps me from drinking & pills etc

[@TheSchuyler75]

Hugs to you I feel you 😢🦋🌈🌞🌻💕😇

[@incandescentadolescents1889]

bro fuck I'm 21 and I already lost my childhood friends to stupid shit that I was ignorant to , life is a cruel selfish game of chess one slip up and that's it, act stupid regret not being smart, act smart regret not being stupid the best way to enjoy life is to do what you enjoy most and forget what other people are going to think about you at the end of the day wasting your thinking wrong of someone else is, is time you could have spent making yourself a better person dropping addictions seeking help or making someone else aware of issues and helping them. Life is a rich mans game stick together and help each other, think outside the box and make life just that little bit easier less we all go mad and suffer the same fates.

[@richmorlang1854]

Yeah hits hard for me too, I know so many people like the ones he mentioned in this song. This song really makes you think

[@flatstheflounder338]

Imagine having friends lol

[@jessicacarron8117]

Saw these guys live a few years ago. I did not realize how much of their music I knew. They played a 90 minute or so set, and I knew every song. Wild. They were really excellent sounding, and loads of energy still

[@JennRighter]

I saw them in 2005 when they were on Warped Tour. They’re better live. Great band.

[@JennRighter]

And yes, I’m old, lol, turned 40 on 9/11 last year.

[@jessicacarron8117]

I’m 43. Saw them at The Sound Of Music festival in Burlington Ontario. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago. I am now listening to the best of on Spotify lol

[@brianspengel4197]

@@JennRighter I went to the same Warped Tour (when they came near Chicago). I remember a lot of bands trying to splash some water into the audience from water bottles, then The Offspring pulled out a fire hose to cool us off.

[@daltonv5206]

They're one of those bands that have so many hits that you didn't realize were theirs

[@weatherman68]

The Kids Are Alright, was an early hit for The Who 👍🏾✌🏾

[@phead80]

offspring doesn't get enough credit, great band.

[@djm4457]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[@chrisrj9871]

They gained plenty of credit between 1994-2000, their golden years... Their fame just sorta dwindled on the charts in favor of krunk or mumble rap.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

More Offspring: - All I Want - I Choose - Self-Esteem - Come Out and Play - Original Prankster

[@DucksPodcast]

Bad Habit!

[@beckwithm]

“Genocide” and “something to believe in” off Smash are my favorite two Offspring songs in a row.

[@rediron44]

Genocide

[@procrastinationzero]

... dirty magic?

[@rabbyte3824]

Jennifer Lost The War or Elders

[@mitchlacasse361]

the best thing about reacting to The Offspring, they probably encourage it. They were one of the biggest bans that promoted Napster back in the 90s, they even sold Napster merchandise on their website and released Original Prankster on Napster.

[@jarumsuntik4099]

Limp bizkit and the offspring promoted napster but METALLICA and Dr.Dre beat them all

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Though for some bands, it’s got nothing to do with what they’re okay with- the record label owns the songs, and they’re the ones who put up the strikes.

[@TheSweetgirl79]

Oh, the 90,s are back. Being a teen Deep song then. Deeper song now.

[@chitlitlah]

This song came out while I was a senior in high school. It reminds me of this guy I hung out with who got me into anime. I traded him a pack of cigarettes for a cheap wakizashi which I still have. It's funny how songs can remind you of such specific things.

[@charlalondon3057]

I'm 60 years old. This is the story of my 1978 senior class. Very unsettling video, but good one.

[@bobthebear1246]

I'm 53 and your comment made me feel old. LOL.

[@charlalondon3057]

@@bobthebear1246 We've had the good fortune to be able to retire early. My husband's health insurance carrier called this morning and said something about him being elderly! He's also 60! He told her I'm not elderly by a long shot lady! 60 is the new 30!

[@daisho13]

Story of every senior class if you look hard.

[@petergrieder9393]

I turn 40 this year, also true for my year. The kids still aren't all right.

[@1BMarr]

Two more Offspring classics: "Self Esteem" and "Come Out and play (Keep 'Em Separated).

[@atvena]

And bad habit at least the songs from smash

[@auntbamm]

Kristy Are You Doing Okay is an apology from Dexter to a childhood neighbor. The whole neighborhood knew the child was being abused but his youth kept him from taking action

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Whoa I have to look that one up. Thanks

[@auntbamm]

@@snakeinthegrass7443 it's a beautiful and sad song.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Yes it is Beth. It's very sad in so many ways. Thanks for recommending it

[@jenwendy7]

Yeah that song 💔

[@rviles2323]

Surely the parents in the neighborhood took some kind of action. That kind of thing shouldn’t be in the hands of kids. Hopefully justice was served.

[@kurtsaxton823]

They are from Garden Grove, alot of their songs have deep meanings. This is my favorite. Great reaction.

[@Riggs_The_Roadie]

Damn I was born and grew up in Garden Grove for my early childhood. When I learned that fact it was really weird. Made me think.

[@Noledad77]

Speaking of Garden Grove... He should react to Sublime (one of their songs is titled "Garden Grove")

[@kurtsaxton823]

@@Noledad77 definitely. And their from Long Beach. But they have several reaction worthy songs.

[@jasonremy1627]

So, if you like this song, there are two earlier songs by other bands that have a similar theme. The first is "People Who Died" by Jim Carroll, and the second is "Pepper" by the Butthole Surfers. Both are about reminiscing on lost friends, and both are in this pop-punk style.

[@CorneiliusLibowitz]

Jesus Built My Hotrod.

[@victorwaddell6530]

People Who Died by Jim Carroll Band , and Dirty Boulevard by Lou Reed . Must hear songs .

[@JeffTiberend]

Pepper is an awesome tune!

[@christopherjones7843]

One of the best songs is Gone Away! He wrote that song to help cope with the death of his longtime girlfriend! Emotionally captivating!

[@TheRubenMar]

Gone Away is a great one

[@alphaomega7191]

and such a sad story behind it.

[@CecilMcW00t]

I wore that entire album out back in the day

[@djm4457]

Yes, yes! I hope Jamel gets to that one. It's fantastic!

[@FFVison]

I always loved that song. I do like The Offspring version far more than the FFDP cover. For years, I would hear the chorus in my head and think it was a Tears For Fears song to the point where I was trying to find it in the TFF catalog and couldn't, but eventually, I found it and discovered that it was The Offspring. Amazing song.

[@GC0077]

Between that and Gotta Get Away being their best...for me, it's a tossup. So badass!

[@Fakeaorta]

Soul Asylum 'Runaway Train'. Deep heart tugging song. One of those videos that hits hard the older you get. The official video is powerful!

[@trespasserswill7052]

'Gone Away' by The Offspring. For your sake.

[@sarahcampbell8819]

Oh yes !!

[@TheRubenMar]

Yes

[@patbluetree4636]

Yes this.

[@kylelewis4685]

Their best song IMO

[@scottlee7458]

I think gone away probably has the deepest message

[@bcpr9812]

This came out when I was 15 or 16, and decades later it hurts how much I relate to it. It describes a lot of the poor folks I grew up with, and I don't count myself as a success story either.

[@michaelgilbert197]

The fact that you're here and commenting, IS a success!! Give yourself credit, even for the smallest steps. You'll be surprised how much further that'll take you! Take care and Peace....

[@lab1042]

Fun fact: Dexter Holland (lead singer) has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, and he's a licensed pilot.

[@SerHenkan]

Hey, you started singing the chorus in the right scale when you figured it out (it's the same scale as the verse, but the vocals are higher in the chorus). Good job, dude!

[@Lady_LC]

YAY!! You heard us! My favourite from them. Thanks again brother Jamel 💜

[@juniper728]

I am still waiting for you to listen to "Keep Em Separated" by The Offspring

[@karlsmith2570]

The actual title of that song is "Come Out And Play"

[@jimmyramone5714]

Great song...

[@juniper728]

@@karlsmith2570 I knew that, but as I was typing, I got lazy.

[@KG-xt4oq]

It's possible he knows that song, therefore cannot do a 'reaction' to it...

[@DocRobert]

I wanna hear a reaction to Come Out And Play, then the Richard Cheese cover. :)

[@mmaarrttyy123]

Gone Away is their most emotional. Self Esteem and Come out and Play are fan favourites.

[@johngreen5837]

Alot of kids in our old neighborhood are still there... STUCK

[@davidbaker6912]

Lived in garden Grove long time, your right, runners...

[@johngreen5837]

@@davidbaker6912 I'm from Poway ne. San Diego County

[@ca9968]

Same issue where I grew up in Johannesburg and all they talk about and still hold grudges about are things that happened in the 90`s in high school...I got out, they stayed there and got bitter...

[@jameshannagan7830]

Yes I grew up in Hudson County NJ about 5 miles from NYC I am 56 and so many of them are dead already.

[@philtarbox8256]

"Gone Away" is my Favorite Offspring song... hits home

[@Rick-wx4md]

No truer words have been spoken ... what a song. What great beats.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Jamel You should also check the following Offspring songs: All I Want Come Out And Play Self Esteem Original Prankster Hit That You're Gonna Go Far Kid Get A Job

[@MrReef90]

Don't forget about Spare me the details.

[@dona-piertrepanier5687]

@@MrReef90 and when you're in prison

[@RPEpsilon-lc4vm]

Is hit that under copy right protection? Can't belive no one has reacted to that yet... Also there were some videos of it but can't find them now

[@philb.6418]

I've loved the Offspring since I was 12 or 13....I'm 40....one if the things I respect the most about them, is Dexter Holland..the singer....used his rockstar money to educate himself, and now has a Doctorate in micro biology....

[@kaughtphyre]

Gone away!

[@arc6017]

One of their best! Great music, awesome riff, intense and meaningfull lyrics and a video that back in the day was state of the art! This song would be in my soundtrack of life easily!

[@filthyredpunk]

The album this is on was the first ever punk-ish CD I ever had when I was 13. I'm 35 now, been to countless punk shows, and I think it's safe to say this band and this album were the gateway to punk rock for me.

[@jessegeiss7603]

Same.. they led to AFI then AFI led to Warped Tour and life was different from there on

[@scottallencarr]

A punk generation too early for it you're absolutely right. It's fine to hear from the next of many generated!

[@JPindanga]

Exacly same here. Bough Americana & Californication in the same day. 1999, I was 12.

[@MarkTitus420]

They shit is deep but always uplifting. I love Offspring!

[@machaelasmith3606]

I grew up to my Mom boping this whole album in the car as a kid and definitely 2 of my favorites by them are “Feelings” and “Walla Walla”!💜🤘🏻

[@atx1459]

One of my favorite songs from Offspring.

[@southwestjeffcpni]

I just bought Offspring 'Americana' Album. 😎🤘

[@SMATF5]

They're from Orange County. I grew up nearby, and they were one of the local bands that we looked up to, along with others like No Doubt and Sublime.

[@1TheBatman]

Would you believe I'm still listeining to this in 2024. The Offspring needs to get thier flowers

[@tomislavkosanovic1104]

"The kids still aren't allright" - LOL, good call 😂😂😂

[@1usctroj]

Dexter Holland, lead singer and primary songwriter has a PhD in molecular biology, all three degrees from the University of Southern California. Right down the road from you. Great guy, good heart.

[@arghanothername]

Yup, he doesn’t get enough recognition for that side of his talents

[@tonyse7en523]

He’s also a pilot and flew around the world solo.

[@1usctroj]

He also makes some pretty good hot sauce, “Gringo Bandito”. A man of many talents.

[@alritebud]

Just got home from my first Offspring gig. Been a fan for almost 20 years. Amazing band!

[@dbtrek]

Dude started singing the melody, he knew it! Right on. lol

[@villejohansson9516]

Gone Away is DEEP🙏🏼

[@missbackwoods]

GONE AWAY by the offspring, is an awesome song, deep and personal

[@reneechavarria4554]

Good one that's right the kids are still not alright.. They do have a new video out they just released that has covid making a Cameo 😂

[@Superdoof30]

German dude here: man I love your reactions. One can see that you do love music, that you are empathic and that you are honest. Keep up the good work, subscribed

[@Viper-jg6ry]

'The meaning of life' is one of their greats

[@VestingKnight10]

When you're growing up you don't know how good you have it cause you're just a kid, but as you grow older things get harder. You are put in tough times and situations that will land you and your friends in different results. It sucks, but you have to remember the good times you've had with those people when they were around.

[@davidpowell2356]

I love how music brings you back to specific moments in life, vividly, good and bad. 🤘🤘🤘

[@jam3sbarry198]

This song always brings me back to my childhood lol !! I'm 31 now, but it's still on point today !!

[@ca9968]

Damn! I forgot how good this was, haven`t heard it in years! Great upload! Sitting here bopping away with a big smile on my dial!

[@sarahcampbell8819]

Jamel, I hope that you know how many people you are helping. ✌❤

[@michaelgilbert197]

Absolutely sister, 100%!!!

[@geraldspencer8679]

This was so catchy when I was younger. When I hear this now, I tear up.

[@atvena]

That's the point

[@FedorMachida]

I like the Offspring because of their intensity. Most of their songs get you pumped up. My favs are probably "Walla Walla", "Gone Away" and "The Kids aren't Alright."

[@Noledad77]

The whole "Americana" album is pretty good. One of the underrared albums of the 90s.

[@blount99RT]

Jamel you should definitely dig deeper into The Offspring's playlist! Growing up in California I have been a fan of them for nearly 30 years now.

[@midkingsteve]

The title of the song is a reference to the sing by The Who "This Kids Are Alright" in the 60s which basically said hey leave the kids alone they'll be okay (back then)

[@-R.Gray-]

Before the TV show, The Kids Are Alright was a 1979 documentary (and soundtrack album) about the history of the group The Who.

[@milissaleatherwood6837]

This is the song that made me love offspring. I grew up in a tiny town and know people who go with each of the characters in this song.

[@paulrohner5788]

Another great Offspring song with a deep message and an amazing video would be Kristy, are you doing okay

[@UltraViolent21]

This is one of my favorite albums. Definitely a classic.

[@geraldspencer8112]

"It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." Rocky Balboa

[@TheSchuyler75]

aside from the pain and maybe even because of it this is probably my favorite song to snowboard to 🏂👓🤘🏻

[@plainzero]

Deep dark. Its my comforting song at the moment

[@nuketoto3868]

best song the offspring : gone away - pay the man - dirty magic - amazed - gotta get away - genocide - something to belive in - have you ever - staring at the sun

[@bfernuttz3737]

One of my favorite bands - I could do a deep dive on them any time! There is something about Dexter’s voice that just hits me right. Conspiracy of One is probably my favorite album of theirs. Now...URIAH HEEP!

[@kevinbarberio5143]

This song hits way too close too home, Definitely my favorite tune from them. Next should be gone away..very personal to the vocalist Dexter. Great reaction!!!!

[@sarahm5759]

Loooove this song!!

[@johnpeymann2783]

Great song... Jamal... another great one by Offspring is Hit That... I think that your viewers will enjoy watching it and I think that you will too.

[@elizabethgalicia-pigg2093]

I haven't seen anyone to the Offspring song "Have You Ever." A great song.

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

Offspring has been. Around for years, they mostly have meaningful songs that spoke to a younger crowd plus social and political problems during that time period. Listen to more

[@happysock3201]

My favourite 90's group

[@barbarafrazier3242]

This song was released in 1998.... Message is Still relevant today!

[@ianhamilton2035]

You did awesome!! Thank you!! "Staring at the Sun" One of my favorites!!! 😃

[@lewistasso8866]

WHAT A MESSAGE! I was in my late 20s then it came out. I experienced ones I knew that ended up in the same tragic situations. Who knows? If I didn't have strong parents and religious beliefs, I could have ended up as another tragedy. Today, the message is even clearer. I also remember this song from the movie "The Faculty." If you haven't seen it and like alien, body snatcher, movies, you'll like it!

[@jedwards9915]

Gone Away is an excellent song and has huge personal meaning for me. Love to see your reaction to it.

[@shinigamikuroshitsuji336]

This is the reality of many kids when grow up, sometimes they lost the way Another great song is "come out and play"

[@Brandonmtlhd]

If you haven't heard it yet, I recommend Bad Habit from them.

[@tracygalley8713]

Yes!! My first album I ever bought was smash!! And that is my favorite song by them!!

[@Lokbatch]

Million miles away is an incredible banger! Also by The Offspring :)

[@sonnybarry]

"Heaven's So Far Away". Not the biggest Offspring fan, but I love this song.

[@krbkrbkrbkrbkrb]

That's "Gone Away" and it really is a great song.

[@Noledad77]

Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" Oasis "Don't Look Back In Anger"

[@ruidurao5889]

How I wish BAD HABIT had an official music video!!! Can you imagine?

[@joshritz7067]

This is literally the very next song on the album Americana after Pretty Fly For A White Guy

[@underthetrees4780]

There is no video for it, but "Way Down the Line" is probably my favorite offspring song

[@jeffbertjeffbertson4805]

Every hockey game plays this hahaha I knew you’d know it from the staple center

[@Uriel77200]

Never got the appreciation it deserved

[@Victthequick]

honestly who ever shot this video is a genius, video is a masterpiece.

[@hwyla4416]

I think my favorite Offspring hit was ‘Come out and play’ (you gotta keep them separated). Incredible thrashing And then a little middle eastern riff, but then the message smacks you right in the face! I didn’t hear them until I moved to Oregon. That thrash punk was popular with the skateboarding crews and box bikers. I doubt I would have heard them if I didn’t work in advertising. Keeps you young and I was in my 40s by then. But I had loved punk in the 70s/80s. I wasn’t about to miss out on them once I heard them

[@hwyla4416]

Auto type! BMX bikers - not box bikers

[@H2G2Stp]

I went to an alternative high school and this was basically our theme song. We were the kids that weren't alright. The majority of my class was incarcerated or dead by 25.

[@drjoshuamc]

My favorite Offspring track

[@mrpogo72]

Love the bass in this is outstanding.

[@Flatwoodsdad]

Hat's off to the way way to often imitated Jamel_AKA_Jamal !!!

[@tomowens7301]

They are from Garden Grove. They have a long list of great songs. Would love to see you react to "Self-esteem" by OFFSPRING.

[@hammerofmariotos]

Not only is this a nod to The Who (by some considered the first Punk band) but on the song "Americana" Dexter sings: "I want it right now, cause my G--g-g-generation don't like to wait." Always cracked me up.

[@bobthebear1246]

"THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT!!" (Shout-out to our other boy Alex Hefner. 😜) Jamel, I could so tell as you were listening to the first verse that you knew this song. I love when that look of familiarity happens, as when you first listen to and love a new song. Have you ever reacted to their very first big hit, "Come Out & Play?" Please do that one if you haven't already done so!! Love you!!!!

[@clarionblur]

It's the same for every generation. This is just the punch in the gut when you realize it.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

I'm 38 and we've lost so many of our friends, classmates to drugs and that life... This song still resonates, unfortunately.

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

I know of one guy committed suicide (shot him self) wile on the phone with him mother, another guy did of a heart attack (probably drug related). This was early to mid 2000’s.

[@ronnieball9086]

It hard when it first came out, but hits even harder in my 40s.

[@RockinInAFreeWorld13]

Amazed, Gone Away...

[@acca5512]

This song is also featured on the Faculty soundtrack