THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE OFFSPRING

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

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[@neil9815]

Offspring isnt punk stupid, it's pop, bubblegum pop to you.

[@TrggrWarning]

Props for 90s so cal recognition! Oddly, I liked Blink first then discovered Lagwagon and Descendents then Bad Religion. Before them I knew about Vandals and Black Flag but didnt like them quite as much as Minor threat and Bad Brains. Now blink is out of rotation, Lagwagon, Descendents and Bad Religion remain absolutely love them. Offspring was for me a bit of a sideshow, somewhere between vandals and at the time sublime.

[@justinblake420]

NO! Rise and fall rage and grace is hands down the best album

[@alenemarie]

I am so not a Green Day fan: REAL punk rockers don’t have friggin’ BROADWAY MUSICALS about themselves.

[@earthcitizen3939]

ST and Ignition are their best ones this far, I also like Co1 and Let The Bad Times Roll. Unfortunately many of their albums have too many slow songs. While taking artistic liberties is alright it doesn't always work. Some of their slower songs (Dirty Magic, and Gone Away are two examples) are good but most of them are "meh". You got to give them props for doing what they feel like, to me that's what make them punkish.

[@jongorden4717]

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

[@bcbucmcfadyen6958]

100%

[@thesnorman5666]

Liked just to get you to 100 likes 🤜🏻🤛🏻🤘🏻

[@earthcitizen3939]

It depends on who you ask. ST, Ignition, Let The Bad Times Roll, and maybe Co1 are good, but the rest have too many slow songs. Not all slower songs are bad but there are too many of them.

[@jasonfuentz4282]

🤡

[@Adroit1911]

They are true poets. Their songs have some of the best lyrics.

[@jasonbot]

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!

[@tt-designs124]

Besides being a great band, one of the great things about The Offspring is their unique combination of Punk and what is deemed traditional studies. So bad ass to see a punk rock lead singer have a PhD in Molecular Biology.

[@jr2904]

I also love Dexter's hot sauce, El gringo bandito. It's got great flavor haha

[@T3APOT1]

James the drummer didn't let it be a distraction. He followed his dream of becoming a doctor

[@T3APOT1]

​@@tt-designs124Greg graffin got a PHD also

[@rubenabelardo1649]

Like milo storie

[@preu82]

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

[@jaimecomamala1561]

I feel like driving 10000000000000 on the freeway... i literally can't play that song in my car haha.

[@moshgirl973]

Same

[@chaosspider5765]

​@jaimecomamala1561 have you ever been a taxi driver by any chance?

[@jaimecomamala1561]

@@chaosspider5765😂😂 classic

[@ThompterSHunson]

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!

[@Donald18838]

14 million monthly listeners on Spotify… not exactly underrated

[@themetaai]

@@Donald18838 i think they means no one talks about them

[@pcprincipal2896]

The Offspring are not an underrated band dude. One of the points of this video is that if anything they are overrated. Great band which had a big impact on me either way

[@UutGrunn79]

Who I think was underrated is stiltskin. But The Offspring is far from underrated. I think litteraly everyone in the 90’s and 00’s must have known The Offspring

[@Circleofdxxdcx]

The strange history of mba

[@kowalskivideos6476]

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

[@ijustlovemetal]

That's my favorite album from them.

[@jeremycarnes1656]

It sold like hotcakes, how is it under rated?

[@joshshultz1250]

@@jeremycarnes1656 Because it's squashed between smash and americana

[@earthcitizen3939]

I prefer Americana, although it's not extremely good, Ixnay has too many slow songs.

[@demitasse22]

Agree. And Mota

[@Thatdude1281]

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 ?”

[@Harv72b]

"Punks": We're never going to conform to your ideals. Also "Punks": If you don't conform to our ideals you're not punk.

[@AprehamLincoln]

Smash gets all the love, but for me Ignition is their best album by a mile. The perfect sweet spot between the rawness of their self titled and the polish of Smash.

[@Thatdude1281]

@@AprehamLincoln sessions was my anthem for 2 summers

[@Ck-zk3we]

“Punk”

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Ignition is to The Offspring as Insomniac is to Green Day for me. Both records hold up to this day and both are very underrated.

[@mink03]

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.

[@AFFECTIONATEAGE3330]

I feel the exact same way about Noodle’s guitar tone. any of their riffs hit and you know immediately that it’s an offspring song

[@wolfhoodlum1789]

They harmonize incredibly well, and the harmonization on top of speedy skate punk riffs is what makes me adore their sound so much.

[@rolanddeschain6089]

It is also his voice. He can say one word without music at the beginning of a song and you know, it is Dexter.

[@ippotsk]

if I could describe Dexter's voice, it's "anthemic"! Really shows in songs like "All I Want" and "Gone Away" imo, especially when he drives right into the choruses.

[@samik83]

Dexters voice has that effortless powerfull reach.

[@janeksobieralski7334]

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

[@djd-fect1076]

Thats a great story

[@dougstanton9816]

Shout out to The Chats and GT. My favorite Aus punk bands. Also amazing story.

[@colinschafer5453]

Thats’s awesome. I have a similar story. My first tattoo was the Bouncing Souls logo. The heart and crossbones with the NYC skyline in the heart. My good friend from high school, Ian, and I used to play hackey sac in the parking lot in between classes at our first year of community college. We both talked often about getting bouncing souls tattoos. Saw them live numerous times together. Unfortunately, he passed away before he got his. I got it for a number of personal reasons to me and was planning to get it done anyway, but that was one of the main inspirations behind it when the time came. He never got to do it, so I did it for both of us. Yea 🤘🏼

[@greymatters14]

That’s a nice memory man.

[@foobazabar]

Richie probably had a sick kickflip. RIP down-under-brother.

[@Paul_Halicki]

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.

[@scottjames1401]

I'm 60 and the Offspring made me realize that punk was dead. Soccer moms with a recording contract. You might want to check out Black Flag, Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Ramones, Voidoids, Rollins Band, etc. These guys fired their drummer for not getting vaxed. Conformists of the lowest order. Punk was vile and violent, hilarious and pathetic. These guys are kittens

[@ajb9150]

@@scottjames1401 In their latest album they still continued some of that with The Opioid Diaries and We never have sex anymore so i'll have to disagree. I am only a recent fan though. Im not that knowledgeable about back then so my opinion is probably nothing to be taken personally.

[@dougmanor1988]

I'm 61 & had just started a new job Hitachi automotive,I had to quit smoking weed for about 2 months to pass the drug test,passed & got on as full timer with full benefits working 2nd shift,3 to 11:30,quitting time & a few miles from the factory,bowl loaded with some funk,all I want blasting on the car stereo.this was in 1997,good ole days....

[@goodgamewren5192]

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.

[@riekerankeschmidt7046]

Indeed their music has a way of inspiring and helping through at the same time, despite of some really depressive/depressing lyrics. I was in a similar situation in the early 2000s, walking through hardships - and "Ixnay on the Hombre" and "Conspiracy of One" were my favorites, many of the songs on both made me feel like "couldn't it could have better than that", for example "Amazed" (IOTH) and "Come Out Swinging" and "Dammit, I Changed Again" (COO).

[@corneliusagrippa4613]

@@riekerankeschmidt7046 same! Married a Nancy Spungen/Courtney Love just as I hit 20 and we met online which was "wtf who does that?!" Until everyone started to... got a crash course in openly.

[@hugofuenmayor]

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

[@dbmagee21]

How have they influenced you? How to sell out? How to rip off real punk bands? Yah that makes sense

[@plushman3685]

Absolutely; I remember absolutely thrashing to Bad Habit on repeat

[@dingydangwallace5632]

I wore out 2 dubbed tapes of smash that i got when i was 7 and 8 on a tiny tape recorder with the worst speaker on it 😂 brilliance

[@dylpickle1906]

The Offspring was the first band I constantly listened to as well in school, except, the thing is, I'm still in school as a sophomore I high school 🤟

[@Sam-mu5xh]

My 4 year old loves them, I have as well. I will never forget seeing them in college and hearing the kid's aren't alright, he killed it too.

[@ShartimusPrime]

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!

[@ludoletono]

It's no surprise watching your channel xD.

[@jacobluke9097]

Shartimusprimeee!!!

[@dingydangwallace5632]

❤️

[@breenuttee]

💯 wish he brought up more of their good songs too!! The meet with dexter sounds incredible! 🙌🙌😝

[@ShartimusPrime]

@@breenuttee Man, it was incredible! Someone was playing “Come Out and Play” on a Ukulele, and I was thinking, “What kind of jack-ass is hanging out with the Offspring and playing that song on a ukulele?” I look over and it’s fucking Noodles. 😂

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

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

[@ChrrZ]

same!

[@dynamo4543]

id have to add conspiracy to my soundtrack & bad religion as well

[@TheAntiEggroll]

Are you my twin? 🤨

[@Acid_Ink]

Smash and Americana were the two I listened to the most.

[@earthcitizen3939]

The Offspring and Bad Religion have good stuff, but BR has held up better.

[@belltolls1984]

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

[@earthcitizen3939]

ST and Ignition are probably their best releases IMO.

[@DD_Vandal]

The entire run from self titled to ixnay was crazy good.

[@TheOriginalDevin337]

Ignition is my favorite Offspring album. It’s always bugged me no one knows it. Self titled and Ignition, as you said, are criminally underrated!

[@diogosimoes79]

Indeed. Fucking amazing albums

[@monbroe2806]

Dirty Magic from ignition is still my favorite song by them! Always thought if it was on smash it would have been a bigger hit.

[@colinclement2752]

Ignition is an awesome album

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Hot take: Vultures from Conspiracy of One is up there with Dirty Magic, imo. Just great songs!

[@jackobrien4432]

Hypodermic is a great song off that album as well

[@brianrodman1033]

that album is kiler and dirty magic was one of the better tracks on it

[@duzeq]

ye, I think so too. Every time I listened to Ignition I always waited for Dirty Magic, it was the last song on the first side of the cassette :) Also love Forever and a day which was the last song on the second side :) It's funny how we choose our favorite tracks. Take it like a man, LAPD and No hero are also good and even today after all of these years I still think so

[@taurusgump]

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.

[@meredithgrubb4497]

100%

[@dwaynewilliams3077]

It is still punk rock... "Punk rock MBA"... It's right there In the name.

[@mitchlacasse361]

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.

[@justingurley836]

Ixnay also one of my favourite ever albums

[@JohnD3000]

Change the World is a very great. Listening from 1999, it's a bomb song🤘

[@candideggplant1575]

I never got that far with offspring but americana and smash were my thing for a while during highschool. to each their own man.

[@dameyonbeaman]

Totally agree. Literally know all their songs by heart and often is my go-to playlist at the gym. I'm a middle school teacher, I tried to turn the kids on The offspring as much as I can. Frankly I'm appalled at some of the crap these kids listen to today.

[@zacoman2225]

Yeah bro Ixnay is my favorite album as well and is really underrated when compared to smash. The meaning of life, mota and all I want are probably my fav songs from the band as a whole

[@nickmaatjes5611]

i absolutely love The Offspring , together with Metallica and Nirvana they changed my life as an 11 year old who had the feeling he didn't belong on this planet, i even have a offspring tattoo so what im trying to say THNX FINN, this is gonna be treat!!!!

[@offsrxlucky4450]

Same bro!!!

[@Jerome11inches]

Same here man…12 year old me listened to conspiracy of one and i was hooked i am who i am thanks to this band.

[@doomusrlc]

This is basically the same for me haha. Add in Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Korn and Soundgarden to that list and that's what really started shaping my music taste in 1999.

[@lueysixty-six7300]

Is it the encircled fiery skull?? That'd make for a sweet shoulder tough stamp!

[@lueysixty-six7300]

@@doomusrlc Add Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy and Marilyn Manson for the Goth Punk angle, and I'm with y'all too! (PJ, Offspring, RATM, AIC, Nirvana [whose "Grunge" was really just dirty punk]...RHCP [Funk Punk] not to mention the old guard of GnR [Hard Rock Punk] and Metallica keeping up with the new kids [ not "On the Block"!] ...what a glorious time to grow up!!!!!

[@calebneff5777]

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.

[@rustygray5058]

I'm a Gen X-er, only a few years younger than the band, and that song really felt like an anthem for people my age. It seems to be talking about that promise that we were given, that with a little bit of brains and a lot of hard work (and maybe a willingness to stab a competitor in the back?), we could do anything we wanted to. But I just love that it spoke to younger people in a similar way.

[@UsefulFarmer349]

Same, after that song came out they became my favorite band for years. I think it came out when I was in 7th grade. Still can sing almost every song from their discography.

[@demitasse22]

I love hearing these stories. I played that song on repeat incessantly when I was deployed in Iraq. Whole album actually, but definitely that banger

[@RockSolidKaraoke]

Getting Smash for Christmas '94, then seeing The Offspring and The Vandals in '99 with my best friend changed our lives. We started a band less than 2 years later. Now the lead singer is a sound guy for several venues. I'm just a fan these days but still love it.

[@MikeyAGoGo101]

Shows were different back then. It was such an awesome experience

[@johnipnkstno9706]

All I can say is "THANK YOU. FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT." I get why The Offspring get all the flak, but they were a legitimately good punk band back in what? 1995? And Nitro Records put out a TON of good bands. I remember watching the Come Out and Play video on MTV followed by Basket Case, and music was never the same for me after that. The Offspring exemplified a punk sound that Green Day didn't tap into. They weren't poppy. It was anger and aggression, and so when when I sought out other punk music, I found Bad Religion and Pennywise, bands that had bigger things to say. In a weird way, Green Day was the wholesome angel on my shoulder, and The Offspring was the pissed-off devil on the other shoulder. They're both important.

[@TraceyAllen]

Before 95, I seen them in 93. They killed and were genuinely nice guys.

[@alenemarie]

I have always thought that Green Day was the inferior band: they to this day bore the hell out of me.

[@kellylipton]

One of the factors of the mass popularity of “Americana” you missed was its general cultural relevance at the time it was released- witch is evident in the comments section here- so many people associate it with that time in their own lives because it was a reflection of our culture! Yes it was corny- but it was a time when everything in pop culture was reflecting the mounting consumerist overload that the economic stability of the 90’s had given us, and began showing the first signs of a youth that felt a general discomfort with the values and hypocrisy being displayed around us. I think the shift that occurred in the offsprings sound, which you point out is so evident, between the albums of “Americana” and their “conspiracy of one,” is a prime embodiment of this shift in perspective. It’s a major divide between the late Gen-x-ers and early Millenials rooted in the realities they both grew up in. Gen x-ers grew up with promises of a bright future (as long as they were willing to quit smoking pot and sell out) while millennials grew up in a climate of fear-mongering, uncertainty, and growing economic instability. From the panic over the transition to the new millennia, to 9/11, the Iraq War, and then the economic crisis of ‘08, there were a generation of kids who looked ahead to a future that looked very different to that of their boomer parents generation… The offspring stayed relevant because they were able to reflect this shift- wether it’s authentic or not. The truth is their music spoke to the youth at the time- and clearly still do to some extent…

[@philwg8716]

Great comment!

[@BeeKay5150]

^Agreed. Excellent comment!

[@ShaunHensley]

I think you attribute the promise and hope of the boomers to gen x. We didn’t grow up in a hopeful world at all, our parents did.

[@itspabbs]

Well said! I'll never forget hearing that album for the first time. My parents wanted to take it away from me because of the song "Americana." I still love it.

[@PubstarHero]

I think that only looking at this album for Pretty Fly for a White Guy and Why Dont You Get a Job really discounts the commentary on current culture that No Brakes, Staring At The Sun, The Kids aren't Alright, and Americana were. I think that the one song though that really stuck with me over the years was The Kids Aren't Alright. Its like it told a story of the neighborhood I used to live in in just Suburbia.

[@StarmaGeddon]

Offspring are one of my favorite bands. IMHO they had a much wider range of genres on their albums than most bands in the scene, paired with great songwriting. they were never afraid to put out singles that are more mainstream and catchy while still having good punk songs on the album. Americana for example has pop songs like Pretty Fly or WDYGAJ but also full blown punk songs like Have you ever or No brakes, even a progressive rock kinda song, Pay the man. i think this variety always made them successful

[@guitaraholic83]

Americana is a great album! So many amazing songs!

[@maratyumagulov6630]

Smash was the album what opens the door to punk rock for me! Thank you, Offspring! I saw them playing on May 2022 - they’re still killing it!

[@garyserdoz6915]

Well done. Just saw The Offspring last week for the first time and really enjoyed the show. I'm more of a classic rock/metal guy, but am amazed at how many great tunes they have!

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

Truth

[@lordhelmit1499]

The Offspring is classic rock

[@DabbaRanx]

Really glad you made this video! I've always thought of the Offspring as the band that unwittingly took a bullet for punk in its push to the mainstream. They, nor no-one else saw it coming, but once it did it kinda placed them in a position where they couldn't simply turn back and be "just another underground punk band" but instead, use the platform to drag as many of their peers along with them for the ride as they could. To do that they had to stay relevent for as long as they could by releasing some terrible (but catchy and popular) singles. Unlike many other bands, it's the album fillers which are the stand out songs to the punk community rather than the single releases. Let's be honest, you never really hear any well established punk bands speak negatively about The Offspring - which shows that amongst their peers, they still command a lot of respect!

[@Cowabunga135]

Well said my friend

[@ShartimusPrime]

There’s Fat Mike with the “Whoa on the Whoa’s” and the live “Obla-dee obla dah” thing during “Why Don’t You Get A Job”. But the band didn’t miss a beat, and it seemed it was all in good fun.

[@AprehamLincoln]

You hit the nail on the head. The singles grabbed the attention of the masses, did the heavy lifting, but the "fillers" were the real gems

[@sobecmackofil]

I would literally fall asleep to the Offspring almost every night as a 13-year-old. I just loved their music so much I couldn't take my earphones out and just played their music until I fell asleep. Good times I forgot about until I saw this video.

[@animalchin3573]

I did the same and would wake up to that hidden track at the end of smash

[@andrewbair7810]

I was 14 when Dookie and Smash came out. Those music videos were my introduction to punk rock and I was particularly drawn to the Offspring. It lead me to Epitaph and that first Punk-O-Rama comp and of course to NOFX, Bad Religion, Rancid Pennywise, Down By Law and that first Ten Foot Pole record. Whenever I could get a ride I was at my local Tower Records for hours sifting through the CD racks. I found The Vandals, The Adolescents, Op Ivy, The Descendents, The Misfits and The Dead Kennedys and eventually all of the bands that made up the skate punk boom on Fat, Nitro, Hopeless, No Idea and Asian Man Records. I owe my love of punk rock/independent music to The Offspring and those videos for Come Out and Play/Self Esteem so those dudes will always have an important place in my life.

[@mkaylor121]

Same bro

[@Blade383210]

I was -4 at the time

[@MikeyAGoGo101]

Me too, I was 11 but my sister grew up listening to the old school stuff but also being from long Beach, we had all thr OC and valley bands.

[@numbereddays7748]

As an 11 year old kid in Bulgaria The Offspring got me into music and Dexter got me into science. Listened to all things possible after that (including very extreme metal, prog, hip hop and electronica) but they are and will always be my first love in music. Met a bunch of great people because of their music. I was giving tape copies to everybody interested of Smash, Ixnay and Americana at pre-high school. After that I got my university degrees of Molecular Biology and Medical Biology and now I'm working at a hospital. As a kid I thought that I want to be like this dude fronting that band, a nerd, scientist and a punkhead. Great video

[@duzeq]

I was 13 when I first heard the Offspring. It was Pretty Fly, seen it on mtv in 97 or 98. I remember I asked my big brother to buy me Americana but he didn't have a clue and he brought me Ixnay :) which was cool, because Ixnay has become my favourite album for long time. It was my first serious exposure to punkrock and thanks to the Offspring I got into punk for many years to come. I wish we've had internet back in the days when I was fully idolizing Dexter. I was literally reading everything I could find about them, hanging posters in my room, writing their lyrics on the walls. I wish I had access to information like we have today. Even though my music taste has changed so many times and after having so many temporary fav bands, I always make sure I'm up to date with the Offspring. Although I wish I still had this spark of the youth and could feel the same unconditional love I used to have for them when I was a kid. Now I'm more critical about music in general, so I'm also more critical about the Offspring. I don't see them as gods anymore haha but mortal people who make weird decisions. Like I will never understand how come Greg and Ron are no longer in the band. I mean, I know what happened, I read about it. What I mean is for me, as a bass player, the rhythmic section is a core of the band, and Ron and Greg were like an untouchable duo, and I couldn't believe they all split, sadly money was involved. That broke that illusion for me and actually I'm less of a fan of their current stuff. Dexter is a creative force, I get it, but letting Ron and Greg go is a big L for the band, in my opinion.

[@KaptainPirate1]

Dirty Magic is one of their under rated song. In my opinion, it has some grunge vibes. I've heard it has been inspired by "life goes on" by the damned. I don't know if it is true tho

[@jamiediener9375]

Thank you so much for this video. It really says a lot about your character that even though you do not care for The Offspring you still recognize their importance and impact for the genre. I am one of those kids you were talking about. Growing up I mostly listened to nothing but country, but when my friend had me listen to Americana. I loved that album so much I went back and listened to all their old stuff and similar bands and look into the bands that inspired the Offspring. It opened the grates to where now I listen to everything across the punk/metal spectrum. Thanks again for the video, I love your work, keep it up!

[@CaroV6]

The same happened to me, 14 years old, the only thing on the radio was Backstreet Boys and latin stuff (I live in Argentina), until Americana. It opened the door of rock to me, even though it was bad seen in my social circle. I started playing guitar, I still play guitar and piano. I listened to them 24-7, it was my favorite band

[@mikekirby2085]

Offspring was probably the first punk band i got into. They had some cheesy songs naturally, but they had a lot of songs around serious subjects that were far more eloquent than other bands.

[@selfan2005]

"Gone Away", "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?"

[@mikekirby2085]

@@selfan2005 No Hero and End of the line are my favorites but good call on those.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I loved how ECW wrestler Raven used Come Out and Play for his entrance ! But the song Gotta Get Away grabbed me most by my young heart strings . Even now all these years later when I hear it pop up on the radio at work it takes me back to those feelings and place I was in .

[@dphrygian]

I'm late to the party, but The Offspring were the reason I learned to play the guitar. And they introduced me to AFI, who became my favorite band for a decade, and who in turn introduced me to the Misfits and hardcore punk. And also Dexter and Noodles just seem like good dudes. I love this band.

[@widnawz]

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

[@TinyNormous]

Hammerhead & Half Truism are also total bangers on that album!

[@DabbaRanx]

You're Gonna Go Far Kid is an absolute banger that I don't think anyone saw coming. I also think Splinter gets a lot less credit than it deserves. The album has some of their fastest and most aggressive punk songs in their whole back catalogue but people just remember it for "Hit That"

[@codycushman2738]

Divide by zero was an awesome throwback to the old style.

[@claireredfield624]

Yeah I'm a bit surprised it was glossed over since it was a pretty significant commercial comeback after the relative failure of Splinter.

[@DabbaRanx]

@@codycushman2738 Hurting As One off the same album is also great

[@johnny1123]

The Offspring for me growing up was like your cool uncles introducing you to their punk record collection at a very young and impressionable age. Their contribution to the mainstream opened gates for me as an 11 year old for me to hear their inspirations, and was the catalyst to many like minded preteen’s intro into punk rock. Smash also was important in establishing Epitaph as an indie label that could go toe to toe with the heavyweight major labels.

[@brettbatliner]

I've had the pleasure to meet them on several different occasions. Dexter twice, Noodles once, and Pete once as well. All such stand up cool dudes who really care about their fans. I first met Dex when I was 12 and he remembered me and my dad 11 years later. Noodles signed my guitar which was his first signature model Ibanez. These guys are just fucking rad all around.

[@kgerlach01]

I live in Australia and The Offspring headlined a festival here and a friend of mine met em at the airport as they were heading to the next stop of the festival. Said he had a beer with noodles and saw that dexter was talking to some other guy (either someone from another band on the festival or a festival organiser) and my mate was like "thanks for having a beer with me dude, I'd like to meet Dex, but he seems busy so I'll leave you guys to it" and noodles was like "no way dude! I'll grab him" and yeah noodles grabbed Dex and the 3 of them had an awesome convo at the bar in the airport. So jelous of my mate! They deffs sound like stand out dudes!

[@vorpalblades]

Yeah, so rad that they fired the drummer for not getting the jab. So punk...

[@kgerlach01]

@@vorpalblades no one cares anti vaxer.

[@Nomusicincluded]

@@vorpalblades Well, 6+ million people have died to covid so it seems like it the right thing to do. Having been in the punk scene there is one thing I noticed, people cared about each other... which is a trait that those who were scared of a wittle boo-boo obviously didn't share.

[@MikeyAGoGo101]

Pete had nothing to do with Smash and came in when the Offspring started to get way too poppy for my ears.

[@Aaronin]

The Offspring were 100% my introduction to punk. I will always call them my favorite band just for opening the door to so many great bands I probably never would have known about.

[@KillBoyPowerHead77]

The Offspring was my introduction to punk. I love all the albums but Ignition is a pure masterpiece.

[@wolfhoodlum1789]

Absolutely adore The Offspring. They're the primary reason I got into punk, with Smash and Americana being my introduction to the skate punk sound. Ixnay on the Hombre is probably my favorite all time album.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Know what the funny thing is, when I was a teenager right around when Smash came out there was a bit of bickering that the Offspring weren't punk anymore and had gone completely mainstream. Yeah, as if the Offspring were some sort of second coming of Celine Dion or some shit :)

[@anthonydileo6133]

I don't know how typical my experience is here, but i was 9 or 10 when Smash rose to prominence. And i really don't think you can measure the impact that a song like Bad Habit had on bunch of suburban pre-teens in that era. Like that song especially during the vocal breakdown was an eye opener to a lot of kids about how raw and vulgar music could be, and the capacity music could have to send your parents into a tailspin. I was too young for Guns and Roses, Metallica and Nirvana's breakthroughs, but that album was a lightning bolt when your first learning what your taste in music is going to be, and how your generations music can really rankle your elders sensibilities. It's sort of snotty rebel music, but i really feel like Smash was one of the first true "can't let my mom know I've got this" records for millennial kids

[@mercurius0]

Hell yeah! Me and brothers would wait til our parents went out and then crank that song up loud. We felt so rebellious haha!

[@gktbaron]

I remember listening to Smash in the car with my dad a lot when I was around 9 or 10. One time my mum was in the car and heard Bad Habit and lost her shit. Not long after that I couldn't find the album again, found out a few years later that she'd hidden it because of that song 😂

[@dandel1985]

well said. i still remember the moment my mom heard that same part in "bad habit", that Dominican lady was worried!

[@k0brakai]

Back in the days, Self Esteem and Come out and play were huge hits! Self-Estem was also one of the first song I learned to play on bass.

[@ghost93700]

Woah cool bro

[@darksu6947]

Bass players are gay!

[@brutalbasspro]

@@darksu6947 not gay just super in touch with iour feminine side!

[@darksu6947]

@@brutalbasspro Me too!

[@pootassopick]

the main reason why i love the offspring, is because they can go from super fun songs like "hit that, mota, pretty fly for a white guy" to serious things such as "gone away, or the kids aren't alright" to being actually cool with their music, with "come out and play, self esteem, and Genocide" and EVERY ONE OF THOSE ARE ACTUALLY GOOD SONGS EVEN WHEN YOU ARE COMING FROM A MUSICAL STANDPOINT ONLY.

[@jr2904]

It reminds me of great shows like Futurama and Scrubs. When they wanted to pull on your heart strings they knew exactly how to do it

[@jdizzlejake]

Both of these comments are too true

[@lurchilurch5507]

How is Mota a "fun" song lol? It's one of their many tirades against the supposed dangers of being a hardcore pothead

[@mmmmkkk]

THAT, and they are all energetic in some way

[@Halfdanr_H]

The Offspring are my favourite band of all time. Ron Welty is one of the drummers I modelled myself after. Seeing them live was on my bucket list; they were awesome

[@SoulforSale]

The Offspring are poser sell-outs

[@mikkoantikainen719]

Greetings from Finland. I was 15 when Smash came out. It was a huge cross-over success, nobody really disliked it. Punks who liked Bad Religion&NOFX loved it and Grunge fans who liked Nirvana&Alice in chains liked it too. It was also alternative enough and heavy enough for the rest. Peace!

[@cerebralcomics]

Exactly this. Right before the big boom many people liked it, eventually the snobby “punks” would start hating on them. Something which happens a lot in all kinds of genres. Bands that grow so big and successful, because of how good they are and resonate well with the masses, will eventually get hated on by, well… the snobs. Typical picking order behavior.

[@jesse7205]

I totally agree with you. I can attest for the latter, as a huge Nirvana fan. Offspring reminded me of grunge with that punk twist. They were honestly how I defined punk to be, until I was exposed to other bands obviously. To this day, my own writing style even has hints of that punk sound.

[@AtZero138]

I just think it's cool.. you heard a band from just up the street from us,, in Finland.. cheers from Southern California.. please share some cool local bands from Finland..

[@mehallica666]

​​@@AtZero138'Children of Bodom' were a great Finnish band, though a lot heavier than The Offspring. Check out the song 'Children of Bodom'. R.I.P Alexei Laiho.

[@gonzalozamora5715]

The Offspring is really a huge landmark in LatinAmerica. They opened US punk to us, before that we were all about La Polla Records

[@croulantroulant3082]

how about Kortatu? Man I had not heard the name La Polla Records in a long time! Y soy frances ;-)

[@okamiwithacamera6077]

Werent mano negra super successful? Or was that after the offspring became big in latin america?

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

I had no idea that punk or rock music was a thing in Latin America. All US media told me is that only rap and traditional music exist in Latin America.

[@almost.sweettalk.caffeine]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 there are a lot of excellent punk, rock, and metal bands that have come out of Latin and South America!!!

[@gonzalozamora5715]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 latin america has a lot of punk bands. The fact that most of the countries were under dictatorships during the 80s really opened a need for punk attitude. Bands like Flema, 2 minutos, Attaque 77, Fiskales ad-hok, ratos de porao in Brasil. Just to name a few. There's a world of music outside the US, go find it!

[@jbunnz31169]

Smash was a great record. I always go back to it a few times a year “Bad Habits” is an insanely great song.

[@biznatcho7]

Used to play Bad Habit a lot while stuck in traffic in LA growing up.

[@bigpimpskin8554]

But when I’m in my car. Don’t give me no crap. Cause one small thing and I just might snap

[@jaredwaters4633]

Smash is a awesome song-- "I'm not a trendy a-hole.." Loved GENOCIDE, The entire album is great. As is most of Ixnay.

[@ChrrZ]

so true!!

[@maximejoyal4349]

Open the glove box . Reach inside. Gonna wreck this fucker's ride cause i got a bad habit!

[@_Scyber]

The Offspring was the 1st concert I ever went to. June 10th, 1995 at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI. They did a 2 night stint because it was the last 2 dates of their tour, the 1st day sold out in about 15mins after tickets went on sale so they decided to add a 2nd show due to high demand. I was 11 years old & my mom took me but we got caught in the moshpit. My mom was so freaked out that she made me stay with a lady security guard at the gate at the front of the stage while she went outside to smoke a a half a pack of cigarettes 😂 She came back before the Offspring came on & Noodles gave her a half a bottle of Jack Daniels to help calm her nerves and the crowd tried to rip it out of her hand & Dexter had to calm them down! I'll NEVER forget that concert!

[@MitchM240]

I love the offspring. Simple fun music. Self esteem is what made me want to learn how to play guitar.

[@urbannomad8126]

The offspring were the band that got me into punk. They deserve way more credit than they get. Great video again. Much thanks from the middle east.

[@gabaghoul6759]

Gotta love how even though you don't really like their music you respect their impact. Big ups.

[@micahnewby3482]

I love the offspring. SMASH was the first punk album I heard that I actually liked way back in highschool. Like when it came out. I was a sophomore metalhead and it grabbed me. Yup, I'm old. I personally like all their era's and albums but I can't say that every song is great. There are some real stinkers in the mix for sure. I love the variety of the soundscape that they employ and Dexter really is a fantastic lyricist.

[@hishamhilal8332]

Offspring are legendary, as a younger fan who listened to their best stuff after their "best era" I can definitely tell their impact

[@kevinstarofficial]

The Offspring was one of the bands to make me play guitar, their riffs inspired me and to this day I think they have amazing some of the most creative riffs ever in punk, borderline thrash metal fast style riffs. I play metal but am heavily inspired by Offspring riffs

[@alemmoiteaux3245]

Offspring has always been my number one band that got me into PunkRock when I was a teenager, I still love them and everytime I get back to their music after a while its an absolute treat. Love their unique sound.

[@dave011679]

I remember thinking Offspring wasn't a punk band in high school when Smash came out. Not because they were popular and had videos on MTV but mostly because they didn't sound like any of the Socal/Epitaph bands I already knew. And yes, I thought they were a corny band for little kids and dudes who listened to Metallica's black album. As I got a little older I realized how much a huge hit like Smash can do for an independent label and while I don't really care for Offspring, I can appreciate what they did for the whole scene.

[@dippitydoinit]

I still love Smash and Ixnay on the Hombre as much as did as a teenager. Dexter's voice is unique and he has a higher register than most other vocalists in "punk."

[@samuel12615]

They are on tour right now, I went to their show in Charlotte and from what I can tell everywhere they’ve went so far has has an insane amount of people

[@bpbennick9318]

The Offspring were the band that made me gravitate towards writing and playing music (along with mid 90s video games soundtracks on the Sega Genesis). I found a copy of Smash in my dad's CDs (he was mostly a Led Zep, Pink Floyd type of guy and very vocal about hating punk - very sheltered household when it came to some things). I was 10 years old. Changed everything for me. Started playing bass a few years later. While I like the stuff my dad got me into directly (Black Sabbath especially), I had never heard that kind of music before.

[@donnix768]

They got me into punk rock in the mid 90s, I went back and got Ignition, I bought the self titled album from 1989. From there It was NOFX, Pennywise, AFI,Lagwagon etc.

[@err0r-403]

I've always been into The Offspring. Fucking love them. Smash is probably their best album.

[@techdeathhippie6319]

They always have been great . I love how they were punk but brought great thrash guitar tones to it . Then had classic rock vibes . All 3 of those made me in love with their sound

[@paytonjamesmcw08]

Soon after Smash was released, they played one of the music award shows. And instead of playing one of their radio 'hits', they played Bad Habit which was very not mainstream at the time. I think people were taken back from that but I loved it. It was such a punk thing to play that song at that venue.

[@J-Rod91]

Man I LOVE “The Offspring” it was literally my first favorite band. I was born in 91 so obviously I didn’t find it myself. My big brother liked them and I would hear it from him and I remember it being the first music I really got into. I have liked them my entire life. When I was a teenager in the 2000’s I got my friends into them. I remember after I got my driver’s license and car when I was 16 one of the first places I went was Walmart to find the greatest hits cd from “The Offspring!” My friends ended up liking them so much they kept trying to steal my CD. I literally caught one friend in particular trying to steal it around 20 times. 5 of those IN ONE DAY. Lol 😂 Finally I went and got it for him for his birthday. He was so happy. His parents gave him a Camaro for his birthday and he genuinely seemed more excited for the CD. I was excited for him about his Camaro. I asked him if he wanted to go take a drive in it. He was more focused on opening the CD so we could play it in the car. We sat in his driveway for like 10 minutes while he was listening to the CD. I had to remind him about going for a drive in his Camaro while we listen to it. Lol 😂

[@hellajeffrey]

thanks for taking the time to make such well researched and thought out videos.

[@MaartenV87]

The Offspring got me into heavier music when I discoverd them. Before that I listened to mainstream radio and music my dad used to listen (Queen, Genesis, The Who etc.). This one time, in '95, my cousin visited me, he had a tape with him with Smash on it. He was like "yo cousin, it's your cousin. Listen to this sh*t" and I was like "whoa, that's heavy metal. cool bro.". Didn't know much about punk or metal back then because I just turned 8 that year as did my cousin. But hey, the least I can say is that The Offspring had a massive impact on my musical taste and I will always cherish it.

[@DeKrischa]

I was 5 or 6 years old when my best friend's much older sister Had her first boyfriend. I really liked this guy because he often brought comic books, Nintendo games and CDs, among them the Smash album. We took two Tennis rackets as air guitars and this was when my everlasting love to this band began.

[@artaxAF]

Seeing "Pretty Fly" on TRL when I was 11 years old is what singlehandedly got me into punk. I bought Americana and loved every song on it (and got sent to the principal's office for singing them at the lunch table). I suspect this probably has a lot to do with AFI becoming my all-time favorite band a couple years later. But I was watching TRL because I loved Backstreet Boys and N'SYNC, so I guess you could say they're the ones who really got me into punk.

[@xerothedarkstar]

No hate man. I switched over from country music at around the same age due to Green Day and Pennywise.

[@bwines16]

Just saw them open their tour last week and those guys sure know how to still put on a show. Concert was amazing

[@htmmt-podcast]

The Offspring are what got my friends and I into the scene. It’s exactly like you said here, smash and ixnay got us started before getting into Green Day and Rancid. They had so many songs in skate vids which were having a huge moment too. Thanks to these guys, we got into Fat, the other stuff on Epitaph, then into other punk, older punk, hardcore, etc. They were a gateway drug and a huge influence on a lots of kids’ musical tastes, especially in the flyover states.

[@michaelmccourt4992]

I just saw The Offspring in concert a few weeks ago. Still sounded great and it was a hell of a show.

[@KyOte13]

How about a video about The Dwarves... their story is an amazing one... from their roots as a garage band, to their time on sub pop, to the hard-core speed punk records, to utilizing surf, electro and hip hop into their records, to now pretty much becoming the LAST punk band still putting out GOOD records. They haven't gotten their due as one kf the last great bands out there. Give em some love !!!

[@MikeyAGoGo101]

They definitely are one of the best bands out there. And then you have the collaboration with Dexter.

[@tammyware9463]

I absolutely LOVE The Offspring! I saw them at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, last year. After seeing them perform live, I'm committed to seeing them every chance I get! We're traveling to Phoenix to see them next month! Nothing but mad love and respect! ❤✌️

[@GetIntoYourLife]

you’re cute

[@florin529]

The Offspring are amazing live. I always try to see them when they tour as well.

[@antonyingram]

Great video. The point you mention about The Offspring being a kind of gateway to getting into other bands was absolutely true for me. Want You Bad on Conspiracy Of One was like opening a door into a whole new world of music for me as a young teenager - though really for the next decade or so of the more mainstream stuff, rather than going back to the possibly more obscure 90s bands. Either way, it’s still the music I listen to a few decades on, and I don’t think many days go by (reference not intentional) without listening to at least one Offspring track.

[@DoozerMcDoozeTV]

Thanks for making this. I never really thought about it before but Smash did really get me into the whole punk thing, leading to loads of punk compilation CDs. I really enjoyed watching their career. I saw them at Reading Festival and remember crowd surfing to them playing a Backstreet Boys Song… good times

[@georgechittenden9851]

I grew up right across the street from Pete Parada. I used to hang out with his oldest brother Mike, who passed away a couple of years ago. After I moved out, when I would come visit my folks, you could hear Pete wailing away across the street. Amazing that he came from a small NY town to become a kick ass drummer in a legendary band. Our whole town is proud to see his success.

[@IntenseHistory]

Was he an offspring fan?

[@MikeyAGoGo101]

So do you know the scoop on why Ron Welty left the band?

[@franklugo6928]

@@IntenseHistory he was their drummer for 14 years until they kicked him out because he couldn't get the poke. he has a medical condition that would really screw him up if he takes any kind of vaccines, and the band who he thought were his friends cut him loose and cut all ties with him and his whole family. they did him dirty, and that's why I am no longer a fan.

[@brocklastname6682]

@@franklugo6928 The band is dead to me after the way they treated Pete.

[@radioseppe]

Smash was a massive gateway drug and also helped find another bands too, remember no internet. Bad religion’s stranger than fiction was another landmark for me and so was rancid’s out come the wolves. That was my gateway to ska. Also millencolin’s desmond dekker cover opened some ska doors for me. Good times.

[@andrewmeilinger6203]

The self titled '89(?) Re release will always be their very best album. Just crazy energy, excellent lyrics, and Noodles just gets wild.

[@kennethpogue718]

I actually loved Conspiracy Of One! But I prefer the older stuff. Pre-Americana. I'm also wearing my AFI sing the sorrow shirt today as I watch this. Not my favorite but it's a good album. My favorite from AFI is Black Sails. That album still holds a special place in my heart.

[@Allyourbase1990]

I used to listen to Americana on repeat as a kid in the 90s. They’re definitely still one of my favorite bands

[@rubbishbin4698]

I love The Offspring!! They have a lot of good songs that never get old!! They're underrated IMO.

[@TraceVandal]

I laughed so hard about the Agent Orange part, I had no idea that the Vandals wrote a song about it AND I ended up looking up the Agent Orange song because it sounded awesome, EVERYBODY WINS!

[@cemeteryindustrialcomplex3486]

It was ridiculous that Agent Orange sued. That said, Living in Darkness is an underappreciated classic album everyone should check out.

[@emtea101]

More geat work Finn - always honest, accurate, and fair. Growing up in Orange county Offspring were the next natural progression of what we were growing up listening to. Agent Orange, Vandals, Social Distortion, Descendents, TSOL and SoCal bands like Bad Religion, Black Flag. These were the bands I had on cassette tape. When Smash came out - it stood out. The riffs, production and lyrics were polished and accessible. I think the Descendents stand out as the band that set the tone for the progression to punk bands like Offspring, Green Day,, and Blink. They were the band that were writing about my world in the 10th - songs about girls, insecurity, and Weinerschnitzel. Their stuff wasn't so serious and intense.

[@oneontumetse7900]

The Offspring got me into "alternative music" i grew up on hip hop and bang Americana.. Lol then i got into prog and indie rock but The Offspring is where it began. i would love an opportunity to see them live

[@DarkAngel1985Mike]

AFI is one of my favorite bands since I discovered them in 8th grade in 1999 and was lucky to see them in coming in my hometown of Springfield,Illinois on the Art of Drowning tour when I was in high school,AFI ‘s music spoke to my soul

[@thisisfrankie]

Ixnay on the hombre was my first real album that really got me into music. Tons of great tracks in there and I feel it’s usually overshadowed by Smash’s success. Also, I don’t think their relevance stopped after ‘Conspiracy of one’ because I remember in 2008 with the release of Rise and Fall, Rage and grace everyone was back into the Offspring, at least in Europe. ‘You’re gonna go far kid’ still gets played in bars and radios.

[@elli0122]

This guy is a total punk band elitist. He has no idea what's happening around the world. He's just spouting his point of view as an elitist from California. So take everything he says with a grain of salt.

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

I think they still rock I like their newest album a lot too. And rise and fall rage and grace was amazing as well.

[@brskeel]

As a lifelong punk drummer with an MBA I'd say you knocked this one out of the park and summed it up incredibly well. Loved their early albums, stopped checking them out after they peaked, and will always appreciate Nitro and what they did for the music I love.

[@elizabethpalumbo6516]

I love the Offspring! One of my favorite bands of the 90's and early 2000's!

[@hauntedhighway2166]

Me too!! I listened to a LOT of Offspring. There is, like, one Green Day song that I even listen to. I don't care what their classification is, The Offspring are just a great rock band.

[@riekerankeschmidt7046]

The Offspring were and still are one of my four favorite bands ever. I can sing along nearly every song - and amongst all that charts crap in the late 2000s and the damn 2010s and now 2020s, all of their songs are awesome, great rocksongs. In the 2020s, when they came back after almost 9 years of absence - postponing their new album to Saint Nimmerline's Day, it is definitely the title track of the 2021 Album "Let the Bad Times Roll".

[@2097xl]

I honestly remember getting into the offspring because of Crazy Taxi and All I Want. Love their music

[@sebastianciobanugamer9120]

Me too !!!

[@myjessicajourney1915]

I already loved the band, but there was a really cute girl in my middle school who worshiped them, so with a hope to impress her, I made a ridiculous effort at the age of 13 to memorize as much of their lyrics as possible.

[@kostassalerakis1024]

Hahaha we've all been there

[@selfaware7617]

Glad Finn talked about something big without it being a video that would just do well. Love Offspring!

[@HotStrange]

The Offsprings first 4 albums are all absolutely great and still get pretty decent rotation in my listening. The next 3 after that all have some good songs as well, but never quite lived up to the early stuff for me.

[@osricen]

GREAT VIDEO!! I loved this band as a kid and I'm happy people still talk about them a lot (because they're still kicking hard!) ❤

[@MasonLongcor]

Following up on what you said in the video about Punkism, I think one of the biggest reasons Offspring succeeded was because unlike most punk music telling you that "the system is set up to keep you where you are", their overall message was "the system only works if you choose to stay in your place." And on the record (pun not intended), Conspiracy of One was my first Offspring album. Loved it enough to continue buying. I was in my first year on campus and wanted to greatly increase my music library.

[@Killdozer667]

Although I've played punk just in the first couple of years of my musical endeavours, The Offspring really were one of those bands that pushed me to convince three of my absolutely musically illiterate friends to grab some instruments and play fast.

[@sinakaedwards2009]

Dexter’s hair on come out and play inspired me. My favorite band of the nineties for sure. I choose is still in my top 10 of all time with self esteem. Defy you and want you bad are great as well. I have always considered them either under appreciated or under rated. Noodles glasses were also awesome and made you realize guys with glasses could not only play guitar but rock it as well.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

"made you realize guys with glasses could not only play guitar but rock it as well" What planet have you been on for the 400 years that humans have been playing guitar? Guys with knobby kneecaps and hairy asses have been known to play guitar, too.

[@sinakaedwards2009]

@@devilsoffspring5519 why the hate? I’m 44 years old and I wore glasses. Noodles was the first rockstar I seen wearing glasses while playing. Never thought that would inspire hate, but you be you.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@sinakaedwards2009 Not hate, just a bit puzzled. It's a good idea to be able to hear before attempting to play instruments, but eyesight is unnecessary. Blind dudes have played guitar.

[@sinakaedwards2009]

@@devilsoffspring5519 Jeff Healey is one I know.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@sinakaedwards2009 Yes! That's one dude I was thinking of.

[@JAH-iu3yh]

Call me a poser, but Americana was a Discman staple in ‘99 right along with Significant Other & Enema of the State.

[@T.Maximus]

N follow the leader

[@r-tyomfrolov4211]

SMASH is the most influential record of my life! Back in the summer of '95 my elder brother treated us, 6 y.o. fidgety twins, with a cassette copy of SMASH. Couple of days later we were blasting it with our granparents in Zhytomyr on their tiny 1-speaker cassette player. They were shocked but just as stoked, while me and my twin brother experienced initiation that has it's effects to this day. Years later we entered hc-punk scene, jumped into d.i.y universe headfirst and formed a typical millenial hc kid attitude that still holds surprisingly well LOL Sooooo cool to see the gateway to it all!