New Offspring album set for release!

I got a promo yesterday. It's absolute rubbish.

Track 1 is Helena by MCR.
Track 2 is Smash but with an AFI Chours.
Track 3 is Panic at the Disco.
Track 4 saves it from being a complete farce.
Track 5 is 30 Seconds to Mars.

The rest is actual Green Day. The last track is the most shameless rip off of American Idiot I've ever heard. It's the same riff. The same production. The same structure.

I used to love this band. First album I ever bought was Americana about 10 years ago. I can't hate this album, but it's poor. It's embarrassing. These guys are in their 40s, this is album number 8 and in some vein struggle for relevance they've reinvented their sound by way of ripping off every band that's been pop punk and been popular in the last 3 years. They shouldn't NEED to do this. They brought the very genre they are now seeking to emulate, into the public eye. I just don't understand it.

The production is crud too. It's so bland. Guitars merge into one. The bass has no definition and even Josh Freese playing is bland, which is a shame.

All of the up beat tracks have mainly the same melody in the chorus too.

URGH. Hideous.

It does get 1 point though for being the first Offspring album since Smash with no novelty single.
 
Kerplunk said:
I think he was comparing them to them songs...which is rubbish
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If you can't hear it, you are seriously deluding yourself.

And yes, it is an acutal promo disk (see the site in the sig?) that I received from Columbia records in the post yesterday.
 
Three listens in and I'm still not sure about this album.

Well, it's not bad, not brilliant... just good for now.

Some amazing songs, some trash... better than Splinter and Ignition for me.

(Don't ask why I don't like Ignition, I just don't)
 
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I think its quite good. Nothing amazing but there's some good songs. You're gonna go far kid, fix you and half-truism are a few that have stood out for me so far.
 
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Loving the whole album, really pleased with the whole thing after the disaster that Splinter was :)

Although, I can see the more than obvious influence that American Idiot had on Rise & Fall ;)
 
Pez said:
Loving the whole album, really pleased with the whole thing after the disaster that Splinter was :)

Although, I can see the more than obvious influence that American Idiot had on Rise & Fall ;)
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Totally agree, only good thing about Splinter was the reading crowd at the start ;)
 
I love the fact the booklet artwork for 'Rise and Fall' has the two arrows in the heart...kinda like the 'American Idiot heart artwork' lol With Offspring taking a swipe at them :D

Song is a rip off of AI though :D

You're Gonna Go Far, Kid is the next single.
 
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Woody__ said:
If you can't hear it, you are seriously deluding yourself.

And yes, it is an acutal promo disk (see the site in the sig?) that I received from Columbia records in the post yesterday.
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Could you drop me a line please dude?

jryanuk AT gmail dot com :)
 
i've gotta agree with woody here as i think he's spot on, these guys made some terrific albums in the past but this sounds nothing like the real offspring we know and love......they're totally lost their identity and sound like every other crap emo trash.
 
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