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I've been spending a lot of time listening to the new Offspring album. Here's the breakdown of the first three spins:
First time through- "What the fuck is this garbage? Bob Rock, you have the anti-Midas touch. Everything you put your hands on turns to smegma."
Second time through- "I dunno, it's alright. Still a little bit too mid-tempo and unlike the Offspring for me."
Third time through- "Okay okay, I take it back. It's really growing on me. It's like a fungus."
And it's still growing. Half-Truism, Trust In you and Hammerhead are the standout tracks to me, because they represent that chugging-like-a-got-damn-freight-train sound that they have made their signature. I do still have some gripes, though. It's not a very original record. They seem to be ripping themselves off. For instance, as much as I love it, Trust In You is almost identical to the closing and title track on Smash. The verses in Nothingtown are way too similar to those in Want You Bad. Dexter even (maybe) cops to the that using the word "complicated" in the lyrics. Or am I reading too far into that? There's a vocal hook in Fix You that immediately made me think of Denial, Revisited. The two songs are pretty similar as a whole. Then there's the song Stuff Is Messed Up. The first time I heard it, I thought that somebody had mistakenly put the master recording of Longview in its place. Those shuffling toms in the intro are BLATANT. All in all, at least they're ripping off a good band, if not themselves.
The production is a lot better than I thought it would be, especially compared to Splinter. The drums on that album sound like freeze-dried dog shit, dipped in terrible and then used to beat on particle board. Basically what they sounded like on Metallica's last album, which, ironically was produced by Bob Rock. Huh. Anyway this one is cleaner, it's much beefier. That kick drum nearly made me cum in my pants.
Just finished listening for the fourth time today. Great success.
In other news, I'm in school again. That's weird to me. After that shit show that went down with ITT, I wasn't sure if I would ever go back to school. But I did, and I'm determined to get my act together and graduate this time.
I was going to move out west to Boulder come September. But then I went to Bonnaroo, and had the chance to spend some time in Nashville before and after the festival. I fell in love with that city, and plans have changed. So I'm heading south in about two months, and could not be more excited by the prospect of a clean slate. About a year and a half ago, I was terrified by the idea of having to start over. I'm still the same pissy, sarcastic, passive-aggressive asshole I always was, I might just be a little bit more mature now.
First time through- "What the fuck is this garbage? Bob Rock, you have the anti-Midas touch. Everything you put your hands on turns to smegma."
Second time through- "I dunno, it's alright. Still a little bit too mid-tempo and unlike the Offspring for me."
Third time through- "Okay okay, I take it back. It's really growing on me. It's like a fungus."
And it's still growing. Half-Truism, Trust In you and Hammerhead are the standout tracks to me, because they represent that chugging-like-a-got-damn-freight-train sound that they have made their signature. I do still have some gripes, though. It's not a very original record. They seem to be ripping themselves off. For instance, as much as I love it, Trust In You is almost identical to the closing and title track on Smash. The verses in Nothingtown are way too similar to those in Want You Bad. Dexter even (maybe) cops to the that using the word "complicated" in the lyrics. Or am I reading too far into that? There's a vocal hook in Fix You that immediately made me think of Denial, Revisited. The two songs are pretty similar as a whole. Then there's the song Stuff Is Messed Up. The first time I heard it, I thought that somebody had mistakenly put the master recording of Longview in its place. Those shuffling toms in the intro are BLATANT. All in all, at least they're ripping off a good band, if not themselves.
The production is a lot better than I thought it would be, especially compared to Splinter. The drums on that album sound like freeze-dried dog shit, dipped in terrible and then used to beat on particle board. Basically what they sounded like on Metallica's last album, which, ironically was produced by Bob Rock. Huh. Anyway this one is cleaner, it's much beefier. That kick drum nearly made me cum in my pants.
Just finished listening for the fourth time today. Great success.
In other news, I'm in school again. That's weird to me. After that shit show that went down with ITT, I wasn't sure if I would ever go back to school. But I did, and I'm determined to get my act together and graduate this time.
I was going to move out west to Boulder come September. But then I went to Bonnaroo, and had the chance to spend some time in Nashville before and after the festival. I fell in love with that city, and plans have changed. So I'm heading south in about two months, and could not be more excited by the prospect of a clean slate. About a year and a half ago, I was terrified by the idea of having to start over. I'm still the same pissy, sarcastic, passive-aggressive asshole I always was, I might just be a little bit more mature now.