As much as I loved it as a kid (and still do under certain aspects) I see this album as the beginning of the Offspring’s decline: they were looking for a new sound and stumbled upon commercial success with Pretty Fly and Why Don’t You Get A Job and tried to go in that direction. The following albums were attempts, some more successful than others, to get that MTV airing time again, which made them lose their original hardcore punk fanbase and left them with no clear direction.

Good album, maybe even the first I ever bought for myself. The Kid’s Aren’t Alright is dark.

Staring At The Sun was part of my inspiration to learn guitar. 26 years later I still play and still know that song.

I got a portable CD player in high school, this CD and enema of the state never left my side. this CD would be in my top 10 all time, beginning to end.

Gunter glieben glauchen globen

Good album. The first 3 songs take me way back on a trip down nostalgia lane.

I liked it then, still do.

I’ll just leave this here.

i played this album before every football practice. love this record. also shocked a guy when he asked me what my favorite offspring song was and i said pay the man

Sounds exactly like every other generic southern California pop punk band.

Pretty fly for a white guy is so goofy but so am I so I can’t not love it

Plus if it wasn’t for this song we wouldn’t have gotten this one

It’s their best album and I usually skip Pretty Fly

The only CD I owned which needed a few tries before it played on a shitty Discman connected to an old Stereo.

I had Ignition and Smash but for some reason stopped listening to them, so I’ve never heard this (or Ixnay which people seem to also like). Thanks for reminding me about Offspring, will give it a listen soon!

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