I admit I was a little surprised that they decided to go with “Days Go By” as the lead single instead of a song more inline with the classic Offspring sound. Most of the things I am seeing is that “Cruising California” is too poppy and lead single “Days Go By” sounds like Foo Fighters. As of this writing the album has a Metacritic score of 47/100. I am really surprised to see all the negative reviews. I am always very excited when they release a new album because I like to see what direction they go in, what fans and critics say about it but mostly because I am a fan, always have been a fan, and always will be a fan. I was very much looking forward to sitting down and writing this review because The Offspring is a band I have followed since early on in their career (they were actually the first band that I got into and I credit them as the band that got me into music). Released On: JMusic Trajectory Rating: 4/5 Ignore the negative reviews this is the best Offspring album since Americana No.Next Post Album Review: The Offspring ‘Days Go By’ The Offspring – ‘Days Go By’ Track listing CD issueĪll songs written and composed by Dexter Holland, except where noted. The shadows on the back cover of the 1995 reissue also appear the cover of the " I'll Be Waiting/Blackball" single. On the 1995 re-release, the original cover was replaced with a different image. The original version had gained controversy because of its artwork, which features an image of a man's body exploding as a creature resembling the xenomorph from the Alien franchise holding a Stratocaster guitar emerges from his chest. Rare collector's item, released without The Offspring's consent features an alternative cover.ĭoes not feature the last song "Kill the President" features the same cover as 1995 reissue. Regionįirst CD pressing features an alternative cover.įirst CD and cassette pressing features an alternative cover. The Offspring was reissued several times, with formats in different countries, and with different labels (see the table below). Album pressings after J(July 16 in the UK) do not feature the closing track "Kill the President" according to frontman Dexter Holland, it was removed to prevent legal pressure falling upon the band and Nitro. Six years later, the album was reissued once again on Nitro. It features a different artwork instead of the controversial "Guitar Alien" front cover artwork, designed by the late Marc Rude. This version is nearly identical to the one released on Nemesis. In order to fulfill contractual obligations with Epitaph, the album was reissued on CD (and again on vinyl and cassette) in 1995 after The Offspring gained fame with their then-current album Smash. Following the moderate success of The Offspring, the band signed with Epitaph Records in 1991. To support the album, The Offspring embarked on a six-week national tour, but Noodles was stabbed during their Hollywood anti-nuclear benefit. Some copies also have the Cargo Records logo next to the Nemesis logo on the back cover. One of the copies was destroyed by Wally George at his show the Wally George Show in 1989, thus leaving only 4,999 copies left. When it was released, the album initially sold 5,000 copies and it took the band two and a half years to sell them all. The album was released on Jin limited numbers by Nemesis Records, only in 12" vinyl and cassette format. During the sessions, the band re-recorded their early songs "I'll Be Waiting" and "Blackball", which originally appeared on the band's 1986 single with the same title. They recorded it in March 1989 at South Coast Recording in Santa Ana, California, with Thom Wilson producing.
After in recording a demo tape in 1988, The Offspring began preparations for their first full-length album.
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