The Offspring may have been a product of the Southern California hardcore scene, but their instincts have always been more metal than punk.
Their guitars plod along with a heavy backbeat, and even their speedier numbers are weighed down by clumsy riffs, which is evident on Ixnay on the Hombre, the follow-up to the group's unexpected hit Smash.
Despite Jello Biafra's opening assertion of the Offspring's punk credentials, Ixnay on the Hombre sounds like a competent hard rock band trying to hitch themselves to the post-grunge bandwagon.
The riffs don't have hooks, and Dexter Holland yelps his vocals tunelessly.
Of course, much hardcore followed this formula, but it got by on its self-righteousness and visceral forward force.
Since the Offspring slow down the tempo of hardcore, it doesn't have either the undiluted rage of hardcore or the four-on-the-floor groove of hard rock.
Also, they haven't come up with a ridiculous hook on the level of "Come Out and Play" or "Self Esteem," which leaves Ixnay on the Hombre as a tedious, turgid mess of anemic punk metal.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disclaimer | The Offspring | Play | 00:45 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 2 | The Meaning of Life | The Offspring | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Mota | The Offspring | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Me & My Old Lady | The Offspring | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Cool to Hate | The Offspring | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Leave It Behind | The Offspring | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 7 | Gone Away | The Offspring | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | I Choose | The Offspring | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Intermission | The Offspring | Play | 00:48 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 10 | All I WantThe Offspring | The Offspring | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Way Down the Line | The Offspring | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Don't Pick It Up | The Offspring | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 13 | Amazed | The Offspring | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 14 | Change the World | The Offspring | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 301 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jello Biafra | Guest Artist, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part |
| 2 | Bryan Carlstrom | Engineer |
| 3 | Enrique Chagoya | Illustrations |
| 4 | Annette Cisneros | Assistant Engineer |
| 5 | Paulinho Da Costa | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 6 | Calvert DeForest | Guest Artist |
| 7 | Sean Evans | Art Direction |
| 8 | Lisa Haun | Photography |
| 9 | Davey Havok | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Dexter Holland | Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Dave Jerden | Mixing, Producer |
| 12 | Brian Jered | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Greg K. | Bass |
| 14 | John Mayer | Vocals |
| 15 | Jason McLean | Vocals |
| 16 | Noodles | Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | The Offspring | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 18 | Eddy Schreyer | Mastering |
| 19 | Ron Welty | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |