Album Reviews
But the other half of Americana flips purists the bird. The Offspring toss processed percussion and wordless surfballad harmonies into their bag of hooks on "She's Got Issues," while "Pay the Man" is a three-part, eight-minute opus with a pronounced Middle Eastern vibe. With steel drum and sleigh bells, "Why Don't You Get a Job?" echoes the insidious singsongy charm of both the Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and Simon and Garfunkel's "Cecilia." And "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" is the goofball, Latin-loco-rock successor to the band's catchy-as-hell 1994 single "Come Out and Play"; the new track is even reprised as a mariachi instrumental. This may not be fuel for the punk lifers in the mosh pit, but those who value pop for its gleeful window-smashing novelty will find something to crank up.
(Posted: Nov 17, 1998)
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- Welcome
- Have You Ever
- Staring At The Sun
- Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
- The Kids Aren't Alright
- Feelings
- She's Got Issues
- Walla Wallla
- The End Of The Line
- No Brakes
- Why Don't You Get A Job?
- Americana
- Pay The Man
- Pretty Fly
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