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Review by: Jocky Fa
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Published on April 5th 2001

I know it's not very punk to review an album with such an abundant radio-play history, but this album is important. "Ignition" laid down the trend, and "Smash" solidified the mould. Like it or not, Offspring brought the So. Cal. punk scene to the world, along with that near swear word - Green Day. They opened the door so kids around the world could climb into Bad Religion and NOFX without having to stumble across it by fluke. You can thank "Smash" for the punk section in your local record store... and you could also just listen to it, and enjoy the simple, straight-ahead, punk-rock mastery of it.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 12:18 PM (EDT)
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Oh, my world. It is ok

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 4:08 AM (EDT)
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What near swear word - Green Day?

Fuck your lame-ass review of this amazing album, and your dissing Green Day.....

Selling out, selling out....I dont care much abt it as long as the music and the lyrics are great, i dont give a shit....

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 3, 2005 at 10:08 AM (EDT)
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"feel old and quit, be ashamed for everything released after Smash...."

actually Ixnay was pretty cool, but then americana was just horrible

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 1:02 AM (EST)
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Really awesome album...and although I'm the only one to say it in here...they're still doing awesome. Splinter isn't my favorite or anything...but they're still who they are.

Posted by sydslovebuzz on 2004-09-20 23:45:43
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its a good album, not my favorite but it feels like it is when im listening to it. i forget about it here and there. but when i do listen to its good stuff.

Posted by ThunderStruck on 2004-06-17 19:06:51
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iI like this fucking album!!!

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 8:03 AM (EST)
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smash it up! what are you waitin' for...?

Posted by Analog_Boy on 2003-09-05 16:31:29
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This is one of my firsts...

I love this fucking alblum. Although Offspring are still sellouts. Fuck em.

Posted by FuckArmageddon77 on 2003-03-13 19:06:34
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Too bad they haven't done anything good since...

Posted by M4CH1N3 on 2003-01-31 08:02:56
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That's as good as mainstream music gets. What they did afterwards is the definition of 'selling out' itself.

Posted by M4CH1N3 on 2002-12-03 17:22:33
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Not a great record, but quite good for its time. A few songs on this deserve to be called punk. Then this band went downhill all the way

Posted by FAKESMILE on 2002-01-09 12:37:14
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This record deserves a lot of credit for not disgracing punk and still make loads of people listen to the more "underground", I'd better say "not mainstream" punk. Unlike the Blinks, sums and other crappy fuckers.

5 years ago I would say: "Hail to The Offspring", now I'd like to say: Thank you Offspring, but feel old and quit, be ashamed for everything released after Smash....

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 9, 2001 at 4:50 PM (EDT)
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They really were the kings of cartoon-punk. Used to love 'em, but now i'd just like to kill 'em. The suck big time! Great memories though!

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 8, 2001 at 3:11 PM (EDT)
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Great CD. Its a real shame that Offspring now sound crappy.

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 5:32 PM (EDT)
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Great album.
Brings memories