Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace [Explicit]

I've been a casual fan of the Offspring since the '90s. They always have some sort of song on each album that's got some widespread appeal just because of the humor they inject into their music. This is only the second full album of theirs I've bought, and I'm very happy with it. I was looking for something that had a good beat throughout so that I could run to it, and it fit the bill perfectly. I think there's one song that's a little slower, but not by much. The songs are good and they totally take me out of the torture I'm putting myself through. Bottom line, if you like the Offspring, get this. If you're just here looking for something with a good beat, get it. If you're looking for easy listening, move along, there's nothing to see here.

This is the best album from the Offspring in a long time. It's right up there with Smash or Ignition as an album I can listen to the whole way through without feeling the urge to skip a track or two. This album was well worth the wait, and after all these years, they still haven't lost it. Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace is a much more solid offering than Splinter.

The album is pretty short, in typical Offspring style, but the fact that listening to it twice is better than listening to most longer albums once, that's hardly a turnoff. If you were ever a fan, this is a must have, and if you haven't listened to the Offspring before, this album is a good place to start.

I've been purchasing items from Amazon for the past 8 or so years and have never written a review for anything I have bought. The fact that I felt compelled to write about this album is a testament to how amazing it is. I admit I wasn't blown away by the first listen. It's one of those albums that just get better and better the more you hear it. Without a doubt it has easily more musical depth and emotion than anything the band has ever done. This is The Offspring's best work ever, hands down.

For those of you who complain about the lack of "punk", get real, punk has been dead for a long time. This is just an amazing american rock band making great music. Best album I've heard in years and it definitely wasn't from a band I expected.

Nice work guys.

I've been a fan of Offspring since "Ignition", and even though my musical tastes have changed alot since I was in high school, nothing gives me that happy nostalgic feeling like The Offspring does.

This album, if you're a fan of their last three, is more of the same, but with a cleaner and darker feel to it. The sound has changed a little, but Dexter's voice never makes you feel like you're far from home.

Bottom line: If you like Offspring, you'll like this album.

When you look at the most successful albums of The Offspring's career to this point, Smash, and Americana stand head and shoulders above the rest. When you look at the enduring quality of their songs, Ignition and Smash have among the best. Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, may not be the juggernaut that was Smash, I'm sure The Offspring's decline in popularity over the years will see to that.

But their newest album is definitely among their very best.

The Offspring have shown a return to their roots in violent lyrics and outrage, but they've also shown a maturity that's never been seen before either, at least not to this extent.

Hammerhead may be their first single, but already I can tell you it's their worst by far, and that's not a slight against Hammerhead, rather a compliment to the rest of the album. Half-Truism, You're Gonna Go Far Kid, and Kristy Are You Doing Okay?, are three standout songs on this album that will sit along side songs like Genocide, Smash, Kick Him When He's Down, and Gone Away as some of the very best the band has ever written.

Kristy, Are You Doing Okay? in particular shows a maturity and retrospective that's really touching. Very different in feel and sound than anything The Offspring has done. After having just listened to Jennifer Lost The War, it really brings out the sadness of this song. The concern and sorrow expressed by Dexter is truly moving. I hope they make this song a single, because it's probably the best song they've ever written.

This will be a defining album in The Offspring's career.

After having read some of the other reviews I'm wondering if they've ever listening to The Offspring's first album, and heard songs like Jennifer Lost The War, and Beheaded. This is was the first band I ever listened to (them and Green Day, back when there was a battle of the punk bands headlined by these two) and for years they were my favorite band ever. The Offspring after having been releasing albums for 20 years are growing up, they're not just the same band the wrote songs like Bad Habit and Beheaded. These "emo" songs people are whining about are a show that they don't understand the story of what is really going on in the lives of The Offspring's lives. I applaud the bands maturity, they're not feeling sorry for themselves and whining about how their girlfriend dumped them, they're trying to help those closest to them, that's not "emo" that's called caring.