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The Offspring – Supercharged

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

The Offspring - Supercharged

The Offspring - Supercharged
4.7

Rating

 4.7/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Fun, energetic punk rock album
  • Some touch of The Offspring energy
  • Very fluent, catching album.

The Offspring fans are excited about 11th October 2024. Three years after the 2021 release Let the Bad Times Roll, the punk rockers are sharing Supercharged. I had a listen to the eleventh major release by the Californian music legends and share my thoughts.

 

The Offspring – About The Artists

The Offspring has been founded in Garden Grove in Greater Los Angeles in 1984. Dexter Holland (lead vocals, guitar, keys) is the only still active founding member. Lead guitarist Kevin John Noodles Wasserman joined the band in 1985. The other band members are Todd Morse (bass), Jonah Nimoy (keys, percussion) and Brandon Pertzborn (drums). The Offspring had their break-through in 1994, when the band released the album Smash. It was not only a six time platinum record in the United States, but went into the Top 10 in the majority of important global markets. A key driver were the two singles Come Out and Play and Self Esteem.

Since then, the band is very successful. Especially the 1998 album Americana additionally boosted the band’s success. It was an eight time platinum record in Australia and a five time one each in the USA and Canada. Let the Bad Times Roll topped the charts in Austria and New Zealand.

 

The Offspring – Supercharged – Track by Track

The ten track album lasts 32 minutes.

1. Looking Out For #1

You are not ready for The Offspring yet? The Californian guys wake you up with the opener of Supercharged. Look Out For #1 is a punk rock wake up call with stomping drums and nicely contrasting melodies. Especially the chorus leaves a mark.

2. Light It Up

Did I hit the repeat button? Luckily, the lyrics of Light It Up are different and the song overall moves into another direction. The first moments of the second track of the album too strongly remind of the first one. However, the drums are less present and The Offspring head for a speedy song which is a perfect sing-a-long for one of their live shows. After initial struggle, it turns out that this is a very good one.

3. The Fall Guy

The speedy and cheeky style of The Fall Guy make me think about the big hits of the band in the 1990’s. Even though the song is good, it just does not manage to develop the same catchy climas as its predessors.

4. Make It All Right

All I want to do is to fly away with you – these first words of Make It All Right already suggest that I may relate to it. And already before the first chorus, you feel like being in the time machine back to the 1990’s. You simply had to sing to The Offspring songs, even if you weren’t into (punk) rock music. The fourth Supercharged song has quite a bit of that magic. Not too surprising that they decided to turn it into the feature single.

5. Ok, But This Is The Last Time

The fifth track starts a bit slower, but comes with the good, old punk rock energy in the chorus. The chorus between the stanzas and the chorus works out very well. And again, the band delivers a song with partying potential on an upcoming tour.

6. Truth In Fiction

Truth In Fiction just lasts two minutes. Thus, it is not too surprising that the band is going for full rock force from the very beginning. From the guitars to drumming – The Offspring have an intense, but really good musical workout in here.

7. Come To Brazil

More than twice the duration of the predecessor leaves Come To Brazil sufficient time to slowly built up the song. If that song persuades one of the listeners to visit the country after the purchase of the album? The song has a nice hymnic touch, but overall feels a bit monotonous to be. The galloping rhythm style sections are cool, somehow.

8. Get Some

Get Some is a straight-forward uptempo listen and feels to catch the listener from the very beginning. Maybe not the most sophisticated one on Supercharged, but it is fun listening to The Offspring in these three minutes, which lean towards hard rock.

9. Hanging By A Thread

Hanging By A Thread is a furious punk rock firework. There is hardly any chance to relax during these 3:27 minutes. Maybe the first stanzas is slowing down the pace slightly, but the fast-strummed guitars already tell that there is a demand for more. Nice.

10. You Can’t Get There From Here

Some four minutes left for the chucker-out – and your listen of Supercharged is completed. The song initially feels unspectacular, but then increases its attraction in the chorus.

 

The Offspring – Supercharged – Spotify

Here is the album on Spotify:

 

The Offspring – Supercharged – My View

The Offspring are back – and they are fun. Even though long-time fans might miss quite some band members and remark that Supercharged is not the band’s best one, I have to state: I really enjoyed it. You easily get into the album and start having fun with the US-Americans. Thumbs up from y side, definitely.

Favorite Song: Make It All Right

 

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