The Offspring Then and Now

The Offspring have had a nearly twenty five year career but over time they have changed quite a bit. The Subject of this THEN and NOW blog is mainly Smash and Rise and Fall Rage and Grace.

Lyrics

THEN: Old Offspring lyrics are very topical they are what they are you don't have to read much into them.

NOW: The Offspring have taken a more conceptual take on their lyrics its gone from being straight forward to being well hidden Rise and Fall getting a majority of the argument due to it having a sound similar to American Idiot and talking about sell outs.

Music

THEN: The Offspring were simplistic punk with a few riffs that's really all to say.

NOW: They have gotten harder as they have gotten older they went from 90s new wave punk to pop-metal.

The Look

THEN: Dexter had long hair noodles wears backwards baseball cap.

NOW: Dexter has short hair noodles wears a backwards baseball cap.

In summary The Offspring has changed quite a bit and I personally don't like the change I think Smash and Americana rock and that RFRG is not nearly as good they have lost their angst and their new style of "light" metal doesnt have the same raw sound of their past.