Let’s take a moment to recall a few of the most memorable radio-edited lines of the mid-90s: “Drivers are rude / Such attitudes / But when I show my piece / Complaints cease / Something’s odd / I feel like I’m God / You stupid dumb s**t g*d d**n mother f****r!”
Ahh yeeaaah, so sit back, relax, and read about The Offspring and their latest album release…
Their debut self-titled album, The Offspring, was released in 1989. I’ll do the math for you – that’s 35 years ago – and the band is still going strong, releasing their 11th studio album, a 35-minute-long (coincidentally) energetic record aptly titled Supercharged. Perhaps it’s a sign that they’ve shed their rebellious youthfulness (frontman Dexter Holland is turning fifty-nine in December) or, like other bands, are searching for hope and serenity in their art to battle against real-world anxieties, but Supercharged is the band’s most joyfully rollicking and variety-filled pop punk record yet. It’s a blast to listen to, especially loud. Continue reading “Album Review: The Offspring, “Supercharged””
Anyone following Steven Wilson’s career, either via his work with Porcupine Tree or solo, has at least a tertiary understanding of his work as a remixer. He has done remixes of back catalogs for absolute legends like King Crimson, YES, XTC, ELP, and Jethro Tull, not to mention one-offs of bands like Black Sabbath, Opeth, Caravan, Chicago; the list goes on. He has spoken in interviews stressing the difference between a remix and a remaster and how much more work goes into remixing. Surround sound is nothing exactly new in this day and age. Still, technology has advanced over the years since 5.1 gave way to 7.1, which gave way to Dolby Atmos – the current standard for theatrical surround sound – allowing for all sorts of experimentation as home sound systems have been catching up.
