SUPERCHARGED
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THE OFFSPRING – SUPERCHARGED – ALBUM REVIEW
When The Offspring released their tenth album ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ in 2021 we commented, “Was anybody craving a new album from The Offspring in 2021? Perhaps not, but actually in this messed up world we live in, maybe, just maybe, we needed it!”. The album was their first in nine years and they’d long been presumed to be fully on the nostalgia bus.
Now they dispel those speculations completely with their second album in three years, ‘SUPERCHARGED’. This new era has sparked even more interest in the band and they find themselves in something of a renaissance period.
Working again with producer Bob Rock, there is a back to basics feel about this record with the band clearly focusing on delivering what the fans have lapped up in years gone by. That worked well for them on the surprisingly good ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ and does ensure that this new momentum is continued.
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Fans of the band will feel at home with these songs and at just over the half hour mark this is an easy listening experience. Ultimately you do feel though that there is a big lack of standout singles and much like its predecessor you suspect these tracks won’t last long in the bands setlists.
They are good enough however to deserve a chance, which ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ sadly seemed to lack as the band stuck to that nostalgic approach with their live shows. Naturally, they can’t win here because fans will moan if they leave out old favourites or if they fail to play these songs. Thus is the joys of stardom hey!
Much as we said in 2021, this album is far better than a new Offspring album in 2024 has any right to be and that should mean this record is heralded as a great success. Unfortunately, though the band will always be compared to their best work, and it would be hard for them to ever hits those heights again!
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