They have always injected an element of humor and sarcasm into their songs, a great example is their classic "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)." The song is a parody of all of the suburban kids of the late 90's who were trying hard to be "gangster." The Offspring are one of the best selling punk bands off all time, selling over 35 million records over their twenty five year career. Their songs tend to cover everything from relationships to the things they perceive as being wrong with our current society. They have also incorporated elements of ska and a bit of grunge over the years, but always with the same melodically sarcastic vocals. Their songs tend to be simple fast paced punk songs, but featuring more melodic choruses, making frequent use of "whoas" as backing vocals.
The Offspring gained popularity and mainstream success in the mid 90's and are credited alongside bands like Rancid and Green Day for rekindling interest in punk rock by the main stream. We start off the O's with the classic California Pop Punk band The Offspring. I enjoyed the O's, even if all of the bands didn't catch my favor this time around. All that being said, the O's had a few low points, but ended strong. I got through the O's a few days before writing this post, but a combination of work and doctors appointments kept me occupied. The playlist only featured two hundred songs, and only thirteen artists of which over half were one and done artists. The O's were really quick and easy to get through.