Some of the guitar riffs seem recycled from previous albums, and Dexter's vocals can get a little too whiny at some places.
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There are some great, fast punk tunes, but the poppier songs are just horrible. In the end, Conspiracy of One falls nothing short of average. "Come Out Swinging" is a perfect opener, and the title track makes for a great closer. "One Fine Day" is an energetic and fast tune about the perfect day, and "Denial, Revisited" is the only good poppy song from the album, being a ballad about a doomed relationship. It's fast, sports a great riff, and excellent lyrics.
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Thankfully, The Offspring still know how to make great songs, as evidenced by third single, "Million Miles Away", my favorite on the album. It's not a bad song, but it could have been better if it was longer and had more time to expand its thoughts. "All Along" is similar to "So Alone" from Smash, as they're both short, fast songs that feel like they were chucked onto the album a day before release. "Living in Chaos" is also annoying, and unfocused on what it wants to be. "Special Delivery" gets annoying within the first 30 seconds, as Dexter's vocals coupled with the sub-par beat equals the worst song on the album. The track is about how Dexter wants his girl to be a kinky, tattooed, bad girl, and it's just not sincere enough for me to take seriously. Dexter's vocals sound extra nasally on this track, too, and the lyrics, as different as they are from the rest of the band's discography, are mediocre. Meanwhile, the latter highlights the "pop" in pop-punk, as it is one of the softest songs the band has ever written. It features rapper Redman in the chorus, and has frontman Dexter Holland rapping on the verses, too. The former is a guilty pleasure of many, but not one of mine. If you don't believe me, look no further than the first two singles, "Original Prankster" and "Want You Bad". However, their follow-up album, Conspiracy of One, has us wondering why the hell they decided to take the pop route in the first place. That album proved that The Offspring could still be decent without their hard punk influences. I know The Offspring won't disappoint us fans because when it comes to The Offspring, there's just no such thing as "bad music" or a "flunkie album.After The Offspring released Americana in 1998, it was clear that they were moving into a poppier direction. I call their style back then "Offspringy." Though their style has changed perhaps too much (sorry to sound like a hypocrate), I still can't wait for Chinese Democracy's release. I say that Smash and Ignition were The Offspring's best albums. If all the CD's were exactly the same style, then it would be pretty boring after the third album-but that's not the case with these guys. If I remember correctly from an online interview with Dexter that I read, he said that each album has it's own style (if I'm wrong, I apologize) so Conspiracy of One is expected to be styled a little different than the others. All of the songs are fun to play, the music is well written, and the lyrics are witty and humorous and each melody matches its song. From this CD, tracks 3,4,8,9,11, and various parts from several other songs, so I can isolate just the guitars' music and I can appreciate just how talented Dexter and Noodles really are to be able to think of this music and to be able to play the way they do. On my guitar, I've learned about 20 songs. I have most of their CD's, which all play great punk rock music. On my guitar, I've learned I love The Offspring and their music.