Splinter | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Offspring
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 32703
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 89026
UPC: 696998902626
EAN: 0696998902626
ASIN: B0000DIC87
Release Date: December 9, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Neocon | | • | The Noose | | • | Long Way Home | | • | Hit That | | • | Race Against Myself | | • | (Can't Get My) Head Around You | | • | The Worst Hangover Ever | | • | Never Gonna Find Me | | • | Lightning Rod | | • | Spare Me the Details | | • | Da Hui | | • | When You're in Prison |
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 Splinter-ed June 16, 2008
ColdHardButch (ga)
This album really starts out strong and has a lot of high points along the way. However the bumps in the road are more like 12ft sinkholes and the album never seems to recover from it. There are at least four songs on here that should never have been released, and about three songs that just sound like a burned out bunch of guys trying to pinch-it-off and flush it before it starts to stink. Not their best work to date.
1. Neocon 6/10: Cool intro, wish it led into something more, seems like an unfinished thought.
2. The Noose 9/10: A return to their classic form, really great tune. Killer hook + verse, lyrics are on point, song has a great flow. Bang your head.
3. Long Way Home 7/10: Really a great track, I just wish the lyrics went somewhere. Fun to listen to. Dexter's voice sounds a bit strained in the verses and chorus.
4. Hit That 4/10: Did we really need another lame re-write of Pretty Fly for a White Guy? Just let it die already. I respect the lyrics I just wish it had something to back it up.
5.Race Against Myself 9/10: One of the better tracks on the album, a bit of a navel gazer but solid over-all. It really finds itself once it gets into the chorus.
6. Can't Get my Head Around You 10/10: Has a "Want You Bad" sort of vibe but with all the punch of the Americana production. Once again however I wish the lyrics were a bit more substantial.
7. Worst Hangover Ever 3/10: Worst song about a hangover ever. I want to have fun and listen but it's just awful.
8. Never Gonna Find Me 6/10: This track sounds just like tracks #5 & #6 mixed together. Once again the lyrics just drain the fun from the song. There is this genius breakdown at 1:33 that saves the song. If the whole song would have sounded like the 23 second breakdown it would have been a 10/10.
9. Lighting Rod 10/10: Finally another track on the album that is well written. Really fantastic track, I hear a lot of growth in it, one of the few tracks on the album that is able to bridge their classic sound along with their new direction.
10. Spare Me The Details 2/10: I guess this was meant to be the "Why Don't You Get a Job" track for this disc. The lyrics fall flat on their face as soon as Dexter opens his mouth. I would think someone who cares about them would have had the decency to never release this track.
11. Da Hui 8/10: It's fun, but completely mindless. Not the track I would want to end an album on, kind of weak.
12. When Your In Prison 0/10: WTF, this must be the kind of crap you put on your album if you no longer care about having a career. The Offspring for years have always had a killer last track that really ended their albums on a high note, clearly this album didn't have enough high notes to even warrent any kind of an ending.
From the intro to the first song you really get the impression that the band is back and ready to have a go at it, two middle fingers in the air and a blazing trail of guitar riffs to build on. But by the fourth track you start to wonder why they are still making music, it just seems like their inspiration has packed up and left the building. I think they really used a lot of elbow grease in the production but this is one turd they won't be able to polish.
 50 steps down April 28, 2007
Justin Garcia
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
i'll tell everyone about this album. im gonna sum it up in 1 word "it sucked" and why? because the offspring have been a band for 20 years, and in thoes 20 years, we have seen some of the best work, toching lyrics, and lyrics about everyday life. and each album (from self titled, to conspiracy of one) we have gotten about 13-15 songs on each and every album. but now we get this crap, 10 songs (neocon, and when your in prison dont count) and with only 4 good songs on it (the noose, never gonna find me, lightning rod, and da hui)
the other songs (long way home, hit that, race againset myself, spare me the details, the worst hang over ever, and when your in prison) were all songs that hurt the album. im not saying they were bad songs, but its not somthing thats not appropriate, and have no meaning to them at all.
Splinter is just okay. September 2, 2006
Nolan Lewis (Milwaukee, WI)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been a fan of this band since I heard Smash. Everything they had done up to this point was at least good to great. With this release I just dont feel it as much as with the others. It has some pretty good tracks but I find myself getting sick of them a little too fast. The cd isn't horrible but it isn't great either. It's just an average release. This is the Offspring's first release that I had been slightly disappointed with. Not only do you get sick of the singles quickly but the songs don't have the best lyrics either. I also agree with what other people were saying about about the album. It does have somewhat of an annoying immaturity to it. "Da Hui" espeically is a track that I despise and "The Worst Hangover Ever" isn't a bad sounding track, the lyrics are just silly. Another problem I found with the album is that It just seems to short. The first track doesn't even feel like an actual track and the last two can barely even be considered songs. It's still okay though and probably worth checking out if you love the band as I do. My favorite tracks from the album are "Hit That", "Race Against Myself", "(Can't Get My) Head Around You", and "Lightning Rod". Here's all of my ratings...
1. Neocon - 8/10
2. The Noose - 8/10
3. Long Way Home - 8/10
4. Hit That - 9.5/10
5. Race Against Myself - 10/10
6. (Can't Get My) Head Around You - 10/10
7. The Worst Hangover Ever - 7/10
8. Never Gonna Find Me - 8/10
9. Lightning Rod - 9.5/10
10. Spare Me the Details - 8.5/10
11. Da Hui - 2/10
12. When You're in Prison - 6/10
Overall: 78% C+
If you're going to get this and have no prior experience with this band other than the few radio tracks from this album you heard you might end up being disappointed. If your a long time fan of the band you will probably be disappointed with this as well but not as bad as others.
 One of my favourites August 8, 2006
Scott Farrell
I can't believe how many people are bummed with this CD! It shows that the group has matured and has learned from their mistakes. After listening to Ixnay and Americana in my home gym for 3 months straight, I got this CD, mostly for "Da Hui". (I saw the video on their website and liked it straight away.) Although I was initially disappointed in the length, I got over it and I like every song on this disc.
Things get off to a rollicking start with "Neocon". The musical imagery suggests the Zanarkand blitzball stadium, all lit up at night, with the cheering crowd, and the band at the center of it all. "The Noose" shows some older colour that Offspring is known for, while keeping up with the times (after all, they MUST adapt with the changing taste of the public or they will be gone). I found "Worst Hangover" to be amusing, but I can imagine being annoyed upon repitition of it. Perhaps they were making fun of ska music? "Lightning Rod" (very reminiscent of "Dammit I changed again" but better) is quite fast and entertaining, and definitely imaginative. "Spare Me the Details" is quite goofy but cute. Why does Dexter keep dating these loser girls that just mess with him??
I was disappointed to not hear the hula record preceding "Da Hui", but when I realized that it was just for the video, I managed to accept it as is. "When you're in prison" is quite funny. I own a lot of gramophone recordings, and this sounds just like one, but Dexter's Californian accent gives away that something isn't quite right with the age of the recording.
But that's all a matter of sheer interest! I just wonder what the heck Dexter was thinking when he authored this song.
In conclusion, it's a good disc, although a bit too short. But what I don't see people acknowledging in their reviews is this: Pop it into the disk drive of your computer and watch what happens. You get Offspring wallpaper, a tour of their studio for Splinter, and the "Da Hui" video. This explains the 30 minute disc. According to their website, Offspring are presently recording a new disc. I hope it's good, ya?
 I feel personally offended by this album. June 9, 2006
Jeiki (CA, USA)
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've been an Offspring fan since about 96 or 97 and my first album was Smash. I fell in love with it, and quickly gobbled up Ixnay on the Hombre, and then later their older two releases. Americana was the first real big change for the Offspring, and at first I didn't like it much, but it grew on me and I started to appreciate their change in sound and style, though definitely not in the same way as their older work. Conspiracy of One was on about the same level as Americana. I never liked their more poppy tracks like "Pretty Fly" or "Original Prankster", but I still found a lot to enjoy...
But come this new album... I just don't know what to say. This album is full of some of the most banal, painfully-juvenile songs I have ever heard! It's hard to believe that the same band that wrote "Jenifer Lost the War" came up with "Worst Hangover". It seriously makes me sick. I wonder what goes through their heads? They're probably just enjoying their wealth and MTV-fame.
To be fair, there are a COUPLE decent tracks on this CD, but definitely not worth the price.
I'll still enjoy The Offspring's older work, but I've lost hope of them ever being what they used to be.
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