
Originally Posted by
jacknife737
Current music trends aren't really that receptive of pop-punk or even alt-rock for that matter. The stuff that gets on the radio these days is very folkish. Still, for a band that had its breakthrough record released in 1994, the Offspring have done a remarkable job of staying relatively popular. Days Go By charted at #12 on the US charts, and the first single did very well - they have hardly become an obscure band
I would agree that the label has done a poor job of marketing this record: Cruising California wasn't going to go well with anybody, and Turning Into You has gotten a bizarrely little amount of support.
Dividing By Zero and Slim Pickens are two of the best songs the band has ever written; but they would have been just awful as singles - punk rock isnt whats getting played on the airwaves these days. Secrets For the Underground or even Dirty Magic would be better choices (still somewhat hoping one of them will be released).