Journal: Got some new stuff (Dexter)

[Zee]

"We‘re finally demo-ing new songs. Yep. Maybe it seems like nothing has been going on with us but we‘ve actually been really busy writing. We didn‘t want to rush into the studio just to record demos for the sake of doing something, so we‘ve really taken our time getting the songs together first. Like, making sure the songs kick ass before we even try it in the studio.

So that‘s what we‘ve been doing, not rushing and kicking ass! Yeah right ok, but I‘m really stoked with the way things are going. We‘ve demo‘d five songs so far and I think it‘s the best stuff we‘ve done in a long time.

I know the next question is, what does it sound like. Well I don‘t want to compare it to one of our other records or anything, but think guitar, lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs. Simple right.

We‘ll keep you posted….

Ps Trivia for you guys…there was one outtake from Splinter. It was called ‘Pass Me By‘. We really liked it, and all, it was sort of heavy and we just decided to hold off on releasing it. So take that one straight to the BBS!"

Exciting...

[RonWelty]

that intro? of pass by me on that splinter recording video is huge ...i think pass by me is gonna be huge ... now people likes dark songs!!!

[offspring fan]

i want to hear those demos..... NOW!!!

[Zee]

I bet soon some people will be asking Pass Me By, what's Pass Me By?

Check it out from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0utghAJdkfI

It's the song played at the end from 00:45...

[RonWelty]

don´t know why but i think PASS BY ME seems like that metallica song : nothing else matters

[Zee]

I don't know, but me likes lot's of guitar and lot's of energy. More screaming songs where Dexter's voice is put at the maximum tolerance, please. Like All I Want.

[DeAtHsTaR]

Maybe Pass Me By will be on the new record!! They need to give us a demo like they did with Living in Chaos around the date of CO1.

DEXTER, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, RELEASE PASS ME BY!!! It sounds awesome from the short clip of youtube.

Does anyone else get the feeling that Pass Me By could be one of the band's biggest hits if it was released soon? It fits right in with the hard rock of today. Plus it would help dispose of the band's "joke" image.

[darthdudeguy4]

I bet soon some people will be asking Pass Me By, what's Pass Me By?

Check it out from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0utghAJdkfI

It's the song played at the end from 00:45...
Oh, so thats what that song was called lol

[RonWelty]

Maybe Pass Me By will be on the new record!! They need to give us a demo like they did with Living in Chaos around the date of CO1.

DEXTER, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, RELEASE PASS ME BY!!! It sounds awesome from the short clip of youtube.

Does anyone else get the feeling that Pass Me By could be one of the band's biggest hits if it was released soon? It fits right in with the hard rock of today. Plus it would help dispose of the band's "joke" image.
i believe that too!!

[DeAtHsTaR]

don´t know why but i think PASS BY ME seems like that metallica song : nothing else matters
I think it's closer to The Unforgiven.

[Amazed]

Finally some news. HOORAY!

[Amazed]

I think it's closer to The Unforgiven.

I LOVE The Unforgiven :D

[Tux_Rocks]

I so want to hear those new songs, I just hope they hurry up and release the record already. I'm very impatient. :D

[nightvision]

"I‘m really stoked with the way things are going. We‘ve demo‘d five songs so far and I think it‘s the best stuff we‘ve done in a long time."

Haha! Haven't we heard this a few times now? Before Co1? Yes. Before Splinter? Yes.
Kinda funny :p
Well, I'm really looking forward to hear some new stuff.

[Tonza]

I really wanted to have the new album in my hand tomorrow, but I think, it's better to wait so that the album becomes even better.
On the other hand it's very good that they'll release the album when it's ready, not when labels big boss says. It's a very good thing that it seems to be not just money that matters ;)

[Jojan]

I really hope they'll do one of thoose interview Dexter did with webmaster where they listend through their demo songs, and Dexter told us about the songs. As they did before Splinter, during that nice blue Conspiracy Of One website era. Mmmm...

... but think guitar, lots of guitar,...
And I hope it will be some cool bass lines for Greg.

[BuddyHolly]

And some nice drums for Atom :rolleyes: ;)

[forcyn]

I WANT THOSE DEMOS NOW~!!

Pass me By would be an awesome song [if it'll be on the album]. it sounds a bit like Pay the Man for me...

[Mushroom]

I think it sounds like a cross between Pay The Man, Dirty Magic and/or Vultures (a really underrated song!)

I hape they relese it on the ablbum, like what they did wirth holding back Pay the man from Ixnay and putting it on americana

[Nrk]

Awesome news.

[Jakebert]

I hope by heavy they don't mean "cheesy Race Against Myself heavy".

[Amazed]

I hope by heavy they don't mean "cheesy Race Against Myself heavy".

It hurts to say this but... I agree.

[Punk-Freak]

Pass Me By sounds great, but I wish they would make a few songs, like their old stuff, I really miss it :(

About their "joke image", I don't care about that, sometimes it's good to have songs that can cheer you up. I just don't want The Offspring to be a "main stream band".

They shouldn't change the stile off their music, just to become more famous, it's better to be loyal to the true fans.

[Jojan]

Pass Me By sounds great, but I wish they would make a few songs, like their old stuff, I really miss it :(

About their "joke image", I don't care about that, sometimes it's good to have songs that can cheer you up. I just don't want The Offspring to be a "main stream band".

They shouldn't change the stile off their music, just to become more famous, it's better to be loyal to the true fans.
I agree with you. But we don't want all the songs to sound the same, do we?

[Little_Miss_1565]

About their "joke image", I don't care about that, sometimes it's good to have songs that can cheer you up. I just don't want The Offspring to be a "main stream band".

Pssst...I'll tell you a secret....they've been "mainstream" for several years now. And a song doesn't have to be jokey cheesey to be positive and cheer you up.


I think it's closer to The Unforgiven.

It sounds nothing like either one of those songs. WTF?

Anyway, WOOOOO! for Dexter dropping us a line. Hey Dexter, are you working with any producers yet?

[hshduppsnt]

All I know is the lots of guitar and lots of energy sounds pretty badass to me... im super psyched about this!

[DeAtHsTaR]

It sounds nothing like either one of those songs. WTF?


I considered your statement, and you're right. I'[m actually getting a "One" vibe from it now. It just seems like a slow song that Metallica would write.

[Little_Miss_1565]

I considered your statement, and you're right. I'[m actually getting a "One" vibe from it now. It just seems like a slow song that Metallica would write.

No, wrong again, it sounds nothing like any Metallica song ever. I'm from the Midwest, I've listened to a LOT of Metalicca. If anything it sounds related to "Vultures."

[DeAtHsTaR]

No, wrong again, it sounds nothing like any Metallica song ever. I'm from the Midwest, I've listened to a LOT of Metalicca. If anything it sounds related to "Vultures."
I have every Metallica record too. I'm not saying it sounds exactly like Metallica, but it just seems "influenced" by them. I don't know, it just seems like a song in the vein of Unforgiven or One. Of course, we've only heard 15 seconds of it so we can't be sure. I guess let's agree to disagree.

[HeadAroundU]

Awesome news!
We need a good producer who knows what to do with lots of guitars and energy.
I love "Pass me by". Where is that motherfucker who said that it was "Race against myself"? Deathstar is right. It could be something like "The unforgiven" but it's definitely the offspring and we know it's not gonna be a Metallica song. I think it's gonna be like mix of Gone away, Defy you, Race against myself but who knows.

[Rutegard]

All I know is the lots of guitar and lots of energy sounds pretty badass to me... im super psyched about this!


i second that!!

[Lord_Gabo]

Great News!
how are next song?
no problem guys! First of all , it will be DIFFERENT!
Pass me by, souns like a metal song? Yep! No problem!!!
'cause you're hearing The OFFSPRING|||!!!!||| yeeeeeeeeeeeaaah!!! ahahaahahahahahha i'm going crazy!

[Camilamazed]

I fucking knew it.

I still have faith on them. Their newest CD is gonna seriously kick ass. I just can't believe it. This journal express clearly that the guys weren't happy with their lastest work. They need to try something brand-new.


I FUCKING SAID THAT BEFORE

[Little_Miss_1565]

This journal express clearly that the guys weren't happy with their lastest work. They need to try something brand-new.


I FUCKING SAID THAT BEFORE

...I'm not sure where you got that in Dexter's message.

[HeadAroundU]

This journal express clearly that the guys weren't happy with their lastest work.
Camila, calm down a bit. That's too harsh.

[Ninty Man]

Awesome news!
We need a good producer who knows what to do with lots of guitars and energy.
I love "Pass me by". Where is that motherfucker who said that it was "Race against myself"? Deathstar is right. It could be something like "The unforgiven" but it's definitely the offspring and we know it's not gonna be a Metallica song. I think it's gonna be like mix of Gone away, Defy you, Race against myself but who knows.


Not Race against, please

Do something that sounds with the music of Da Hui, and the punch of All I want... and good battery.

Holland... don't make battery tabs

[HeadAroundU]

I really hope they'll do one of thoose interview Dexter did with webmaster where they listend through their demo songs, and Dexter told us about the songs. As they did before Splinter, during that nice blue Conspiracy Of One website era. Mmmm...
It would be awesome. Can anybody post what he said about Pass me by?

[II NOODLES II]

I hope it doesnt turn emo :( that will fucking suck. I dont hate emo music, i just refuse to listen to it. Plus it wont be the offspring anymore.

[DeAtHsTaR]

I hope it doesnt turn emo :( that will fucking suck. I dont hate emo music, i just refuse to listen to it. Plus it wont be the offspring anymore.
Dumbass, it won't be emo. The Offspring don't trend-hop.

[HeadAroundU]

I hope it doesnt turn emo :( that will fucking suck. I dont hate emo music, i just refuse to listen to it. Plus it wont be the offspring anymore.
WTF?! seriously. :D

[II NOODLES II]

ah well. my bad

[Mr. Noodles]

Pass Me By sounds cool. IMO, it sounds a little bit like Gone Away - Cold. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=4CNAUDZuXaA)
What do you guys think? Agree or disagree?
Anyway... I can't wait to hear those demos.

[HeadAroundU]

I agree........

It would be awesome if we could hear the demos some day.

[Mr. Noodles]

Thank you. "Gone Away" (the Cold song) automatically popped into my head when I heard "Pass Me By".

[dirty_magic]

rad, fucking rad, would love songs based on the raw energy or the ignition, smash and ixnay era!

[patoff10]

I don't like very much the supposed "Pass me by" intro. It sounds like Race against myself... which I just liked at the very first time. I hope the song will be good. But I like the news of Dexter, I think the album will be better than Splinter and COO !

[DeAtHsTaR]

I don't think it sounds at all like Race Against Myself.

[Mr. Noodles]

I don't think it sounds at all like Race Against Myself.
Me neither. But I do remember hearing that "Pass Me By" was the original title of/or an early version of RAM.

[patoff10]

So do you think the next album will be better thant Splinter and COO ?

[Mr. Noodles]

So do you think the next album will be better thant Splinter and COO ?
Yes, I do.
It's not gonna be rushed, so this time they're really considering the song-writting. (I'm not saying CO1 or Splinter are bad. I love them, like any other album.) This album should be great!

[sebastienfan]

looks like everyone here hates race against myself exept me

[Mr. Noodles]

looks like everyone here hates race against myself exept me
Ahem... it's one of my favorite songs from the album, behind The Noose and Lightning Rod.

[chicagoboy91]

Maybe Pass Me By will be on the new record!! They need to give us a demo like they did with Living in Chaos around the date of CO1.

DEXTER, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, RELEASE PASS ME BY!!! It sounds awesome from the short clip of youtube.

Does anyone else get the feeling that Pass Me By could be one of the band's biggest hits if it was released soon? It fits right in with the hard rock of today. Plus it would help dispose of the band's "joke" image.


yo shut the fuck up. What fuckin "Joke" image. UR penis is a joke image u dumbshit

[H1T_That]

Maybe Pass Me By will be on the new record!! They need to give us a demo like they did with Living in Chaos around the date of CO1.

DEXTER, IF YOU'RE READING THIS, RELEASE PASS ME BY!!! It sounds awesome from the short clip of youtube.

Does anyone else get the feeling that Pass Me By could be one of the band's biggest hits if it was released soon? It fits right in with the hard rock of today. Plus it would help dispose of the band's "joke" image.

I fully agree on everything you've said apart from it being one of the biggest hits.

Well, actually i dont fully know what you were meaning here....were you saying it could be the bands biggest hit....or a just a popular song in todays charts?

[patoff10]

WTF, we don't know pass me by ! We have just an intro which is maybe a fake or not the real intro of this song ! And even if it's the right intro we CAN'T say if it's gonna be a hit !!

[Jojan]

WTF, we don't know pass me by ! We have just an intro which is maybe a fake or not the real intro of this song ! And even if it's the right intro we CAN'T say if it's gonna be a hit !!
But it's like Santa Claus and children. It's funnier not to tell them, and let them find it out by themselves.

[H1T_That]

WTF, we don't know pass me by ! We have just an intro which is maybe a fake or not the real intro of this song ! And even if it's the right intro we CAN'T say if it's gonna be a hit !!

I'm doubting it will be 'fake' seen as it was on an official DVD.

[patoff10]

I didn't know it was on the official DVD. And is it "official" that this was the intro of Pass me by ?

[H1T_That]

I didn't know it was on the official DVD. And is it "official" that this was the intro of Pass me by ?

"Ps Trivia for you guys…there was one outtake from Splinter. It was called ‘Pass Me By‘. We really liked it, and all, it was sort of heavy and we just decided to hold off on releasing it. So take that one straight to the BBS!"


Nah, Dexter is feeding us shit.

[patoff10]

Ok but there's nothing official. It's just very probably this intro. :D
No matter, we CAN'T say that it will be a big hit...

[H1T_That]

Ok but there's nothing official. It's just very probably this intro. :D
No matter, we CAN'T say that it will be a big hit...

Dexter saying in a journal that the riff WAS 'pass me by' isn't official?

[DeAtHsTaR]

yo shut the fuck up. What fuckin "Joke" image. UR penis is a joke image u dumbshit
GOD YOU'RE A FUCKING RETARD. If you haven't fucking noticed, twat, The Offspring is seen by many people as that band that did Pretty Fly. Most people think that that's all the band does, joke songs. It's not true, but that's their image. Also, LEARN TO FUCKING SPELL AND USE PROPER GRAMMAR, FUCKTARD. The y should be capitalized, you misspelled you, (or you said yo) you need a g on the end of fuckin, you ended a question with a period, and you said "UR" and "u."

Who's the "dumbshit (http://chicagoboy91.justgotowned.com) " now?

[Mr. Noodles]

GOD YOU'RE A FUCKING RETARD. If you haven't fucking noticed, twat, The Offspring is seen by many people as that band that did Pretty Fly. Most people think that that's all the band does, joke songs. It's not true, but that's their image. Also, LEARN TO FUCKING SPELL AND USE PROPER GRAMMAR, FUCKTARD. The y should be capitalized, you misspelled you, (or you said yo) you need a g on the end of fuckin, you ended a question with a period, and you said "UR" and "u."

Who's the "dumbshit" now?
This seriously made me think of NIG, if she used profanity. I miss her.

[patoff10]

Where can you read : "the riff at the end of the Can't get my head around you video was Pass me by". But no matter I said ! It's heavy like he said, but we have just an intro, so we can't say that it's will be a hit (did I say that before ?)

[Venom Symbiote]

Ok, I hate to come in here and burst your bubble, but there's nothing in there to the effect of "they didn't like the last two albums and this one's going to be way better".

Hell, Dexter said Splinter would sound "like Ignition". He said that.

Probably why he's not "comparing it to one of our other records" this time, because he knows if he did it would be bullshit. Just like last time.

Now don't get me wrong, I think this album sounds hella cool. It really does.

But just...don't expect a totally different style. By "heavy", like someone else said, he probably means the "Race Against Myself" or "Defy You" variety. We're not going to get fucking "Demons" or "L.A.P.D." here, people. Jeez.

The fact that they've demoed five tracks is great to hear, though.

And don't get me started on the fucking "Pass Me By" news, that is sweet beyond belief. :eek: He's basically confirmed it for the follow-up to Splinter. 100%, I'd assume, we'll get it. Fuck yeah.

So yeah...cool news, but just...yeah. He said Splinter would sound like Ignition. Just keep that in mind, folks. I'm not sure how much we should invest in Dexter's style descriptions after that, I'm just not.

[neocon58]

...and I think it‘s the best stuff we‘ve done in a long time.

Titty-fucking christ. I PRAY this is true.

The Offspring have held off releasing songs until the following album, (EG pay the man was written before Ixnay was released). Hopefully they release it.

[patoff10]

I totally agree with you Venom Symbiote !

[DeAtHsTaR]

Ok, I hate to come in here and burst your bubble, but there's nothing in there to the effect of "they didn't like the last two albums and this one's going to be way better".

Hell, Dexter said Splinter would sound "like Ignition". He said that.

Probably why he's not "comparing it to one of our other records" this time, because he knows if he did it would be bullshit. Just like last time.

Now don't get me wrong, I think this album sounds hella cool. It really does.

But just...don't expect a totally different style. By "heavy", like someone else said, he probably means the "Race Against Myself" or "Defy You" variety. We're not going to get fucking "Demons" or "L.A.P.D." here, people. Jeez.

The fact that they've demoed five tracks is great to hear, though.

And don't get me started on the fucking "Pass Me By" news, that is sweet beyond belief. :eek: He's basically confirmed it for the follow-up to Splinter. 100%, I'd assume, we'll get it. Fuck yeah.

So yeah...cool news, but just...yeah. He said Splinter would sound like Ignition. Just keep that in mind, folks. I'm not sure how much we should invest in Dexter's style descriptions after that, I'm just not.
Some songs on Splinter would have fit on Ignition or Smash if they had shoddy production.

[HeadAroundU]

Hell, Dexter said Splinter would sound "like Ignition". He said that.

He said Splinter would sound like Ignition. Just keep that in mind, folks. I'm not sure how much we should invest in Dexter's style descriptions after that, I'm just not.
Well he said that the song structures were from Ignition. Am I right?

Obviously, Splinter is way too polished to sound like Ignition.

[patoff10]

The very very and most important point is : don't try to remake past songs or past albums. Don't say you want to do "Ignition sound" or "Smash sound" etc. You all have to understand that ! CAN'T REPEAT ! Go on... just play the music you want and everything will come in a good way.

[Gayman]

I just wanna say, that this is great to hear!
What ever the guys wanna do with the album is their business, cause I'm gonna buy the album at same morning it hits the stores, listen to it, and love it!!!!

[HeadAroundU]

The very very and most important point is : don't try to remake past songs or past albums. Don't say you want to do "Ignition sound" or "Smash sound" etc. You all have to understand that ! CAN'T REPEAT ! Go on... just play the music you want and everything will come in a good way.
Jesus christ. Go away. No one likes you. The french faggoted liar.

[patoff10]

You understand nothing at the life so don't speak with me.

edit:

Tell me what's wrong with my post and argue a real answer.

[DeAtHsTaR]

You understand nothing at the life so don't speak with me.

edit:

Tell me what's wrong with my post and argue a real answer.
We still haven't heard this alternate version of Head Around You.

[patoff10]

Oh that's it ! Ok, you'll have it in the first half of September like I said. I can't do anything now... but I'm impatient to see what will be your reaction when you'll have it, I hope you will apologies for all what you said !
Back to the topic... is there something wrong with my post ?

[HeadAroundU]

Oh that's it ! Ok, you'll have it in the first half of September like I said. I can't do anything now... but I'm impatient to see what will be your reaction when you'll have it, I hope you will apologies for all what you said !
Back to the topic... is there something wrong with my post ?
Well...nothing but you are too dumb to have an opinion. You are just wasting this thread. I'm not nice to you because you are known as French faggoted liar.

[patoff10]

I don't understand what faggoted means anyway... I think it'll change when I'll have the alternate version of your favorite song (or the song there's in your pseudo), shame on you, you don't know it... well, I shut up until I have the song but you're too stupid to keep the topic on the subject and give a serious and objective opinion about what I said. No matter, I know what I have to know and I love myself like I love you my brother, kiss my ass ! ha ha ha...

[HeadAroundU]

Ok ok I'm a gay, a lier, sorry I've made a mistake. :)
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[Dexter_H]

I don't get why a song that was left off splinter would make people think it's the greatest song in the world. Most people hate splinter, so why would a song that didn't even make the album be so great? If that is Pass Me By in that studio clip on youtube, it sounds like yet another attempted re-make of dirty magic (except much worse... )

On other news, I like the sounds of all this guitar, hopefully there are plenty of decent solo's too.

[patoff10]

........................
loooooooooooool I said that because whatever I said nobody believe in me, so finally I let you believe what you want to believe... but the truth will be reveal next September :cool: ;)

[HeadAroundU]

I don't get why a song that was left off splinter would make people think it's the greatest song in the world.
There is nothing to get. They just think it. Well I don't think that Pass me by is gonna be a single but we will see.

Most people hate splinter, so why would a song that didn't even make the album be so great?
I like Splinter. When the song doesn't make the album then it doesn't mean it was shit. It just needn't fit other songs.

[patoff10]

Most people hate splinter, so why would a song that didn't even make the album be so great?Because they don't finished it for Splinter.

[Dexter_H]

Because they don't finished it for Splinter.
Fool, out-take means it was recorded but not included in the final album.

[Dexter_H]

I like Splinter. When the song doesn't make the album then it doesn't mean it was shit. It just needn't fit other songs.

Then why all the assumptions that it sounds like Race Against Myself ?

I reckon they left it off cos it was crap.

[HeadAroundU]

What about Pay the man? It was crap? :D

We can just guess.

[patoff10]

So "outtake" really means a full and finished song ??

[Dexter_H]

What about Pay the man? It was crap? :D

We can just guess.

Well pay the man is good, but considering it was left of Ixnay (often considered their best album) you'd expect it to be good. But you're right, we can only guess. Is there any proof that tune on the youtube studio video is Pass Me By?

And yes out-take means really means a full and finished song, for example Mission From God was an out-take from Ignition.

[patoff10]

Well pay the man is good, but considering it was left of Ixnay (often considered their best album) you'd expect it to be good. But you're right, we can only guess. Is there any proof that tune on the youtube studio video is Pass Me By?

And yes out-take means really means a full and finished song, for example Mission From God was an out-take from Ignition.I agree to not compare with pay the man.
And I've already ask just a few post before if it was official that the riff at the end of the youtube link was "Pass me by"... and it's not very official but it seems that it's really Pass me by, it's heavy like Dexter said, it's on the official DVD, and it's a part of a song that we've never heard before Splinter. So it's Pass me by but we have just 10 seconds.
Thank you for the means of "out-take" !

[bouncingcoles]

holy shit this makes me so fucking stoked about the new album. iv been waiting so long for another offspring album! ahhhhh

[Venom Symbiote]

The impression I got from his little footnote about "Pass Me By" is they may be re-working it. Like, they recorded it for Splinter, and as it was it wasn't good enough to beat out the other tracks for a space on the album, but they kind of thought 'hey, we really have something here'. They probably took the hook and a main riff, or something else memorable they had for it, and tinkered with it until it was up to their standards. Came up with some new ideas for it to work into the mix, creating a worthy track for their new release.

Just a hunch.

And to the person who said Splinter has similarities with Ignition? Sure, I've heard that before, but honestly don't see it. We can obviously throw out "Hit That", "(CGM)HAY", "Race Against Myself", "Worst Hangover Ever", "Spare Me The Details", and "When You're In Prison" in that respect - they're obviously nothing alike. So what are we left with? "The Noose", for one...maybe. To me it sounds more like Art Of Drowning-era AFI than anything The Offspring's ever done before. "Lightning Rod", likewise, to me isn't Ignition-y in the slightest...it's just an awesome newer-style Offspring song.

SO...basically the only songs on Splinter that are Ignition-like are "Long Way Home" and "Never Gonna Find Me". The bridge scream-y stuff and all, very reminiscent. The general styles, too.

But as an album? Fuck no. Splinter was more like C01 than Ignition. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just the way it is. 2 songs, chief, nothing more.

[Nineteen Seventy Nine]

Those demos, I want to listen to them, but I don't them to spoil anything. For example, Billy Talent's "Red Flag" demo had a different lead-in to the chorus the album version. So when I heard "Red Flag" on the album, it felt different and I liked the demo version better. I don't want to have to dislike the album because the demos were sweet.

[0r4ng3]

I heard the Red Flag demo (from Burnout Revenge) and I gotta say, I prefer the album version better.

Only demo I liked better than the album version was...um...I can't think of one.

Oh, right, back on topic. Um...I'm looking forward to this new album.

[DeAtHsTaR]

I agree to not compare with pay the man.
And I've already ask just a few post before if it was official that the riff at the end of the youtube link was "Pass me by"... and it's not very official but it seems that it's really Pass me by, it's heavy like Dexter said, it's on the official DVD, and it's a part of a song that we've never heard before Splinter. So it's Pass me by but we have just 10 seconds.
Thank you for the means of "out-take" !
What official DVD are you talking about?

[Little_Miss_1565]

What official DVD are you talking about?

I was wondering the same thing.

[RonWelty]

Those demos, I want to listen to them, but I don't them to spoil anything. For example, Billy Talent's "Red Flag" demo had a different lead-in to the chorus the album version. So when I heard "Red Flag" on the album, it felt different and I liked the demo version better. I don't want to have to dislike the album because the demos were sweet.
i prefer "LIVING IN CHAOS" demo to the Co1´s version ..

[.:SMASH:.]

i heard that pass me by intro, and to me it seems like a whole new offspring....like way different..if they have songs similar to that for the new album we may have a potential metal offspring on it's way.

[zacsta]

pass me by sounds awesome, i think its alot like vultures (which i love), i agree that it sorta has the same feel as nothing else matters, but as said before, we cant really tell cos we havnt heard the lyrics or anything else.

after reading that journal entry and hearing that bit of pass me by i suddenly got this feeling that this new album is gona be FUCKING AWESOME. i cant wait, i hope it has a song like defy you, after i first heard that song i pretty much forgot about it, and then listened to it ages later and now it is one of my favourite songs.
i also definately agree that to tons of people the offspring are "that band that did pretty fly for a white guy", like in music the other day we were listening to these other people that were just playin songs and i said to them they should learn some offspring songs, and they sorta just looked at me funny. i hate the impression lots of people have on the offspring, cos they only judge a band on the songs that are on the radio, and for the offspring they basically only have the poppy songs on there. which sucks cos then people think that theyre emo. but i still like those songs.

man i got tons of things i want the new album to sound like, like i want punky sorta songs like living in chaos, special delivery, vultures and then also other ones like a million miles away, and fast rip it up ones like da hui.

fricking hell this is the longest post i have put on any forum, ever.

[Punk-Freak]

I agree with you. But we don't want all the songs to sound the same, do we?

No, offcause not.
It's nice that they make changes and don't just repeat their last album.
They are very good at renewing them selves (if that's the right way to say it).

[Hypodermic_89]

that intro? of pass by me on that splinter recording video is huge ...i think pass by me is gonna be huge ... now people likes dark songs!!!
IF that intro was Pass Me By, that song is gonna be my new favorite. That intro was just extreme! It totally blew me away! I can't wait for the new album!!!

[Punk-Freak]

Pssst...I'll tell you a secret....they've been "mainstream" for several years now. And a song doesn't have to be jokey cheesey to be positive and cheer you up.

Well, I wouldn't say that they are mainstream here in Denmark.
I haven't heard them on the radio, since 2002 (they played Cool To Hate).
And last time I saw them on TV, was in 2003 (I think) when some idiot was trying to be funny, by making fun off a TV-host, while he was commenting the Hit That music video.

Denmark is a very popy country, so how can they be mainstream here?

About the cheer up thingy: It's a matter off opinion and personality.

[Emily_offspring_fan]

Please put Pass Me By. It's awesome. Oh I'm so excited!

[HeadAroundU]

Punk-Freak knows who is the mainstream. :cool:

[Amazed]

after reading that journal entry and hearing that bit of pass me by i suddenly got this feeling that this new album is gona be FUCKING AWESOME. .

you're not the only one :D

[BIG Nicky]

Sweet! Can't wait, well I can....

[Call it an Obsession]

Take as long as you want! I can wait but i don't think everyone else will last...

[Revolver-2005?]

I honestly don't like what I've heard of Pass Me By...it just doesn't seem Offspringish you know?

[Punk-Freak]

Punk-Freak knows who is the mainstream. :cool:

Sorry, but I don't understand that one. :confused:
Please explain.

[sebastienfan]

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
And I know I know I know I know I know I want the new album

[Mannen som blev en gris]

Haha, now even I am excited! I probably won't buy the album though... But still...!

[II NOODLES II]

To be honest. I dont like the intro of "Pass Me By" as well. and as someone said it doesnt sound like the offspring.

[Ninty Man]

The impression I got from his little footnote about "Pass Me By" is they may be re-working it. Like, they recorded it for Splinter, and as it was it wasn't good enough to beat out the other tracks for a space on the album, but they kind of thought 'hey, we really have something here'. They probably took the hook and a main riff, or something else memorable they had for it, and tinkered with it until it was up to their standards. Came up with some new ideas for it to work into the mix, creating a worthy track for their new release.

Just a hunch.

And to the person who said Splinter has similarities with Ignition? Sure, I've heard that before, but honestly don't see it. We can obviously throw out "Hit That", "(CGM)HAY", "Race Against Myself", "Worst Hangover Ever", "Spare Me The Details", and "When You're In Prison" in that respect - they're obviously nothing alike. So what are we left with? "The Noose", for one...maybe. To me it sounds more like Art Of Drowning-era AFI than anything The Offspring's ever done before. "Lightning Rod", likewise, to me isn't Ignition-y in the slightest...it's just an awesome newer-style Offspring song.

SO...basically the only songs on Splinter that are Ignition-like are "Long Way Home" and "Never Gonna Find Me". The bridge scream-y stuff and all, very reminiscent. The general styles, too.

But as an album? Fuck no. Splinter was more like C01 than Ignition. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just the way it is. 2 songs, chief, nothing more.

But CO1 was a GREAT album with two poppy songs, and badly released as singles...

But hey!!! We always have Million Milles Away, Vultures, Conspiracy, Come out swinging, Denial, Living in Chaos, Dammit, Special XD

[Venom Symbiote]

I don't know if I'd call it "great". Good, maybe. Better than Americana and Splinter. I agree on the fact that the choice of singles brought it down ("Million Miles Away" and "One Fine Day" instead, anyone? Commercial kick-assery, they would have sold twice as many albums in my opinion), but in terms of quality it was still worse than their career height of Ignition/Smash/Ixnay.

And to the people saying the "Pass Me By" intro doesn't sound "Offspring-y"? Well, neither do "Dirty Magic", "Gone Away", "Pay The Man", "Why Don't You Get A Job", "Vultures", or "Denial, Revisited". And all of those are pretty-much motherfucking classics . Quit'cher jibber-jabber whinin', foo'.

[DeAtHsTaR]

I don't know if I'd call it "great". Good, maybe. Better than Americana and Splinter. I agree on the fact that the choice of singles brought it down ("Million Miles Away" and "One Fine Day" instead, anyone? Commercial kick-assery, they would have sold twice as many albums in my opinion), but in terms of quality it was still worse than their career height of Ignition/Smash/Ixnay.

And to the people saying the "Pass Me By" intro doesn't sound "Offspring-y"? Well, neither do "Dirty Magic", "Gone Away", "Pay The Man", "Why Don't You Get A Job", "Vultures", or "Denial, Revisited". And all of those are pretty-much motherfucking classics . Quit'cher jibber-jabber whinin', foo'.
Million Miles Away was a single. One Fine Day was also a radio-only single, but it didn't do anything.

[Thomas]

I haven't had the time to read all of this thread, but I have a feeling that Pass Me By might end up being one of those mega-songs that The Offspring write only once every album or two (like Change The World, Pay The Man, Tehran, etc). They have already created quite a bit of hype around it and if my hunch is correct and this song turns out to be as good as Change The World, then with this hype they will (finally) release a song that shows off their complete capabilities as a single. Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for.

[SplinterByMyOwnDesign]

After reading that journal and Dexter saying stuff like "I think it's the best stuff we've written in a while" "Lots of guitar and energy" and "we've been kicking ass"

Does anybody else think this new album is going to kick fucking ass!? :D

[Thomas]

It certainly gets my hopes up, but they probably thought the same when recording Americana, Co1, and Splinter. They are all good albums, but far from their best.

There is something that I hope is going on in their heads right now. I am thinking that, hopefully, Dexter and the gang have seen with Splinter that these Pretty Fly-esque songs just don't sell anymore. I'm hoping that they have intentions of releasing some powerful, energetic songs (energetic doesn't neccesarily mean "punk," btw) as singles, and maybe just one "pop" song (as they have been dubbed on these forums) because they have to still appeal to all of their fanbase. I am hoping that Dexter isn't concerned with money (the man's a millionaire for fuck's sake) and that he just wants to play music that he enjoys and that he wants to play, whether it sells or not.

Well, that's just what I'm hoping.

[Offspringinsane]

Like, making sure the songs kick ass before we even try it in the studio.
Well I don‘t want to compare it to one of our other records or anything, but think guitar, lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs. Simple right.

I'm super happy to hear from Dexter =D,
Personally i can't wait for the new lyrics and sounds!!! I'm so anxious!!
But hopefully it's all worth it, once we hear the record.
Of course we love the old sound but those records are history now..
I agree with the fans that think we have to move on. Like in the last song
-> "CAN'T REPEAT"
......Life goes on....Turn the page!!..... yup!

It's true we all want a new record that sounds great NOT a REPEAT...
I like the sound of "lots of energy, and good songs. Simple right..."
YUP! let's keep it simple... THE OFFSPRING is a great band that has a unique style and that's NOT gonna change.
right? :confused:

[Venom Symbiote]

"Million Miles Away" can be counted as a quasi-single. It was basically put into limited TV and radio rotation (and even then only in select countries/regions), never had a videoclip produced for it (only a live performance...Reading or something, was it?), and was never released on a separate disc with b-sides or alternatives/covers like others.

Think of "MMA" more in the same vein as "Spare Me The Details" was in Australia. It was played on the radio, but you can't really call it a "single".

And "One Fine Day" would have been played once or twice on individual radio stations (I know I heard it on a local rock station in the first week Co1 was released, but that was just a promotional thing for the album...it went off the airwaves hella quickly), but wasn't a single. By any means.

Not to dwell on this too much, but Co1 would have went over with the wider population so much better if they ditched the horrible "Original Prankster" and "Want You Bad" as singles, and put forth something a little more substantial and less bullshit-gimmicky. Let's face it, "Prankster" was just an attempt to milk the "Pretty Fly" success for all it was worth, except, unfortunately, this time the song wasn't clever or witty. Just stupid.

I'm not bashing it, here, I like Co1, and even to a lesser extent Splinter. It's just the the guys need to mix things up a little this time around. And I don't just mean "new producer and continue experimenting with other genres and musical flavours", I mean let Noodles and Atom loose to RIP IT THE FUCK UP, rock-style.

I'm not whining and yearning for the "good ol' days" of Ixnay per se, I know they won't go down that road again and wouldn't expect them to (it'd get stale real quickly), but if they can put forth an album with balls (newer style or old, I don't care), something along the lines of "Defy You" and the more serious stuff off Splinter, that's all we need. Fuck, I'd even settle for something like "Can't Repeat", as mediocre as that track was. At least it was listenable.

Just please please please don't make me listen to another "Want You Bad" or "Spare Me The Details". Especially not as a single. I don't think I can handle that anymore, Oh Crazy Californians, I just don't think I can. ;) It's frickin' torturous.

[Demon_of_Debauchery]

I can't wait till this new album comes out it sounds like it will kick ass and hopefully it will be their best album yet.

[offspring kid]

glad to hear about the demos.....finally something good to hear!. Offcourse i can't wait to hear them, it would be nice if they cpuld upload a 30 second sample or something on the mainpage. Songs with lot of guitar and energy "that's all i want"

[RageAndLov]

Ps Trivia for you guys…there was one outtake from Splinter. It was called ‘Pass Me By‘. We really liked it, and all, it was sort of heavy and we just decided to hold off on releasing it.


Does this mean Pass Me By will be on the new record?

[Demon_of_Debauchery]

Does this mean Pass Me By will be on the new record?
maybe, we don't know.

[Preocupado]

"We‘re finally demo-ing new songs. Yep. Maybe it seems like nothing has been going on with us but we‘ve actually been really busy writing.

Uhum, right. He said that before the other albums too, and look what happened.

[II NOODLES II]

Ah well were just gonna see what its like when it comes out. Lol this is way out of topic, but does anyone else like the disclaimer intro.

[Piedude]

A demo making its way onto their myspace page player would be nice, if unlikely.

[thecavedog]

I'd love to see pass me by on the new cd. Would be funny if its a huge hit. Theye would'v wanted to put it on splinter if it is ;)

[Emily_offspring_fan]

Lol.
Does anyone else (besides me and HAU) think that Pass Me By sounds a little bit like this song? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XHIzGSFY8A&feature=RecentlyWatched&page=1&t=t&f=b)
Sorry, I wanted to see if anyone else agreed with me. HAU's the only one who payed attention to my post, when I said that.
Sorry, I'm just curious.
Just a little. Not really.

[Mr. Noodles]

Just a little. Not really.
Hhmm... ok, at least more people are paying attention to that post.
Nice to know your opinion.

[Obie2trice]

Great news!!! Finally some news about the new album

[thecavedog]

How can you compare a song to another song if you havent even heard the complete song?

[HeadAroundU]

I'd love to see pass me by on the new cd. Would be funny if its a huge hit. Theye would'v wanted to put it on splinter if it is ;)
You know for Ixnay we actually recorded ‘Pay The Man‘.

[WD]: Right, that ended up on Americana.

[D]: Yeah, we ended up saving it and putting it on Americana because it just seemed like it was so different from anything we‘d done before. We thought it didn‘t go with the rest of the record. The working title of that song was ‘Stonehenge‘. Another Spinal Tap reference.

[Plays new song]

[D]: Kind of a slow rock song that kind of like…well, I like it a lot. I‘ve called it ‘Pass Me By‘. I don‘t know what it‘s going to be about. You got 5 minutes? [laughs]

[WD]: Yeah, I want to check this one out. It sounds like Denial, Revisited a little. It‘s really hard rock with beefy guitars.

[D]: It‘s kind of spooky. I like this lead part a lot. It‘s one of those songs where I‘ve played it for people and they‘ve said maybe you could shorten it or something but I kinda‘ like it the way it is and I figure it‘s not necessarily gonna‘ be on the radio and not all songs need to follow a real strict pop single format. And to a certain degree you‘ve got to let a song write itself.

[WD]: Yeah, there‘s no formula that you just plug stuff into, right?

[D]: Not really, and it just seems like there are spots in that song where it just called for certain things. It‘s a 5 minute song, but I think that it‘s good the way it is.

[WD]: That‘s cool. I like it the way it is.

[D]: Yeah, that seemed like one you‘d like.

[WD]: Cuz I‘m a rocker?

[D]: [laughs]
...................................

[Punk-Freak]

Come on HAU, answer my question...
I seriously mean it, I didn't understand your post and I wanna understand :(

[RageAndLov]

this is off topic but
hau means head in norwegian
thought u shud know

[Punk-Freak]

Okay, maybe I wasn't making myself clear enough.

Post number #102 and #107.

[HeadAroundU]

Come on HAU, answer my question...
I seriously mean it, I didn't understand your post and I wanna understand :(
The offspring is a mainstream band now whether they/you want or not.

[HeadAroundU]

this is off topic but
hau means head in norwegian
thought u shud know
Good to know. I love you. I let everyone know!

[DeAtHsTaR]

"Million Miles Away" can be counted as a quasi-single. It was basically put into limited TV and radio rotation (and even then only in select countries/regions), never had a videoclip produced for it (only a live performance...Reading or something, was it?)
Actually, although the video had live clips only, it was set to the studio track, making it a full-on music video. Also, I remember hearing it on the radio a few times back then.

[HeadAroundU]

I remember hearing Million miles away on the radio in friggin' Slovakia. Original prankster was a great first single. Want you bad fucked all up.

[Venom Symbiote]

"Original Prankster" was not a great single. "Want You Bad", agreed, was atrocious.

Thing is, "Million Miles Away" if we're counting it as a single, was the little pissy throwaway single they make a video out of to milk the album for whatever it's worth. Just like "She's Got Issues" and "Spare Me The Details" in Australia. It was like "ok, our album's sales have been shit, let's put out one more video to see if there's any more life in it: but we'll just do it half-assed with a live clip, since rock songs don't sell well these days anyway".

"Million Miles Away" could have, at the very least, done "All I Want" or "The Kids Aren't Alright" numbers for them, should they have approached it the right way. Easily.

And "One Fine Day", don't even get me started on that. It's the perfect single for that album, people. It's light and and fun, but still rocks your fucking face off. It's got an almost "I Choose" vibe about it.

Co1 was a good album overall, hell, I like it better than anything except Ignition and Ixnay. Yes, I just said Conspiracy was better than Smash and Americana, sue me asswipes. It's just...the singles...the direction they took with that, goddamn atrocious.

It's a shame. They pretty much repeated it with Splinter, too, even though "Hit That" and "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" were at least clever and had something to offer musically.

Here's hoping they don't make the mistake again. They need to do something new, but at the same time something traditional, if that makes any sense. That's the vibe they were going for with Splinter (non-singles, anyway), except it just...didn't really...work.

Third time lucky, guys, third time lucky. Let's see what you've got for this release.

[noodlesfan]

I just creamed myself at this news. I'll be stalking the FYE clerks a little harder now.

[DeAtHsTaR]

This article is on the fron page of ultimate-guitar now!

[Ninty Man]

This article is on the fron page of ultimate-guitar now!


LINK?= :confused:

[noodlesfan]

LINK?= :confused:
www.ultimate-guitar.com

[offspringer24]

"Original Prankster" was not a great single. "Want You Bad", agreed, was atrocious.

Thing is, "Million Miles Away" if we're counting it as a single, was the little pissy throwaway single they make a video out of to milk the album for whatever it's worth. Just like "She's Got Issues" and "Spare Me The Details" in Australia. It was like "ok, our album's sales have been shit, let's put out one more video to see if there's any more life in it: but we'll just do it half-assed with a live clip, since rock songs don't sell well these days anyway".

"Million Miles Away" could have, at the very least, done "All I Want" or "The Kids Aren't Alright" numbers for them, should they have approached it the right way. Easily.

And "One Fine Day", don't even get me started on that. It's the perfect single for that album, people. It's light and and fun, but still rocks your fucking face off. It's got an almost "I Choose" vibe about it.

Co1 was a good album overall, hell, I like it better than anything except Ignition and Ixnay. Yes, I just said Conspiracy was better than Smash and Americana, sue me asswipes. It's just...the singles...the direction they took with that, goddamn atrocious.

It's a shame. They pretty much repeated it with Splinter, too, even though "Hit That" and "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" were at least clever and had something to offer musically.

Here's hoping they don't make the mistake again. They need to do something new, but at the same time something traditional, if that makes any sense. That's the vibe they were going for with Splinter (non-singles, anyway), except it just...didn't really...work.

Third time lucky, guys, third time lucky. Let's see what you've got for this release.

this is the biggest pile of bullshit ive read in ages, so self esteem was'nt clever? something's gotta' be clever about or else it would'nt be an anthem! and if you think the album sales were shit for americana and thats why they put out million miles away as a single then you need to get you're facts right dumbass :rolleyes:

[II NOODLES II]

"Original Prankster" was not a great single. "Want You Bad", agreed, was atrocious.

Thing is, "Million Miles Away" if we're counting it as a single, was the little pissy throwaway single they make a video out of to milk the album for whatever it's worth. Just like "She's Got Issues" and "Spare Me The Details" in Australia. It was like "ok, our album's sales have been shit, let's put out one more video to see if there's any more life in it: but we'll just do it half-assed with a live clip, since rock songs don't sell well these days anyway".

"Million Miles Away" could have, at the very least, done "All I Want" or "The Kids Aren't Alright" numbers for them, should they have approached it the right way. Easily.

And "One Fine Day", don't even get me started on that. It's the perfect single for that album, people. It's light and and fun, but still rocks your fucking face off. It's got an almost "I Choose" vibe about it.

Co1 was a good album overall, hell, I like it better than anything except Ignition and Ixnay. Yes, I just said Conspiracy was better than Smash and Americana, sue me asswipes. It's just...the singles...the direction they took with that, goddamn atrocious.

It's a shame. They pretty much repeated it with Splinter, too, even though "Hit That" and "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" were at least clever and had something to offer musically.

Here's hoping they don't make the mistake again. They need to do something new, but at the same time something traditional, if that makes any sense. That's the vibe they were going for with Splinter (non-singles, anyway), except it just...didn't really...work.

Third time lucky, guys, third time lucky. Let's see what you've got for this release.
WTF. dude i agree with offspringer24. and if you like the hit that single better than self esteem then i duno. i know we all have diff tastes in songs n shit but come on.

[ilovellamas]

Maybe I'm missing it... where did venom insult self esteem?

[The Noose]

I'm glad they're doing some demos. If Dexter is this confident, I bet they're going to make a comeback from the Splinter Decline. :)

[offspringdude17]

that song pass me by sounds realy cool and i am sure that the new record will be great.

[- -Lauren- -]

Maybe I'm missing it... where did venom insult self esteem?

Exactly. He didn't say self esteem. All he said was that he liked CO1 more than Splinter. It's a personal preferance.

Meaning the rest of you idiots should lay off him. All he said was that Hit That was clever. That's it.

[Mannen som blev en gris]

Haha, what does post #145, #147 and #148 have in common? ;)

[II NOODLES II]

Maybe I'm missing it... where did venom insult self esteem?
Yeah sorry i dont know. I misread it :(

[Ronin]

Can't wait for more info one these new tracks :)



Although I must admit, it kinda saddens me that people assume that not touring = not doing anything. Everytime I hear a band repeatedly say "Don't worry, we're writing right now!" it makes me feel kinda bad for them. It seems as if they have to continue justifying themselves for some abnoxiously obsessed fans that just don't listen the first time. :( Give em a break, they're not superheroes, lol.

[BuddyHolly]

they're not superheroes

THEY ARE NOT?! :eek: :(





:rolleyes:

[Ronin]

THEY ARE NOT?! :eek: :(





:rolleyes:



haha! :p

[ilovellamas]

COME UP WITH AN ORIGINAL AVATAR PLEASE. I actually thought they were posts from the same person.

[Venom Symbiote]

this is the biggest pile of bullshit ive read in ages, so self esteem was'nt clever? something's gotta' be clever about or else it would'nt be an anthem! and if you think the album sales were shit for americana and thats why they put out million miles away as a single then you need to get you're facts right dumbass :rolleyes:


Now, I know the smarter people around here don't like to resort to personal attacks, but...

What are you, fucking deranged? Neither "Self Esteem" nor album sales for "Americana" were mentioned in my post. At all.

Goddamn cuntrag. *sneers*