I told my friends/co-workers that "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" by Panic At the Disco is one of the best white boy songs I've ever heard. Now they're sending me song suggestions and I'm doing live reactions here.
Certified banger, and yes there is some political messaging in there. The whole song is essentialy about a generation of lost kids trying to find meaning in life in a world that dont give a single shit about them, whilst looking nostalgicaly back to childhood when they didnt need to worry as much about all of that.
It's actually about real-life friends and what happened to them... despite the fast and hype rhythm the overall song is really dark. And to compare Green Day (despite me loving some of their songs tbh) to Offspring just kinda feels like an insult at the end of the day.
@@tnightwolf I don't know, I bought Dookie and Smash as my second and third CDs ever, and loved them both. To me, I always put them in the same general category of American punk rock.
Punk is one of those things where if you like it and "get it", has a scene that welcomes literally all people and has always been super political, angry, and fucking amazing.
I've always felt that Punk is one of those scenes that practices equality through apathy. Like, rather than having an agenda of active inclusivity everyone is accepted because nobody gives a single, solitary fuck about your race, creed, gender, orientation, or any of that shit. Show up, don't be a dick, and you're cool.
I mean, I study in Germany and I do complain about the lack of spices here, especially in terms of spicy flavor, a lot. And it's not just me I've talked to cooks that cook non-german food and it's come up that they had to tone down the spices for the german palate. There was this one indian-german fusion restaurant. I was looking at the rice dishes. So at the top of the page there is a disclaimer stating that if you want the dishes prepared in their original version you had to specify it when ordering, as they made them less spicy for their German clientele. However the most extreme person I ever encountered was this guy from the north of the country who literally refused all spices, categorically, that includes basic salt. He said it ruined the natural flavor of the food, he was quite literally a no-spice man.
@@HollywoodRobTV hey you need to go back a bit further ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0qanF-91aJo.html&feature=share This young guy got blown up by postie a few years ago 😂
If you feel like you're ready for something a whole lot heavier, I'd recommend checking out my good buddies in Allegaeon. They're an insanely talented Death Metal band, and their guitar solos are out of this fuckin' world. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vE9NqfSMXTg.html
My favorite Offspring song was always Come Out And Play. This takes me back to the high school days where my CD case was full of Offspring, Green Day, Metallica, No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins, and shit like that.
"Self Esteem" and "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" are both bangers by The Offspring "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand also worth a listen if you enjoy punk and alternative
@@HollywoodRobTV I would go with Blink 182's What's My Age Again or Sum 41's In Too Deep to start with. They were pioneers of Pop Punk along with Green Day back in the late 90s, early 00's.
This song is a fuckin BOP even though the lyrics are pretty tragic. Pure nostalgia, and still on my playlists. The thing about rock music that’s different than rapping: singing along is a completely different experience. This song makes me hold my chest while I wail along with the chorus. Wait till you get a good enough playlist going to play in the car, you’re gonna look absolutely insane head-banging at a red light and drumming on the steering wheel like the rest of us.
The pop punk of the 90's/00's definitely has a special place in my heart. Greenday, Blink 182, Offspring had a real cultural moment for a while there. But if you love THPS, you might have to react to the quintessential track, Superman by Goldfinger.
Superman is quintessential Goldfinger, but I'd argue that Disorder is probably their best song. Certainly (for me) the best off that album (Hang-Ups), if not their overall best song.
The Offspring's first hits that got them on the map in 1994 were 1. Come Out and Play 2. Self Esteem 3. Gotta Get Away Their next album in 1997 is probably my favorite top to bottom, but the ones people would most likely suggest are 1. Gone Away (a more serious song) 2. All I Want (on the Crazy Taxi soundtrack) 3. I Choose (nice guitar riff and decent solo) A lot will also suggest a more recent song from 2008, "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"
Given his love for Rage Against The Machine, I'd also suggest "Hammerhead." It's all Dexter's rage and social critique with the pop punk sound turned up to 11.
Those are good, but you think better than Stricken? I'd introduce anyone to Disturbed with that. (I have tickets for later this year to see them live!)
The Offspring are a pretty dissonant band. A lot of high energy pop-punk music with generally cutting sarcasm or anger in the lyrics. Come Out and Play is song of theirs that was played everywhere for the longest time by people who never got the lyrics.
Went looking for the No Seasoning playlist and found so many others I was dying at how many there were 🤣🤣 also you gotta do Down With The Sickness boss!
As a brotha who got into rock at a young age I've definitely been odd man out at more than a few shows (and had a few sketch moments along the way). A lot of rock bands have been worth it though. Watching you exploring the genre is bringing me back to the joy I experienced hearing these songs for the first time. Keep doing what you doing!
Glad to hear you're gonna check out Disturbed! Both songs are absolute bangers, but I'm voting for *Down With The Sickness.* It opens with a fat drum beat, crunchy guitars, and one of the most famous vocal trills in all of metal. 🤘😈
Hi. The, offspring,,, blink 182,,..is what we call,, high school-Punk,, here in Germany.. ((cause, it, s Not so hard.) try some stuff from here.. :"Slime-komm schon klar" (about Street live).. /. or. "die toten Hosen-mehr davon, live, Hals und Beinbruch" (about adiction,, See what the singer did😧).. Enjoy
Always love how authentic your reactions are (even when you don't like the songs - Schism had me rolling). I know you don't usually watch videos, but I'd really recommend Zombie by the Cranberries. The vid has 1.3 billion with a "b" views for a reason - in part because it uses documentary/real footage for a lot of the video (all the black and white scenes). The singer's voice is super unique, and even though I think everyone and their mother heard this song back in the 90s & early 2000s, I still think a lot of people didn't know the context or the meaning. If you haven't already seen it, might be worth a watch/listen :) Thanks for all the great reacts!
Once my family went away for a long weekend leaving me at home by myself, and I put the Smash album on repeat and left it on for four straight days. Just me in my boxers playing Doom and eating pizza, good music keeping me company. It was a great weekend.
Love your enthusiasm and natural reactions. I’ve got treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and listening to you today feels like hanging with a friend, and that’s a real blessing for me, so thank you. On to the music: It sounds like what you liked best about this song was it’s genre. The Offspring is pop punk (specifically West Coast). Punk is all about a DIY ethos- the idea that anyone can and should do it. It’s a lot like folk in that regard. Since it’s all about DIY and being for everyone, in general punk doesn’t feature solos. If you’re wanting to check out more catchy punk, I highly recommend The Ramones. Great songs to start with would be “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Pinhead,” and “Rockaway Beach.” In regards to some of the other stuff you’ve heard recently: The music media created the term “grunge” and applied it to bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden (Chris Cornell’s band), Pearl Jam, and Alice In Chains (who I recommend you try). But those bands didn’t have a whole lot in common other than place and time (Seattle in the late 80s to mid 90s) and though they knew each other and played the same venues, wouldn’t have necessarily seen themselves as in the same genre. Nirvana was influenced primarily by punk (therefore earthier singing, rarer solos). Soundgarten was more of a metal band (metal favors instrumental virtuosity -solos- and a high “wail” in the vocalist). Pearl Jam was influenced by 70s rock-folk acts like Neil Young and Bob Dylan.
Funny you should mention THPS. The Offspring have a ICONIC song called “All I Want”, off their “Ixnay on the Hombre” album. If you played a certain driving arcade game called Crazy Taxi, then you know what I am talking about.
It's one of those songs where it sounds so upbeat and hype, especially with the "WHOA OH!" in the background, but the lyrics are so damn sad about growing up losing all their childhood friends that used to be in that neighborhood....half of them are pot heads with shattered dreams, some of them killed themselves from not being what they dreamed of, some of them have broken families, it's sadly relatable in the worst ways, but still a banger.
If you want more of a peek into more metal I'd say the gateway drug would be Metallica's Master Of Puppets. The lyrics are one of the most hard hitting ones to most people. It was even chosen to be preserved in the national recording registry in 2015 because it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library Of Congress.
I stumbled on your reactions and have been binging them since, you seem so legit and are so funny I'm bursting out laughing every video. You are so on point with the reviews, looking forward to more. With that a suggestion. Deftones, My Own Summer.
The cool thing about this series is that I love so many of these songs and it’s so cool watching someone listen to these songs for the first time! Also you should listen to blink-182’s All the small things!
Not going to lie, I related to this song when it came out. But, I also grew up in a very abusive home. So hearing someone loudly scream out things I only wish I could have had the strength to say really resonated. It was a lot safer too scream this in the car than to risk making it worse
What is funny here is you say at the end that you aren’t sure about the base, but in this song the base is pretty prominent, the bom, bum bum, right after the beginning, when the drums kick in, I feel like this whole song is led by the base guitar. It’s super base heavy, and you are super singing along to it. I am loving seeing you bopping along to this. This song is such a super jam, and I use it a lot as a “pick me up”
Since you've enjoyed both Rage and Offspring, you might enjoy Protest the Hero. They started as punk, and became heavier over time. Very much a social message like Rage, combined with the smoother rhythms and "catchiness." Fear and Loathing in Laramie - Protest the Hero
Teen when this came out. It was sad then, but living life and seeing what has happened to some of my classmates and friends, it hits differently at 41.
Your commentary just keeps me laughing bro. Still suggesting some Pantera...if you are looking for White aggro. Check out "Walk" or "Five minutes alone" or "Drag the water". Keep up the great content, your channel is 🔥
I just came across your channel, you make me laugh 😆 You have a great way to make someone feel like there isn't any bullshit between people!!!🤗 Try looking at Five Finger Punch👊
I am a Boomer N CA coastal girl, and this band hit hard on the lyrics and watching all hell break loose for my kids' friends as they became teens... But they sound fire/fun too. Lots of shouting singing in the car driving. I actually took mine to a concert of them at SJSU in 99... that is how much this shit hit home and was worth the effort to do that.
I got this CD (Americana) in 6th grade when it came out in 2000, and it was my favorite album and this my favorite track, for most of my teens. My music tastes branched out in college, but looking back more than 20 years now it's incredibly nostalgic and fun.
I would say this is their best song among MANY great songs. Others worth checking out include Come Out and Play, Gone Away, You're Gonna Go Far Kid, All I Want, Gotta Get Away, I'm sure I'm missing more these are just off the top of my head.
Good choice buddy Love the reaction keep it up Suggestions like this: Paramore: misery business, ignorance, decode New Found Glory: hit or miss, my friends over you, all downhill from here Bowling for soup: bitch song, girl all the bad guys want
Lol when you said "this is white!" I was thinking it sounds like surf rock. Also, stuff like Green Day (American Idiot) and The Offspring are called pop-punk
Can't believe I haven't seen a comment about Blink-182 yet! Super "white" band, and the best to ever do punk rock (though it certainly existed long before them). Go check them out some time! My personal favorite song of theirs is "Dammit", but go with whatever you want :)
This entire sub-genre is Punk. It's raw, its dirty, its frustration, its passion. Punk has evolved a lot from its early days with bands like The Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange, Bad Religion, but the spirit of the genre is still there. Everything is fucked up and we're pissed about it, so we're gonna tell you why we're so pissed. I highly recommend digging deeper into more Punk bands if this is the sound you were looking for. My recommendations are New Dark Ages by Bad Religion and Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys. I'm so glad we have finally arrived at Punk and I am hype as FUCK to see you listen to more of it.
Man even though I grew up in the projects I always had a range of music I’d listen to from just being part of the underground scene. This song really resonates with me. I had many friends either serving life, shot, or addicted to drugs. It’s a truly tragic song that I think everyone can relate to (if you didn’t grow up privileged I’d say)
