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- Americana
- - 3,221,567 plays
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  - 751 shares
The Offspring
Released 1998

Pay The Man
08:15
96,908 plays

The Kids Aren't Alright
03:00
627,804 plays

Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
03:09
602,238 plays

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songs

- 1
- Welcome
- 00:09
- 29,884 plays

- 2
- Have You Ever
- 03:57
- 164,014 plays

- 3
- Staring At The Sun
- 02:13
- 223,599 plays

- 4
- Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
- 03:09
- 602,238 plays

- 5
- The Kids Aren't Alright
- 03:00
- 627,804 plays

- 6
- Feelings
- 02:51
- 138,683 plays

- 7
- She's Got Issues
- 03:49
- 186,209 plays

- 8
- Walla Walla
- 02:55
- 150,175 plays

- 9
- The End Of The Line
- 03:02
- 115,718 plays

- 10
- No Brakes
- 02:02
- 128,373 plays

- 11
- Why Don't You Get A Job?
- 02:52
- 553,969 plays

- 12
- Americana
- 03:14
- 186,827 plays

- 13
- Pay The Man
- 08:15
- 96,908 plays

- 14
- Pretty Fly (Reprise)
- 01:02
- 17,199 plays

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album review

With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk and wit throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a weary, but still optimistic, young kid. Riffs on political correctness, '70s radio fodder, and suburban disquiet are spread thick on Americana. If the band's targets seem a bit simple and predictable, its music rarely is. The SoCal roots aren't played to a fault, the blend of salsa and alterna-rock sounds natural, and the Offspring pretty much laugh at their culture, as well as themselves, the entire time. Best track is "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)," which manages to bridge Def Leppard and Latin hip-hop (and the musical timeline they represent) and, in the process, disrobes Middle America's average white teen's quick fascination with and instant disposability of a once-regional heritage. With Americana, the Offspring are merely contributing their part. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide