Opinz

The Offspring – Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace

Let’s face it – The Offspring have been on cruise control since Smash, and while they have churned out a couple of successful, if not quirky, singles their albums have been, for the most part, full of fluff; unmemorable and alarmingly uninspired – but Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace does a fairly decent job of reversing this trend; there are no gimmicks a la “Original Prankster” or “Pretty Fly” and that goes a long way in legitimizing the album as a whole…it’s not perfect but it is definitely more balanced.

Score: 3.6 / 5

Columbia
June 11, 2008