Yeah, they are funny guys. 
I just have to listen to some now. Lucky for me, I have a few tracks (Keep 'Em Separated, Dirty Magic, Denial Revisited) here at work⌠:beam:
I voted powerpop (I usually call it pop-punk, but sounds like the same thing) along with blink 182 et al.
*Originally posted by [Legoman] *
**I voted powerpop (I usually call it pop-punk, but sounds like the same thing) along with blink 182 et al. **
you compare Blink 182 with the almighty Offspring? :bad:
Grr⌠I shall smite theeâŚ
âThe Offspringâ was there there first disc in 89 and was totaly punk and totaly kicked ***.
âIngnitionâ was there second disc in 92 and was very punk
âSmashâ was there third in 95 and one of may favorite discs. Some very good punk music which managed to be picked up in the main stream wihtout changing there sound. Still punk and still kickass.
âIxnay on the Hombreâ 97 punk.
âAmericanaâ 98. Some good punk quality songs but with a diffenrt sound form before and your lets sell some recoreds âPretty fly for a white guyâ and âWhy donât you get a jobâ
âConseracy of Oneâ 2000 they try to get back to more of a punk sound but still ahve the lets sell records song âOriginal pranksterâ.
Each disc is amazing in in its own way. Back in the day they where an amzing punk band but have went to making these really markatable songs instead of selling there punk sound. Iâve been listen to them sence my Broter gave the there first disc and noticed large change over the loyal years of buying every disc. They still make punk music but they dontâ sell it. They sell there mainstream songs.
They are not punk pop and never compare them to blink 182 who where never really punk.
The Offspring are a punk band that are selling a more alternative mainstream sound. Iâm jsut glad they have kept some punk songs on there discs for the true fans.
And the thing is, theyâve lasted and will last a lot longer than any of these manufactured groups like Westlife or the Pop Stars Rivals onesâŚ
A darn sight better music too. 
Yeah, I LUV offspring like crazy. But now my parents think they are some sort of cult after reading the lyrics and stuff⌠sometimes people need freedom to listen to what they think is best. 
I dunno if you can consider The Offspring as POP ⌠you have to be the flavor of the week, then burn-out. Theyâve been in town for a while (although their older stuff was much better).
I say alternative is the genre, because theyâre not totally rock, theyâre not totaly âpopâ, and the label punk is mis-used very often.
