Susan Boyle circa 1993 <| sep |> I love The Offspring . They write songs that are catchy and appeal to a wide range of fans , while still keeping the lyrics meaningful more often than not . Feet to the fire , I couldn ' t tell you whether Smash or IotH is my favorite album . They each speak to a different mood . Americana was a turning point and I think it pushed away a lot of fans , but over the years it seems like it ' s been getting a lot more of the critical praise it deserves rather than being dismissed as just a radiofriendly poppunk album that fit into what was trendy at the time of its release . Have you ever been out some place recognizing everybody ' s face until you realized that there was no one there you knew ? Splinter though . I feel like it just came out yesterday but it ' s been 13 years . It ' s the album that always sparks a little envy in me every time I ' m talking to someone who also loves Offspring , but understandably just never got around to hearing it . I wish I could listen to it again for the first time but at least it has as much replay value as the big 3 do .