Ignition

The Offspring | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epitaph / Ada
• ASIN: B000001IP0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (119 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #27 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > American Punk
  • #50 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Punk Revival
  • #57 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Punk-Pop

Track Listings

1. Session

2. We Are One

3. Kick Him When He's Down

4. Take It Like a Man

5. Get It Right

6. Dirty Magic

7. Hypodermic

8. Burn It Up

9. No Hero

10. L.A.P.D.

11. Nothing from Something

12. Forever and a Day

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty, raw punk...What The Offspring used to be about, April 22, 2002

By 

Rex Marksmanson "HEYO!" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ignition (Audio CD)

From the loud swearing in the beginning of "Session", it's not hard to tell what kind of album this will be. In your face, angry at the world, make no apologies punk rock. And believe it or not Dexter Holland and company are behind it all.

Listening to an album like "Ignition" makes me start to long for the sound of early 90's punk. This is the kind of punk that sadly died long ago along with grunge and premature 1990's metal. But I suppose we must hold on to what we have left, and cherish it.

Like I mentiod in the title, this is gritty and raw rock, nothing more and nothing less. The sound quality is great if you go by the standards there were when it was released (1992). Some may say the guitar work is not spectacular, and in that case they may be right. But, the fast riffs and slamming drums pretty much make this album what it is, which is brought together by Dexter's vocals, that are a split between whining and screaming.

Now for those of you who think the title of this review is me accusing the modern Offspring as being sellouts, that's not it at all. What I am stating is The Offspring have evolved greatly, and left their punk rock roots behind, not a bad thing at all.

Great album, from a band who is no longer what they used to be.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Offspring at Their Greatest, December 29, 1999

By 

Daimen Lynch (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ignition (Audio CD)

You know those great CDs, where you pop it in, and enjoy every single song on the album to the fullest? This is one of those albums! The Offspring created this pure punk, and nearly perfect album in the early 1990's. It didn't have the success that their later records had, but it had the quality. Songs like Session, Kick Him When He's Down, Nothing From Something, and everything else are all incredible songs that could have been released as singles and been successful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, March 7, 2006

By 

Ben - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ignition (Audio CD)

This cd is just amazing. I mean you really can't say much that is negative about this cd. My favorite song is Dirty Magic, but all of these songs are just incredible. The Offspring's new music isn't bad it's just very differant. This cd actually reminds me a little of Nirvana so if you like Nirvana you'll probably enjoy this cd. But I was a hardcore offspring fan a while ago and this cd just makes me remember the good old days so if you're looking for some 90's grunge this is the cd for you.