Customer Reviews

The Kids Aren't Alright

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
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In my opinion "Pretty Fly..." and "Why don't you get a job?" were two of the worst songs I heard by The Offspring. Finally, they started to get back onto their old track by releasing this excellent song. Let's hope that the best is yet to come..

The song "Kids Aren't All Right" is probably the best song in the history of man kind. I was listening it from MTV europe the other day and my mom happened to sit around. Of course I was taking EVERYTHING out of the song, by putting the TV on max out put. But I don't know what was it, but mom DIDN'T like it much??? Well who cares about people over 30 RIGHT? Ask me I think I'm just gonna buy the album just because of that song, although "Pretty Fly..." and "Why Don't U..." are not bad songs.

Like I said, 5 stars! The Kids Aren't Alright is the best single from Americana, but reason to buy this CD are the live versions of Pretty Fly and Walla Walla. If you are a big Offspring fan, buy this CD!

This is (in my opinion) the best track by The Offspring so far!I first heard it on The Faculty soundtrack, then I bought Americana.It is excellent and a must have for everyone!

This " kids aren't alright " single is the third release from Americana & yet another hit . This song is very good ( it's hard , so I like it) The guitarsolo's are very good . On the CD are 3 tracks : first & foremost the title track , then LIVE versions of "Pretty Fly" & "Walla Walla" . These 3 songs are also on Americana , but the later 2 are LIVE !!! So they're way cooler than their originals . It's definitely a sure shot ! Go for it!

The Kids Arent Alright.
Many people go "Andy, why do you listen to it so much?"
Allow me to explain.
I grew up in a small town in Kentucky, where childhood was great. Then I was moved to england around my 14th year. I got caught up in bitter fighting between the pakistanis and chinese gangs (although all the chinese say im pretty fly for a white guy). Later, (now) I actually live in China. But the reason the song affects me so is because when i went home or call my friends, this kind of stuff is happening to them all. I know if I had stayed, I too would have fallen into that pit.So I listen to this song far too often, as a reminder that even though i went through alot of bruises, cuts, wounds and knife gashes, I escaped and realized the plans the Lord, or destiny or whatever you believe have in store.

Okay, so the 4 star rating doesn't quite fit with the one-line summary, but let me explain. This is a nice CD, with the Offspring's best single in ages and live tracks (there's two versions, I got one with Walla Walla live and the Pretty Fly video on CD-ROM, but some people have one with Pretty Fly live). Unless you really want the live tracks, no. Just buy American instead. Better yet, buy Smash and listen to real Offspring.