Brand new, still sealed.

It seems like the terms catchy and punk shouldnt go together, but for the Offspring, they do. Listening to Ignition, one gets the sense of rage tightly controlled, powering the bands uptempo, driving material. While their sensibility is firmly punk, the Offspring have clearly borrowed from heavy metal for their chord progressions and guitar soundcheck out the solos on Nothing from Something and Forever and a Day. While this album didnt have the major-label success of its follow-up, Smash, all the ingredients that made that record a hit are here, if not quite as refined: angry, incisive lyrics; fast-driving rhythms; anddare one say itmelodic chord progressions. Its easy to hear why Ignition was an underground hit and why the Offsprings later records, while somewhat diluted, have been so successful.

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