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Welcome is a short intro that does a good job starting off the album. Have You Ever is a great song that has a nice, singable melody that you will sing for months. Staring At The Sun is a pretty good song with a nice tune to it that you will also be singing for months. Pretty Fly, one of the singles from the album that is probobaly the most well known, is a great rock song with a pop twist to it. The Kids Aren't Alright, another single from the album, is another song with a great melody that you will be singing for weeks or months on end. Feelings is a good rock song filled with a lot of angst. She's Got Issues, another single from the album, is a great song with a really great melody. Walla Walla is another good song that isn't full of angst but it isn't full of angst. The End Of The Line is a really good song that is very tragic. No Brakes is a great, fast-paced song with a nice chorus. Why Don't You Get A Job, another single, is a pop song that gets boring after listening to it too much but it is still a good song. Americana is a good rock song with a lot of angst. Pay The Man is an OK song with a wierd Egyptian melody.

I have no favorite songs from this album, they are all favorites of mine. This album has some swears but not many. (Note: if you listen past Pay The Man you will hear a version of Pretty Fly with Spanish backround noises.)


The Offspring - Americana   February 14, 2000
 13 out of 15 found this review helpful

Criticism is abundant when it comes to this release from Dexter and the boys. "They've sold out"..."They're turned into a pop group". Nonsense, I say. Admittedly, a lot of the tracks are far less raucous than their previous work, but if people were to look past this, they'd find that the lyrics are just as intelligent and witty as ever.

'Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)' is a long-awaited mockery of the hip-hop culture, 'Walla Walla' deals with crime and the consequences and 'Americana' shows us that The American Dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. While it may not be up to scratch with neither 'Smash' or 'Ixnay On The Hombre', this is still a great listen and deserves to be included in every Offspring fan's collection.


I think this is a great CD, full of energy...   March 24, 2005
 7 out of 9 found this review helpful

I've heard over time that a lot of Offspring's fans find this CD to be a sell-out. What can I say? I have the "Smash" release, and I love it, too. "Americana" is full of energy and humor. What's not to love?

"She's Got Issues" is hysterical, wreaking of truth. The same can be said for "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?." The CD flows nicely from the one song to the next. Just because it's catchy doesn't make the band a sell-out. Sometimes the best thing a band can do is acknowledge life experience. With experience comes change.

Without question. I believe that Offspring is one of the best contemporary, punk style bands; that includes their release of "Americana."


Offspring's weakest album yet   November 7, 1999
 6 out of 11 found this review helpful

First, let me take the time to tell you a story.

I was first intrduced to the Offspring when I saw the video of "Pretty Fly For a White Guy". I often found myself laughing my head off and decided that I had to have this CD. When I got it, I was impressed. I loved all of it. About 6 months later, I was introduced to the prevoius works of the band through the Enhanced CD feature. I was blown away. It had 4 videos on it from the previous album, "Inay on the Hombre". Once again, I decided I needed this album, and I got it. I was stunned; this was the best album I had ever heard. Later, I got "Smash", another album by these guys. with the purchase of these, I discovered that this was not a great album, just a weak effort that does not at all have the spirit of the previous Offspring albums and all it does is try to extract a few cheap laughs. and to that guy from the UK who said this album is the best, it just shows that you are merely a new Offspring fan like you said and someday, you will see the light as I have.

In conclusion, I say if you want the Offspring at thier finest, get "Ixnay on the Hombre" or "Smash". They are much more heavy and more sarcastic.

P.S. The views expressed in this review are mine, all mine, and though some people out there might share them, you might not. You may favor it over previous Offspring albums, but I say if that is your case, then I don't understand you.

P.P.S Someone cut me off or I'll never finish this thing!


Punk Sucks!   November 27, 1999
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

With all the "punk" fans out there trashing Americana, I'm not so sure I WANT to buy the other Offspring CDs. Every track on Americana is awesome, like Pretty Fly, Why Don't You Get A Job, Walla Walla, The Kids Aren't Alright, and Feelings. Everyone should buy this CD. It rocks!