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And when you compare a song like “Genocide,” from 27 years ago, to “Let The Bad Times Roll,” both are concerned with humans’ self-destructive nature while also calling for unity as an underlying message. Rock Cellar: Listening to the song and album, that type of theme comes up frequently. It was just a couple months ago that the Capitol riots happened, along with everything else.Ĭlick here to pick up Let The Bad Times Roll on CD from our Rock Cellar StoreĬlick here to pick up Let The Bad Times Roll on LP from our Rock Cellar Store We’re not out of the woods yet, you know? We’re still facing these challenges, we’re still trying to get vaccinated. We felt like … it’s not just a referendum on what’s happened the past few years. In that sense, Let the Bad Times Roll just seemed to sum up the state of the world. It’s like oh my god, what else can you throw at us? We’ve also had this year of social upheaval, and oh, on top of that, let’s throw in a pandemic. We’re seeing that in Hong Kong, the Ukraine, around the world these things are going on. There are things going on all around the world, and in a way I think the song’s about oppression, really. And I don’t mean like, this isn’t a song about a certain administration or whatever. First is, how could we put out an album now and not talk about what’s been going on the last few years, right? It’s the elephant in the room. the past few years, and maybe even some of the news headlines regarding Huntington Beach lately?ĭexter Holland: Well, kind of yes to both of those. Is it safe to say that’s a reaction from The Offspring to the state of things in the U.S. It’s the title of your new album and the lead single. You have a PhD, sure, and your music is famous the world over for 25+ years, but I’ve never interviewed somebody with his own hot sauce ( “Gringo Bandito”) before.ĭexter Holland: That’s the intimidating part. Rock Cellar: Before we get started, I have to admit I’m a little intimidated for this interview. Let the Bad Times Roll, so named in reference to some of the circumstances of the world over the past few years (as well as long-lingering issues still felt globally), is the group’s new studio album, its tenth overall and first since 2012’s Days Go By.įor a look at what went into the break between albums, why the world needs a new Offspring record in 2021 and beyond, enjoy Rock Cellar’s new feature interview with front man Dexter Holland.
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Hit records, radio anthems (including “Self Esteem,” “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy),” “Why Don’t You Get A Job?,” “The Kids Aren’t Alright,” to name just a few) and international success to the tune of 40 million+ records sold has helped The Offspring endure and outlast many of their peers, all the while remaining true to their musical vision. in the mid-1980s and making the jump to a mainstream punk-rock institution with 1994’s Smash, The Offspring has always been a band unafraid to hold a mirror up to our collective human experience. Since emerging from sun-soaked Orange County, Calif.