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It's no understatement that Let the Bad Times Roll, the Offspring's tenth album, had a bit of a difficult birth. The group started to record material for a sequel to Days Go By not long after its 2012 release, entering the studio with producer Bob Rock in 2013. Not long afterward, they parted ways with their longtime label of Columbia, a process that didn't go smoothly. The band managed to put out a single called "Coming for You" in 2015, but they didn't complete a full album until 2021, by far the longest period between the Offspring LPs. This backstory doesn't necessarily surface on the album itself. The glammy stomp "Coming for You" -- Gary Glitter by way of SoCal punk -- doesn't necessarily sound older than anything else on Let the Bad Times Roll, which doesn't mean to say the rest of the record sounds fresh. Mostly, Let the Bad Times Roll sounds like what it is: the work of middle-aged punk lifers who don't change their style, sound, or perspective. They might sing about different things -- witness the married-man lament "We Never Have Sex Anymore," which also has just a hint of a Swingers swing to its rhythm -- but Dexter Holland and Noodles, the band's mainstays, retain a love of frenetic punk and loud guitars, elements that served them well back in the 1990s when they were delivered with a vigorous sneer. Here, the band sounds heavier and slightly thicker, qualities that certainly reflect the onset of age as much as lyrics where the group seems resigned to all the doom and gloom swirling around the culture at the dawn of the 2020s. All this means that Let the Bad Times Roll mirrors its time even if it doesn't sound a thing like it: it's a record by and for disgruntled old guys who are too sharp to indulge in nostalgia yet still don't want to let the past go.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Helmkamp, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Offspring
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Helmkamp, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Helmkamp, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Jordan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Powell, Clarinet, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Marbauch, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Chang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Dave Pierce, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Freese, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Jordan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Greenholtz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Powell, Clarinet, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Marbauch, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Bob Rock, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Holland, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Greenholtz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Offspring, MainArtist - Noodles, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Parada, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Allgood, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Dibiase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
Album review
It's no understatement that Let the Bad Times Roll, the Offspring's tenth album, had a bit of a difficult birth. The group started to record material for a sequel to Days Go By not long after its 2012 release, entering the studio with producer Bob Rock in 2013. Not long afterward, they parted ways with their longtime label of Columbia, a process that didn't go smoothly. The band managed to put out a single called "Coming for You" in 2015, but they didn't complete a full album until 2021, by far the longest period between the Offspring LPs. This backstory doesn't necessarily surface on the album itself. The glammy stomp "Coming for You" -- Gary Glitter by way of SoCal punk -- doesn't necessarily sound older than anything else on Let the Bad Times Roll, which doesn't mean to say the rest of the record sounds fresh. Mostly, Let the Bad Times Roll sounds like what it is: the work of middle-aged punk lifers who don't change their style, sound, or perspective. They might sing about different things -- witness the married-man lament "We Never Have Sex Anymore," which also has just a hint of a Swingers swing to its rhythm -- but Dexter Holland and Noodles, the band's mainstays, retain a love of frenetic punk and loud guitars, elements that served them well back in the 1990s when they were delivered with a vigorous sneer. Here, the band sounds heavier and slightly thicker, qualities that certainly reflect the onset of age as much as lyrics where the group seems resigned to all the doom and gloom swirling around the culture at the dawn of the 2020s. All this means that Let the Bad Times Roll mirrors its time even if it doesn't sound a thing like it: it's a record by and for disgruntled old guys who are too sharp to indulge in nostalgia yet still don't want to let the past go.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:41
- Main artists: The Offspring
- Composer: Dexter Holland
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC. ℗ 2021 Wabi Sabi Worldwide, LLC.
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