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Ignition
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0045778642427
Label: Epitaph / Ada
Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada
MPN: 86424
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Epitaph / Ada
Release Date: March 08, 1993
Studio: Epitaph / Ada
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Editorial Review:
It seems like the terms catchy and punk shouldn't go together, but for the Offspring, they do. Listening to Ignition, one gets the sense of rage tightly controlled, powering the band's uptempo, driving material. While their sensibility is firmly punk, the Offspring have clearly borrowed from heavy metal for their chord progressions and guitar sound--check out the solos on "Nothing from Something" and "Forever and a Day." While this album didn't 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; and--dare one say it--melodic chord progressions. It's easy to hear why Ignition was an underground hit and why the Offspring's later records, while somewhat diluted, have been so successful. --Genevieve Williams
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A relatively new Offspring fan discovers-and likes- Ignition
I guess I'm the type of Offspring fan that several old-school Offspring fans love to hate; I didn't discover this band until Pretty Fly For a White Guy but I purchased Americana and loved it and The Offspring's easily one of the best bands I've ever been a fan of. I went back and have listened to all their CD's many times, (the exception being their self-titled debut and, until now, Ignition) and CD after CD they always amaze. Some have held up better than others but they've never released a CD without ... Read More
Rating:  - Possibly THE best Offspring
I remember being young and seeing this CD after sneaking off with my parent's SMASH CD. They just wouldn't let me listen to this CD, which kept upping the appeal, because it was so taboo for my ears allegedly. I'll never forget when I did listen to this CD for the first time though, and it has been in constant rotation in my music library ever since, and that's a VERY LONG 13 years or so. As other posters have stated, there is absolutely NO COMMERCIAL potential for this album, but I think that was the ... Read More
Rating: - One of the most underrated punk CD's of all time
Before the Offspring became a household name they produced two albums which includes Ignition which was released in 1993. This is a fan favorite album as it is similar in style to hit album Smash. If you like that album you will probably like this one although it has a little more of an underground punk sound than that album does. I'd recommend it for the song Dirty Magic alone which is an absolute masterpiece, but there are a bunch of quality tracks on this CD.
Best Tracks:
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Rating:  - Their worst album, even worse than Americana
The majority of the songs on this album are decent or good. However, the guitars sound wimpy and crappy. The album 'Smash' sounds 100 times better. It sounds like they turned the distortion on their amps down to 2 out of 10. The vocals sound like they are coming from somewhere in the distance. There are some pretty good songs on here though - I would like to hear them with a good guitar sound.
Rating: - A Gritty and Rough Punk Rock Masterpiece
The Offspring's second full-length is by no means universally regarded as a quintessential punk rock album. You may even come across Offspring fans who haven't heard the record. Nevertheless, Ignition gained more than just a little underground success back in the early 90s, and if you're more than just a casual Offspring listener, chances are you've heard this record, or at least some of the songs on it.
The Offspring have been hit with the traditional "punk-rock sellout" accusation numerous ... Read More
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