As much as I loved it as a kid (and still do under certain aspects) I see this album as the beginning of the Offspring's decline: they were looking for a new sound and stumbled upon commercial success with Pretty Fly and Why Don't You Get A Job and tried to go in that direction. The following albums were attempts, some more successful than others, to get that MTV airing time again, which made them lose their original hardcore punk fanbase and left them with no clear direction.

Good album. The first 3 songs take me way back on a trip down nostalgia lane.

Good album, maybe even the first I ever bought for myself. The Kid's Aren't Alright is dark.

First CD I've ever bought. Holds a very special place.

I liked it then, still do.

I got a portable CD player in high school, this CD and enema of the state never left my side. this CD would be in my top 10 all time, beginning to end.

Staring At The Sun was part of my inspiration to learn guitar. 26 years later I still play and still know that song.

Pay the Man is one of their best songs. Solid album; probably rank it as third favorite behind smash & ixnay

This was my gateway to punk rock back in the day and still holds a special place in my heart. Love the album from start to finish.

I can still hear the "Welcome... to... Ameri... Cana..."

Kids aren't alright still hits hard, Pay the Man is also on my regular playlist.

It's not as good as Ixnay or Smash, but it's a solid album

One of my favorite albums of all time. It introduced me to a lot of really heavy topics as a kid. Also had a banger of a secret song hidden in the end, too.

Gunter glieben glauchen globen

I'll just leave this here.

I was always a little annoyed with it because while it's a great album, I was in love with Pack Up The Cats by Local H which had come out in September 1998 and this would come out in November 1998.

Local H's "All the Kids are All Right" would unfortunately be overshadowed by Offspring's somewhat-similarly-titled "The Kids Aren't Alright." Both great songs, but one is from ~~a~~ my no-name band that holds a special place in my heart.

I can't hear a single song off it without remembering the smell of the cd booklet.

I don't know if they used a weird ink or what. But that thing was wildly overpowered compared to any other CD.

The music is awesome obviously, but just seeing the picture of the CD made me remember that ridiculous smell

Edit:

Or was it because the CD had a pie on it?

I'm taking people up voting me that I wasn't the only one. I want to find out if this was a thing now.

Came out in my freshman year of high school. Friend was signed up to one of those services that mailed you CDs monthly at a discounted price. We spent that whole summer listening to this album. I'm not even an Offspring fan, just have fond memories of this album.

i played this album before every football practice. love this record. also shocked a guy when he asked me what my favorite offspring song was and i said pay the man

Great album, disturbing imagery. I know bugs are necessary within the food chain, but by god are they gross as shit

Sounds exactly like every other generic southern California pop punk band.

Used to listen to it on the bus ride to school with my discman. Agree that Pay the Man is a great track

It's their best album and I usually skip Pretty Fly

Pretty fly for a white guy is so goofy but so am I so I can't not love it

Plus if it wasn't for this song we wouldn't have gotten this one

One of the first albums I bought, and I listened the hell out of it.

All my favourite anime edits from back in the day used either the offspring or rage against. I love this album for the nostalgia it holds for me. Can't get as excited as I was listening to it the first time but still banger.

I loved everything they did on Epitaph.

That's it, that's what I think of this.

The only CD I owned which needed a few tries before it played on a shitty Discman connected to an old Stereo.

I had Ignition and Smash but for some reason stopped listening to them, so I’ve never heard this (or Ixnay which people seem to also like). Thanks for reminding me about Offspring, will give it a listen soon!

I recently was gifted this album, their songs on the radio suck and the rest of this CD is genuinely basic and crap.

I gave it to my coworker.