Petition asking Fat Mike to sign The Offspring

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Days Go By was their last album on their contract with Colombia. This was confirmed when Dexter and Noodles let a handful of our members interview them for a BBS Podcast.

[arnold161]

Days Go By was their last album on their contract with Colombia. This was confirmed when Dexter and Noodles let a handful of our members interview them for a BBS Podcast.

OK i didn't know that, i listened to it but probably overheard this part..:/

[Outerspaceman21]

I don't care where the Offspring go, I'm just interested in seeing what direction they go in musically when they don't have a major label breathing down their necks. I have a strong feeling songs like Cruising California and Worst Hangover Ever exist because of label influence, but that is just my silly personal speculation.

[Outerspaceman21]

Y'all, just because you don't like a song they did doesn't mean there's a major label somewhere responsible for it.

True, but those songs, especially Worst Hangover Ever, feel really lazily written. When you compare it to other tracks from Splinter, I wonder why they wrote that song and how much effort into actually making it. Like I said, it's silly fan theory that doesn't have much evidence to back it up. Although, I really am interested in seeing where they go from here and how much that affects their next album. I often wonder if they wrote a song, but for some reason couldn't include it because of label influence, or wrote a song a certain way and had to change it. It's little things like those that I'm curious about and, now that they are free agents, I wonder if their next album will be dramatically different because of it or will stay more or less the same.

[Llamas]

I don't care where the Offspring go, I'm just interested in seeing what direction they go in musically when they don't have a major label breathing down their necks. I have a strong feeling songs like Cruising California and Worst Hangover Ever exist because of label influence, but that is just my silly personal speculation.

A label definitely could've affected the song's final production, made it the single, or even given it a spot on the album... but sorry, the Offspring still wrote it, regardless of the label.

[Outerspaceman21]

A label definitely could've affected the song's final production, made it the single, or even given it a spot on the album... but sorry, the Offspring still wrote it, regardless of the label.

"Silly fan theory" like this needlessly smears people who don't have much to do with the creative process. Sometimes, bands write songs you don't like. Sometimes, they even write bad songs. That's it.

You both are right. I sometimes let myself get carried away with my stupid theories when I don't work for a couples days :/

[TheOldMark]

Y'all, just because you don't like a song they did doesn't mean there's a major label somewhere responsible for it.

You're right, Columbia Music was in no way responsible for Original Prankster being the exact same style as Pretty Fly.

[cool 2 hate 681]

I actually really like Original Prankster a lot im surprised they don't play it live that much anymore

Also I don't think Columbia has any influence on the songs they make in the studio

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I think tha tbey the time colombura got to the last cd on their contraxy, t6hy don't give too muxh input anymopre. stand s to realson. like. firs talbum, lots of input, 8th album... not so much. I think n dexyter is just secretly a katy perry fan and is a pop artist at hear.

otsnot like they are lipsynic ng their shows or nothing. get over it. crea tyice freedom bro. MERICA

[TheOldMark]

That was 100% Dexter. Listen, I love that dude. I have put up with years upon years of shit that most other people would not put up with because I love that dude. (And before any of you get too excited about that, I would remind you that there are multiple different kinds of 'love.') Dude makes some musical decisions that I'm not totally stoked on, but I will fight for his right to be able to make those decisions.

Dexter writes the music yes. To claim that the label has had zero influence on the songs he has written since 1995, would be naive.