Band has performed increasing performances, even decades after their peak period; guitarist explains possible reasons
Since it broke out in 1994 – almost a decade after the foundation of the band under the name Manic Subsidal -, the Offspring It never ceased to be a popular attraction. However, the group conveys the impression of today being larger than ever, with presentations in large spaces and a prominent position in the largest festivals on the planet.
A reflection of this is in its current tour of Brazil. The band promotes a kind of traveling minifestival and will only go through giant spaces. In São Paulo, for example, they perform at stadium.
See below the excursion agenda:
- March 5: Offspring + Amyl & The Sniffers No Befly Hall, Belo Horizonte
- March 6: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against at FARMASI Arena, Rio de Janeiro
- March 8: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against + The Damned + Amyl & The Sniffers + The Warning No Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo
- March 9: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against + The Damned + Amyl & The Sniffers + The Warning at Quarry Paulo Leminski, Curitiba
- March 11: Offspring + The Warning on Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre
- Tickets for sale on the EVENTIM website
What does this cause? In an interview with Rolling Stone Brazilthe guitarist Noodles He revealed not having an established answer, but said he understood that this is not a simple moment of nostalgia. In his view, the group he leads with the vocalist and guitarist Dexter Holland It has won new fans and, above all, enjoyed a musical catalog that still exudes freshness.
“I have doubt if it’s just nostalgia by that time of 1990s and 2000. I don’t know if there are new fans also discovering. But I think the music of that time is still so good, valid and vital. On the other hand, I know it is difficult to be objective in this answer. Fact is that last year we play Smash In full a few times and for me, all these songs sound so young. I think some overall may even sound a little dating, but many of them still sound new. ”
During the interview, the report of Rolling Stone Brazil cites Noodles another argument, presented by Jakob Nowell in a previous interview. The current frontman of Sublime He says he always loved offspring, but some of his older friends made fun of the band for not being “so heavy” or “so punk.” Today, these same people admit to liking the songs.
The guitarist agrees: such recognition of this portion of the public – who is no longer ashamed to go to the shows – and even expert critics may have also contributed.
“It’s totally possible. When I was young, I spoke with a lot of passion about what I loved and what I hated. Today, I still love the things I enjoyed, but I care about what I hate. I even started to like certain glam metal bands that I hated in the 1980s – I will not speak names. [Risos] As the person ages, he sets aside these silly irritations. ”
The musician took the opportunity to make it clear: Offspring is not – or ever tried to be – the most punk band in the world. He points out:
“We are certainly not the most punk band in the world, but we are not just a punk band. We left the punk, the rules and the banks of the punk, and we tried other things. But it was at punk where we found our way as young adults in this world. It’s where our heart is. ”
Service – Offspring Supercharged Worldwide in Brazil
- March 5: Offspring + Amyl & The Sniffers at Befly Hall, Belo Horizonte
- March 6: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against at Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro
- March 8: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against + The Damned + Amyl & The Sniffers + The Warning at Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo
- March 9: Offspring + Sublime + Rise Against + The Damned + Amyl & The Sniffers + The Warning at the Paulo Leminski Quarry, Curitiba
- March 11: Offspring + The Warning on Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre
- Tickets for sale on the EVENTIM website
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Source: Rollingstone
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