Offspring to release Chinese Democracy

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The Offspring To Release 'Chinese Democracy'.
Multi-platinum Sony artists THE OFFSPRING are recording their new disc with producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN in Los Angeles. The album is titled 'CHINESE DEMOCRACY', which also happens to be the title of the long-awaited GUNS N ROSES album, currently in limbo. When reached for comment, The Offspring's front man/vocalist, DEXTER HOLLAND, said "You snooze, you lose." Holland further added, "AXL [ROSE] ripped-off my braids, so I ripped-off his album title." 'Chinese Democracy', The Offspring's seventh album, is scheduled for release in early summer. It follows CONSPIRACY OF ONE, also produced by O'Brien.

I actually find this very funny if true.

― Carey (Carey), Monday, 31 March 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

it'll probably be the best thing about the alb

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 March 2003 15:32 (twenty-three years ago)

is this an early april fool's joke?

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 31 March 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

cuz if not i'm all for it!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 31 March 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

>The Offspring's seventh album

They released 6 previous albums!?

― fletrejet, Monday, 31 March 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

From what I understand, The Offspring meant it as a joke. Axl sent them a cease-and-desist letter anyway.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 31 March 2003 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Offspring should count themselves lucky just to be mentioned in the year 2003.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 31 March 2003 16:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I really don't like this band, but "You snooze, you lose" is 400% CLASSIXOR

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 31 March 2003 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Holland further added, "AXL [ROSE] ripped-off my braids, so I ripped-off his album title."

!!!

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 31 March 2003 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

I wish I could like their music, that Dexter (he's got a PhD in something, something weird like marine biology or s'um, can't remember what exactly) is a funny fucker sometimes (remember the T-shirt awhile back that said "EVEN JESUS HATES SCOTT STAPP"? classick!).

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 31 March 2003 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

This is wonderful. If it turns out to be true, I may actually give the Offspring a listen.

― maria b (maria b), Monday, 31 March 2003 18:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Can you copyright the title of a record?
I know that titles of books are fair game.

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Monday, 31 March 2003 22:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Didn't The D.O.C. rip the title Helter Skelter off of Dr.Dre way back when and burn a bridge in the process.

Truthfully, the gag sounds like a desperate plea for relevance.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 March 2003 22:46 (twenty-three years ago)

And titles of movies seem to be OK to duplicate as well. There's at least three movies called Mad Love that I can think of off the top of my head.

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Monday, 31 March 2003 22:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I think 'You Snooze You Lose' was supposed to be the subtitle of the album, but then they said it was a joke after Rose sent his threatening legal letter. And yeah, that's so funny I wish they weren't shit.

― Ferg (Ferg), Monday, 31 March 2003 23:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll never forgive these guys for Original Pranksta. But I'm debating buying Americana.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 31 March 2003 23:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Americana is pretty good. Conspiracy of One was a real dropoff in quality imo

― MerkinMuffley (MerkinMuffley), Tuesday, 1 April 2003 01:24 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

MS: Yeah, Family Guy’s just not a show I like. It’s funny, when we did that [Family Guy parody] show, it was more to point out that the similarities between our two shows is that they’re animated, and it stops there. They feel like very different shows. Family Guy, to comedy people, it’s kind of what that band the Offspring is to real punk rockers.

― html tarsier (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:03 (seventeen years ago)

I was going to start an Offspring thread today. I heard "Gone Away" on the radio, and it's got a great chorus. And I remember at age 18 loathing that song "Self Esteem" more than I'd ever hated anything. But now I like even that song! Have I gone mad, or grown up, or what?

― wanko ergo sum, Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:24 (seventeen years ago)

weren't offspring a real punk band before they were a fake punk band?

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:27 (seventeen years ago)

I don't know -- I wouldn't trust anyone from a flyover state's opinion about punk rock though

― html tarsier (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:30 (seventeen years ago)

despite the lame analogy, i understand what he's saying. doesn't change the fact that I can count on one hand how many times i've genuinely lol'd at SP

― will, Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:33 (seventeen years ago)

sux 4 u

― update prefs (ice crӕm), Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:34 (seventeen years ago)

My sister likes this show. Sigh.

― wanko ergo sum, Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:35 (seventeen years ago)

I have avoided mentioning being from Rhode Island as to not talk to imbeciles about Family Guy.

― html tarsier (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:46 (seventeen years ago)

emm, the first three seasons of Family Guy were solid.

― Officer, I Just Shot Seven People (Bo Jackson Overdrive), Friday, 12 September 2008 04:03 (seventeen years ago)

was thinkin bout "original prankster" today

― its sad he was a ringtone poster (J0rdan S.), Friday, 12 September 2008 04:05 (seventeen years ago)

I haven't thought more than 2-3 times about The Offspring in the last 7 years.

― Officer, I Just Shot Seven People (Bo Jackson Overdrive), Friday, 12 September 2008 04:05 (seventeen years ago)

-1 times

― PROVED BY BOOZE SCIENCE (John Justen), Friday, 12 September 2008 04:06 (seventeen years ago)

thats rough

― PROVED BY BOOZE SCIENCE (John Justen), Friday, 12 September 2008 04:06 (seventeen years ago)

fourteen years pass...

really wish this had happened

― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 29 March 2023 00:59 (three years ago)

We must dare to dream.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 March 2023 01:18 (three years ago)

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