This was one of the very first CD's I bought when I got my first CD player, and as long as I've had it and as many CD's have been in and out of my collection in that time, this still stands as one of the strongest. This CD is perfect in every way and is Offspring in their prime. If they were still writing albums as powerful as this today, they might have been my favorite band. Like I stated before, this album is completely flawless. "Come Out & Play" and "Self Esteem" are already modern-rock classics, but in order to get to the really good stuff, you must dig deeper. "Bad Habit" is essential Offspring, an ode to road-rage with some blatantly raw and hilarious lyrics ("You get on my a--/your foot's on the gas/and your next breath is your last..."). The title track is another great example of this album's power. This is a song for outsiders who are outside the outsiders. For people so far removed and unique that they don't bother trying to fit into all the typical angry-punk cliches. Definetly an anthem for my former school-years. "Gotta Get Away" is one of the least successful singles, but probably the best of all of the singles released off this disc, probably the catchiest song ever written about paranoia. I could talk about all of the songs on here for pages, I have listened to this album hundreds of times and dissected it so many ways, I know the tracklisting like the back of my hand (whatever that means). This CD is highly addictive. Everyone I know who owns it, loves it. It's not just a CD for punk fans, it's one of those rare albums that EVERYONE can appreciate. It really is such a shame that their past two albums have been mindless fluff, because the Offspring have shown us that they can write highly intelligent, personal and free spirited music, as opposed to, well, "Original Prankster."

If you love recent Offspring songs such as "Original Prankster" and "Why Don't You Get a Job?", you will not like this CD. Or you might, and you'll discover the pop music the group makes is horrible. Let's rate the songs:

1. Time to Relax: funny intro, almost as good as "Disclaimer" from Ixnay.

2. Nitro (Youth Energy): good song, about today's generation of teens. nice guitar riff. 9/10

3. Bad Habit: starts slow, then kicks. a song about an extreme case of road rage, but pretty good. shows the pure raw power of the Offspring. 10/10

4. Gotta Get Away: a classic Offspring song, slower than their normal stuff, but has nice guitar riff with that Middle Eastern sound. 9/10

5. Genocide: cool guitar riff, lyrics are weird, but it's an overall good song. 8/10

6. Something to Believe In: about how there's nothing to believe in this society. guitar is okay, but lyrics are good. 8/10

7. Come Out and Play: the song that made Offspring famous (before Pretty Fly); awesome guitar riff, with the Middle Eastern sound. Love the "gotta keep 'em separated", and good lyrics. A somewhat sarcastic look on school violence. 10/10

8. Self Esteem-another classic. slower, nice guitar riff. song about a [guy] with no self esteem. i love playing this song on the guitar and singing at the same time. 10/10

9. It'll Be A Long Time: a good song lyrically, talks about world powers fighting over lies. the guitar could use some work, though. 7/10

10. Killboy Powerhead: raw power chords in this song...don't really understand this song, but I like it. 9/10

11. What Happened to You?: a song about someone whose doped up way too many times. This song is ska punk, and a pretty good one at that. 8/10

12. So Alone: the album's weak point. I like the shouts, but its short and not too strong. 5/10

13. Not The One: a song about how we're not responsible for the problems of today, but we have to deal with it anyways. Similar to "It'll Be A Long Time", where guitar is not really too good. 7/10

14. Smash: my favorite song. about being the outsider, not doing what all the trendies and mall rats are doing. lyrics are awesome, and raw guitar riffs are nice. sounds kinda fatalistic. this song makes me wanna play this in front of all the groupies at my school and laugh! 10/10

There you go. Classic punk album. If you're into their newer stuff, you might like it. If you're an old fan, you'll love it. Guaranteed.

Ahh yes "Smash" the Offspring album that produced such classics as "Nitro(Youth Energy)", "Gotta get away", "Genocide", "Come out and play" & "Killboy Powerhead". Anybody who owns "Americana", and wants to see the real Offspring should really pick this one up. From the hilarious introduction "Time to relax" all the way up to the ending track "Smash" this album pushes the envelope.

The Offspring are always awesome. Every album of theirs is excellent, but if I had to pick just one as the best, it's gotta be "Smash." From start to finish, this album is a powerful and fun blast. It starts out simply with the intro, "Time to Relax." "...music soothes even the savage beast." This smoothly goes into the hardcore drum intro of "Nitro." Track by track summary: Nitro (Youth Energy):Awesome hard punk and the lyrics are words to live by. Bad Habit:The ultimate driving song. Great bass intro. Gotta Get Away:Dark and cool. Genocide:My favorite Offspring song. Speed punk at its best. "Mmm, I especially enjoyed that one." Something to Believe In:Excellent. Come Out and Play:Their first big hit. Noodles' riff redifined punk for the '90s. Self Esteem:What's not to love here? It'll Be a Long Time:Fast and very cool. Killboy Powerhead:A cover of a song by the Didjits. Cool song. What Happened to You?:Their first venture into ska. If you liked "Why Don't You Get a Job?" then you'll love this one. So Alone:Short and very fast. "Diiiieeee!" Not the One:Has a sort of message, but that's not the point. It's just a great song. Smash:A cry of youth. Hidden track:A reprise of "Come Out and Play." It sounds a bit like the intro of "Pay the Man" on "Americana." "Well, I hope you enjoyed our time together today."

Why the hell do people rate songs individually as sh*t like 15/10 and 11.98/5? Goddamn, people are trying to decide what to purchase. Nobody cares if you think that "cussing just makes ["Bad Habit"] hilarious". The songs are great overall, and the vocals are audible this time around. They're no longer buried beneath layers of other instruments like the band's previous two albums. I personally prefer Ignition, but that's just me. The radio hits "Come Out & Play" and "Self-Esteem" are included here, as well as the title song "Smash" that didn't end up as a single for some reason. Buy this album if you like Hard Rock. This ain't Punk, and neither is their debut or Ignition. These albums are too intelligent to be labled as Punk. Although, anything after Ixnay is bad news. Unfortunately, the band sounds like Blink 182 nowadays, but at least we still have decent albums like Smash.