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List Price: $11.96 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 2863
Released: June 21, 2005 |
| Our Price: $8.90 |
| Used Price: $7.13 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Offspring - Greatest Hits Track Listing:
1. Can't Repeat
2. Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Seperated)
3. Self Esteem
4. Gotta Get Away
5. All I Want
6. Gone Away
7. Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
8. Why Don't You Get a Job?
9. Kids Aren't Alright
10. Original Prankster
11. Want You Bad
12. Defy You
13. Hit That
14. (Can't Get My) Head Around You
Editorial Review:
Long before there was The OC, there was The Offspring, formed by a pair of Orange County high school buddies back in '84 following a show in Irvine by local legends Social Distortion. Almost two decades, six albums and 32 million records later, those two pals, vocalist/guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K, along with fellow classmate (and school custodian) guitarist Noodles, are still delivering. Greatest Hits collects together some of theri most memeorable moments, including "Hit That", "The Kids Aren't Alright" and the massive hit, "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)".
The Offspring - Greatest Hits Reviews:
Obviously They Didn't Get the Real Offspring Tunes 
2009-07-20 - Dong't get me wrong this is an okay collection but their music needs more exposure and not only the radio singles. I have about 6 of their albums and its all great fun. They should make a GOLD Collection just like Sublime. They didn't just put the radio songs but other great out of the mainstream songs. Where is Bad Habit, I Choose, Don't Pick It Up, What Happened To You?,Americana, Pay the Man, She's Got Issues, Race Against Myself, Long Way Home, Million Miles Away, Come Out Swinging, One Fine Day, Dammit I Changed Again, Staring at the Sun, Living In Chaos, Smash It Up, The Noose, Lightning Rod. Plus The Other Songs and that would be a good offspring compilation but the record companies don't care about the fans just the money.
read this 
2009-05-02 - ok, listen up folks, im a huge punk rock fan and every time i tell people who really know me that i like the offspring they are shocked, they always say i wouldnt have guessed you liked them, i always use them as an example of a punk band that yes did sell out but not completely, i always buy their new albums and hate all the singles, they seemed to have perfect this formula of writing 3 to 4 radio songs per album to make the record companies happy and keep the rest of the album full of good quality hard hitting punk songs, unlike other bands like blink or afi that completely dont sound the same with any of their new stuff. This so called greatest hits is more like a collection of all their worst songs and is the least representative of what most of their music sounds like. I like to make myself my own greatest hits albums from bands i like, the offspring one i made has 24 tracks on it, the only ones from that are the same as this one are kids arent right, gotta get away, self esteem, and gone away and i have all their albums to choose from. I'll gladly send you my version if you like.
Love it 
2009-01-28 - Have it. Love it. Saves me a lot of money and time on shopping around.
Hey, Kids! 
2009-01-24 - Hey kids, if you need to stay awake, don't take speed, just listen to this CD, 'cause it will get you there. Musically, I would call Offspring first cousins to GreenDay and Blink 182. Their rock is simple, hard and tight, with a little Hispanic inflection on some tracks. But I would also say that their songs are more developed than GreenDay's (until "American Idiot", anyway) and harder and louder than Blink 182's. Some of their lyrics are hilarious, especially in "Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated), "Pretty Fly (Give it to me, baby!") and "Why Don't You Get a Job". For a serious tune, "Gone Away" is one of my favorite rock ballads. It is genuinely moving, and it still rocks. Offspring's secret weapon is the lead singer, Dexter Holland. I don't know how he can sing that high and that loud, but his voice is recognizable a mile away. All in all, if you like high-energy rock which is not weighted down with self-importance, you can't go wrong (or to sleep) with this collection.
How do I become an Offspring fan?
2009-01-06 - I tried banging my head against concrete and sniffing glue and noxious fumes to kill off the parts of my brain that was aware of bands like The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Damned, and The Jam, but it still didn't work. What other "punk" bands do I need to destroy all memories of in order to finally appreciate The Offspring?
