The Offspring – Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace 2008
The Offspring – Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace 2008
Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring, released on June 17, 2008 in the United States and a week earlier in Japan. It is their
first album of new material in nearly five years, following 2003’s Splinter, and their first to be produced by Bob Rock.
The span of nearly five years between Splinter and Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace was the longest gap between studio albums in The Offspring’s career. The band had been working on new material
since the fall of 2004, but showed no further signs of progress until November 2006, when they announced on their official website that they had begun recording with producer Bob Rock. The
writing and recording process, spanning four years and three recording studios, was finally finished in April 2008. As of August 2009, it has produced four singles: “Hammerhead”, “You’re Gonna Go
Far, Kid”, “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?” and “Half-Truism”. Although a video was made for “Stuff Is Messed Up”, it was not the album’s fifth official single.
Although drummer Atom Willard (who left in July 2007) was still a member of the band during the recording, session musician Josh Freese actually handled the drum tracks, like he did on Splinter.
Due to contract issues with Geffen Records, Willard was not supposed to do recording on the album and later decided to leave the band and continue his duties in Angels & Airwaves full time while
Face to Face drummer Pete Parada joined the band just in time for the tour.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Offspring, except for “O.C. Life” written by Rikk Agnew.
# Title Length
1. ”Half-Truism” 3:27
2. ”Trust in You” 3:09
3. ”You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” 2:58
4. ”Hammerhead” 4:38
5. ”A Lot Like Me” 4:28
6. ”Takes Me Nowhere” 2:59
7. ”Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?” 3:42
8. ”Nothingtown” 3:29
9. ”Stuff Is Messed Up” 3:31
10. ”Fix You” 4:19
11. ”Let’s Hear It for Rock Bottom” 4:05
12. ”Rise and Fall” 2:59
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