It manages to give the song a nice bounce and allows the track to be a lot tighter and complete. Not to mention how smooth the bass line is from Todd Morse throughout this track. I have to say that the cowbell is a nice touch to the track. Luckily, ‘Behind Your Walls’ is a much better entry. The song is very repetitive and really doesn’t come across as an Offspring track. Following that is the title track ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ which is unfortunately just ok. Thankfully, the instrumental is still there and from Noodle’s power chord riffs to Pete Parada’s syncopated beats, The punk sound is still alive and kicking within The Offspring. The whiney, adolescent voice has been replaced with a more brash and aged vocal delivery which doesn’t have the same effect, unfortunately. You can tell the band have grown up and the clearest example of that is the way Dexter Hollands voice sounds. ‘This Is Not Utopia’ has the honour of being the first song on the first album since 2012, and it’s a decent song. So without any further delay, here are my thoughts on The Offspring’s ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’. A lot of bands from that era of punk have either disbanded or struggled to adapt to the modern wave of punk so I can’t wait to see if The Offspring are able to do what many have failed to do.
The excitement around ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’ has been on full display from fans of the band.
Punk legends The Offsprings are back after 9 long years.