Word: hollande
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...naked boy stands at the edge of the woods, butt twisted toward the camera. The weeds in the foreground are excruciatingly in-focus. The title is "Marble Faun," evoking Hawthorne's primal America. The photographer is Fred Holland Day, a forgotten Bostonian who was famous in his time...
...parent company, Columbia. The suits quickly intervened, the promise was soon revoked and the album is now being released conventionally, but the controversy garnered enough attention to provoke questions. Was this just a publicity stunt or an effort to be "fan supportive rather than fan exploitative," as frontman Dexter Holland claims...
...group whose influences range range from the California hard-core scene to heavy metal tries to be both an album that doesn't alienate their dedicated fan base but still garners commercial success. From the outset, raunchy guitars and charging drums assault the eardrums on "Come Out Swinging", underpinning Holland's atonal shout as he reminds you that even though the Offspring have become mainstream mainstays, their roots still lie in punk. But even as the band seems poised and ready once again to pierce bubble-gum pop as they did on their notorious single "Pretty Fly (For a White...
...whether turning punk conventions on their ear or incorporating eccentric sensibilities into their music. However, if you don't fully listen to the lyrics, you'll miss the point. "I Want You Bad," which appears straightforward, isn't a love song, but a driving anthem mocking sexual predilections, as Holland hollers over hyped up guitars ("I want you/All tattooed/I want you bad/Complete me/Mistreat me/I want you bad"). Similarly easy to miss in "One Fine Day" is the derisive parody of the hard-drinking, hard-living lifestyle that the Sex Pistols embodied in their prime. In these moments, the lads from...
Captain Neil Kennish led the way with a hat trick, while his linemate, sophomore Rob Parsons, bagged a pair. Rookies Chad Jones, Tripp Baird and Mike Holland each notched his first collegiate goal in the shootout, as the Crimson just barely hung on for the win over the Bears--a club team at Bridgewater...