PopMatters also praised "Head Around You", "Race Against Myself", and other heavier songs on the album. However, he criticized songs such as "The Worst Hangover Ever" and "When You're in Prison", calling them 'throwaways'. ĪllMusic's Johnny Loftus also praised punk songs such as "Long Way Home" and "Lightning Rod", and claimed second single "Head Around You" was the album's standout. The more mainstream songs, "Hit That" and "Spare Me the Details", were also praised. Reviewers from sites such as claimed Splinter was a welcome return to The Offspring's punk roots, citing songs such as "The Noose" and "Da Hui". Similar to Conspiracy of One, has been given a score of 60 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "mixed or average reviews".
It was for a time rumored to appear on The Offspring's next album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, but as of its release, the track has yet to surface. The band felt that it was too heavy for the album, which is why it wasn't included on the disc. There was another song recorded for the album called "Pass Me By". " The Kids Aren't Alright" (Island Style) The Enhanced CD portion of the CD contains the following: With a running time of 32 minutes, Splinter is their shortest album to date.Īll tracks are written by Dexter Holland. It later appeared on their 2012 single, " Cruising California (Bumpin' in My Trunk)". This is the second and last new studio album to have the skull logo on their cover to date, excluding the Greatest Hits album. The album's title comes from a lyric that appears in "Long Way Home". Axl ripped off my braids, so I ripped off his album title." On April Fools' Day 2003, the album's title was jokingly announced as Chinese Democrazy, a reference to the repeatedly delayed Chinese Democracy album by Guns N' Roses. The crowd vocals in the opening track "Neocon" were recorded at Reading Festival in 2002 during the Offspring's set on the festival's main stage. Due to the difficulty in finding, or auditioning, for an immediate replacement for Welty on such short notice, the band elected to have session musician Josh Freese play drums on the album in Welty's place, with plans being made to hire a full-time drummer upon the completion of the album. Three weeks prior to the recording sessions, The Offspring fired longtime drummer Ron Welty, who had played on all six of the band's previous albums. The recording sessions for the album lasted from January to August 2003, making it the first time The Offspring had recorded an album for that long (although their next album, 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, took more than a year to record). " Hit That" and " (Can't Get My) Head Around You" were the only two singles to accompany the album " Spare Me the Details" was also released as a single, but charted only in New Zealand.Īfter spending nearly two years supporting the Conspiracy of One album, The Offspring began writing songs for Splinter in late 2002. The album received average reviews, but still sold reasonably well, debuting at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 with around 87,000 copies sold in its first week. It was the first album the band released without long-time drummer Ron Welty, who was fired before the recording sessions.Īlthough not as successful as the Offspring's previous albums, Splinter received gold certification two months after its release. Splinter is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band the Offspring, released on December 9, 2003, by Columbia Records. Released: 2004 (Australia and New Zealand)
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