Artist	Sum 41
Album	The Best Of Sum 41
Release Date	November 26, 2008
Label	Universal International
Style	Punk Pop, Punk Rock
Country/District	-
Website	-
MySpace	http://www.myspace.com/sum41
My Rate

最近才发现这张11月份由日本那边推出的Sum 41精选专辑。这张专辑一共17首歌，分别从出道8年来发行的4张专辑和一些没有发行的曲目里挑选出来的。
正如专辑的名字一样，这是是包含了Sum 41血与泪的一张的专辑。里面的歌曲基本上都包含在我喜欢的Sum 41的所有歌曲之中，"Still Waiting","Fat Lip","We're All To Blame","Pieces","Motivation","Makes No Difference","Handle This","Over My Head"等等对我来说都是耳熟能详的歌曲了，基本常驻MP3里。发现《All Killer No Filler》的歌比较多，当时这张专辑还不错，不过我最喜欢的是《Chuck》这张，基本上整张专辑没有不好听的，不知道为什么只有2首入选= =
"Always"好像以前没见过，不知道是新歌还是没发行过，不过听着没什么特别感觉。
总之，作为精选专辑的话，我觉得后面几首Live版本的可以去掉，然后加上《Chuck》里的几首，这样就完美了。当然，这是个人意见……

-- by icyfire 2009-01-02 凌晨

听这张专辑前，正好看了PUNKS NOT DEAD。
我觉得PUNKS NOT DEAD真正的原因并不在于那些新生的PUNK力量。SUM41也好，BLINK-182也好，我最喜欢的GREEN DAY也好，他们使PUNK得于推广和发展，即使他们并不被承认为纯正的PUNK。但这些都不重要。因为PUNK从来就没有消逝过，因为只要有像offspring这些老家伙在，PUNK的火种就不会熄灭。当然，每个时代PUNK都有它的表现方式，就好象现在大行其道的Pop Punk。即使被认为不是PUNK，但是对我来说，是不是PUNK并不取决与你穿的是什么，并不取决于你是不是没被商业化了，并不取决于你是否很地下，相反的，我并不喜欢某些PUNK的服装打扮。某些人总认为PUNK就该非主流，就不该大众。但是我觉得，这很可笑，PUNK就该让更多的人听到，不然你唱来干什么？对我来说，是不是PUNK取决于你唱的是什么，我在听PUNK的时候，特别注重歌词，我要知道他们唱的是什么。反战争也好，反社会也好，反政府也好，反学校也好，我必须知道他们想表达的是什么，不然像听Green Day就变成纯粹的在听三和弦旋律。虽然现在的pop punk很pop，但是他们绝对有自己的想法。Blink-182很校园，Simple Plan很生活，Green Day很社会，这是我喜欢他们的原因。
当然上面一大堆都跟这张专辑无关。只是看了PUNKS NOT DEAD后突然有点感触。
言归正传。这是The Offspring的第八张专辑。说起来他们出道也有20多年了。八张专辑也不多不少了。
大概由于制作人Bob Rock的加入，专辑里的音乐都很硬，但不知道为什么却都很入耳。听了这张专辑后，一点都不觉得The Offspring是一支老乐队，整张专辑很有活力。也许不及以前，但是歌曲依然有侵略性，依然充斥着riff，依然富有速度和激情，对于一支老牌乐队来说，已经很不错了。网上看到很多对专辑失望的评论，大概我听The Offspring的歌不多，但是我觉得这张专辑还是很Offspring的。特别是前面几首，都是越听越好听。个人最喜欢You're Gonna Go Far, Kid。
转个歌曲review：

1. Half-Truism (9.5) Very good album opener. Nice contrast between the fast verses and slower chorus. Bring the album in with a bang.
2. Trust In You (9) Another very solid song VERY old school Offspring. Gotta love that fast palm muting (not enough of that on this album).
3. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid (10) This one didn't win me over on first listen, but after a few more listens I can't get this out of my head. Very catchy, sort of mainstream sounding, but still very Offspring. If this does in fact end up being the second single, it's an EXCELLENT choice, as I think this song will satisfy the mainstream and the hardcore fans like nothing has since The Kids Aren't Alright.
4. Hammerhead (8.5) Solid song. I like the strength of the riffs; heavier than a lot of their stuff. Not a bad choice for the first single.
5. A Lot Like Me (10) This doesn't sound like most of their other stuff. Maybe reminds me of Gone Away in some respects. The intro with the piano, meh, sounds a little like it's gonna be a Coldplay song (Coldplay is whorendous). But I can overlook that small complaint which only applies to the first 5 seconds of the song because this song is unbelievable. Dexter's vocals are outstanding, and the song just seems to have a huge amount of power (even with the piano). Another one that didn't win me over on first listen, but now it's my favorite of the album.
6. Takes Me Nowhere (8) Essentially classic Offspring. Catchy song, keeps the album going strong; picks up the pace from the slower A Lot Like Me.
7. Kristy Are You Doing Okay? (6) The pace that we just picked up has now gone in the tank. Don't get me wrong, this isn't necessarily a bad song. For what it is, it's fine. I just don't know how I feel about it on an Offspring album. It gets a 6 because I still like the song, but it's nothing compared to tracks 1-6.
8. Nothingtown (7) This one's alright. A little too generic sounding maybe. Picks the pace back up again at least.
9. Stuff Is Messed Up (8) This song comes the closest to being the "joke" song of the album, but it's more serious than any of the other "joke" songs. Catchy chorus. I think if anyone else did a "la la la la la" chorus like this it would sound lame. Only The Offspring can pull it off.
10. Fix You (6.5) Screeeech. The momentum we've build back up over the past two songs comes to a halt. Again, not a BAD song, and I still like it. Similar thoughts on this one as with Kristy. Okay song, but meh.
11. Let's Hear It For Rock Bottom (8) I like the guitar work on this one. The chorus is sort of generic, but a good song overall.
12. Rise and Fall (7.5) First off, Green Day comparisons here are preposterous. The chord progression is not even close and neither is the subject matter. I just don't get it. This is a decent song, but would have been nice to have a stronger album closer. Something epic like Pay The Man (my favorite Offspring album closer) would have been cool.
- By jimbo 3000