http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/specialgreen Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:25:11 GMT Reviews by specialgreen http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Offspring-Rise-and-Fall-Rage-and-Grace-review-e0161      I got the new Offspring CD "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" and I have to say it's awesome.<br/><br/>    Some may arguee and protest my opinion, but it rocks like most cd's haven't rocked for years. It is so refreshing to get a cd from one of my old fav's and not have to go through the 'accepting the new sound' period. All of the old bands have changed so much, and so have The Offspring, but they didn't loose themselfs. Purists though may want to stick with their Bad Religion CD's if they are looking for a band time doesn't seem to touch.<br/><br/>   Track 3 is what got me hooked. Track 5 turned me off when I heard the sound bite, but I actually really like it. Same with the "Kristy" song (track 7). I'm not a big fan of name-songs, but this one doesn't bother me a bit. Track 6 "Takes Me Nowehere" makes me bang my head in acceptance. "Stuff is Messed Up", track 9, is awesome at first then busts out into fantasticism a third of the way through. "Fix You", 10, started and I thought, "who the heck...... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:25:11 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Offspring-Rise-and-Fall-Rage-and-Grace-review-e0161 specialgreen 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Offspring-review-11563      I got the new Offspring CD "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" and I have to say it's awesome.<br/><br/>    Some may arguee and protest my opinion, but it rocks like most cd's haven't rocked for years. It is so refreshing to get a cd from one of my old fav's and not have to go through the 'accepting the new sound' period. All of the old bands have changed so much, and so have The Offspring, but they didn't loose themselfs. Purists though may want to stick with their Bad Religion CD's if they are looking for a band time doesn't seem to touch.<br/><br/>   Track 3 is what got me hooked. Track 5 turned me off when I heard the sound bite, but I actually really like it. Same with the "Kristy" song (track 7). I'm not a big fan of name-songs, but this one doesn't bother me a bit. Track 6 "Takes Me Nowehere" makes me bang my head in acceptance. "Stuff is Messed Up", track 9, is awesome at first then busts out into fantasticism a third of the way through. "Fix You", 10, started and I thought, "who the heck...... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:19:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Offspring-review-11563 specialgreen 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Academy-of-Art-University-review-1dd04 One of the key ingredients that makes the Academy of Art University an outstanding school is the fact that all the teachers are required to be concurrently working in their field so students can be exposed to up-to-the-minute ideas and happenings of their major area of study. With such a variety of national and international students and teachers in every field, students are actively learning about art within other cultures and demographics from their peers.... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:39:35 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Academy-of-Art-University-review-1dd04 specialgreen 5