Band Wars: Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. The Offspring

[Hustler]

I know, I know. Neither is great. I'm just asking for a gun to the head opinion, here; if you had to choose one, which would it be? I've started this in the INTP forum because only INTP votes are interesting to me.

[Deckard]

I'll just take the bullet, thanks.

[Hustler]

I'll just take the bullet, thanks.
Precisely why I didn't list that as an option! That's the answer I'd expect from most INTPs. So, in your case, let's say it's a gun to a loved one's head decision.

[puzzled-observer]

i've never heard of the offspring. chilli peppers it is.

[Deckard]

Meh. Old offspring, I guess.

[Lurker]

Early '90s Chili Peppers (except for "Under the Bridge") Actually, I think they're underrated. Their funk rock kicked ass, back in the day.

[garak]

Both suck now, but at least there was a time when the Chili Peppers were good.

[Deckard]

I stopped liking the chili peppers after listening to californication for a while. I've read this is fairly common for this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californication_%28album%29#Sound_quality) reason. Pretty much all of their music kind of grates on my nerves now.

[PenguinHunter]

Chili Peppers for sure. Both were kind of revolutionary in their own way but in the end the Chili Peppers did a lot more (positive) for music than Offspring did. I still occasional look forward to listening to an old Chilis album whereas Offspring's playability to a massive nose-dive after my 12th birthday. The only Offspring album that I think back on a little positively is Ignition (though I still haven't listened to it in probably seven or eight years now) and some of their recent stuff I've heard, long after I stopped paying attention to them, is absolutely despicable.

[booyalab]

I dont like any RHCP songs, they're boring as shit, but there are at least half a dozen songs of The Offspring that I love.

[booyalab]

Meh. Old offspring, I guess.

yeah, old offspring totally pwns RHCP.

[HilbertSpace]

I'm going to have to go with the Offspring, but only because when I listen to Pretty Fly for a White Guy I'm actually hearing Weird Al's version...

All the goyim say I'm pretty fly for a rabbi...

[Stoned_Rider]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers for me. Their music was used by the CIA to torture Islamist detainees :highfive:

[Ka.avik]

yeah, old offspring totally pwns RHCP.

Well, let me reply this way: I've acquired RHCP songs, and only have a 25kb/s mono .mp3 of two or maybe three offspring. Yes I liked their first single, but it got old almost as fast as 'pretty fly' got pretty old.

Offspring have cute songs, but RHCP -- especially the newer stuff, it moves me. Complex, and yes a little bit mild. OK a lot mild. I choose to listen to RHCP and don't choose offspring.

//coming from your local techno listening furry ....

[sbw]

Both suck now, but at least there was a time when the Chili Peppers were good.

yup.

Scott

[kendoiwan]

:ph34r: Nickelback:headphone:

P.S.: Shutup Butthead, Flea kicks ass...

[sbw]

:ph34r: Nickelback:headphone:

P.S.: Shutup Butthead, Flea kicks ass...

wtf

welcome back--but whats with the canadian mullet rock?

Scott

[booyalab]

Well, let me reply this way: I've acquired RHCP songs, and only have a 25kb/s mono .mp3 of two or maybe three offspring. Yes I liked their first single, but it got old almost as fast as 'pretty fly' got pretty old.

Offspring have cute songs, but RHCP -- especially the newer stuff, it moves me. Complex, and yes a little bit mild. OK a lot mild. I choose to listen to RHCP and don't choose offspring.

//coming from your local techno listening furry ....

I dont even like 'pretty fly' and I dont like a couple of their singles, but I like more of their songs than RHCP and they dont make me attempt to choose between falling asleep and gouging my eardrums with a rusty machete.

edit: RHCP are the Jack Johnson of metal

[Xenophon]

Musically, RHCP are way better than The Offspring. I don't really like either, but RHCP have had their moments. Californication is pretty fun to sing at Karaoke.

[pavel_lishin]

I'd rather listen to Offspring than RHCP, so that's that. Both are bands that started off okay, got pretty good, and declined in ye olde latere yearse.

[Madrigal]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers for me. Their music was used by the CIA to torture Islamist detainees :highfive:

Dude, I thought it was over between us? :huh: Torture isn't very cool, and neither is the CIA.

I don't know enough about either band.

[zhang_bob]

Torture isn't very cool, and neither is the CIA.
Not even if I help you torture Michael Hayden, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency? :smooch:

[Stoned_Rider]

Torture isn't very cool, and neither is the CIA.
But I love cranking the RHCP up to full volume when one of my neighbours is hosting a Quran party. And hey, didn't you justify theft once (and were actually being serious about it)? [/counter-accusation] :P

But seriously, that was just my random anti-Islamic cheap shot of the month. Back to strumming then... http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/guitardude.gif

[Hustler]

Dude, I thought it was over between us? :huh: Torture isn't very cool, and neither is the CIA.


But I love cranking the RHCP up to full volume when one of my neighbours is hosting a Quran party. And hey, didn't you justify theft once (and were actually being serious about it)? [/counter-accusation] :P

But seriously, that was just my random anti-Islamic cheap shot of the month. Back to strumming then... http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/guitardude.gif
Perhaps it's time for a new thread (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?t=20430) to clear things up in this department.

[Madrigal]

Perhaps it's time for a new thread (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?t=20430) to clear things up in this department.

Yes, we shall have a grand time there, thank you.

[jimkopelli]

Old Offspring > New Offspring.

Old RHCP > New RHCP.

But, while I think they should both either a) go back to their roots or b) quit, I know that one day RHCP will eventually run out of songs to sing about california.

[rainfall]

Offspring. At least they're not constantly grinded into my mind on TV, radio, internet...

[Rajah]

Yeah, I voted for The Offspring, cause I think their songs are more fun.

Say what you want about RHCP, though... Mother's Milk was a solid album, and "Soul to Squeeze" has brilliant bass work.

[Dempsey]

Red hot chilli peppers. Less annoying.