''Complete Music Video Collection'' is an extensive
video album (released in
DVD and
UMD formats) by the American
punk rock band
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead gui ...
. It was released to accompany the ''
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
'' CD, which arrived a month earlier, and shows all of the band's
videos
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) sy ...
between 1994 and 2005 (except for "
Million Miles Away"). It also contains 11 live performances, two extra videos, an interview, and commentary by the band.
Track listing
*All songs with commentary, except for "Can't Repeat".
#"
Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" – 3:16
#"
Self Esteem" – 4:26
#"
Gotta Get Away" – 4:12
#"
All I Want" – 1:57
#"
Gone Away" – 4:31
#"
The Meaning of Life" – 2:58
#"
I Choose" – 4:02
#"
Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" is a song by American punk-rock band the Offspring. It is the fourth track from the band's fifth studio album, '' Americana'' (1998), and was released as its first single in November 1998. The song peaked at numbe ...
" – 3:14
#"
Why Don't You Get a Job?" – 3:13
#"
The Kids Aren't Alright
"The Kids Aren't Alright" is a song by the Offspring. It is the fifth track from the band's fifth studio album, ''Americana (The Offspring album), Americana'' (1998), and was released as its third single. It became another top 10 hit on the US M ...
" – 3:00
#"
She's Got Issues" – 3:49
#"
Original Prankster" – 3:41
#"
Want You Bad
"Want You Bad" is a song by American punk rock band the Offspring. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's sixth studio album, '' Conspiracy of One'' (2000), and was released as its second single. The song is also featured on the b ...
" – 3:24
#"
Defy You
"Defy You" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. It was recorded, along with its own music video, in 2001 after the release of their album '' Conspiracy of One'' for the movie ''Orange County''. The song was also released as a single ...
" – 3:48
#"
Hit That
"Hit That" is a song by American rock band the Offspring, included as the fourth track on the band's seventh studio album, ''Splinter'' (2003), and was released as its first single. The song also appears as the 13th track on their ''Greatest Hit ...
" – 3:01
#"
(Can't Get My) Head Around You" – 2:14
#"
Can't Repeat" – 3:25
Bonus
Extra videos
#"Da Hui" – 2:50
#"Cool to Hate" – 2:59
Live performances
House of Blues 1998
#"Self Esteem" – 3:58
#"All I Want" – 1:53
#"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" – 3:00
#"Why Don't You Get a Job?" – 2:56
MTV's ''Smash'' to ''Splinter''
- "Long Way Home" – 2:25
- "Hit That" – 2:52
- "Gotta Get Away" – 3:34
- "The Worst Hangover Ever" – 3:13
- "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" – 3:49
- "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" – 2:04
- "The Kids Aren't Alright" – 3:08
Other features
*The
making-of "Da Hui" featurette where
Noodles speaks about how the video for the song was made. – 9:55
*An
interview
An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers.Merriam Webster DictionaryInterview Dictionary definition, Retrieved February 16, 2016 In common parlance, the word "interview" ...
between
Dexter Holland
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and last remaining original member of the American rock band the Offspring. He is also the creator of th ...
and Guy Cohen, the actor who played the
wigger in "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"'s music video. – 5:40
*A
storyboard
A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence. The storyboarding process, in th ...
gallery for the songs "The Kids Aren't Alright", "Pretty Fly (for A White Guy)", and "Gone Away". – 4:29
Hidden videos
*A 1983 video
of Dexter Holland and
Greg K.
Gregory David Kriesel (born January 20, 1965) is an American musician known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band the Offspring from 1984 to 2018.
Biography
Greg K. was one of the founding members of the Offspring along ...
(both teenagers at the time) playing the drums and bass respectively in a garage in Cypress. In the same video, they are shown 15 months later, Dexter is now shown as the vocalist and playing the guitar.
James Lilja is now playing the drums. This video also appeared on their first VHS/DVD ''
Americana''. – 2:45
*An instrumental
marching band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Most marching bands wear a uniform, ...
performance of "Hit That". – 2:28
*A live performance of the ''
Ignition'' song "Get It Right", in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
during 1993. – 2:02
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
*
''Complete Music Video Collection''at
AllMovie
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Complete Music Video Collection
Music video compilation albums
2005 video albums
Live video albums
2005 live albums
2005 compilation albums
Columbia Records video albums
Columbia Records compilation albums