I listened to the new Offspring CD today. It's not that good. I guess they're one of my guilty musical pleasures. Or something. I liked them a lot in the mid-90s. I guess I still enjoy their old songs, if only for nostalgic value.

What is it with our tendency to like a band's early stuff but dislike their newer songs? It's that way for me with many bands. Maybe it's the emotional aspect, that nostalgia of it. As the band evolves, so does their music. It's different; I'm used to a ten-year-old sound.

Sometimes I'll listen to a song and remember things of which only that song reminds me. Even smells. I don't know.