Pass Me By (partially found demo of The Offspring song; 2003)
The cover of Splinter, on which ”Pass Me By” was supposed to have been released.
Status: Partially Found
”Pass Me By”[1] is a song performed by the American rock band The Offspring, originally planned to be released on their seventh studio album Splinter in 2003.[2] Compared to the previous albums, The Offspring decided to work longer with the production of Splinter[3] and the band’s lead singer and main songwriter Dexter Holland put more effort into the lyrics than before.[4] He stated: ”Now I take a lot more time with the lyrics. I always try, even in the darkest song, to get a sense of hope in the words. I want people to be inspired to do something better, to feel good about being yourself.”[5]
”Pass Me By” has been described as a five minute long, slow rock song, that is reminiscent of ”Denial, Revisited” from The Offspring’s sixth studio album Conspiracy of One. Holland said that ”Pass Me By” sounded ”kind of spooky”[6] and he also stated that ”frankly it was a little grungy”.[2] ”Pass Me By” was omitted from Splinter as the band members felt that it was ”sort of heavy”[7] and Holland believed that including the song would make the album sound less like punk rock.[2] On 22 April 2021, when the lead guitarist Noodles got the question if the band was ever going to release the song he replied that he ”honestly don’t know the song you’re referring to” but that he would ”look into it”.[8] On 29 March 2024 Holland said that he liked the song a lot but that he has not felt that ”Pass Me By” would fit on any of The Offspring's previously released albums. Holland and the producer Bob Rock had listened to the song a few years prior and they have been discussing if they should finish it or not.[9]
In a video from the studio recordings of Splinter a song, that does not appear on the finished album, is heard for less than 30 seconds and it is believed to be ”Pass Me By”, though no official confirmation has been made regarding this.
Reference
- ↑ Billboard Staff (27 November 2002): New Material Emerging From Offspring, Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Epstein, Jason (14 August 2014): Dexter Holland (The Offspring), Punknews.org. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (22 December 2003): ”Offspring Go Beyond Goofy on Splinter”, MTV Online. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Randy (20 December 2003) : ”The Offspring: Orange County Punks Who Are Aging Well”, Modern Rock. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Aquilante, Dan (19 December 2003): MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS – ON-LINE OFFSPRING PREVIEW DOESN’T ‘SPLINTER’ SALES, New York Post. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Web Dude (2 April 2003): Dexter talks about the New Album - Part 2 (Web Dude), Offspring.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ Holland, Dexter (18 August 2006): Got Some New Stuff (Dexter), Offspring.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ offspringreddit (22 April 2021): Thank you both for your time and music ! , Reddit. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ The Offspring (29 March 2024): Our Producer, Bob Rock - Time to Relax with The Offspring Episode 9, YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2024.