Album · Released 4 February 1997
Ixnay on the Hombre
Gone Away changes the terms of Ixnay on the Hombre. Dexter Holland usually delivers his words as though volume might solve the problem. Here, his strained voice makes grief sound impossible to manage. The song has a broad, heavy arrangement, but its emotional weight comes from the discomfort in the singing. That seriousness is one part of an album with several competing personalities. The spoken Disclaimer starts proceedings with a joke, and The…
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Ixnay on the HombreOur album review · 26 December 2025
8.0 