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The Offspring - Wikipedia. The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band has consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K., lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada since 2. While Holland, Greg K., and Noodles have been constant members since the band was formed, the Offspring has gone through a number of drummers. Their longest- serving drummer was Ron Welty, who had been a member of The Offspring for 1. Atom Willard in 2.
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Parada. The band is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise and Rancid—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1. They have sold over 4. The Offspring has released nine studio albums. Their first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph earned them a cult following. The band's third studio album, Smash (1. Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status.[9] After signing to Columbia Records in 1.
Offspring continued their commercial success with its next four studio albums — Ixnay on the Hombre (1. Americana (1. 99. Conspiracy of One (2. Splinter (2. 00. 3) — reaching platinum, multi- platinum, platinum and gold status respectively.[1. Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2. Days Go By (2. 01. The Offspring is currently in production of their tenth studio album, due for release in 2.
History[edit]Early years (1. Greg K. and Dexter Holland (pictured here performing in 2. The foundations for the Offspring began with guitarist/vocalist Bryan "Dexter" Holland (who was a drummer at the time) and bassist Greg Kriesel playing music together in a garage in Cypress, California in 1. After hearing the T.
S. O. L. album Change Today? Social Distortion show, they decided to form a band called Manic Subsidal.[1. Holland changed his role from drums to guitar, and the band was rounded out by singer Doug Thompson and drummer Jim Benton. Marcus Parrish briefly joined as a second guitarist, however, no recordings were made at this point.[1. After Thompson was forced out, Holland took over vocals, and Benton was replaced by Clowns of Death drummer James Lilja. In 1. 98. 5, school janitor Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (also formerly of Clowns of Death) joined as a second guitarist, allegedly because he was old enough to purchase alcohol for the other members, who were under the legal drinking age.[1. In 1. 98. 6, after changing their name to The Offspring, the band released their first single; the 7" "I'll Be Waiting".
They released the single on their self- made Black Label record company, named after the brand of beer. An earlier version of "I'll Be Waiting", which was then known as "Fire and Ice", appeared on the long- out of print Subject to Blackout compilation tape, which was also released in 1. Also in 1. 98. 6, the Offspring recorded a demo tape, which received a positive review in Maximum Rocknroll magazine.[2.
Lilja left the Offspring in 1. Ron Welty, who was 1.
The Offspring and Ignition (1. After recording another demo in 1.
The Offspring signed a record deal with a small- time label, Nemesis Records. In March 1. 98. 9, the band teamed up with producer Thom Wilson (who had worked with The Adolescents, Dead Kennedys, Social Distortion, The Vandals and Youth Brigade) to record their first album, titled The Offspring.[1. The album was released in limited numbers by the label, only on the 1. CD until 1. 99. 5.
A six- week national tour followed, but Noodles was later stabbed during a performance at a Hollywood anti- nuclear benefit.[1. In 1. 99. 1, the Offspring teamed up with Wilson again to produce the Baghdad 7" EP and a third demo tape. This EP and demo were instrumental to the band's signing with Epitaph Records.[2. In 1. 99. 2, Thom Wilson and the Offspring returned to the studio to record their second album Ignition, which was released in October of that year. The band went on U. S. tours with Pennywise and Lunachicks, and a European tour with NOFX.[1.
Mainstream success with Smash (1. When the Offspring returned to the studio to work on their third album in 1. Thom Wilson had begun to strain. The band released what would become their biggest selling album, titled Smash (1. Watch Gangster Squad Online Metacritic. Fueled by the hit singles "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", and "Gotta Get Away", the album set the all- time record for most units sold by an independent label band at 1. Smash has continued to sell consistently well in the years since its release, and has also been certified 6x platinum in the United States.
The album also sold very well outside the U. S., particularly in Australia, where it debuted No. 1 on the ARIA Charts, and remained in that position for three weeks in 1. After the release of Smash, and armed with a newly expanded income, the band decided to buy out the rights to their first album.
Holland and Greg K. Nitro Records and started signing bands. One of their first releases was a re- release of the band's 1. The Offspring. The label also signed a number of punk bands including The Vandals, Guttermouth, Jughead's Revenge and AFI. Soon after, Nitro Records became solely Holland's responsibility.
Ixnay on the Hombre, Americana, and Conspiracy of One (1. The Offspring performing in 2. Despite the success of Smash, The Offspring left Epitaph and signed with Columbia Records. Epitaph retained its rights to release the next album in Europe, while Columbia had it for all other territories. The band's attorney, Peter Paterno, had issued a letter to Epitaph stating that the band had "substantial and fundamental reasons" for wanting to leave the label and that Epitaph had "breached its contract."[2. The band began writing and recording their fourth album, titled Ixnay on the Hombre, in 1.
The album was released on February 4, 1. Noodles' 3. 4th birthday. This album was not as successful as Smash, although it did sell four million units and spawned five singles. The album saw the band move away from the political- punk themes common to many Epitaph bands, and more into mainstream rock with songs like: "All I Want", "Gone Away" and "I Choose". The video for the last track was directed by Holland himself. Dexter commented that Ixnay was probably not as well- received as Smash because it was such a departure, and that many fans probably were expecting Smash Part Two.[2.
In 1. 99. 8 the Offspring released Americana. Three of the album's singles: "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job?" and "The Kids Aren't Alright" became the band's biggest hits, making the album the peak of the Offspring's mainstream popularity. The former song topped the charts in nine countries, including Australia, Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom. She's Got Issues" was also released as a single, and was a minor hit. In 1. 99. 9, the band appeared as themselves in the film Idle Hands. They played a cover version of "I Wanna Be Sedated" (originally by the Ramones) and "Beheaded" at a school dance before Holland's character is killed. They also appeared at the infamous Woodstock 1. Watch Plan Z Torent Free.
Conspiracy of One. The band intended to release the entire album online through their official website, to show their support for downloading music on the internet.[2. However, under threat of legal action by Columbia through their parent company Sony, only the first single "Original Prankster" was released on their official website (the rest of the record was leaked to fan sites).[2. The band also sold T- shirts on their website with the Napster logo on it and donated money to Napster creator Shawn Fanning with the profits. The band also released a single "Defy You" exclusively for the film Orange County. Ron Welty's departure, Splinter and Greatest Hits (2. Longtime drummer Ron Welty left the group in 2.
Steady Ground,[2. Neither Welty nor the remaining members have elaborated on the departure. In 2. 00. 3, the band released their seventh album Splinter.
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