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The Offspring Discography
The Offspring, a Southern California-based punk rock band, has released 10 studio albums, four extended plays (EP), two compilation albums, five demos, three video albums, and over 30 singles. The Offspring were formed in 1983 under the name Manic Subsidal by singer/guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K., who later recruited Noodles as their guitarist. After Manic Subsidal changed its name to The Offspring in 1986, drummer Ron Welty finally joined in 1987, then the band recorded a demo a year later. The Offspring signed a record deal with short-lived label Nemesis Records, and released its first album, ''The Offspring'', in 1989 on vinyl only. That album would not be released on CD until 1995. Two years later, after the release of the ''Baghdad'' EP and another demo, the band signed to Epitaph Records (a label owned by then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz), who released the band's second album, ''Ignition'', in 1992. In April 1994, The Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and bassist Todd Morse. Over the course of their -year career, The Offspring have released 10 studio albums and have also experienced a number of lineup changes, most notably with their drummer. Their longest-serving drummer was Ron Welty, who replaced original drummer James Lilja in 1987 and stayed with The Offspring for 16 years. Welty was replaced by Atom Willard in 2003, who was replaced four years later by Pete Parada, who remained as the drummer for The Offspring until 2021. Gregory "Greg K." Kriesel (one of the Offspring's cofounders) was their bassist until 2018, when he was fired from the band due to business disputes, thus leaving Holland as the sole remaining original member. Kriesel was repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands signed to the label as well. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Hellcat Records, and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands. History Early years (1980s) Brett Gurewitz formed Epitaph Records as a vehicle for releases by his band Bad Religion.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Epitaph Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. 150 The name had been taken from the King Crimson cold war protest song " Epitaph" from which the lyrics "Confusion will be my epitaph." had struck a chord with Brett and Greg when they were young. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 number 53 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number five on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number three on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was successful internationally, reaching number one in 10 countries, including Australia, where it stayed at number one for six weeks and was certified quadruple platinum. The song appears as the seventh track on the Offspring's 2005 '' Greatest Hits'' album. It was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic in " Pretty Fly for a Rabbi". Composition and lyrics Beginning with a sample of the pseudo- German nonsense phrase "Gunter glieben glauchen globen" from Def Leppard's 1983 song " Rock of Ages", chanted as a replacement for the traditional "1, 2, 3, 4" to start the recording, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana (The Offspring Album)
''Americana'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on November 17, 1998, by Columbia Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of '' Ixnay on the Hombre'' (1997), the band commenced work on a new album in July 1998. ''Americana'' was a major success, debuting at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and selling over 175,000 copies in its first week. It is the band's second best-selling album after their 1994 breakout, ''Smash'', and has sold over ten million copies worldwide.THE OFFSPRING HISTORY offspring.com/thehistory. Retrieved February 19, 2015. ''Americana'' spawned the hit singles "", " [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixnay On The Hombre
''Ixnay on the Hombre'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on February 4, 1997, by Columbia Records. After the massive commercial success of their previous album, ''Smash'' (1994), the band entered the studio in the middle of 1996 to record a new album. The title combines Pig Latin (" Ixnay" is the version of the word "nix", familiar in 1940s Hollywood movies) and Spanish ("hombre", "man") to convey the message "fuck The Man", as in "fuck authority". ''Ixnay on the Hombre'' was a moderate commercial success upon its release, debuting at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and was well received by both critics and fans. It was later certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies in the United States, and has sold over three million copies worldwide.THE OFFSPRING HISTORY< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on January 15, 1889, evolving from the Graphophone#Commercialization, American Graphophone Company, the successor to the Volta Laboratory and Bureau#Commercialization of phonograph patents, Volta Graphophone Company. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. From 1961 to 1991, its recordings were released outside North America under the name CBS Records International, CBS Records to avoid confusion with EMI's Columbia Graphophone Company. Columbia is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, alongside former longtime rival RCA Records, as well as Arista Records and Epic Records. Artists who have recorded for Columbia include AC/DC, Adele, Aerosmith, Julie And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Songs
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played songs on alternative and modern rock radio stations. Introduced as Modern Rock Tracks, the chart served as a companion to the Mainstream Rock chart (then called Album Rock Tracks), and its creation was prompted by the explosion of alternative music on American radio in the late 1980s. During the first several years of the chart, it regularly featured music that did not receive commercial radio airplay anywhere but on a few modern rock and college rock radio stations. This included many electronic and post-punk artists. Gradually, as alternative rock became more mainstream (spearheaded by the grunge explosion in the early 1990s), alternative and mainstream rock radio stations began playing many of the same songs. By the late 2000s, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotta Get Away (The Offspring Song)
"Gotta Get Away" is a song by American rock band The Offspring. It is the fourth track and third single from their breakthrough album, ''Smash'' (1994). The song was a modest hit in several countries, but peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Modern Rock charts. "Gotta Get Away" was inspired by an early track, "Cogs", written while the band was still named Manic Subsidal. Although the song was a big hit, it did not reach the heights nor achieve the popularity, success, airplay, or sales of the album's previous singles " Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem". The song had two single covers. The first, the cover for the CD single, depicts a skeleton in the same style as the previous singles from ''Smash'' - "Come Out And Play" and "Self Esteem". The second, the cover for the 7" vinyl, shows the actor from the video standing outside the coliseum, his eyes covered by the song title. The song also appears as the same numbered track on their ''Greatest Hits'' (2005). Content The lyrics refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Esteem (song)
"Self Esteem" is a song by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It is the eighth track and second single from their third studio album, ''Smash (The Offspring album), Smash''. The song was a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Iceland, Norway and Sweden. "Self Esteem" was nominated for the 1995 MTV MTV Europe Music Awards 1995, Europe Music Awards for Best Song. The song also appears as the third track on their ''Greatest Hits (The Offspring album), Greatest Hits'' (2005). Critical reception ''Music & Media'' commented, "Coming out once more to play the role of Nirvana (band), Nirvana's perfect replacement, Offspring delivers the punky action so sadly missed on rock radio because of Seattlers who take themselves way too seriously." In 2012, ''Loudwire'' ranked the song number four on their list of the 10 greatest Offspring songs, and in 2021, ''Kerrang!, Kerrang'' ranked the song number two on their list of the 20 greatest Offspring songs. Music video The music video for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Out And Play (The Offspring Song)
"Come Out and Play" (sometimes subtitled "Keep 'Em Separated") is a 1994 song by the Californian punk rock group the Offspring. It is the seventh track on their third album, ''Smash'' (1994), and was released as its first single. Written by frontman Dexter Holland, the song was the second single to be released by the band, after " I'll Be Waiting" (1986). It is considered the Offspring's breakthrough song, as it received widespread radio play, with first attention brought by Jed the Fish of KROQ-FM, and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, bringing both the band and the punk rock genre to widespread attention. The song also appears as the second track on their ''Greatest Hits'' album (2005). Composition Dexter Holland said that most songs on ''Smash'' "were just about whatever was happening in front of me". In the case of "Come Out And Play", it was about gang and school violence: "Back then I was a grad student and I was commuting to school everyday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash (The Offspring Album)
''Smash'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on April 5, 1994, by Epitaph Records. After touring in support of their previous album '' Ignition'' (1992), the band recorded their next album over two months at Track Record in North Hollywood, California. ''Smash'' was the band's final studio album to be produced by Thom Wilson, who had worked with them since their 1989 eponymous debut. This also marks the first album where Dexter Holland is credited with playing the guitar as opposed to vocals only. ''Smash'' was the Offspring's introduction into worldwide popularity, and produced a number of hit singles, including " Come Out and Play", " Self Esteem", and " Gotta Get Away". Along with Green Day's ''Dookie'', ''Smash'' was responsible for bringing punk rock into the mainstream, and helped pave the way for the emerging pop punk scene of the 1990s.Bienstock, RichardThe Offspring's 'Smash': The Little Punk LP That Defeated the Majors''Rolling Ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
