The Offspring

The Offspring is an American pop-punk band from Orange County, California that originally formed in 1984, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Dexter Holland, Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (also on guitar), bassist Greg K. and Ron Welty on drums. In 2003, Ron Welty left the band and was replaced by Atom Willard.

Contents

1 Background 2 Discography 2.1 Studio Albums 2.2 Compilations 2.3 EPs 2.4 Singles 2.5 DVDs and Videos 3 Filmography of songs 4 External links

Background

Although their first album, The Offspring, was very similar to late 1980s punk, the next album, Ignition, saw them move away from more traditional punk, heading into the punk of the mid-1990s with songs like "Dirty Magic". It was 1994's Smash that brought Offspring into the mainstream; that album sold over eleven million copies worldwide.

In 1996, The Offspring jumped ship from Epitaph and signed with Columbia Records. Many punk rock purists criticized this decision, feeling that The Offspring jumped from an independent to a major label, solely for financial gain. They released their follow up to Smash in 1997, entitled Ixnay on the Hombre. The commercial success of this record was somewhat disappointing, only going on to sell four million copies.

On each album, The Offspring always tend to have a couple of songs based on social/political subject matter, a testament to their punk roots. Songs like "Jennifer Lost The War" and "Kill The President" on The Offspring, "L.A.P.D" on Ignition, "It'll Be A Long Time" and "Not the One" on Smash, and "Meaning Of Life" and "Change the World" on Ixnay On The Hombre, communicated the band's general position on social and political issues (though the band has not been known to be outspoken or active politically, especially by punk standards).

Although Smash was the album that originally brought The Offspring into commercial success and wide recognition, it was the release of "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" from the 1998 album Americana which established the band as a regular feature on MTV and established The Offspring as a regular chart presence. In 1995 the band formed their own record label, Nitro and released many punk groups, inclusive of The Damned's Grave Disorder. The Offspring often speak of The Damned's influence on the Califonia punk scene, covering and releasing as a single, "Smash It Up" by The Damned during The Offspring's commercial peak. Their latest is Splinter. They have been working on a greatest hits album as their only compilation titled Greatest Hits, which was released on June 21, 2005. The first single is "Can't Repeat". Also during the year, they are working on their 8th album of new material that will not be released until probably later in 2005 or earlier in 2006.

The Offspring appeared as an unnamed punk band in the 1999 horror-comedy Idle Hands, where Dexter Holland was scalped by the titular possessed hand.

On March 18, 2003, Ron Welty left The Offspring to devote all his energies on a new band "Steady Ground". The Offspring held auditions for a new drummer, ultimately selecting Atom Willard as the new drummer. Atom Willard played in Rocket From The Crypt for ten years and more recently played with Moth, the Alkaline Trio and Melissa Auf Der Maur.

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilations

• Greatest Hits, 2005

EPs

• "Baghdad", 1991
• "Club Me", 1997

Singles

• "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball", 1987
• "Self-Esteem", 1994 #37 UK
• "Come Out and Play", 1994
• "Gotta Get Away", 1995 #43 UK
• "Bad Habit", 1995
• "Smash It Up" (from Batman Forever), 1995
• "All I Want", 1998 #31 UK
• "Gone Away", 1997 #42 UK
• "Meaning of Life", 1998
• "I Choose", 1997
• "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", 1999 #53 US, #1 UK
• "Why Don't You Get a Job", 1999 #74 US, #2 UK
• "The Kids Aren't Alright", 1999 #11 UK
• "She's Got Issues", 1999 #41 UK
• "Original Prankster", 2000 #89 US, #6 UK
• "One Fine Day", 2000
• "Huck It" (bonus track from Conspiracy Of One), 2000
• "Want You Bad", 2001 #15 UK
• "Million Miles Away", 2001 #21 UK
• "Defy You" (from Orange County), 2002 #77 US
• "Hit That", 2003 #64 US, #11 UK
• "(Can't Get My) Head Around You", 2004 #48 UK
• "Can't Repeat", 2005

DVDs and Videos

• "Splinter DVD" (only with album), 2003
• "Huck It", 2000
• "Americana" (The DVD), 1999

Filmography of songs

• All I Want, Way Down the Line, and Change the World were played in the game Crazy Taxi
• Come Out Swinging, One Fine Day, Walla Walla, No Brakes, and Americana were played in the game Crazy Taxi 2
• Want You Bad was played in the game Crazy Taxi 3
• Beheaded was played in the soundtrack of Idle Hands
• Bloodstains (song cover of Agent Orange) was played in the soundtrack of Ready to Rumble
• Defy You was played in the soundtrack of Orange County
• D.U.I. was played in the soundtrack of I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Smash It Up (song cover of The Damned) was played in the soundtrack of Batman Forever
• Take it Like A Man and Forever and a Day were played in the movie The Chase
• The Kids Aren't Alright was played in the soundtrack of The Faculty
• Want You Bad was played in the soundtrack of American Pie 2
• Total Immortal (song cover of AFI) was played in the soundtrack of Me, Myself and Irene
• Blackball was played in the game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

  This list is incomplete.

• Dammitt i changed again was played in the film the new guy

External links

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• Official band web site (http://www.offspring.com)
• Offspring Bandnews (http://bandnews.org/band/Offspring)
• Offspring Fan Site (http://www.theoffspring.com)
• TheOffspring.info (http://www.theoffspring.info)
• Offspring fan site (http://www.offspringpower.com)

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