In three years, Ron Welty, who was founding his own band Steady Ground, left the command. In 2000, The Offspring recorded Conspiracy Of One with the single Original Prankster. The winding pop punk hit Pretty Fly (For A White Guy), aggressive Why Don't You Get A Job and disturbing track The Kids Aren't Alright were the public's favorites for the tunes and satiric texts. In their songs the artists touch upon various themes from personal relations to the social processes in the USA - this topic was especially developed on the Americana disc, which saw light in 1998.
The Offspring toured again and issued the Ixnay On The Hombre long-play with hits All I Want, Gone Away and I Choose. During the record of the disc, the collective's relations with Tom Wilson began to fade and musicians decided to establish their own label Nitro Records - for now, Dexter is solely responsible for the studio. Such punk rock hits as Come Out And Play, Self Esteem and Gotta Get Away brought the band to the mainstream fame. In 1994, the artists came back with the glorious Smash, which became the biggest selling independent release in the world. Soon after the release, The Offspring began a two-year tour in the support of the disc. The popularity of this album exceeded all the hopes of the band. In 1992, the collective came back to the studio with Wilson in order to record Ignition.
The band headed on a tour, but it was cut after Wasserman was stabbed during one of the benefit concerts. In 1989, The Offspring recorded the debut eponymous album, produced by Tom Wilson - known for his work with Social Distortion, The Vandals and Dead Kennedys. However, Lilja did not stay in the band for long - after the first single I'll Be Waiting/Blackball he was substituted by Ron Welty. In 1985, the command changed the title for The Offspring. Soon Thompson and Benton left the collective and Holland became the lead vocalist, while James Lilja replaced Benton on drums. The other members of Manic Subsidal, as the artists initially called the group, became Doug Thompson, Kevin Noodles Wasserman and Jim Benton.
All the singles, except for "She's Got Issues", appear on the Greatest Hits album.In 1984, guitarist Bryan Dexter Holland and bassist Gregory Kriesel, more known as Greg K., decided to create their own punk band after they both were refused to enter the Social Distortion performance. Singles to promote Americana were " Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", " Why Don't You Get a Job?", " The Kids Aren't Alright" and " She's Got Issues". Americana has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide with over 9 million copies certified, while going 5x platinum in the United States for 5 million copies shipped. It is the band's second best selling album to Smash, which has sold at least more than 15 copies and went platinum six times in the United States. The music on the album marked a change, expanding their sound and exploring more pop punk elements.Īmericana turned out to be another huge success for The Offspring, debuting at number six on the Billboard 200 with around 175,000 copies sold in its first week and peaking at number two for two nonconsecutive weeks, spending 22 weeks nonconsecutive in the top 10, becoming the Offspring's highest ever chart position. Eldorado Recording Studios, Hollywood, CaliforniaĪmericana is the fifth full length album released by The Offspring, originally released on Columbia Records in 1998.
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