01. Time To Relax 
02. Nitro (Youth Energy) 
03. Bad Habit 
04. Gotta Get Away 
05. Genocide 
06. Something To Believe In 
07. Come Out And Play 
08. Self Esteem 
09. It'll Be A Long Time 
10. Killboy Powerhead 
11. What Happened To You? 
12. So Alone 
13. Not The One 
14. Smash

Musicians:
Dexter Holland 	- Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Jason Blackball McLean – Vocals
Noodles - Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Ron Welty - Drums, Vocals (Background)

The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous, Eastern-tinged single "Come Out and Play," which stopped and started just like Nirvana, only without the Seattle trio's recklessness. The record stayed in the charts because The Offspring sounded relentlessly heavy, no matter how much the band claimed to be punk. Their tempos are slower than traditional hardcore, and their attack is as heavy as Metallica. But they acted like they were punk, with odes to no "Self Esteem" and singing about fighting in school. Nothing on the album matches the incessant catchiness of the singles, but Smash is a solid record, filled with enough heavy riffs to keep most teenagers happy. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

Smash is the third studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring. After touring in support of their previous album, Ignition (1992), The Offspring began recording Smash in January 1994 at Track Record in North Hollywood, California. Recording and production were finished a month later, and the album was released on April 8, 1994 on Epitaph Records.

In the United States, Smash has sold over six million copies, and has been certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200, it has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling independent label album of all time. It was also the first album released on Epitaph Records to obtain gold and platinum status. Smash was The Offspring's introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim, and produced a number of hit singles including "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away". Alongside Bad Religion's Stranger than Fiction, Green Day's Dookie, NOFX's Punk In Drublic and Rancid's ...And Out Come the Wolves, Smash was responsible for bringing punk rock into the mainstream, and helped pave the way for the emerging pop punk scene in the 1990s. As a fan-favorite, the album received generally positive reviews from critics and garnered attention from major labels, including Columbia Records, with whom The Offspring would sign in 1996. Smash is the only release where the band was referred to as "Offspring". ---discogs.com

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01-Welcome
02-Have You Ever
03-Staring at the Sun
04-Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
05-The Kids Aren’t Alright
06-Feelings                      play
07-She’s Got Issues
08-Walla Walla
09-The End of the Line
10-No Brakes
11-Why Don’t You Get a Job?
12-Americana                     play
13-Pay the Man

Personnel: 
Dexter Holland, Noodles (vocals, guitar); 
John Mayer (vocals); 
Carlos Goméz (guitar); 
Derrick Davis (flute); 
Phil Jordan , Gabrial McNair (horns); 
Ron Welty (drums); 
Higgins, Nika Futterman Frost, Heidi Villagran (background vocals).

With integrity intact and a hearty combination of poppy punk and wit throughout, the Offspring's fifth album is a raucous ride through America as seen through the eyes of a weary, but still optimistic, young kid. Riffs on political correctness, '70s radio fodder, and suburban disquiet are spread thick on Americana. If the band's targets seem a bit simple and predictable, its music rarely is. The SoCal roots aren't played to a fault, the blend of salsa and alterna-rock sounds natural, and the Offspring pretty much laugh at their culture, as well as themselves, the entire time. Best track is "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)," which manages to bridge Def Leppard and Latin hip-hop (and the musical timeline they represent) and, in the process, disrobes Middle America's average white teen's quick fascination with and instant disposability of a once-regional heritage. With Americana, the Offspring are merely contributing their part. ---Michael Gallucci, AllMusic Review

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1.   The Future Is Now                                        4:08
2.   Secrets From The Underground                             3:09
3.   Days Go By                                               4:01
4.   Turning Into You                                         3:41
5.   Hurting As One                                           2:49
6.   Cruising California (Bumpin' In My Trunk)                3:30
7.   All I Have Left Is You                                   5:18
8.   Oc Guns                                                  4:07
9.   Dirty Magic                                              4:00
10.  I Wanna Secret Family (With You)                         3:01
11.  Dividing By Zero                                         2:22
12.  Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To  2:36

Personnel
    Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
    Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
    Greg K. – bass guitar, backing vocals
    Josh Freese – drums, percussion 

After nearly three decades of making sunny California skatepunk, the Offspring get autumnal with their reflective ninth album, Days Go By. Though the band still maintains the same driving, hooky sound that it's always had, the album feels less aggressive and more wistful and yearning. "Days Go By" seems like punk rock tailor-made for fall weather with its meditations on the impermanence of youthful anger, as if the Offspring are offering some sage advice for those coming up after them. A similar vibe courses through "All I Have Left Is You," which switches back and forth between smoothed-out verses and big, guitar-heavy choruses, seeming like a much more adult version of the band than fans might have ever heard previously. While other parts of the album don't quite have the same adult contemporary punk feeling, the songs are generally more melodic and grown-up. All in all, Days Go By is more for fans who have been with the band for a while than those just tuning in, and while die-hard Offspring followers will be able to see the shift in the band's sound as part of a logical progression, new listeners would be better served by checking out some of their earlier, more urgent work. --- itunes.apple.com

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01 - Come Out And Play (Live)
02 - All I Want (Live)
03 - Gone Away (Live)
04 - Staring At The Sun (Live)
05 - Hit! That (Live)
06 - Gotta Get Away (Live)
07 - Dammit, I Changed Again (Live)
08 - D.U.I.
09 - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Live)
10 - Beheaded
11 - Sin City
12 - I Got a Right
13 - Hey Joe
14 - 80 Times
15 - Autonomy
16 - Want You Bad (Blag Dahlia Remix)
17 - Why Don’t You Get A Job (Baka Boyz Remix)
18 - Million Miles Away (Apollo 440 Remix)
19 - Pretty Fly (The Baka Boyz Low Rider Remix)

Band members
    * Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
    * Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
    * Greg K. – bass, backing vocals
    * Ron Welty – drums, percussion (all tracks except "Hit That")
    * Josh Freese – drums, percussion ("Hit That")

"We want to offer something new with every album," says Dexter Holland, frontman of THE OFFSPRING.

After nine records, that's certainly not an easy task for any band. However, THE OFFSPRING have more than a few surprises up their sleeves, and their ninth studio album, DAYS GO BY, is staggering proof. Produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Mötley Crüe, The Cult), the record sees the group embracing every side of their sound, while simultaneously blazing new trails.

The Huntington Beach, CA quartet—Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar), Noodles (guitar), Greg Kriesel (bass) and Pete Parada (drums)—once again break all the rules in true punk fashion. The title track and first single glides on an irresistible riff and arena-sized hook. Meanwhile, "OC Guns" swings from swaggering SoCal reggae into a mariachi breakdown, and "Cruising California (Bumpin' in My Trunk)" hilariously recounts an afternoon rolling around the beach with nothing but time to kill and scantily girls to flirt with. Then, there's the final speed punk death march of dual salvo "Dividing by Zero" and "Slim Pickens Does The Right Thing And Rides The Bomb To Hell." It's unique, unpredictable, and undeniably THE OFFSPRING.

The band's last album, 2008's Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace, featured the alternative and rock radio staples “Hammerhead” and “You're Gonna Go Far, Kid.” Also among their best-known hits are the rock anthems “Self Esteem,” “Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)” and “The Kids Aren't Alright." They've performed over 1100 shows across the globe and sold more than 36 million albums worldwide. Their 1994 release Smash remains the highest-selling album of all-time on an independent label.

In 2010 after a successful touring cycle behind Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, the four musicians regrouped in their Orange County studio to begin carving out ideas for their next offering. Holland took a trip to visit Rock in Hawaii. After collaborating with the producer on the previous record, it was like they'd simply picked up where they left off.

"The last album turned out really great, so we wanted to work with Bob again," Holland explains. "When you go with a producer for the second time, it can go one of two ways. Either, since you've gotten to know each other, everything gets a lot better. Or, sometimes, you've gotten too comfortable with each other, and it stops being professional. The producer becomes too much like a buddy. Luckily, it didn't go that way. Bob encouraged us to throw all of our ideas out there."

The title track actually ignited the entire process. They began working on that song first, revisiting it throughout the entire process, and actually finishing it in the last batch. For Holland, the song remains emblematic of a pervasive overarching theme.

"It tied everything together and was the most representative of what I was trying to get at," he reveals. "Time marches on. We have to get through life and pull ourselves up by our boot straps. No one is going to do it for you. At the same time, there's a message of hope, and I wanted that to come across. The last few years have been really tough on a lot of people. You can see it on TV or in the news. The song doesn't simply say, 'Let's revolt.' It's about the spirit that things can get better."

"It's about hanging in there," concurs Noodles. "Without hope, there's not much reason to go on. The song's got that big mid-tempo chant and a real unifying feeling." There's a unity in the musical diversity of DAYS GO BY as well. Whether it’s a humorous story of starting an alternate family with a stripper on "I Wanna Secret Family (With You)" or the anti-authoritarian old school fire of "Secrets from the Underground" and "Turning Into You," THE OFFSPRING don't hold anything back. Holland made a point of challenging himself while writing. He even made a writer's retreat up to Vancouver with Rock's encouragement, and he penned "All I Have Left Is You" quickly in the hotel room.

"I really tried to write the best lyrics possible here," the singer goes on. "I want to tell a story, but allow people to make it their own. We like to make music that's diverse. There's a lot of punk rock, but there's a little reggae and pop. It's easy to start rehashing after nine albums. You have to push yourself to dig deeper." In terms of digging deeper, the band was able to craft songs that were both infectious and inspiring. Noodles affirms, "There are songs with meaning, and I hope those resonate with people. At the same time, I hope they smile and laugh during the fun songs. If they like it all, that's even better." "We make these records for ourselves," says Holland. "We come out of it feeling good, and it's great if that translates. The angry tracks aren't just pure anger. They're hopefully cathartic."

There's nothing quite as cathartic as seeing the band live though, and that's where the material on DAYS GO BY will burn the brightest. It's because even after all this time, the group's reason for being on stage hasn't changed. It's as pure as it's ever been. "We share a love of this music that we got into at such a young age," declares Noodles. "It meant the same thing or a very similar thing to all of us back then as it does now. We love recording. We love hanging out backstage. We love giving each other shit and taking the piss out of each other. We love playing."

It's no surprise Holland feels the same. "We still do it because it's what we love. We feel inspired to make the best music we can and try to make the world a bit better in the process. When the audience sings back to you, there's nothing like it." There will be a lot more of that to come with DAYS GO BY. —amazon.com, May 2012

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1- "Half-Truism" – 3:36 
2- "Trust In You" – 3:09[1] 
3- "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" – 2:58 
4- "Hammerhead" – 4:41 
5- "A Lot Like Me" – 4:28 
6- "Takes Me Nowhere" – 3:00 
7- "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" – 3:42 
8- "Nothingtown" – 3:30 
9- "Stuff Is Messed Up" – 3:32 
10- "Fix You" – 4:19 
11- "Let's Hear It For Rock Bottom" – 4:05 
12- "Rise And Fall" – 2:59

Musicians:
    Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
    Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
    Greg K. – bass guitar, backing vocals
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    Josh Freese – drums
    Chris "X-13" Higgins - backing vocals
    Bob Rock – producer, keyboards, piano

It's not that the Offspring sound behind the times on their eighth album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace -- it's that they sound disconnected from it. They may rant about George W. Bush's America and all the crass consumerism accompanying it, but they don't seem to realize that Coldplay beat them to a power ballad called "Fix You" just three years ago, offering a different melody but the same sentiment carrying the same title (to make matters worse, another of the album's power ballads, "A Lot Like You," opens with a surge straight out of "Clocks"). They snipe at dance beats on "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid," not quite caring that the alienated adolescents who comprise the core of their audience now don't quite care whether anybody puts disco in their punk or not. This sideswipe at dance -- complete with a "dance f***er dance" chorus -- is par for the course for the Offspring, who always seems to get a neo-novelty tune out of some rhythm or fad they don't like, so things haven't changed, which is part of the problem, as the band operates in a bubble. Nothing changes their attitude or their attack, as they still favor frenzied downstroked guitars and shout-along choruses that have the inevitable effect of having all the songs kind of blend together. Still, the Offspring can't quite hide the passing of time, as they start to drift into power ballads and angsty anthems like "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?," which feels tailor-made for a CW TV show. Such softening of their stance illustrates that it's impossible to avoid maturity, but the band would be better off injecting some maturity within the music, finding a different rhythm outside of its pummeling eighth notes, or maybe mustering a protest deeper than "S*** is F***** UP." Without this kind of maturity, the Offspring wind up offering plenty of rage but not much grace. --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com

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