Smash

by The Offspring

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2009
Label:	Epitaph
UPC:	0045778686810
catalogNumber:	86868
Rank:	649

Tracks

1. Time to Relax
2. Nitro (Youth Energy)
3. Bad Habit
4. Gotta Get Away
5. Genocide
6. Something to Believe In
7. Come out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)
8. Self Esteem
9. It'll Be a Long Time
10. Killboy Powerhead
11. What Happened to You?
12. So Alone
13. Not the One
14. Smash

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Offspring   Primary Artist
Dexter Holland   Guitar,Vocals,Background Vocals
Noodles   Guitar,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals
Ron Welty   Drums,Background Vocals
Greg K.   Bass Guitar
Jason Blackball McLean   Vocals

Technical Credits

Offspring   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Ken Paulakovich   Engineer
Thom Wilson   Producer,Engineer
Fred Hidalgo   Art Direction
Mike Ainsworth   Engineer
Ulysses Noriega   Engineer
Kevin Head   Art Direction
Tom D. Kline   Reissue Design,Reissue Layout