Smash is a Punk album by Offspring, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 162 pressings tracked, owned by 88 collectors.
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Arriving on the heels of Green Day’s blockbuster <i>Dookie</i>, The Offspring’s third album completed the one-two punch of records that forever transformed the ’90s alt-rock landscape into a pop-punk playground. But compared to their Californian peers—who benefitted from Warner Brothers’ promotional muscle—The Offspring were an even more unlikely success story, given that <i>Smash</i> lived up to its truth-in-advertising title as a shoestring release issued through Bad Religion’s Epitaph Records imprint. At more than 10 million copies sold, it became the biggest-selling independent release of all time. But even in a post-Nirvana marketplace that was more receptive to aggressive sounds, you certainly couldn’t accuse the Orange County band of taking the obvious path to stardom. <i>Smash</i>’s breakthrough single, “Come Out and Play,” not only represented a change in pace from The Offspring’s typical pogo-ready thrashers, it sounded like absolutely nothing else on radio at the time—an eccentric, insidiously catchy account of L.A. gangland violence spiked with a Latino-accented spoken-word hook and a wobbly Arabian guitar melody that snake-charmed millions of non-punks into the mosh pit. But if the song had all the makings of a novelty hit, <i>Smash</i> confirmed The Offspring’s staying power by harnessing their hardcore-schooled abandon into the steely, grungy grooves of “Gotta Get Away” and “Self Esteem.” And in these more controlled environments, frontman Dexter Holland emerged as one of the most charismatic and commanding vocalists in modern rock, flexing a mix of authentic, street-level angst and arena-ready bravado on the road-rage anthem “Bad Habit.” Riotous and irreverent in equal measure, <i>Smash</i> took a battering ram to the divide between the underground and the mainstream, clearing a path for the Warped Tour generation’s takeover of American youth culture.
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Tracklist
- 1Time To Relax0:25
- 2Nitro (Youth Energy)2:27
- 3Bad Habit3:43
- 4Gotta Get Away3:52
- 5Genocide3:33
- 6Something To Believe In3:17
- 7Come Out And Play3:17
- 8Self Esteem4:17
- 9It'll Be A Long Time2:43
- 10Killboy Powerhead2:02
- 11What Happened To You?2:12
- 12So Alone1:17
- 13Not The One2:54
- 14.1Smash2:53
- 14.2Untitled1:15
- 14.3Untitled5:00
- 14.4Untitled1:32
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- distorted
- defiant
- punky
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".
Vinyl releases:
1994
US black
2009
400 red
Orange
Black
2014 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Boxset
Boxset limited
2016
Yellow
Yellow translucent (Barnes & Noble exclusive)
Black
2017
EU black
2018
400 gold
500 yellow / red smoke (Newbury Comics exclusive)
Yellow / red (Australia exclusive)
2020
500 magenta mix (Zia exclusive)
Blue ocean waves (JB exclusive)
2021
500 yellow translucent
Red clear marble
Black
2022
500 lava (Project M exclusive)
2023
Clear (RSD essentials)
2024 (30th Anniversary Edition)
300 neon green (Punk Rock Museum exclusive)
400 pearl (The Offspring webstore exclusive)
Tangerine & white swirl (Honda Center exclusive)
500 Copper Nugget (Vinyl Me, Please exclusive)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dexter HollandBACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Greg K.BASS
- Greg KrieselBASS
- Kevin WassermanGUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- NoodlesGUITAR
- NoodlesBACKING VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Ron WeltyBACKING VOCALS DRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Jason "Blackball" McLeanBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
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