The Offspring Tickets

In 1984, two boys from Orange County, Bryan "Dexter" Holland and Greg Krieser attended a concert of the local heroes of the punk scene “Social Distortion” and immediately decided to assemble their own team. Divided the microphone and bass, the next year they took Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman in the company, the main advantage of whom was not the ability to play the guitar, but the age to buy alcohol for-greenhorns colleagues legally.

About The Offspring

Career Start

In 1986, the original name of “Manic Subsidal” was replaced by “The Offspring” and at the same time, the single “I'll Be Waiting” was issued on the homegrown Black label. Composing a couple of demos, “The Offspring” became the heroes of several publications, and later they arrived on the small label “Nemesis / Cargo”. The debut album turned to be damp. Their producer Tom Wilson wanted to make a deal with Epitaph Records. At first, the label refused. However, the EP “Baghda” made them change their mind.

Popularity

In 1992, Epitaph issued the LP “Ignition”, and the album became a true underground hit soon. After a couple of years, “The Offspring” set a record for an indie releases, issuing a multimillion bestseller “Smash”. The album, which absorbed the elements of hardcore, grunge, heavy metal and ska sounded too heavy for punk rock, but that was its main instruction. Mega-hit “Come Out And Play”, as well as a pair of hits (“Self Esteem”, “Gotta Get Away”) made such a breakthrough that they never dreamed of – the place in the Top 5 Billboard, a myriad of esters and crowds of newly acquired fans worldwide.

Return

Of course, the public expected another blockbuster from the guys from Orange County, although the absence of political punk themes undermined confidence in them, and the album “Ixnay On The Hombre” did not live up to expectations. Rehabilitation has come with the advent of “Americana”, a resounding success that is guaranteed to have only one track, “Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)”. In 2005, “The Offspring” corrected their financial position with a compilation “Greatest Hits”, but with a numbered album the deal somehow stalled. Only in five years, the team returned with “Rise And Fall. Rage And Grace”. The comeback was too mainstream.