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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/17/2008
Label:	Epitaph
UPC:	0045778686827
Rank:	4351

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

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

Technical Credits

Lisa Johnson   Photography
Eddy Schreyer   Mastering
Brian Holland   Composer
Thom Wilson   Producer,Engineer
The Offspring   Composer
Didjits   Composer
Ken Paulakovich   Engineer
Ulysses Noriega   Engineer,Assistant Engineer,Second Engineer
Kevin Head   Art Direction
Fred Hidalgo   Art Direction
Tom D. Kline   Reissue Layout,Reissue Design
Mike Ainsworth   Assistant Engineer,Second Engineer,Engineer
Bryan Holland   Composer