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Bio
 FORMED: 1985, Garden Grove, CA
Offspring's metal-inflected punk became a popular sensation in the 1994, selling over a four million copies on an independent record label. While the group's credentials and approach follows the indie-rock tradition of the '80s, sonically they sound more like an edgy, hard-driving heavy metal band, with their precise, pulsing power chords and Dexter Holland's flat vocals.Featuring Holland, guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg Kriesel, and drummer Ron Welty, the Offspring released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Four years later, their second album Ignition became an underground hit, setting the stage for the across-the-board success of 1994's Smash. The Nirvana-soundalike "Come out and Play," the first single from the album, became an MTV hit in the summer of 1994, which paved the way to radio success. The band was played on both alternative and album rock stations, confirming their broad-based appeal. "Self Esteem," the second single, followed the same soft verse/loud chorus fomula and stayed on the charts nearly twice as long as "Come out and Play." The group got offers from major labels, yet they chose to stay with Epitaph. While they were able to play arenas in the U.S., their success didn't translate in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the band's popularity continued to grow in America, as "Gotta Get Away" became another radio/MTV hit in the beginning of 1995. The Offspring recorded a version of the Damned's "Smash It Up" for the Batman Forever soundtrack in the summer of that year; it kept the band on the charts as they worked on their third album.Following a prolonged bidding war and much soul-searching, the Offspring decided to leave Epitaph Records in 1996 for Columbia Records. The move was particularly controversial within the punk community, and many artists on the Epitaph roster, including Pennywise and owner Brett Gurewitz, criticized the band. After much delay, the Offspring finally released their Columbia debut, Ixnay on the Hombre, in February of 1997. Expectation for the record was high and it did receive good reviews, but Ixnay on the Hombre failed to become a crossover hit on the level of Smash, and the group also lost a significant portion of their hardcore punk audience, due to the album's major-label status. Americana followed in 1998, scoring the hit "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)." In mid-2000, the Offspring made controversial headlines with their decision to offer Conspiracy of One free of charge via the Internet prior to the intial November release date. Sony Music did not adhere to such a move and threatened a lawsuit, therefore the band nixed plans to release the album in such a manner. Individual singles, however, were made available on the band's official web site and other music-related sites such as MTV Online. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Tour
Jan. 17, 2001 Glasgow, Scotland
Jan. 19, 2001 Manchester, England
Jan. 20, 2001 London, England
Jan. 21, 2001 London, England
Jan. 23, 2001 Brussels, Belgium
Jan. 24, 2001 Cologne, Germany
Jan. 25, 2001 Frankfurt, Germany
Jan. 27, 2001 Milan, Italy
Jan. 28, 2001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jan. 30, 2001 Rome, Italy
Jan. 31, 2001 Bologna, Italy
Feb. 1, 2001 Treviso, Italy
Feb. 3, 2001 Fribourg, Switzerland
Feb. 5, 2001 Munich, Germany
Feb. 7, 2001 Paris, France
Feb. 8, 2001 Bordeaux, France
Feb. 10, 2001 Barcelona, Spain
Feb. 11, 2001 Madrid, Spain
Feb. 12, 2001 Lisbon, Portugal
Mar. 9, 2001 Sydney, Australia
Mar. 11, 2001 Brisbane, Australia
Mar. 13, 2001 Melbourne, Australia
Mar. 15, 2001 Adelaide, Australia
Mar. 17, 2001 Perth, Australia
Mar. 24, 2001 Tokyo, Japan
Mar. 25, 2001 Tokyo, Japan
Mar. 26, 2001 Osaka, Japan
Mar. 29, 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
Mar. 30, 2001 Nagoya, Japan
April 20, 2001 Austin, Texas
April 22, 2001 Houston Texas
April 24, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana
April 25, 2001 Pensacola, Florida
April 27, 2001 Miami, Florida
April 28, 2001 Tampa, Florida
April 29, 2001 Orlando, Florida
May 3, 2001 Myrtle Beach, SC
May 4, 2001 Atlanta, GA
May 5, 2001 Memphis, TN
May 7, 2001 St. Louis, MO
May 8, 2001 Springfield, MO
May 9, 2001 Kansas City, MO
May 11, 2001 Denver, CO
May 12, 2001 Alburquerque, NM
June 2, 2001 Lyon, France
June 3, 2001 Angers, France
June 4, 2001 Holland
June 8, 2001 Milton Keynes, UK
June 10, 2001 Stockholm, Sweden
June 11, 2001 Denmark
June 12, 2001 Oslo, Norway
June 19, 2001 Prague, The Czech Republic
June 20, 2001 Zurich, Switzerland
June 22, 2001 Paris, France
June 23, 2001 Scheesel, Germany
June 24, 2001 Neuhausen, Germany
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Albums
Conspiracy Of One
01. Intro
02. Come Out Swinging
03. Original Prankster
04. Want You Bad
05. Million Miles Away
06. Dammit, I Changed Again
07. Living In Chaos
08. Special Delivery
09. One Fine Day
10. All Alon
11. Denial, Revisited
12. Vultures
13. Conspiracy Of One
Americana
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
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
13. Pay The Man
Ixnay On The Homebre
01. Disclaimer
02. The Meaning Of Life
03. Mota
04. Me & My Old Lady
05. Cool To Hate
06. Leave It Behind
07. Gone Away
08. I Choose
09. Intermission
10. All I Want
11. Way Down The Line
12. Don't Pick It Up
13. Amazed
14. Change The World
Smash
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 Offspring
Ignition
01. Session
02. We Are One
03. Kick Him When He's Down
04. Take It Like A Man
05. Get It Right
06. Dirty Magic
07. Hypodermic
08. Burn It Up
09. No Hero
10. L.A.P.D.
11. Nothing From Something
12. Forever And A Day
The Offspring
01. Jennifer Lost The War
02. Elders
03. Out On Patrol
04. Crossroads
05. Demons
06. Beheaded
07. Tehran
08. A Thousand Days
09. Black Ball
10. I'll Be Waiting
11. Kill The President
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