| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Smash | ||
|---|---|---|
| LP by The Offspring | ||
| Released | April 19, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 (?) | |
| Genre | Punk rock | |
| Length | ?? min ?? s | |
| Record label | Epitaph | |
| Producer | Thom Wilson | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link |
| The Offspring Chronology | ||
| Ignition ( 1992) | Smash ( 1994) | Ixnay On The Hombre ( 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t) |
Smash is The Offspring's third album, released on April 19, 1994. Smash sold more than 11 million copies world wide and broke The Offspring into the mainstream, along with pop punkPop punk is really used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional pu bands like blink-182blink-182 (formerly known as blink) is a Southern-Californian pop punk band that was formed in 1991 by Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus. The band name is usually not capitalised. Biography blink-182 is made up of three vital members: Thomas (Tom) Matthew Delon, RancidThis page is about the band; for the process of food becoming rancid, see rancidification. Rancid is a band that originated in Berkeley, California from the ashes of Operation Ivy, a punk/ska band founded in 1987. Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong are ex-mem and Green DayGreen Day is an American punk band consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (born Michael Pritchard), and Tre Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III). At the age of 12, Tre Cool became a member of the band The Lookouts. Their album attracted some attenti.
The album peaked at #4 on Billboard's pop albums charts and #1 on the Heatseeker's chart. Signed to Epitaph Records, The Offspring's surprise success made the indie label one of the most promising ones in the United States, performing better than thought possible for an indie-released album. "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)", with its mixture of Middle-Eastern rhythms, punk energy and anthemic chorus, became a huge hit single and one of the band's signature songs.