The offspring were the first decent group i got into. I Bought their 'Smash' Album in 1996 and iv been totally hooked since then! Had it not been for them i might still be into the likes of Stephen Gately and Steps OH THE SHAME!

The Band was started in 1988 by Dexter Holland(vocals) his school Janitor buddy Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman (guitares) along with bassist Greg Krissel and drummer Ron Welty. They released their self titled Debut album in 1989.Four years later, their second album 'Ignition' became an underground hit. It wasnt until 1994, however that they acheived wide success with their album 'Smash' (my personal favorite)and the subsequent singles which spawned off it.

'The Offspring' (Nemesis/ Cargo) (1989) Reissued By Nitro Records 1995

Ignition  (1992) Epitaph Records

Smash (1994) Epitaph Records

Ixnay On The Hombre (1997) Columbia/ Sony Music

Americana (1998) Columbia/ Sony Music

Conspricy Of One (2000) Columbia/ Sony Music

1. Jennifer Lost The War 2. Elders 3. Out On Patrol 4. Crossroads 5. Demons 6. Beheaded 7. Terhan 8. A Thousand Days 9. Blackball 10. Il Be Waiting 11. Kill The President

1. Session 2. We Are One 3. Kick Him When Hes Down 4. Take It Like A Man 5. Get It Right 6. Hypodermic 7. Dirty Magic 8. Burn It Up 9. No Hero 10. L.A.P.D 11. Nothing From Something 12. Forever And A Day

1. Time To Relax 2. Nitro 3. Bad Habit 4. Gotta Get Away 5. Genocide 6. Something To Believe In 7. Come Out And Play 8. Self Esteme 9. It'l Be Along Time 10. Kilboy Powerhead 11. What Happened To You? 12. So Alone 13. Not The One 14. Smash

1. Disclaimer 2. Meaning Of Life 3. Mota 4. Me And My Old Lady 5. Cool To Hate 6. Leave It Behind 7. Gone Away 8. I Choose 9. Intermission 10. All I Want 11. Way Down The Line 12. Dont Pick It Up 13. Amazed 14. Change The World

1. Welcome 2. Have You Ever 3. Staring At The Sun 4. Pretty Fly Foe A White Guy 5. The Kids Arent Alright 6. Feelings 7. Shes Got Issues 8. Walla Walla 9. End Of The Line 10. No Brakes 11. Why Dont You Get A Job 12. Americana 13. Pay The Man

1. Intro 2. Come Out Swinging 3. Origional Prankster 4. I Want You Bad 5. Million Miles Away 6. Dammit I Changed Again 7. Living In Chaos 8. Special Delivery 9. One Fine Day 10. All Along 11. Denile Revisited 12. Vultures 13 Conspiricy Of One

The Offspring Have Released 6 Albums, as well as numerous compilations and soundtracks. In my opinion, thier best Album is "Smash". I like them all but my least favorite is probably "Conspiricy Of One"

In 1996 the band made the contreversial move from Epitaph Records to Columbia. This lost them a lot of their hardcore punk fans, due to their major label status, which is dumb as they still rock! Their fourth album 'Ixnay On The Hobre' failed to match the success of its predessor, but its still one of my faves, especially 'I Choose' Americana (released in 1998) scored the number two single 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy' making the band more mainstream still, i loved Americana but I dont think its as good as the ealier stuff! 'Conspiciry Of One' followed in 2000, the band made contreversial headlines when they offered the album free to internet users, after a lawsuit was threatened, they withdrew the offer.