Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, cinco, seis.
At number 20 is the Offspring. They are another band from California, strengthening the state's commanding lead of birthplaces of bands on this countdown.
Wiki - The Offspring are an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1984. Since its formation, the band's line-up has included Dexter Holland (lead vocals, guitar), Noodles (lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals) and Greg K. (bass, backing vocals). In 1987, Ron Welty would replace James Lilja as the drummer for The Offspring, completing the band's most successful lineup that would last for 16 years. Their current drummer is Pete Parada, formerly of Face to Face, and Saves the Day, who has been with the band since 2007.
The Offspring has been credited, along with fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. To date, The Offspring has released eight studio albums, one compilation, four EPs and three DVDs. They have sold over 34 million albums worldwide[9], making them one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time. Each album since the release of Smash (1994) has sold over a million units.
Since the release of Smash, which is generally cited as the best-selling independent label album of all time, The Offspring has achieved commercial success over five albums, with singles such as "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem". The band's next three albums, Ixnay on the Hombre, Americana and Conspiracy of One, were also successful, with Ixnay on the Hombre and Conspiracy of One reaching platinum certification, and Americana achieving multi-platinum status. Longtime drummer Ron Welty left The Offspring in early 2003, and was replaced by Atom Willard. Later that year, the band released their next album, Splinter, to moderate sales and fairly warm reviews. In 2005, The Offspring released a greatest hits album and toured in support of the compilation. Their most recent studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, was released on June 17, 2008 and spawned the hit singles "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" and "Hammerhead." The Offspring is currently taking a break from recording their ninth studio album, which is due for release sometime in 2010.
Discography -
# The Offspring (1989)
# Ignition (1992)
# Smash (1994)*
# Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)
# Americana (1998)
# Conspiracy of One (2000)
# Splinter (2003)
# Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)
# TBA (2010)
*-best album
Top 10 Offspring songs:
10 Gotta Get Away
9 Worst Hangover Ever
8 Dirty Magic
7 One Fine Day
6 Spare Me the Details
5 Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
4 Defy You
3 Hammerhead
2 Come Out And Play
1 She's Got Issues
Favorite Lyrics: (back for the top 20!!)
"It hurts so bad that I'm never gonna drink again
I'll probably never drink again
I may not ever drink again
At least not til next weekend" - Worst Hangover Ever
"They didn't have Ice Cube
So he bought Vanilla Ice" - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
"Life is like a riddle and I'm really stumped" - Gotta Get Away
"Ah, it's time to relax and you know what that means a glass of wine,
your favorite easy chair and of course this compact disc
playing on your home stereo. So go on indulge yourself, that's right,
kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and and just enjoy
the melodies. After all, music soothes even the savage beast...." - Time to Relax
"If I had a perfect day,
I would have it start this way,
Open up the fridge and have a tall boy,
Yeah." - One Fine Day
next up: a band I've tried to see twice now, and I'm 0-2.
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