[情報] offspring history
(1984~1992)
1984: Orange County high school classmates Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel
are inspired to form a band after an Irvine concert by local punk-rock heroes
Social Distortion. With Holland the vocalist, Kriesel takes to the bass.
1985: School custodian Noodles joins up, allegedly for his ability to legally
procure alcohol for the underage trio. The threesome practice in Kriesel‘s
parents‘ house and play their first shows in Santa Cruz and San Francisco.
1986: The band, originally called Manic Subsidal, changes its name to The
Offspring. They press up 1,000 copies of the debut vinyl single, “I‘ll Be
Waiting“ b/w “Blackball,” on their own Black Label. The band pioneers its
DIY method by glueing the sleeves together at Kriesel‘s house.
Sixteen-year-old Ron Welty becomes the fourth member of The Offspring after
the original drummer leaves to devote more time to school.
1989: Band signs to independent label Nemesis/Cargo. With punk producer Thom
Wilson (T.S.O.L., The Vandals and Dead Kennedys), they release The Offspring,
their debut album, which sells 3,000 vinyl copies.
1991: The band put out a 7“ EP, Baghdad (Nemesis/Cargo) and records “Take
It Like a Man” for a Flipside magazine compilation, The Big One, produced by
Epitaph Records owner (and Bad Religion guitarist) Brett Gurewitz.
1992: The band signs to Epitaph and record their second album, Ignition.
After a record release party in Fullerton, CA draws 25 diehard fans, the
album goes on to sell more than 1 million albums worldwide
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