Released in the spring of 1994, Smash blasted through the mainstream pop-punk portal that had been pried open by fellow Californians Green Day, and went on to sell a historic 11 million copies for indie label Epitaph Records. That song served as the centerpiece of the group’s third album, Smash, whose equally potent follow-up singles “Gotta Get Away” and “Self Esteem” further mined the middle ground between circle-pit punk and hooky hard rock. in Orange County circa 1984, The Offspring (né Manic Subsidal) spent nearly a decade in the SoCal hardcore trenches before blindsiding the alterna-nation with “Come Out and Play,” a muscular rocker about gangland violence that nonetheless boasted a quirky, cheeky appeal thanks to guitarist Noodles’ snake-charming lick and a shout-it-out catchphrase delivered in a faux-Latino accent. Originally formed by frontman Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K. The post-Nirvana ‘90s saw all manner of freaks crop up from the underground and make a bid for MTV glory, but no one could’ve predicted that the biggest-selling independent album of the era would come from these skate-punk pranksters.
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