The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984.[1] The band originally comprised vocalist Doug Thompson, guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K. and drummer Jim Benton, although Thompson and Benton left early on.[2] After Holland took over vocal duties and James Lilja joined on drums, the group briefly added Marcus Parrish as a second guitarist,[3] before Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman replaced him in 1985.[2] After performing on the band's debut single "I'll Be Waiting" and co-writing the song "Beheaded",[4] Lilja left the band in 1987 to be replaced by Ron Welty.[5] In 1994, Chris "X-13" Higgins joined as a touring guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist.[6][7]
After the band released numerous platinum-selling albums throughout the 1990s, Welty left The Offspring in 2003 to form Steady Ground, claiming that he wanted to "focus on [his] own thing".[8] Prolific drummer Josh Freese filled in for the recording of Splinter,[9] before Atom Willard was brought in as Welty's full-time replacement.[10] Higgins stopped performing with The Offspring in 2005 in order to focus on spending time with his family, with former H2O guitarist Todd Morse replacing him a few years later.[11] In 2007, Willard left the band after a four-year tenure and was replaced by Pete Parada;[12] as he did on Splinter, Josh Freese recorded drums for 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.[13]
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References
- ↑ "About The Offspring". The Offspring. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- 1 2 Epting, Chris (November 18, 2014). Rock 'n' Roll in Orange County: Music, Madness and Memories. The History Press. ISBN 978-1626196094.
- ↑ "A Celebrated Comeback: Singer/Songwriter Marcus Parrish Returns To Performance After Recovery". PRLog. September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Offspring – The Offspring: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Interview with Ron Welty". Tama Drums. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Five rounds with the Offspring". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. June 13, 2005. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Norris, Chris (March 1999). "White Punks on Dope". Spin. SpinMedia: 88.
- ↑ "Offspring Drummer Exits, Freese Takes Over". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 20, 2003. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (December 22, 2003). "Offspring Go Beyond Goofy On Splinter". MTV. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ White, Adam (October 1, 2003). "Atom Willard Drumming for The Offspring". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Epstein, Jason (September 17, 2012). "Interviews: Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (The Offspring)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Atom Willard leaves the Offspring, replaced by Pete Parada". Punknews.org. July 28, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace – The Offspring: Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ For the 2017 Summer tour, Noodles was forced to remain in the U.S.A. due to private reasons so Thacker actually filled in for Morse, while Morse took Noodles' position as lead guitarist
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