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The Offspring Think Hit Album 'Smash' Is Still 'Fresh' 30 Years Later
On the 30th anniversary of The Offspring’s album ‘Smash,’ members Dexter Holland and Noodles reflect on how the music sounds ‘still fresh as ever’
“We were taking guesses at how much this record [ Smash] would sell worldwide,” said guitarist Noodles( Kevin Wasserman) when he and vocalist Dexter Holland spoke exclusively with Us Weekly ahead of their takeover of The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas from April 12 to 14. Smash was, at the time, the bestselling album ever released on an independent label (per Rolling Stone), but The Offspring’s widespread success and popularity put them at odds with the punk community. Holland cited another moment of “the change in perception,” telling Us, “[ Smash] got reviewed in Rolling Stone, which was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s huge.’ It didn’t happen until four or five months after the record had broke.
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