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Ignition 
Studio album by The Offspring Released October 16, 1992 Recorded June 1992[1] at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood
Track Record, HollywoodGenre Punk rock, hardcore punk Length 37:42 Label Epitaph Producer Thom Wilson The Offspring chronology The Offspring
(1989)Ignition
(1992)Smash
(1994)Singles from Ignition - "Kick Him When He's Down"
Released: 1995 (airplay only)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Kerrang! [citation needed]Robert Christgau 
[3]Ignition is the second studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It was the second Offspring album produced by Thom Wilson, and was released on October 16, 1992 on Epitaph Records, marking their first release on that label.
Released during the alternative rock and grunge-era, the album brought the band small success in Southern California as The Offspring started to gather a following. This success would continue to grow with their next album Smash. "Kick Him When He's Down" was released as a promotional single in 1995 after the band had risen in popularity; it is one of the few singles that did not appear on the Greatest Hits album.
Contents
Background and recording
In 1991, The Offspring teamed up with producer Thom Wilson to record the Baghdad 7" EP. This EP was instrumental to the band's signing with Epitaph Records. Wilson had been trying to get The Offspring to switch to Epitaph, a label run by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Gurewitz felt that The Offspring was just not quite pronounced enough for his label, but Baghdad convinced him to give the band a shot. Thanks to the success of the Baghdad, The Offspring managed to record their second full-length album. The band entered two recording studios, Westbeach Recorders and Track Record, in June 1992 to record Ignition, in a similar fashion to the production schedule for The Offspring and Baghdad, which were both recorded in just one month (March 1989 and February 1991 respectively).
Some of the material ("Take It Like a Man", which was originally recorded in 1991 for a Flipside magazine compilation, The Big One, and "Get It Right", which appeared on Baghdad) are updated versions of songs that were recorded around The Offspring/Baghdad-era. The album also had one outtake, "Mission from God", which was released on the compilation album Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10 in 2005.
Release and reception
Ignition was released through Epitaph Records on October 16, 1992. The Offspring received small success in the Southern region of California, mainly the areas of San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles (where the album was recorded). Although no videos were released for Ignition, "Kick Him When He's Down" was released as an airplay-only single in 1995. The band was surprised by the album's sales, which surpassed 1 million copies worldwide at the time of its release.[4] Ignition was certified Gold on January 22, 1996, nearly two years after the release of Smash.
The album has received generally favorable reviews in the years since its initial release, with several reviewers having deemed Ignition one of The Offspring's best[5][6] albums. In October 2011, the album was ranked number two (between Alice in Chains' Dirt and Bad Religion's Generator) on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.[7]
On June 17, 2008, Epitaph re-released Ignition (along with Smash) in remastered form.[8] This reissue was released on the same day as then-current album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Offspring, except "Session" by The Offspring, Kristine Luna and Jill Eckhaus, "Nothing from Something" by The Offspring and Marvin Fergusen.
No. Title Length 1. "Session" 2:32 2. "We Are One" 3:59 3. "Kick Him When He's Down" 3:16 4. "Take It Like a Man" 2:55 5. "Get It Right" 3:06 6. "Dirty Magic" 3:48 7. "Hypodermic" 3:21 8. "Burn It Up" 2:42 9. "No Hero" 3:22 10. "L.A.P.D." 2:45 11. "Nothing from Something" 3:00 12. "Forever and a Day" 2:37 Total length:37:23 Personnel
The Offspring
- Dexter Holland - Lead vocals, lead guitar on "Dirty Magic"
- Noodles - Guitar, backing vocals (uncredited)
- Greg K. - Bass
- Ron Welty - Drums
Other
- Recorded and mixed by Thom Wilson at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, USA
- Recorded and mixed by Ken Paulakovich at Track Record, North Hollywood, USA
- Produced by Thom Wilson
- Assistant engineered by Donnell Cameron and Joe Peccerillo
- Mastered by Eddie Schreyer
References
General references
- (1992) Album notes for Ignition by The Offspring [CD liner]. Epitaph Records.
Notes
- ^ (1992) Album notes for Ignition by The Offspring [liner notes]. US: Epitaph Records (E-86424-1).
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r169096
- ^ Robert Christgau: CG: the offspring
- ^ http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/history[dead link]
- ^ ChemicalWarfare. "Review for Ignition". Punknews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/251. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Tom. "Review for Ignition". Sputnikmusic.com. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=227. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Grassi, Tony. "Photo Gallery: The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992". GuitarWorld.com. http://www.guitarworld.com/photo-gallery-top-10-guitar-albums-1992. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Ignition" Remastered
External links
- The Offspring official website
- Epitaph Records
- Band's History (Official Website)
- Nitro Records – Dexter Holland's record label
Categories:- The Offspring albums
- 1992 albums
- English-language albums
- Epitaph Records albums
- Albums produced by Thom Wilson
- "Kick Him When He's Down"
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