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Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)

Where the lyrics of Ixnay on the Hombre take you, and where it was really made.

The title is Pig Latin for 'nix' mixed with the Spanish word for man, and the band's major label debut was released on Columbia Records after its former label had sold Smash to a major.

Key places

Recording sessions at Eldorado Recording Studios (1997)

Recording site Eldorado Recording Studios — The album was recorded from June to October 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studios with producer Dave Jerden. It was the first Offspring album not produced by Thom Wilson. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Ixnay on the Hombre: fourth studio album by American rock band the Offspring
• Major label debut; released 4 February 1997 by Columbia Records
• First Offspring album on Columbia; Epitaph released it in Europe
• Follows the commercial success of Smash (1994)
• Title: Pig Latin for 'nix' plus Spanish 'hombre' (man), conveying 'fuck authority'
• Four singles: All I Want, Gone Away, The Meaning of Life, I Choose

Background

• Smash made The Offspring the biggest act on Epitaph's roster
• Epitaph founder Brett Gurewitz sold Smash to a major label, which the band disliked
• Gurewitz approached Geffen, Capitol and Sony to sign the band
• The band signed to Columbia; frontman Dexter Holland said they took less money
• The band toured relentlessly for almost a year to promote the album

Recording

• Sessions ran June to October 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studios
• Produced by Dave Jerden; first Offspring album not produced by Thom Wilson
• Noodles said they recorded more songs than they needed
• Columbia's financing gave the band more time and guaranteed studio space

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984 under the name Manic Subsidal; renamed The Offspring in 1986.
• Played a key role in reviving mainstream interest in punk rock during the 1990s.
• Have sold more than 45 million records and are among the best-selling punk bands.

Members

• Dexter Holland (lead vocals, guitar) and Noodles (lead guitar) are the founding core.
• Current lineup also includes Todd Morse (bass), Jonah Nimoy (multi-instrumentalist) and Brandon Pertzborn (drums).
• Greg K. Kriesel, a co-founder, was fired from the band in 2018.

Career

• Released Smash (1994) on Epitaph Records; it sold over 11 million copies and helped push punk into the mainstream.
• Signed with Columbia Records in 1996; Americana (1998) reached number two on the Billboard 200.
• Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) revived their career, with "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" topping the Billboard rock charts for eleven weeks.
• Released Let the Bad Times Roll (2021) and Supercharged (2024).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200
• Released on Columbia in the US and most international markets
• Epitaph released the album in Europe after disagreements between the band and Brett Gurewitz
• AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: 2.5 stars
• Erlewine wrote that the album sounds like a competent hard rock band trying to hitch itself to the post-grunge bandwagon
• Big Day Out headline slot in Australia, January–February 1997, with Soundgarden and The Prodigy

Records

• Peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart
• Certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies in the United States
• Has sold over three million copies worldwide

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'Pay the Man' was recorded during the Ixnay on the Hombre sessions but ended up on the album Americana
• 'Change the World' contains a hidden spoken track by Larry 'Bud' Melman of The David Letterman Show
• After silence, the hidden spoken track 'Kiss My Ass' follows 'Change the World' at 6:17
• The Ixnay on the Hombre tour began 11 February 1997 at Foothill in Long Beach, California
• The tour ended 18 December 1997 in Osaka, Japan, with AFI supporting

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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