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Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)

Where the lyrics of Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace take you, and where it was really made.

The title is built from the name of the closing track and a phrase taken from another song on the album.

Key places

Recording at Henson Recording Studios (2008)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — The album was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The point marks the studio's building location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Recording in Haiku, Hawaii (2008)

Recording site Plantation Mixing and Recording (Haiku) — Part of the album was recorded in Hawaii at Plantation Mixing and Recording in Haiku. The point sits at the town center, not the studio itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Recording in Orange County (2008)

Recording site D-13 Studio (Huntington Beach) — The album was recorded in Orange County, California, at D-13 Studio in Huntington Beach. The point sits at the city center. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace: eighth studio album by American punk rock band the Offspring
• Released June 11, 2008 by Columbia Records
• First album of new material in five years, following Splinter (2003)
• Marked the longest gap between studio albums for the band at that time
• Title derived from two tracks: 'Rise and Fall', the last track, and 'Fix You'
• Four singles: 'Hammerhead', 'You're Gonna Go Far, Kid', 'Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?' and 'Half-Truism'

Background

• Work on new material dates back to fall 2004
• Band showed little visible progress until November 2006, when they announced recording with producer Bob Rock
• Writing and recording spanned four years and three recording studios
• Process was finished in April 2008
• On April 9, 2008, Dexter Holland announced the album was finished, along with its name, release date and 'Hammerhead' as first single

Recording

• Recording took place in Hawaii and California with Rock
• By May 2007, music for thirteen songs had been recorded, with ten more tracks demoed
• Holland said all songs were new, with no re-recordings of older songs
• In July 2007 the album was being recorded in Orange County, California

Cover

• A sticker on the album cover promoted the songs 'Hammerhead' and 'You're Gonna Go Far, Kid'

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

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

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

• Reviews were mixed overall
• AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticized the band for not changing their sound or moving forward
• Kerrang! positively stated that the album is 'an exquisite reminder of what a fabulous band they are'

Records

• Debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 with 45,700 units sold
• Significantly higher than the peak of predecessor Splinter, which reached number 30
• Debut sales were considerably lower than Splinter (87,000) and Conspiracy of One (125,000)
• As of June 2023, sales in the United States exceeded 500,000 units
• Certified Gold by the RIAA

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Amazon.com accidentally released 30-second clips of each song on June 2, 2008; they were removed quickly, but fans had already ripped them and uploaded them to file-sharing and video sites.
• 'Hammerhead' was first premiered at the Summersonic Festival in 2007, before any details of the new album had been revealed.
• KROQ in Los Angeles began playing 'You're Gonna Go Far, Kid' shortly before the album came out in June 2008.
• The official premiere of the album took place on the band's imeem site on June 9, 2008.
• Holland said that the band was not going to make another Smash or another Ixnay, but thought the new album would still be relevant to punk.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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