Ixnay on the Hombre
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| Studio album by The Offspring | |||||
| Released | February 4, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | June 24[1]-October 11[2], 1996 at Eldorado Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA | ||||
| Genre | Skate punk, punk rock | ||||
| Length | 42:14 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Epitaph (Europe) | ||||
| Producer | Dave Jerden | ||||
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Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth album by the American punk rock band The Offspring. Released on February 4, 1997, it was the follow-up to the highly successful Smash and also band's first collaboration with record producer Dave Jerden. While the album did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, Ixnay on the Hombre was well received by both critics and fans, and obtained platinum status.
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[edit] Production and marketing
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Writing for Ixnay on the Hombre began around 1995 shortly after the Smash tour, which had lasted since early 1994. The Offspring returned to the studio in the spring of 1996, with producer Dave Jerden (of Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction and Social Distortion fame), to commence work on the album. Recording sessions lasted from June to October 1996.
Davey Havok (of AFI fame) recorded backing vocals on this album.[3] (Frontman Dexter Holland did backing vocals for AFI's album, Black Sails in the Sunset, two years later).
[edit] Reception
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Ixnay on the Hombre was released on February 4, 1997 and is the first Offspring album distributed via Columbia Records. In Europe, this is their last release on their former label Epitaph Records. This was due to contract disagreements between the band and the co-founder of Epitaph and then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The band was able to release its album on Columbia for the US and other international releases but had to complete the album release in Europe through Epitaph. All subsequent albums were released on Columbia.
Ixnay on the Hombre peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[4] Although the album was less successful than its predecessor or successor, it also went Platinum soon after its release.[5]
[edit] Track listing
All songs are written by The Offspring, except "Intermission" by Irving Ceasar and Vincent Youmans, with additional lyrics by Dexter Holland.
- "Disclaimer" – 0:44
- "The Meaning of Life" – 2:55
- "Mota" – 2:56
- "Me & My Old Lady" – 4:31
- "Cool to Hate" – 2:47
- "Leave It Behind" – 1:56
- "Gone Away" – 4:27
- "I Choose" – 3:53
- "Intermission" – 0:48
- "All I Want" – 1:54
- "Way Down the Line" – 2:35
- "Don't Pick It Up" – 1:52
- "Amazed" – 4:25
- "Change the World" – 6:23
[edit] Notes
- The CD version of the album contains a hidden skit at the end of the album featuring Calvert DeForest called "Kiss My Ass." The vinyl version includes an alternate skit entitled "Cocktail."
[edit] Trivia
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- When asked about the title, Dexter claimed that Ixnay on the Hombre means "fuck authority" or "fuck the man". [1]
- "Disclaimer" is a spoken word piece featuring Jello Biafra. It mocks people who took the lyrics on the previous album, Smash, too seriously.
- The opening from "Change the World" can also be heard at the end of The Offspring's previous album, Smash. The guitar riff, though faster and without palm-muting, was also used on the song "Genocide" from said album.
- The song "Pay the Man" was initially recorded for this album. However, it was left off because it was so different (though it was played live once under the title "Stonehenge.")[6] The song was later released on the album Americana.
- "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy Taxi.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] The Offspring
- Dexter Holland - Guitar, Vocals
- Noodles - Guitar, Backing Vocals[7]
- Greg K. - Bass
- Ron Welty - Drums
[edit] Additional Musicians
- Jello Biafra - Vocals on "Disclaimer"
- John Mayer - Vocals on "Intermission"
- Calvert DeForest - Vocals on "Kiss My Ass"/"Cocktail"
- Jason "Blackball" McLean - Additional Vocals on "Mota"
- Paulhino Dacosta - Additional Percussion
- Dexter, Noodles and Davey Havok (credited as Davey Havoc) - Backing Vocals
[edit] Others
- Dave Jerden - Production and Mixing
- Bryan Carlstrom - Engineering
- Brian Jerden - Assistant Engineering
- Annette Cisneros - Assistant Engineering
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
- Bryan Hall - Guitar Tech
- Sean Evans - Art Direction
- Enrique Chagoya - Cover Illustration
- Lisa Haun - Photography
[edit] External links
- Official page for the album includes lyrics and audio/video excerpts
[edit] References
[edit] General references
- (1997) Album notes for Ixnay on the Hombre by The Offspring [CD liner]. Columbia/Epitaph Records.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Letter from Dexter "People have also been asking about what we're doing now..."
- ^ Letter from Dexter "Offspring: New Album "
- ^ Album Credits
- ^ Ixany on the Hombre's entry at Billboard.com. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ RIAA Certification (type in "Offspring" in the artist box). RIAA. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
- ^ Interviews: The Offspring
- ^ Credits: The Offspring
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