The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) makes one realise that there

makes one realise that there really are humans behind the machines

which were created for the then provisional tracklisting for what would become The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album

with additional production by Craig Brockman

to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the record

Graham Haynes

The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) makes one realise that thereThe Offspring preserve the essential ingredients of their chosen genre guitars grinding out three chords, shouted vocals, and plenty of vitriol and layer them over a melodic base that packs considerable popular appeal. The singles from Smash, the Offspring's breakthrough album, still receive considerable radio airplay: "Gotta Get Away," "Come Out and Play," and "Self Esteem." With these and Smash's 11 other tracks, the band chronicles the adolescent