AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, stated that The Offspring "is a rawer, harder-edged collection than their breakthrough set, Smash, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a better record", and that it "lacks the metal guitar crunch that dominated Smash.". Reception Professional ratings Review scores "Crossroads" is the only song from the album that has never been played live. The Offspring has rarely played any songs from the rest of the album. "Beheaded" was rarely ever played live, having been played at least 24 times as of July 2016.
Following the small success of The Offspring, the band signed with Epitaph Records in 1991. To support the album, The Offspring embarked on a six-week national tour, but Noodles was stabbed during a performance at the Hollywood anti-nuclear benefit. Some copies also have the Cargo Records logo next to the Nemesis logo on the back cover. This song was removed from the reissues after 2001. The album's closing track "Kill the President" was met with a great deal of controversy and as a result, one of the copies was destroyed by Wally George at his show Hot Seat in 1992, thus leaving only 4,999 copies left. When it was released, the album initially sold 5,000 copies and it took the band two and a half years to sell them all. The album was released on June 15, 1989, in limited numbers by Nemesis Records, only in 12" vinyl and cassette format. During the sessions, the band re-recorded their early songs "I'll Be Waiting" and "Blackball", which both originally appeared on the band's 1986 single " I'll Be Waiting". They recorded it in March 1989 at South Coast Recording in Santa Ana, California, with Thom Wilson producing. After recording a demo tape in 1988, the Offspring began preparations for their first full-length album.
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