The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) Drink up while you can

Drink up while you can

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

Graham Haynes

with additional production by Craig Brockman

The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) Drink up while you canThe 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