Conspiracy of One
Occupation
- Guitar, Vocals: Dexter Holland
- Guitar, backing vocals: Noodles
- E -Bass: Greg K.
- Drums: Ron Welty
Conspiracy of One is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring. It was released on 14 November 2000 at Columbia Records and is the successor of 1998's successful album Americana.
Genesis
After the huge success of its predecessor Americana (1998), the band recorded the album Conspiracy of One June to August 2000 in the NRG Studios in Hollywood, California with producer Brendan O'Brien. Thus ended The Offspring collaboration with Dave Jerden, who was responsible for production at Americana and Ixnay on the Hombre. For Dexter Holland was O'Brien's production for Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots crucial to take him on board for the album.
In mid-2000 the band gave a reputation for providing the album before its release for free download. After Sony Music announced legal action, however, the band moved away from this project. In October 2000, but it still was a leak and eleven of the twelve songs from the finished album was uploaded to Napster. A fan offered these songs then together with guitars and bass handles even before the album's release on 14 November 2000 for free download.
The band had nothing to do with it, however. Instead, they offered downloads singles through their website, as well as various portals such as MTV Online on. In return, the British retail chain HMV took the first single Original Prankster not in their assortment and justified this by saying that the piece " already before the publication was available " was. Information of the New Musical Express, this was the main reason that the single debuted at number 6 and no number-one hit. Furthermore, some songs that did not make it onto the album, deposited for buyers of the album on their website.
As a first single appeared Original Prankster with guest vocals from Redman. That same year, Want You Bad was decoupled and 2001 followed Million Miles Away.
Title
Bonus tracks on the U.S. version
Another bonus track, the song Huck It ( 2:40 ) was used on the European version. In addition, an enhanced CD with a variety of live video and karaoke versions exist.
Style of music and texts
Musically the album to its predecessor. It still prevails classic three - chord punk, or Melodycore, the album, even more so than its predecessor, elements of hip hop and grunge enthält.Original Prankster takes up the theme of Pretty Fly ( For a White Guy ) by Americana and Come Out and Play by on Smash, both spielen.Der style of the band was a bit slower with elements and clichés of gangster rap. With Denial, Revisited a ballad on the album is represented. With Living in chaos, the band wrote a slower song for Mithüpfen.
The title song is about a guy in Libya, who launches a nuclear missile. Dexter Holland described the album as " a series of unrelated short stories. " The intro to the album was spoken by Mike Love and originates from the Beach Boys Live CD The Lost Concert. Special Delivery contains a sample of Hooked on a Feeling the Swedish pop group Blue Swede and Original Prankster one from the song Low Rider by War.
Reception
The reviews are almost universally to settle only in the upper midfield. It was agreed that the band still do their thing well, but would be given no room for experimentation or changes.
"Three plates later and lo and behold, it has changed since then nothing. Familiar three- chord guitar with appealing hooks. Dexter Holland z.T. penetrante Yeeeaaaiiieeaaahs and Oooouuoohs are still at the start, during quieter pieces do not still belong to their major strengths. "
Success
Conspiracy of One reached in over ten countries the top ten of the charts, but failed to match the success of its predecessor Americana. The album still held in most countries around four months in the charts and was in the U.S. and in Switzerland even achieve the same or better peak positions than the successful predecessor. The three singles were placed on the middle and lower courses in the charts. Only original Prankter was in the UK Top 10 hit. In the United States and Switzerland, the album was certified platinum in the United Kingdom, and Austria and with gold.