Happy Hour!
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Happy Hour! is a Japanese exclusive compilation album by the American punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...

. It was released on August 4, 2010. The album chronicles tracks from approximately 15 years of the band's career. It is the first album by the Offspring not to be released in the United States
United States
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.

The album includes live versions and remixes of tracks from their studio albums Smash, Ixnay on the Hombre
Ixnay on the Hombre
-In popular culture:* "The Meaning of Life" is featured on the soundtrack to Tekken: The Motion Picture.* "All I Want", "Way Down the Line" and "Change the World" were all featured in 1999 video game Crazy Taxi....

, Americana, Conspiracy of One
Conspiracy of One
-Bonus tracks:-Album length:-Notes:* First pressings in Australia and UK had the track "Huck It" listed as track 14, later reprints have it unlisted as well as the original Mature audiences rating reduced to a PG rating in Australia....

, and Splinter
Splinter (The Offspring album)
-Enhanced version:The Enhanced CD portion of the CD contains the following:* Da Hui Video* Da Hui Video * Demo Studio Tour* 4 wallpapers* 2 MP3 tracks:*"The Kids Aren't Alright" *"When You're in Prison"...

. Although it was released two years after Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, this compilation does not contain any live versions and remixes of tracks from that album. It also includes songs from soundtracks and various B-sides. The album also contains covers of tracks by bands such as The Buzzcocks, Iggy & The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...

, TSOL
TSOL
TSOL is an American punk rock band which formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. TSOL is short for True Sounds of Liberty although they are rarely referred to by their full name....

, Billy Roberts
Billy Roberts
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, and AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

. Happy Hour! has sold 30,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Band members

  • Dexter Holland
    Dexter Holland
    Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the California punk rock band The Offspring...

     – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg K.
    Greg Kriesel
    Gregory David Kriesel , best known by his stage name Greg K., is an American bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the punk band, The Offspring.-Biography:...

     – bass, backing vocals
  • Ron Welty
    Ron Welty
    Ronald "Ron" Welty is the former drummer for the American punk rock band The Offspring. Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure was the longest, as he was in the band from July 1987 to March 2003. He had replaced their original drummer James Lilja, and was only 16 at the time of his joining...

     – drums, percussion (all tracks except "Hit That")
  • Adam Willard – drums, percussion ("Hit That")
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