The Descendents is an American
punk rock band.It was formed
in 1978 by guitarist Frank
Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo
and drummer Bill Stevenson in
Hermosa Beach, California. The
band members are Milo
Aukerman, Stephen Egerton,
Karl Alvarez, Bill Stevenson.
As of 2010, they have released
six studio albums, three live
albums, three compilation
albums and three EPs. The band
broke up and reformed several
times over the years,
sometimes with different
musicians.
Their first release was the
single "Ride the Wild"/"It's a
Hectic World". In 1980 they
got Stevenson's old
schoolfriend Milo Aukerman as
a singer, and reappeared as a
punk band, becoming a major
player in the hardcore scene
developing in Los Angeles at
the time.
Their first release with
Aukerman, 1981's Fat EP,
featuring the songs as "My Dad
Sucks" and the eleven-second
"Weinerschnitzel". The band
did not record again until
1985 with the album I Don't
Want to Grow Up. Much of the
song-writing on this LP was
much more sensitive than the
band's earlier records,
despite being peppered by
songs such as "Pervert" and
"No FB".
Enjoy!, the band next album
was released in 1986 was not
well received by critics. The
group released All in 1987,
which, despite "Van",
"ALL-O-Gistics" and the
one-second "All", was the
Descendents most mature 1980s
album, and featured emotional
songs such as "Coolidge",
"Cameage" and "Clean Sheets".
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