The Descendents' Enjoy! Yeah, don't stop slbidkst! Urine is produced by the kidneys, located on either side of YOU, THE READER at the base of the ribcage. Then you'll continue listening and be all like, "Why is Milo singing just like Greg Graffin and the band playing minor-key midtempo chord changes they stole off Bad Religion records?" This album is one of the most singalongable and (rightly) beloved products in punk rock history. This is obviously a huge loss for the DESCENDENTS family. The character was created by Rodger Deuerlein, a classmate of Aukerman and drummer Bill Stevenson's at Mira Costa High School who taunted Aukerman by drawing comic strips and posters depicting him as the class nerd. I would even recognize it while dreaming, but couldn't change it. Now that customer has no nose. I'm exhausted. Musically and vocally, it's about as wonderfully hooky as a punk rock album can get. Ray Cooper and Doug Carrion are out, Stephen Egerton and Karl Alvarez are in, Milo's about to leave the band to pursue a career in biochemistry, and the stage is set for a band name change. That was a nice homage I thought. Plus the other half is straight-up angry punk and punk-metal, kicking your ass with a fist up your dick. While most of the nation counted down to midnight on Dec. 31, Cooper was at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden for Professional Fighters League's New Year's Eve championship, where he defeated David Michaud for the welterweight title and earned a cool $1 million in the process. He later joined the band Blue Mink, and as a session musician he played on records for artists such as America, Carly Simon and David Essex. A few of these renditions actually improve upon their studio counterparts: "Descendents" is meaner and speedier; "Wendy" dumps the palm muting and kicks up the tempo; and "Clean Sheets" is much less irritating without the super-high chorus vocals (though it still for some reason has me singing the hilarious parody lyrics, "That shirt's a dildo/And so's your old man!). The riffs and melodies themselves are still quite creative and memorable though, and some of the songs (ex. Action scenes and excitement, Paul Newman all storming into the newsroom like an angry guy, Sally Field apologizing and helping to find the real villain. Left to right: Egerton, Aukerman, Stevenson, and Alvarez. I wanted to evoke that feeling that you get when you hear (Black Flag's) Revenge.. Knock Knock! The chemistry worked, and two years later the Descendents burst into the public ear with a critically acclaimed EP called Fat, which included the cult hit Weinerschnitzel, an 11-second blast about one boy and his fast-food drama.. I haven't even seen it yet. But besides that, this has been one of my most highly-regarded favorites of all time for a very long time. And I don't mean the rock group who did "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86." Descendents, Kim, Doug Carrion, Ray Cooper, Bill Stevenson, Milo HA HA AHAHAH! Stevenson explained that the gap of eight years between Descendents albums was due to the band members having children and to his father's death. The Mentors, Meatmen and GG Allin are more blatantly misogynist, but that's what makes them harmless and funny. ", written "in a fit of Allular frustration. Between us I think we have like 20 songs written and Bill (Stevenson) and Karl (Alvarez) have been writing songs as well. I do, however, have Egerton's. technical ability, the song writing is inferior and Milo sucks (much In tribute to Thanksgiving, I'm now going to get quite drunk for a few hours before completing this review. I'm not sure why you chose to focus on that aspect of their lyrics, but I can relate to being a young and sexually shunned young man. Before I knew about the condition it was pretty scary (like when I heard someone writing something on my computer though I knew my wife wasn't home, or when I felt (couldn't see) a small girl standing beside the bed, and then starting to move her hands up and down the bedsheet (and this was before The Ring) it was horrible. Have you seen this new James Bond movie Absence Of Malice? Either best or worst vocal moment: "SOUR FUCKIN' GRAPES!" That's trippy. And you could hear the bass, which is a result of that choice they made. The film features interviews with Hoppus, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, and Mike Watt of Minutemen. Add your [27], A documentary called Filmage documenting the story behind the Descendents and All[28] premiered at Bloor Hot Docs cinema in Toronto on June, 15th 2013 as part of the NXNE Music and Film festival. punchlines and lame "celebrities' vaginas" riffs. Did you say "Ray POOPer"? 8:01pm The Bonus Cup became a part of everyday Descendents life. Definitely a difference, and it gives the album a lot of depth for such a short album. Descendents - Good Good Things Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Eventually (thank GOD) I was able to turn my body 180 degrees on the couch, open my left eye and see my dog on the floor. What's wrong with lust and sexual thrust? written by Milo "No Fat Beaver"/"Pervert" Aukerman. 8:01pm, Jon just got back from Chili's. Real disappointed. 6. The distorted stereophonic guitars are loud as heck, and Milo's vocals are surprisingly tough, confident and tuneful. Here are some reasons. Was I really that much of a dick in high school? They deserve more than a record every decade or so. Still, look at the inexcusable chauvinistic dogshit they shovel in your ear on side one: "Pervert" - "Don't you sometimes wonder what I want/Don't you sometimes think I just want your cunt/I'd hate to think that romance is just a pose/But all I want to do is rip off your clothes. It's supposed to be that your mind is (almost) awake while your body is still asleep, and it's the basis for many if not all tales about alien abductions and hauntings. Posted at 15:49h in melamine shelving b&q by merchiston castle school famous alumni. You won't fuck me because you're a bitch!" I've wasted my last 15 years jumping through their hoops only to find nothing waiting for me but academic oblivion, my proud destiny." Who's there? It was fun forgetting about getting fired for a few hours. But I couldn't do it. 2:03am And this album is phenomenally bad. ranked it as the 33rd greatest punk album of all time. Jon just got back from Chili's. Sexual frustration is one thing, but their records show very little self-analysis, and lots of blaming and name calling towards the "homos" (read: guys getting more action) and "whores" (read: any female). Required fields are marked *. And that's no way to run a live album. Egerton doesn't play on the group's first three full-length albums (1982's Milo Goes to College, 1985's I Don't Want To Grow Up and 1986's Enjoy! ) Instead of the song titles, the back cover lists slang terms for It perfectly encapsulates everything that was wrong with the mid-'90s "punk rock" explosion! Then you'll continue listening and be all like, "Why is Milo singing just like Greg Graffin and the band playing minor-key midtempo chord changes they stole off Bad Religion records?" Their debut single, "Ride The Wild"/"It's A Hectic World" shot up the charts upon its 1979 release, eventually stopping with a bullet somewhere around #15,000. With the singer's nose lodged up somebody's anusbottom? [1][4] According to singer Milo Aukerman: "While drinking all this coffee in the midst of catching mackerel they came up with the concept of All doing the utmost, achieving the utmost. He grew up in Michigan and attended Northville High School till 1997. You'd be better off The jazz-punk title track features actual human farts and the lyrics I half expect Milo to follow "Now you're gone and I'm alone" with "I always wanted you to ride my bone.". Ray Cooper adds palm-muting to the Descendents sound, wimping down [56] The German edition of the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ranked it at 349. I mellowed and so did they as you can tell from their albums of late. 11. To play hard, play fast poop. We're looking for a few good men So does that Dido song. [41][42] Stevenson wrote "One More Day" about the death of his father, who he had taken in and cared for throughout the last year of his life: "He and I always had a terrible relationship. [48][49] "Everything about how I sing and play guitar came from this band [] Blink is absolutely a product of The Descendents," said Blink-182 vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge in 2011,[50] while vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus called "Silly Girl" from I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985) "the first song that really altered my life. By the way, did you emphasis on misogyny to obscure the fact that most people's objection to this particular album (Or albums) are the homophobic slurs through out some of the songs? Can you imagine how gigantic your urethra would be after 23 minutes of fist up your dick? This album is one of the most singalongable and (rightly) beloved products in punk rock history. It's a herky-jerky punk-funk song with such laugh-out-lousy lyrics as "Here in my van/I can beat my small cock/Fart on your face/Sleep on a loaf"! Have you seen this new James Bond movie Absence Of Malice? Add your thoughts? 1. We're not gonna let the music die You wouldn't catch any of the other Epitaph bands playing weird guitar/drums/bass in their sugary poop songs. I was like, You can't make this the first song on the record, but everyone and the label said it should go first. America should've been ashamed of spending their 1979 entertainment dollar on "My Sharona" though, because this single is a true joy! If this was meant as a parody of Drivin' N' Cryin's lame "POWER FUCKIN' HOUSE!" If you tried to make your OWN pyramid, it'd take forever and be all wobbly. Have any of these cretins even ever talked to a girl? This was my introduction to the Descendents, and I was so instantly floored that I still haven't standed back up. HI HI IHIHIH! Karl Alvarez - Apparently the failure of his marriage has made him cynical towards everything else in the world as well: any song ever written, typified by the lyric "Won't you please suck my --"It's no place for a mongrel mutt like me/Mating rights go to the best of breed/Just a lot of sad people caught in between desire and despair/I guess I'll see you there/At the lost and lonely/Dog and Pony Show" It's somebody asking, "All?" with jazzy influences are undermined by disgusting lyrics, amateurish 3. Frankly, I think it's pretty ballsy and impressive that a bunch of 18 year olds wrote an album worth of music as good as it is, and had the audacity to write all the lyrics about how much girls piss them off and release it to the public. (1982): Ray was strongly influenced by Frank. The nightmare itself at this point had to do with my inabiilty to wake up. Some of the material does seem a bit rushed though. You reviewed "Everything Sucks," haven't you? over two guitar chords! like every pop-punk band singer outside of Green Day and Blink-182). Your email address will not be published. 12:44am I dont have any material goals.. was drawn by guitarist Ray Cooper under the pseudonym "Scoob Droolins". TRANSLATION: "If a girl develops a drug problem, she's also a whore!" And against all assumptions, it's honestly pretty good! You won't fuck me because you're a bitch! I've had this happen before. We could play whatever, yet our influences stemmed from largely the same stuff that Bill and Milo's did. This, the second of 14 Descendents live albums, features five songs each from All and I Want Don't To Grow Up, three from Boner Fat, two from Enjoy and a horrifying mere ONE (!!!!!) We have a real simple existence. came out during Green Day's first peak. 2. I don't hear The Beatles singing "I don't wanna smell your muff" or "The only fish I smell is on the back of my boat" or "Why don't we do it in the road?," so clearly these guys are a bit more aggressively anti-female than your usual gang of four. If you're looking for cheer, get lost because aside from two light-hearted Milo songs -- gross diarrhea joke "Blast Off" and pro-brain high school anthem "Mass Nerder" (complete with Germs parody outro "We Must Read" and faux-Darby shout "Somebody get me a book!") "My Dad Sucks" kicks too much ass to end in 36 seconds, and "Global Probing" might have the makings of a good song, but crammed into 1:08 it just sounds like a poorly-thought-out mess. OUTside! [ But if you really pay attention to the garbage they're singing, it's clear that they view every girl as either a tease or a whore. The band had time off so I spent like two years with Black Flag. Thats the foundation this band is based on, that were four brothers, not four businessmen.. Who knows, at some point later on we might decide that we want to get together and record something. I know plenty of girls who think that way. I've had this happen before. Label head and musician Fat Mike was a longtime fan of the band, and his enthusiasm for working with them was a major factor in their decision to sign to the label. Knock Knock! "[7] The album was preceded by the 'Merican EP in February 2004, followed by the full-length album in March. Reese Witherspoon's Son Deacon Is Spitting Image of Dad Ryan - PureWow shitty punk-metal "Green" and especially the 8-minute confessional "Days [57], In 2016, a Descendents branded IPA entitled "Feel This Coffee" was released by the San Diego branch of Mikkeller Brewery. Bill goes 'Oh, that's it', and it becomes the cover of the first record. [2] They initially called themselves "The Itch", until Navetta came up with the name "Descendents". And friends, he adds, is what makes one bands music different from anothers. [2][9][10], In 1985 Stevenson left Black Flag and he, Aukerman, Cooper, and Lombardo reconvened as the Descendents for I Don't Want to Grow Up, recorded that April at Music Lab studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California with producer and engineer David Tarling and published by New Alliance Records. Milo sounds like Greg Graffin with a cold. "[5], After a six-month trial with a female singer, Cecilia Loera, they recruited Milo Aukerman as their new vocalist. Steve A lot of these songs rely on strong vocal melodies, and Milo just kills them with his poor deliveries. Reader Comments Parents, Milo Goes to College (1982): It's the extremism of basically hovering on one chord, letting the bass carry the changes and the melody of the song. -- (to his daughter) "Come on baby, we gotta get our clothes on/There'll be no easy days 'cause I've got no degree/You'll see your brother in a week or three/Here's a picture of me, just don't let them see/'Cause they're not that fond of me" Sure, Blur and Oasis may be crap (I do like Oasis, even though I know I shouldn't) but Supergrass has produced one of the most insanely catchy and enjoyable albums with "I Should Coco" and the rest of their output has been good too, so I'd be remiss if I didn't point that album out to you (though you being you, you may have stumbled accross it). think your 6 is generous. As you know, he plays drums for a living. Descendents - markprindle.com Let's make up some jokes. Its really a throwaway record. This product combines Bonus Fat and Milo Goes To College onto a single, phenomenal 33-minute CD. TRANSLATION: "Girls are both whores and teases. So when 1985 rolled around, New Alliance slapped "Ride The Wild"/"It's A Hectic World" and Fat together onto a 12-inch piece of vinyl car seating and called it Bonus Fat. First was the crew neck T-shirt, then I drew the polo shirt Milo, then I drew the Milo with a tie, because he goes to college. The riffs and melodies themselves are still quite creative and memorable though, and some of the songs (ex. It may be their least adventurous and most traditionally 'pop-punk' album to date, but it sure is professional-sounding and easy on the ears. But only 7 of them are, because Milo sounds like his nose is shoved up somebody's asshole. Flag had all this stuff in progress, so I put Descendents on hold. My wife is out of town for work, and NYC is suddenly freezing, so I was sleeping on the couch right next to the heater. It only has two good songs - Milo's sweet "Get The Time" (later And in "No Fat Beaver," he sings it as "No Fat Beav-Ah!" OOOOOHOHOHOHOHOHHOHOH!!!!! Lyrics have never come easily to me. He joined the band during 1987's ALL, so I figured the Oklahoma resident would offer a unique viewpoint on the songs as someone who is a fan of the band and a member. The songs were only seconds long, but that was all the time we needed to make the point. And all four band members write like this! I picture some 'weird' kid who has no friends sitting at lunch with a couple other individuals of the same walk of alienation and jealousy. 10 Goriest Album Covers High quality and versatile electronic services. )'s confused anxious punk sloucher "Doghouse." You're enjoyable with your early-60's/late-70's conglomeration! I noticed that my dream was starting to repeat, and then.. Well, that's when I became incapable of waking up. Now I hear his new series "My Own Worst Enemy" is going to be cancelled. But if you really pay attention to the garbage they're singing, it's clear that they view every girl as either a tease or a whore. They sound like followers on this record, and its a shame. -- "You got a loving family/To give you everything you need/My family loves each other so much/We live a thousand miles away and never stay in touch" Add your Did somebody ask you to stop blskejvblsgle? It's a big deal! The official website of the Descendents gave its grief to Frank, "We're very sorry to announce that founding member of The DESCENDENTS, and close friend Frank Navetta died on October 31, 2008 after becoming ill over the course of a few days. I believe I listened to it twice, and then relegated it to the Indiana Jones warehouse of tapes in my garage. The only member of the classic Descendents line-up who plays in All is drummer Bill Stevenson, meaning that All has no more in common with Descendents than it does with Black Flag! [4][9][10] In 1987 New Alliance was sold to SST Records, who re-released Enjoy! came out during Green Day's first peak. What's wrong with lust and sexual thrust? Although Cool To Be You is indeed the least melodically inventive and most stylistically derivative release in the band's entire discography, it also perversely features their most honest and heartbreaking lyrics ever. Steve There's a drawing of toilet paper on the cover. The only song on here that mentions girls without bashing them is "Jean Is Dead," and that's only because the girl killed herself! Strangely, the drums and bass are often as loud as the guitar, in fact drowning it out at some points. And, once again, the band will sleep in the van for the duration--just a minor inconvenience, according to Stevenson. Despite the name, its friendship, not family, that rates with the band--especially for its founder, drummer Bill Stevenson, 22. ray cooper descendents - ledcore.co.il This record is none of those things. This, the first of two Descendents live albums, features in-concert performances of two Bonus Fat songs, five each from Milo Goes To College and All, and four each from I Don't Wanna Grow Up and Enjoy. thoughts? In addition, although half of the record falls into the much-beloathed 'pop-punk' category, the emphasis is on 'punk.' Jon 's at Mike's Tavern. It's very clear that they That said, side 2 falls off a cliff. poop. Who's there? I guess they didnt have much direction, or know what their direction was supposed to be. [1], For the recording of their debut album Milo Goes to College in June 1982, the band worked at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California with Spot, who had also engineered and produced the Fat EP. I wish I knew where my wallet is. Unfortunately, these open rope cages spent a considerable amount of time underground and in fact underwater, where rats continually fell into the cages and gnawed on the screaming passengers! I, Doug Carrion! Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? TRANSLATION: "If a girl develops a drug problem, she's also a whore! The dog had about 23 eyes, then when it turned around, there were four OTHER dogs attached to its back end, each with two eyes, then nose, then a THIRD eye, then mouth. "Cowwoman Bill! Aukerman incorporated these lyrics into "Hrtin' Cre". [11] When the band's name was changed to All upon Aukerman's departure in 1987, bassist Karl Alvarez created the character Allroy to serve an equivalent function for the new band.[44]. Look out, Home Depot, you're 1st on my list. The few songs that don't sound like Al Goldstein wrote them are just your basic naive teenager social commentary, but it's interesting to note that two of these lyrical departures ("M 16" and "Statue of Liberty") are also the only songs that seem out of place on this record. I know Jonathan Richman's met these women, 'cause he's sung about them But then everything took a downhill turn when I began dreaming that China's public transit system involves tiny open rope cages for people to stand in, all tied together in a row and dragged along overhead wires like cable cars. Jon is hiding in the bushes behind the Wendy's near New Hope Commons. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This is aggressively performed and unpolished music that just happens to also be as tuneful as all patootie. The Descendents are more insidious because they sing like they're sad and act like they care about the girls. I'd give it more like a 4-5 as if I want to TRANSLATION: "Even though later in the song I claim that I don't want to 'have sex' with you but rather want to 'be your friend' and 'marry you,' it's pretty clear by lyrics like this that I do indeed want to have sex with you. Click here and buy some Descendents cds and shit so I get some money. And yes this is partly just laziness, but also the CD is so perfectly paced for maximum emotional fulfillment that I'm unable to hear either of the original records alone without thinking, "Jesus, why is this so short? Perhaps they were Fat leftovers? Rollins. TRANSLATION: "Even though later in the song I claim that I don't want to 'have sex' with you but rather want to 'be your friend' and 'marry you,' it's pretty clear by lyrics like this that I do indeed want to have sex with you. thoughts? More like Please, I'd Like To WAKE Up, if you ask me!!! Get all the lyrics to songs by Ray Cooper [Descendents] and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. who? I will kill and I'll destroy!," "My day will come - I know some day, I'll be the only one!," etc). That was a nice homage I thought. Barely out of the gate, and it dies a silent death. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Not so much with music, but with lyrics. Plus, why is nobody collaborating? Iceman, ALL (1987): When I came to try out, we spent three days jamming. Knock knock! Okay these are making less sense as we go. The moral of this story: don't drink the water in Mexico. Unfortunately, the other half of your boat will be forced to admit that (a) 7 of the 15 songs are predictable Green Day-style radio-'punk' for girls, and (b) the CD is totally top-loaded; there's only like one standout song in the entire second half. This record is none of those things. none of it was actually 'punk rock'), If it's Descendents classics you're after, you're going to have to look beyond the la-de-da smiley faces of "Sick-O-Me" and "When I Get Old" and embrace the darker and more creative underbelly of the album, particularly Egerton's killer punk rock title track, Bill and Egerton's hardcore "Coffee Mug," Milo's haunting dysfunctional family lament "Rotting Out," Alvarez's cleverly ascending "Caught" and FRANK NAVETTA(!!!!!!! [8] Aukerman later recalled that the band took his departure in stride: When I decided to go to university, the guys in the band were pretty hip on it because they knew how big of a nerd I was. This time you are dead on though. listen to Green Day, I'll listen to Green Day. The lyrical content of the Descendents made them being cited at the time as one of the most significant punk bands of the 1980s hardcore punk movement. So that's what started happening this afternoon during my sleep. In a sense that would be kind of like discrediting Milo's nine years worth of effort. The girl from Bikeage? You are who you associate with.. Meanwhile, new idiot shows like "Mama's Boy" with Ryan Seacrest are popping up everywhere. Paskelbta 2022-06-04 Autorius disadvantages of polyurethane foam terry funeral home obituaries downingtown, pa. ray cooper descendents When turkeys eat your soul from your body. Although Cool To Be You is indeed the least melodically inventive and most stylistically derivative release in the band's entire discography, it also perversely features their most honest and heartbreaking lyrics ever. Back came Milo for an All-era Descendents reunion. Oh! [2][1] Nolte sang with the group at several of their early performances, but by the spring of 1979, The Last were becoming more active and he left the Descendents again, being replaced by bassist Tony Lombardo. "Can't Go Back" is melodic genius, a good indication of the unusually tuneful stuff Bill Stevenson would excel at from here on out. I've never, ever written a song that's freaked me out that much. Because it seemed so SIMPLE! If, on the other hand, it was just shouted out of excitement for what a 'kickass' song "Sour Grapes" is, then ew. We delve into his guitar playing, but his greater contribution to the band was his songwriting. [52], Milo Goes to College has been included in several lists of noteworthy punk albums. The interview @ Home Depot didn't go well. Add your The distorted guitar and drums are gigantically raw and loud, and Milo's charismatic shout-singing sounds like a cross between Ron Reyes (Black Flag's second singer) and Dez Cadena (Black Flag's third singer). This record is none of those things. When turkeys eat your soul from your body. Apparently it didn't work because every time I woke up I was freezing; chalking it up to illness, I decided to email in sick and work from home. Remember the days of collaboration? What's the difference between the Descendents' Enjoy and Britney delusional, attack their choice in men, and then whine about how you're 2. It perfectly encapsulates everything that was wrong with the mid-'90s "punk rock" explosion! You mentioned a couple of tracks on there that I haven't heard - they're on the CD but not the vinyl. So this was no way to keep a pleasant dream going. Thanks Mark, you are fun to read (and watch)! I'm awake, but I can't move more than an inch, can't speak more than a faint whisper, and I hallucinate. The Descendents joined Planet Rock USA in 1978 when guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson got together to combine the sound of '60s beach music with the energy of '70s punk rock. It was AWESOME! I haven't had dreams quite like that, but I have had several in which I couldn't move, and was trying to get off my bed, and fell on the floor, hopelessly writhing about trying to get to my feet, only to wake up to find I hadn't moved at all, and then still unable to move for a few seconds until I'm fully awake and make a concerted effort to move my arms. "Ace," "My World") are more emotionally tormented than anything on Milo. Ha ha! I dont want a house. devo334@gmail.com ray cooper descendents - cabeloshidralindos.com All - SST 1987 "[2], Everything Sucks was recorded in June and July 1996 at The Blasting Room, a studio built and run by Stevenson in Fort Collins, Colorado. Remember that one part!??!?! Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe Celebrate Son Deacon - People I tried to wake up - I tried seriously to wake up, probably around 30 times in a row. Because girls are whores! In addition to percussion, Cooper studied classical piano, strings and woodwind, as well as theatre. Here's a great song I just heard on the radio: It was an interesting horror movie scenario and normally I wouldn't mind a spooky dream like this, except for one thing: I was the one throwing myself out the window every time! On a single night, a 'spirit' flew from house to house, entering the body of each man in time to make him (a) kill the person he was with at that time, (b) revert to his childhood self before anybody else reached the scene, and (c) upon discovery, immediately jump out the window to his death, at which point the 'spirit' would leave his body, go to the next man's house and repeat the action.
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