That's right, tonight, its' all ALL Descendents. Get it? :D But seriously, the Descendents and ALL are two of my favorite bands and they are the same band, except for a number of different singers but they are only the Descendents with the legendary vocalist Milo Auckerman. They are pretty old school too. They formed in 1978.
The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians. The band's current lineup is singer Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez and drummer Bill Stevenson.
All formed in suburban Los Angeles in 1987 when Milo Aukerman, the lead singer of The Descendents, left to pursue a graduate degree in biochemistry, forcing the band into a hiatus. The remaining members, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez, and drummer Bill Stevenson decided to carry on as a band, adopting the title of the Descendents’ last studio album, All, as their official moniker.
Enlisting former Dag Nasty and DYS singer Dave Smalley on vocal duties, All released their first two albums in 1988: Allroy Sez and the EP Allroy for Prez (both distributed by Cruz Records) to critical acclaim. In 1989, Smalley left the band, and new vocalist Scott Reynolds joined. With Reynolds, All released four more albums: 1989’s Allroy's Revenge (which included the single She's My Ex), 1990’s Allroy Saves, 1992’s Percolater, and the 1990 live album Trailblazer.
The band lived in a small office complex (as referenced in the Scott Reynolds-penned song "Box"), and toured nearly nonstop. Following a brief stint in rural Brookfield, Missouri, the band eventually relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado: the centrally-located city made touring the west and east coasts of the country considerably easier. Reynolds left the band in 1993, and was replaced by vocalist Chad Price. The album Breaking Things was released in 1993 to generally positive reviews, and the songs Guilty and Shreen were released as singles.
ALL formed with one of my favorite vocalists and bands Dag Nasty via Dave Smalley for their first couple of albums and another great vocalist Scott Reynolds joined. I've seen the band with Chad who I'm most used to and i got to sing at a few shows whihc was great and Chad is awesome as well.
Silence
Now for some of my favorites from the Dave Smalley years:
Sugar and Spice
Pretty Little Girl
Wet
And now Scott Reynolds!
Great song about a crazy ex you're proud to be free from.
Another song on that subject: She's My Ex
Carnage rocks! BECAUSE I HURT YOU! YOU HURT ME TOO!
Just Perfect
And now ALL with Chad Price!
Million Bucks
One of my favorites from the Chad era: Long Distance
"We both know how hard it is for both of us to try. We both know how hot it is in TX in July"
Broken
Now for what everyone has been waiting for. I've never gotten to see the Descendents and I will be there if they come to my home town because they are who started it all and they are the best.
It's Monday so...
I know, some of my friends are like, Dammit priceman! You and your esoteric punk rock BS! I can't get into this! Well some of my friends will at least recognize this song because Sublime did a good cover of it. Hope
She Don't Care
Dreams(ooo this one cuts deep):
Let's end with some live Descendents!
Thank you very much! Goodnight!
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