9th & Walnut

Description

Put simply, this is the Descendents’ earliest material, representing a ‘lost’ pre-MGTC album. Most of these songs have not been heard – until now. Formed in L.A.’s South Bay in 1978, Descendents began as a power trio featuring bassist Tony Lombardo, drummer Bill Stevenson, and guitarist Frank Navetta (d. 2008). The band recruited vocalist Milo Aukerman in 1980 and began establishing themselves as major players in the Southern California Punk movement. Over the years, the band has sustained a potent chemistry and shared vision, further cementing them as punk legends. In 2002, the original four-piece lineup – Frank Navetta, Tony Lombardo, Bill Stevenson, and Milo Aukerman – got back into the studio to finally record their first-ever songs. The songs were written by the band from 1977 through 1980, before recording the ‘Fat’ EP (1981) and the ‘Milo Goes to College’ LP (1982). Every element of Descendents’ genre-creating sound is here: Stevenson’s hyper-caffeinated surf-beats, Lombardo’s intrepid bass, Navetta’s crunching attack, Aukerman’s impassioned, infinitely relatable singing-and all those great melodies and harmonies.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Sailor’s Choice – Descendents
2. Crepe Suzette – Descendents
3. You Make Me Sick – Descendents
4. Lullaby – Descendents
5. Nightage – Descendents
6. Baby Doncha Know – Descendents
7. Tired of Being Tired – Descendents
8. I’m Shaky – Descendents
9. Grudge – Descendents
10. Mohicans – Descendents
11. Like the Way I Know – Descendents
12. It’s a Hectic World – Descendents
13. To Remember – Descendents
14. Yore Disgusting – Descendents
15. It’s My Hair – Descendents
16. I Need Some – Descendents
17. Ride the Wild – Descendents
18. Glad All Over – Descendents