Name: Somery - Greatest Hits Descendents
Brand: Koch Entertainment
SKU: 86475
Price: 16.3 USD
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Somery - Greatest Hits Descendents

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Album: Somery - Greatest Hits Descendents
#	Song Title		Time
1)	All	More Info...
2)	My Dad Sucks	More Info...
3)	Suburban Home	More Info...	0:01
4)	Silly Girl	More Info...	0:02
5)	Kids (Feat. Kylie Minogue)	More Info...
6)	Clean Sheets	More Info...	0:03
7)	Sour Grapes	More Info...	0:03
8)	Weinerschnitzel	More Info...
9)	Myage	More Info...	0:02
10)	Good Good Things	More Info...	0:02
11)	Van	More Info...	0:03
12)	Bikeage	More Info...	0:02
13)	Enjoy	More Info...	0:02
14)	Theme	More Info...	0:02
15)	Coolidge	More Info...	0:02
16)	I Like Food	More Info...
17)	I Wanna Be a Bear	More Info...
18)	I Don't Want to Grow Up	More Info...	0:01
19)	Cheer	More Info...	0:03
20)	Pervert	More Info...	0:01
21)	Hope	More Info...	0:02
22)	All-o-gistics	More Info...	0:03
23)	I'm Not a Loser	More Info...	0:01
24)	Get The Time	More Info...	0:03
25)	Hurtin' Crue	More Info...	0:02
26)	Cameage	More Info...	0:03
27)	Descendents	More Info...	0:01
28)	No!All!	More Info...

Album: Somery - Greatest Hits Descendents
#	Song Title		Time
1)	All	More Info...
2)	My Dad Sucks	More Info...
3)	Suburban Home	More Info...	0:01
4)	Silly Girl	More Info...	0:02
5)	Kids (Feat. Kylie Minogue)	More Info...
6)	Clean Sheets	More Info...	0:03
7)	Sour Grapes	More Info...	0:03
8)	Weinerschnitzel	More Info...
9)	Myage	More Info...	0:02
10)	Good Good Things	More Info...	0:02
11)	Van	More Info...	0:03
12)	Bikeage	More Info...	0:02
13)	Enjoy	More Info...	0:02
14)	Theme	More Info...	0:02
15)	Coolidge	More Info...	0:02
16)	I Like Food	More Info...
17)	I Wanna Be a Bear	More Info...
18)	I Don't Want to Grow Up	More Info...	0:01
19)	Cheer	More Info...	0:03
20)	Pervert	More Info...	0:01
21)	Hope	More Info...	0:02
22)	All-o-gistics	More Info...	0:03
23)	I'm Not a Loser	More Info...	0:01
24)	Get The Time	More Info...	0:03
25)	Hurtin' Crue	More Info...	0:02
26)	Cameage	More Info...	0:03
27)	Descendents	More Info...	0:01
28)	No!All!	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Milo Aukerman (vocals); Frank Navetta, Ray Cooper, Stephen Egerton (guitar); Tony Lombardo, Doug Carrion, Karl Alvarez (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums).
Producers: Bill Stevenson, Spot, Bill Stevenson, David Tarling.
Engineers: Richard Andrews, Spot, David Tarling.
Recorded at Music Lab, Hollywood, California, Total Access, Redondo Beach, California, and Radio Tokyo, Venice, California between March 1981 and January 1987.
Descendents: Doug Carrion, Karl Alvarez, Tony Lombardo (bass guitar); Frank Navetta, Milo Aukerman, Stephen Egerton, Ray Cooper , Bill Stevenson.
Personnel: Milo Aukerman (vocals); Frank Navetta, Stephen Egerton, Ray Cooper (guitar); Bill Stevenson (drums).
SOMERY is a retrospective compilation of tracks from each of the Descendents' studio records. It serves as a stopgap between the end of the band and the birth of its next permutation as ALL. The songs collected rarely hit the three-minute mark, and they amply demonstrate the rapid-fire punk that would eventually mutate into the pop-punk of such bands as Green Day and the Offspring. In fact, Green Day's DOOKIE is (perhaps overly) reminiscent of such Descendents songs as "Suburban Home" and "Sour Grapes."
This collection includes all of the Descendents' classics. Among the highlights are the one-second "All" and the similarly short "Weinerschnitzel" (a funny-punk masterpiece). Also essential are the oddly concern-filled anti-addiction warning "Bikeage," the sing-along chorus of "I Like Food" ("I like food / Food tastes good"--repeat as necessary), the perfectly snotty "I Don't Wanna Grow Up," and the almost sweet "Cheer" and "Get the Time." SOMERY is the perfect record for trips back to your hometown. It will put you in exactly the right frame of mind for a weekend with mom, dad, and all your brothers and sisters.

Professional Reviews

Q (2/96, p.104) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The Descendents spent most of their time sounding hurt and the rest sounding stupid. They were a mix of pride and naivete and stage-diving, which is still being aped today..."