And now I'm going to do it [...] It's just a way of thinking, in which there are extremes and there is this goal called 'ALL.' It's not really a reunion, we've been together the whole time. "[34], In 2020, they released a single to streaming services, entitled "Suffrage" and including two songs, "On You" and "Hindsight 2020". Seller 100% positive. Adding singer Milo Aukerman, they next released the Fat EP in 1981 and their debut album Milo Goes to College in 1982 through SST Records. "[1] For the cover of the Descendents' first album, Milo Goes to College (1982), Stevenson asked friend Jeff "Rat" Atkinson to draw his own interpretation of Deuerlein's Milo character: "I go 'Roger does the drawing'", recalled Atkinson, "He goes 'No, you gotta do it.' Sour Grapes 6. All had previously been signed to major label Interscope Records for 1995's Pummel, but were dissatisfied with the experience. The Descendents' initial lineup of Frank Navetta (guitar), Tony Lombardo (bass guitar), and Bill Stevenson (drums) released the band's first single, "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" in 1979. Although the plan was to play in both bands, Black Flag's rigorous touring scheduled proved to be too time-consuming. Well, basically, I've been wanting to work with David for a long time; but at the same time, Milo has stuck with me for almost nine years now, so I wouldn't exactly feel right about just continuing to call us the Descendents. Spin has listed it several times, ranking it No. [55] The German edition of the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ranked it at 349. Singer Milo Aukerman later reflected: "It's interesting: we started very melodic, then moved to hardcore, but melded the two at a certain point and became melodic hardcore. "[4] With Smalley and later singers Scott Reynolds and Chad Price, All released eight albums between 1988 and 1995, with Aukerman contributing occasional songwriting and backing vocals. It was such a rewarding experience and you know what? Flag had all this stuff in progress, so I put Descendents on hold. Set was cut short due to his injury, and he was a trooper and pulled through with two obviously painful songs. Tag Archives: Ray Cooper. Le style d'All est ainsi très proche de celui des Descendents. est dessinée par le guitariste Ray Cooper sous le pseudonyme de Scoob Droolins[1],[4],[5]. est dessinée par le guitariste Ray Cooper sous le pseudonyme de Scoob Droolins [1], [4], [5]. Les membres restants lancèrent un nouveau groupe, appelé All, avec Chad Price et Scott Reynolds au chant. Après trois tournées en soutien à I Don't Want to Grow Up, le groupe enregistre Enjoy! His contribution to the band, and to music in general can not be overstated. Le groupe joue en soutien à Enjoy! Mais les choses se compliquent quand Bill Stevenson décide de rejoindre Black Flag en parallèle des Descendents. Descendents est un groupe de punk rock américain, originaire de Hermosa Beach, dans la banlieue de Los Angeles. [1], The band's music at the time was described by Stevenson as a "coffee'd-out blend of rock-surf-pop-punk music [...] The sound consisted basically of Lombardo's hard-driving, melodic bass lines, Navetta's tight guitar riffing, and my 'caffinated' surf beats. [7] However, these recordings were not released for another two years. [1] In late 1978 Navetta was joined by drummer Bill Stevenson and bassist Tony Lombardo, revitalizing the Descendents project. Enjoy! Brett and I worked out a deal like that, so it was really flexible and we could basically do whatever we wanted. This is obviously a huge loss for the DESCENDENTS family. We weren't happy with Interscope at all. Basse. Seller 100% positive. In a March 2019 interview with OC Register, Aukerman revealed that Descendents were working on a new album: "When we put out the last record we thought, 'OK, I bet we could put out another record after this one and not wait a decade to do it.' [18], The Descendents supported Everything Sucks with a series of tours from September 1996 to August 1997 covering the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, touring with Swingin' Utters, The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines, Shades Apart, Guttermouth, Less Than Jake, Handsome, Electric Frankenstein, Social Distortion, Pennywise, H2O, and others. Descendents in 2014. All Tracks by Ray Cooper (15) Tracks Sampled by Ray Cooper (3) Tracks that Sampled Ray Cooper (1) Covers by Ray Cooper (3) Covers of Ray Cooper Songs (7) Facts about Ray Cooper Tracks (1) In All Roles ; As an Artist; As a Producer; Sort: Most Popular; Earliest to Latest; Latest to Earliest; Alphabetically; Latest Additions; 4 samples, 10 covers. "[2][4] McCuistion also shared writing credit on "All-O-Gistics", a musical set of commandments for achieving All, including lyrics such as "Thou shalt not commit adulthood", "Thou shalt not partake of decaf", and "Thou shalt not suppress flatulence". Who knows, at some point later on we might decide that we want to get together and record something.[7]. [1] By the end of the year they had failed to attract any more band members, so Nolte instead joined The Last with his brothers. Following Aukerman's departure the band added singer Dave Smalley of Dag Nasty and rechristened themselves All, a change Stevenson claimed he had wanted to make for eight years. It was a record which established the band's presence in the southern California hardcore punk movement with its short, fast, aggressive songs. It also displayed a darker, more heavy metal-influenced sound in songs like "Hürtin' Crüe", "Days Are Blood", and "Orgo 51", with other songs recalling the pop-influenced punk of the band's previous efforts. Albums studio Milo Goes to College (1982-New Alliance) I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985-New Alliance) Enjoy! For the Chilean experimental horror film, see. Jody Watley - Real Love - Vinyl 45 RPM Record 7" Vinyl with Original Sleeve. (1986-New Alliance) All (1987-SST) Everything Sucks (1996-Epitaph) Cool to Be You (2004-Fat Wreck Chords) Albums live Liveage! Les débuts des Descendents se font en 1977, quand Frank Navetta et David Nolte (The Last) commencent à jouer ensemble. So, we decided that we could be Descendents with Milo, and All with Chad. Fueled by “rejection, food, coffee, girls, angling and food,” the Descendents sprang up through the halcyon days of the LA punk scene; fusing the blind trend of hardcore with an unexpectedly wry, self-deprecating wit and a solid melodic sensibility that arranged them distinctly aside from their Western Coastline … avec une tournée en été 1986 [6], [7]. [17] Lombardo also played on "Eunuch Boy", a song he and Aukerman had written fifteen years earlier. [1] They initially called themselves The Itch, until Navetta came up with the name Descendents. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several … $7.00 + shipping . Après cette tournée, Carrion et Cooper quittent le groupe et sont remplacés par Karl Alvarez et Stephen Egerton, respectivement du groupe local de l'Utah, Massacre Guys [7]. [1] The cover artwork for Enjoy! Featured New Releases ... Stephen Egerton Ray Cooper Doug Carrion Ray Cooper . "[1] Stevenson explained that the arrangement did not cause any resentment between the two singers: "[I]t's all totally good, it's just that when we are playing, Milo couldn't be All's singer, cause Chad is All's singer. Initial visibility: currently defaults to autocollapse To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: |state=collapsed: {{Descendents|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar |state=expanded: {{Descendents|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible Like, "What else would you expect him to do but to go off and be a geek?" 1.1 Débuts (1978–1984) 1.2 Deuxième période (1985–1995) 1.3 Troisième période (1995–2003) 1.4 Quatrième période (depuis 2004) 2 Membres. (1987) and Hallraker: Live! L'intimité entre le groupe et Aukerman grandit, il commence à être invité aux auditions ; et c'est naturellement qu'il devient le chanteur du groupe en 1981. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Ray Cooper at the Discogs Marketplace. [25] The band recorded the music for the songs live in the studio with minimal overdubbing, and Aukerman's vocals were recorded over the instrumental tracks. [33] In April 2017, the band released a standalone single titled "Who We Are", a highly political song that laments the Presidency of Donald Trump and repudiates the bigotry, violence and divisiveness that the band feels he has caused. 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. David Nolte quitte le groupe, pour se consacrer à The Last . It's kind of like, 'Let the Descendents be my and Milo's sacred thing,' or whatever. Critics have cited that their earlier music style which reflected hardcore punk being influential to modern day skate punk and pop punk. [30], In May 2015 it was announced by Stevenson that the band had been working on some demo songs for a new album, which could possibly be released mid-2016. The band had time off so I spent like two years with Black Flag. 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. "Cameage" borrows surf rock-like melodies with the mix of polished guitar chords, this was considered a large improvement in the style of the band's sound and the lyrical maturity was also applauded by critics and fans alike. [1][16] The album was released through SST Records, who had purchased the Descendents' previous label New Alliance Records that year and also re-released all of their previous albums. [3][4] Following the tour both Carrion and Cooper left the band, and were replaced by Karl Alvarez and Stephen Egerton, respectively, from the Utah band Massacre Guys. Descendents, ex-Black Flag, ALL. Bill Stevenson. or something like that. [51], Milo Goes to College has been included in several lists of noteworthy punk albums. Who knows, at some point later on we might decide that we want to get together and record something. Descendents 2. It's a way that I created in dealing with achievement and satisfaction and how the two relate. "[4] Aukerman later recalled: "We started drinking too much coffee; 'cause of that and the addition of me, the music became very quick and all about bursts of energy. [6][12] Drummer Bill Stevenson acted as producer of the album, working with recording engineers Richard Andrews and Ethan James. [29] Directed by Matt Riggle and Deedle LaCour, Filmage had a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles starting September, 26th 2014 and was released in the US and Canada on VOD, Digital and Blu-ray/DVD September, 30th 2014. [21][22][23][24], In the early 2000s, Aukerman took a break from biochemistry and reunited with the Descendents to record a new album. Mais les choses se compliquent quand Bill Stevenson décide de rejoindre Black Flag en parallèle des Descendents. A note on the back of the LP read "In dedication to Milo Aukerman from the Descendents", and was signed by the other three members. In addition to appearing on much of the Descendents' merchandise and promotional materials, the Milo character has been reinterpreted by other artists for all of the band's releases since 1996: The Descendents have been cited as hugely influential to a large number of modern-day pop punk and skate punk bands such as Blink 182, NOFX, Green Day, Pennywise, Propagandhi, Rise Against, The All-American Rejects, The Bouncing Souls, The Offspring, and The Ataris. "[7], A caricature of singer Milo Aukerman has been a mascot for the Descendents since the early 1980s, appearing on the covers of five of the band's seven studio albums. La couverture de Enjoy! No FB 6. Hürtin’ Crüe 5. [13], One week later, on Stevenson's birthday of September 10, Stephen Egerton and Karl Alvarez moved from Salt Lake City to fill the vacant guitar and bass positions. It was a thing of knowing Brett forever, and so I just sat down and said, "Well, we want to make records!" La couverture de Enjoy! '[53][54] In 2006 Kerrang! Au début, la formation est donc constituée de Frank Navetta à la guitare, Tony Lombardo à la basse et de Bill Stevenson à la batterie, Lombardo et Navetta se partageant la tâche du chant. Venue was good, but the crowd was a little mellow, with only one crowed surfer and an attempt … All Tracks by The Descendents (52) Tracks that Sampled The Descendents (7) Covers by The Descendents (1) Covers of The Descendents Songs (44) Sort: Most Popular; Earliest to Latest; Latest to Earliest; … By the end of the year they had failed to attract any more band members, so Nolte instead joined The Last with his brothers. Spiffy EP 7" Blue Vinyl Secret Descendents Tony Lombardo Ray Cooper Elastic new. The songs were only seconds long, but that was all the time we needed to make the point. [58], This article is about the California punk rock group. He was always the '5th member' of the band, besides being my best friend, next to Milo. discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos. [32] In July 2016, Milo announced he would be leaving his scientific career to pursue the Descendents full-time, citing burnout with biochemistry and getting laid off from DuPont. 1. [2] The addition of Aukerman and the consumption of large amounts of coffee led the band to write shorter, faster, and more aggressive songs in a hardcore punk style. ", "Descendents to Release Coffee-Based 'Feel This' IPA", Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: Reinterpreting Black Flag, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Descendents&oldid=1006126963, Musicians from Manhattan Beach, California, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, As an elderly man in a wheelchair on the cover of the ", Ray Cooper – vocals, rhythm guitar (1982-1983), guitar (1985–1986), This page was last edited on 11 February 2021, at 05:37. Sections of this page. discographie, line-up, biographie, interviews, photos. The Kills The Good Ones RARE import 7" vinyl single '05. (1989-SST) Live … All Those … "Silly Girl" features heavy distorted guitars and a lengthy/poppy sound which would be featured on majority of the rest of, "Days Are Blood" shows an example of the darker, experimental, and almost. En 1978, Bill Stevenson, un ancien camarade de classe de David Nolte, rejoint le groupe à la batterie ; les membres du groupe rencontrent alors le bassiste Tony Lombardo, qui rejoindra le groupe. We've done some basic tracking, but it's still a work in progress but I hope we'll have something out by the end of the year. Cool to Be You was released in both CD and LP formats, with a cover illustration drawn by Chris Shary depicting the band's Milo caricature drawn on graph paper. New Releases. 1 Biographie. Ray Cooper (né le 19 août 1942 à Watford, Hertfordshire) est un musicien britannique. Frank will be truly missed. –Bill Stevenson on forming All and not replacing Milo Aukerman of the Descendents. Peter Gabriel Big Time 12 inch Maxi Single Genesis … In a sense that would be kind of like discrediting Milo's nine years worth of effort. sur cassette audio et compact disc. I said 'Okay, what kind of Milo do you want?' Pervert 4. [6][15] Dez Cadena sang backing vocals, while Stevenson created the album's cover graphics and Alvarez provided illustrations for the sleeve and liner notes.[1][15]. [2][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. Nolte produced and mixed the session, and his brother Joe turned the lead guitar level up, resulting in the guitar being very loud in the mix. [56], In 2016, a Descendents branded IPA entitled "Feel This Coffee" was released by the San Diego branch of Mikkeller Brewery. En 1987, le chanteur Milo Aukerman prend une pause pour poursuivre sa carrière dans la biochimie. 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 Descendents, ex-Black Flag, ALL. (1986-New Alliance) All (1987-SST) Everything Sucks (1996-Epitaph) Cool to Be You (2004-Fat Wreck Chords) Albums live Liveage! On June 7, the debut single from Hypercaffium Spazzinate "Victim of Me" was released on all streaming services. Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. (1989). [18] Both All and the Descendents signed to Epitaph Records, who released Everything Sucks, the subsequent All albums Mass Nerder (1998) and Problematic (2000), and the All/Descendents double live album Live Plus One (2001). [57], In 2013 Rogue Elephant Pictures, an Austin Texas-based film company, announced the pending release of Filmage: The Story Of The Descendents / ALL, a film by Deedle Lacour and Matt Riggle. Flag had all this stuff in progress, so I put Descendents on hold. [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. "[2] Stevenson described the concept of "All" as "the total extent", and he and McCuistion had quickly written several short songs that would later be recorded by the Descendents, including "All" and "No, All! Les débuts des Descendents se font en 1977, quand Frank Navetta et David Nolte (The Last) commencent à jouer ensemble. [4][9][10] In 1987 New Alliance was sold to SST Records, who re-released Enjoy! GCF 8. So we sat down and told them we wanted to make both All and Descendents records whenever we want, at our choosing. [4] All was recorded in January 1987 at Radio Tokyo studios in Venice, California with recording engineer Richard Andrews and was produced by Stevenson. Vocals Milo Aukerman. Paroles de la chanson Enjoy par Descendents officiel. Enjoy! "[42] For the band's 1985 album I Don't Want to Grow Up, the character was reinterpreted as a baby. Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, United States, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. [15] In a June 1987 interview with Music magazine, Stevenson elaborated on the "All" concept: I'm really into "ALL"' and I've waited a long time to unleash the whole concept on people. [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.[43]. Ray Cooper devient le second guitariste du groupe et remplace Milo Aukerman au chant quand celui-ci n'est pas là. ALL So I draw him a Milo. The more they got into it the more it turned into their own religion; it's partly humor, but it's also an outlook on how to conduct your life: to not settle for some, to always go for All. En 1987, New Alliance est racheté par le label SST Recordsqui rééditera Enjoy! Guitar Ray Cooper. The songs on Everything Sucks and Cool to Be You address topics including love and relationships, sociopolitical commentary, the death of parents, nerdiness, and flatulence. It's kind of like, "Let the Descendents be my and Milo's sacred thing," or whatever. $4.00 + shipping. [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. [17] Original Descendents members Tony Lombardo and Frank Navetta made appearances on the album: Navetta wrote the song "Doghouse" and both he and Lombardo played on it, marking the first recording by the original Descendents lineup of Aukerman, Lombardo, Navetta, and Stevenson since Milo Goes to College in 1982. [3][6][11] Lombardo was unable to tour with the band due to his job with the United States Postal Service, and was replaced by Doug Carrion, who performed on their three tours in support of I Don't Want to Grow Up, After three tours in support of I Don't Want to Grow Up, the band recorded Enjoy! I Don’t Want to Grow Up Descendents. I've never, ever written a song that's freaked me out that much. In 1977, friends Frank Navetta and David Nolte began writing songs on acoustic guitars with the intention of forming a band. "[2] The album's title and cover illustration referenced Aukerman's departure from the band to study biology at the University of California, San Diego. 1. Franck Navetta quitte l'aventure tandis que Ray Cooper et Tony Lombardo décide de fonder Stevenson remarked that "He had 15,000 pounds of fish onboard, so I guess you could say he died in heated pursuit of All. Past Members: Frank Navetta, Tony Lombardo, Ray Cooper, Doug Carrion. Rockstar 5. And then he died. ranked it as the 33rd greatest punk album of all time. Ray Cooper, who has died aged 69 from complications associated with a rare neurological disorder, was one of the British music industry’s … The band recruited Ray Cooper (3) to handle the vocals but at the same time Bill Stevenson became the drummer with fellow hardcore punks Black Flag. "[50] In 2014, Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All, a documentary on the band, premiered. When I joined Flag I had every intention of doing both bands but it was physically impossible. ", written "in a fit of Allular frustration. Ray Cooper Doug Carrion David Nolte: Descendents est un groupe de punk rock américain, originaire de Hermosa Beach, dans la banlieue de Los Angeles. Albums studio Milo Goes to College (1982-New Alliance) I Don't Want to Grow Up (1985-New Alliance) Enjoy! "[2] Ned Raggett of AllMusic describes it as surf-inspired power pop with a New Wave edge: "Not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison. 2.1 Membres actuels; 2.2 … Milo Aukerman Last one. The documentary film has more than 40 interviews with band members past and present and keynote commentary by associated musicians such as Keith Morris of Black Flag, Mike Watt of the Minutemen, Kira Roessler of Black Flag, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, and many more. $4.99 + shipping. 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. Le groupe joue en soutien à Enjoy! Gloating about his accomplishment, he sang a taunt with the lyrics "I am better than you / You are a piece of poo / 1420". In 1995 Aukerman expressed a desire to return to recording and performing, so the band members decided to work with him as the Descendents while continuing to work with Price as All, in order to "make room for Milo without pushing Chad out. Vocals Milo Aukerman. [7][9][10] During this time lead guitarist Frank Navetta burned all of his equipment and moved to Oregon, while Cooper and bassist Tony Lombardo performed as the Ascendants. Basically just to avoid stagnation... going for "ALL" and never being satisfied and just wallowing in your own sameness.[7]. played guitar for the Descendents, Type: Person, Gender: Male, Area: United States Aukerman incorporated these lyrics into "Hürtin' Crüe". The Bonus Cup became a part of everyday Descendents life. [6][12], The lyrics of "Hürtin' Crüe" derived from a high school classmate of singer Milo Aukerman who had earned a score of 1420 on the SAT, gaining him entry into the United States Military Academy. When we formed, Tony Lombardo, the original bass player said, 'Dude- you need to write some songs,' and I had never written a song before so I just wrote down some words and brought it to him. They have released seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, and three EPs. "[1], Everything Sucks was recorded in June and July 1996 at The Blasting Room, a studio built and run by Stevenson in Fort Collins, Colorado. On December 16, 1987, during the recording of the first All album Allroy Sez, Pat McCuistion died when his fishing boat sank during a storm. Bass Doug Carrion. Find Descendents similar, influenced by and follower information on AllMusic AllMusic. Depuis leur formation, Descendents a été composé de 10 membres. I got in over my head. Our fans deserve better. The band continued performing for a time with Ray Cooper on vocals, who then switched to rhythm guitar, and occasionally with Aukerman when he would make return visits to Los Angeles. Enjoy 2. [4][9][10] Recordings from these tours were used for the live albums Liveage! [7], For the release of Cool to Be You the Descendents signed to Fat Wreck Chords. When I joined Flag I had every intention of doing both bands but it was physically impossible. 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. Frank Navetta (1978 à 1983) Tony Lombardo (1978 à 1986) Bill Stevenson (depuis 1978) Milo Aukerman (1980 à 1982) Ray Cooper (1982 à 1987) Milo Aukerman (depuis 1985) Doug Carrion (1986 à 1987) Karl Alvarez (depuis 1987) Stephen Egerton (depuis 1987) Chuck Biscuits (1987-SST) Hallraker Live! [47][48] "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,[49] 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. Même si Aukerman prend parfois des pauses pour rejouer avec les Descendents, les autres membres alternent les concerts entre les deux groupes, voire jouent pour les deux en même temps (comme à l'occasion de l'album live Live Plus One. Après cette tournée, Carrion et Cooper quittent le groupe et sont remplacés par Karl Alvarez et Stephen Egerton, respectivement du groupe local de l'Utah, Massacre Guys [7]. In a sense that would be kind of like discrediting Milo's nine years worth of effort. October 15, 2019 Biography 0. Aside from the concept of "All", other songs on the album such as "Coolidge", "Pep Talk", and "Clean Sheets" dealt with themes of broken relationships, while "Iceman" was loosely based on the play The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill.
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