Descendents

9th & Walnut Descendents

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). Put

simply, this is the DESCENDENTS' earliest material, representing

a "lost" pre-MGTC album. Most of these songs have not

been heard--until now.

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.