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My sister played it for me in her room for my first time hearing it... I was just getting into punk... it was too fast and angry.. I didn’t like it.. in due time it’s become my favourite punk album among with Valley Of the Yakes by JFA, I had no clue Descendents weren’t very hard.. Descendents are one of my all time favourite bands thank youuuu
1997, summer in Montenegro, former Yugoslavia. Previously I've read a lengthy interview with them in a fanzine I bought on the street. I had no clue who they were. Then at the seaside in Montenegro I saw a guy wearing Milo goes to college T-shirt. I was haunting him around for days, then met him one day at a basketball court. He gave me the tape with Milo goes.. and Dead Kennedys. That's how I got into punk, and to this day they're one of my fav bands.
Not to nitpick, but the band photo on the thumbnail is of the Enjoy! line-up. It totally doesn’t matter because it’s a great photo, just letting you all know in case it was an oversight
Heard Descendents for the first time in high school, "Sour Grapes" that got me into Punk rock and got into more hardcore stuff from there. I'm 46 now and still into punk rock and still have a mohawk.
I remember discovering the record back in the late 80s and definitely was one of my favorite punk albums and bands. I think I related to the basic ideas behind the songs. The searching for lost love or not being able to obtain it. The idea that just because you weren't a jock didn't make you a loser. Back in the day I didn't want to be stereotyped but I do like how they played against that typical punk way of thinking. It's like Parents full on childhood Rebellion against the supposed norms of society. This is definitely one of the great classic punk rock albums.
Descendents have one of the most wholesome stories I can think of in punk rock. The nerd, the chubby fisherman kid, the angsty teen, and a guy in his mid 30s who didn't just brush off a bunch of teenagers who wanted to play music with him. All they did was get together and make one of the most influential albums in the history of rock.
Yeah it was awesome seeing him around the UW Madison campus among a generation of kids who didn't know him. I bought him and his buddies a pitcher of beer one night and Milo was all, "geeez Man, thanks, you didn't have to do that."
Bill tried to fight me at a show in the mid nineties because he thought I threw a shoe at his head while he was playing drums.... I am pretty tall, and when he got whacked in the head he picked me out of the crowd and stared at me for the rest of the song they were playing. After it was over he screamed at me to come back stage and threatened to kick my ass. I tried telling him it wasnt me, but I couldn't stop smiling. He thought I was lying. It was the single greatest punk experience of my life other than meeting Glen danzig, and I'll never forget it. If your watching this, Bill I swear I didnt throw the shoe that day in Michigan.
Less recognition? You realize they're one of the highest paid touring punk bands of all-time, right? Long before the Misfits reunion played arenas the Descendents filled the Long Beach Sports Arena. They've sold out the Whisky in LA 10 nights in a row. They've headlined Punk Rock Bowling to 30,000 people. What is your idea of "recognition"? Performing on the Grammy's? Being on the front cover of Rolling Stone? They are probably the most highly regarded American punk band ever. When I went to their shows in town nearly 40 years ago they played tiny halls to 200 people. When they play my city now they play large ballrooms to 2500. That's due to the wider recognition they get than nearly all their old contemporaries. How old are you? Obviously not old enough to have seen first hand what level of success the Descendents came from back in the early and mid eighties.
Yeah it is nuts when you hear what’s going on with the drums, and then you look over and there’s this giant man-baby playing drums and it looks like he’s not doing anything
@@aWhimTested I've been blessed to have been right up next to em while he was working. I have a few times. They played Fest in Gainesville only a few years back. Bill was here before that if I'm not mistaken drumming for 7 seconds. I could be mistaken that year, but he filled in with some band. He is remarkable. This band has always followed me. I can't escape em. I am a grand theft auto player since the original 90s title. This band is in that game. Ran into a pair of the Milo goes to college stance socks at a discount retailer. My current wife had a Glow im the dark Milo pin and had never heard the band until we met a few years back she just found it cute. She doesn't care for the band still but it's odd coincidences like that. I enjoy ALL too. She doesnt care for this genre.
My grandma visited me while I was in college, and this album was sitting on top of my radio. She picked it up and started reading the song titles out loud, and at the end calmly looked at me and said "You listen to some really stupid music". So of course I played "I want to be a bear" for her. She calmly said "Yep, stupid music!" I still think of this as the "stupid music" album to this day!
The way Bill talks about Frank is always great and you can truly tell their friendship was special. Frank sounds like such a interesting guy. Helped write some great songs on Descendents. Wish there was a interview or something on him.
The Descendents are Bill, Frank, and Tony. Milo joined the band after they had established their aesthetic. When Frank and Tony left every other new member followed the aesthetic. The Descendents today are the pure Bill, Frank, and Tony lineup extended. It is a beautiful thing.
My band got to open for these gentlemen last year at the last stop of their world tour. I spent hours talking music and life with them. Just some of the best dudes I’ve ever met.
I got to meet Milo & Karl a few hours before a show in Nashville (outside the venue) and they were the nicest people ever. Took a couple of minutes to say hello and pose for a picture.
I always loved the drumming on the songs. Im big into that with punk. Seeing him in person. Being next to him while he's tearing through with finesse... It's amazing. I volunteered here at a Fest in Gainesville. I was supposed to catch crowd surfers. The stage manager told me to "hold this gate" long story short it was a stand alone barrier or held its self. I just got blessed to hang on stage and watch 7 seconds lifetime and such up close no work needed. In this short life of mine I've been blessed in the underground
I think I paid $10 to see All at city gardens in the mid 90's, but Chad was sick, so Milo came out for a one off. There was electricity in the air that night my friends!
@@bobmonroe5086 i think that might have been another leg of the tour. Because I remember seeing green day with seaweed and bad religion. Such a good show.
ive said it before, if that album didnt come out there wouldnt be any "poppy/melodic" punk likely, it influenced alot of pop punk bands from the 90s/00s
Love this, I went to School with Bill and Caroline, ET Patterson, and Hillcrest, Billy went to Redondo, but I went to Costa.. Billy used to fish with Craig, Who lived two houses up from My Moms place.. I was a Rug Tucker in High School, and Billy would come up to My Truck, and Say I Love this stuff, as He grabbed a piece of Rebond! Id end up bringing loads of Old Carpet and Pad to His house, n He told Me He was in a Band.. Yeah, Were the Decendents! Wow, I had heard of Them, but I never heard Their Music until Alpine Village, soon after the Barn was Closed for Punk Gigs.. Havent Seen Bill in a long long time, but I still have Decendents music on My Playlist!
I'm so happy they found out what was wrong with Bill and treated it and he come out the other end. Such an amazing drummer and has possibly the most poignant song under his belt. Thank you bill.
When dudes made music instead of going the incel reddit route. These kids now a days are just products of the system. A system that has us so atomized, that people don't even know each other anymore. People need to go out and live and experience! These terminally online kids got me down man. Stay up everyone! Keep moving!
@@bronghusphidalski522 I get what you're saying, but they were just nerds and anti-social, incel is a whoooollleeeee different thing. Idk if you know much about that culture but they are filled with hate. It's disturbing.
I'm a Gen-Zer, probably one of the few people Myage (sorry, I had to) to know who these guys are. My boyfriend in high school was really into punk rock and he added "In Love This Way" and "Silly Girl" to a playlist for me. After that, I listened to that record and Milo Goes to College; I was 17 I think. Six months later I took him to go see Descendents play at the Riveria in Chicago and became hooked. I haven't looked back since. Old school punk has become a big part of my life.
From a kid across the pond, thank you for this, AP. This band and this record changed my life in more ways than these two guys would ever know. Some people band that have a profound impact on then, some have The Beatles, some have others. I have the Descendents.
That’s amazing to hear. Descendents are beyond amazing-and such incredible gentlemen. It was a real treat to do this interview-so pleased to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for such kind words.
its like robert hecker from redd kross (another punk band from the era of the descendents) used to say "get the time could easily be among the best pop songs of all time with hey jude and under pressure...its a perfect song" ...damn right it is...descendents freaking rule
Growing up a millennial in the South Bay Area (Hermosa, Redondo, Torrance), this album was such an important album. I would bike to high school listening to this. I met most of my friends because of our shared loved for this album. The Milo caricature was the first tattoo I ever got. Legitimately, the Descendents were (and still are) the soundtrack to my life.
I was lucky the album Milo Goes to College came out when I was in high school. I got to meet the band during their I Don’t Want to Grow Up phase thanks to my friend who learned how to play drums from BILL! Many laughs were had. Still in my top five favorite bands especially since they came from where I grew up. The South Bay has had an incredible effect on music history, from The Beach Boys to Black Flag and the Descendents were their love child.
First time I heard Milo Goes to College I was in my sophomore year of highschool and was in a rut with this girl I really liked. Listening to Hope for the first time I was completely blown away, there hasn't been a band since that has resonated with me more. The lyrics are so genuine and relatable because in the end these guys were just being themselves and expressing how they felt, it really connects with people who've experienced the same or similar feelings.
I honestly came to the Decedents through Sublime. They covered Hope on 40oz and I loved that song. And I found them because I wanted to hear the original version.
I got to hang with Tony at his old house before he moved last year down to SD. He was selling off a bunch of old records.. in his living room! Such a genuine guy. Truly my heroes🙌
I was new into punk in high school when Cool to be You dropped. Imagine my surprise when I found out that there was 20 years more of content. My band covered Bikeage raised my bass playing from noob to mediocre. Thanks guys!
I still know every lyric. This album inspired me to play bass. The songwriting and musicianship was a notch above. Plus the album was well engineered. It will always be a classic. Thanks, guys. Really was a soundtrack to our youth.
I moved to San Diego in '87, as a HS senior, and all my friends were full-on melodic punk people, so I was quickly indoctrinated , and was wowed by the revelation that Milo Goes to College wasn't just a cool title, but a statement of fact. The following year, I was a freshman at UCSD, and he was a grad student. So I just saw him on campus one day, said 'Hi' and he said "hi" back. Over the next couple of years, my old band played with a band, Milestone, that he sometimes played with, and we even opened for ALL at a show where he came up and cranked out DESCENDENTS like you would pray would happen. So that was fun.
I was 14 in 2006, the gates of punk rock and hardcore had been opened 2 years earlier by the Ramones and I was just a sponge absorbing any punk band I could find. I got "Two Things at Once" (Milo and Bonus Fat) on CD and pretty much for the next year I listened to that like 3 times a day. Milo Goes To College instantly became one of my all-time favorite albums. Being an awkward chubby punk rock kid in a rural area, these songs were so relatable. Like my peers in high school thought I was a freak but these Descendents guys understood me haha. I love hearing how humble they are because if you were like me, this was like discovering Sgt Peppers or Van Halen or something.
This is my childhood punk Album. I was in Texas in 82 my friend turned me on to this Album where at the time No one I knew was into it. This album wipes the floor with the shit coming out today.
god i wish i could have gotten into the descendents alot earlier in my life, better late than never. i got into them when i turned 20, so like third year of college, but when i heard them, it was a "where has this music been all my life?" kind of moment. even though i was kinda old-ish to relate to songs like "im not a loser" or "parents" cause high school ended a while ago, they really resonated a-lot, i would think "that was me not too long ago" i think that most of us descendents fans had preteen/teenage years very similar to what milo and bill described , i know i did. i was a loser, with only 2 friends, no girl, disliked by the preppy kids, and preferred to stay home instead of partying (never got invited anyways) so descendents having these songs of just feeling bummed about girls, getting laughed at by jackasses, wanting to have good clean fun and eating could have been enlightening in the mind 14-16 year old whos just kind of an outsider or an outcast. they could have been the best role models i could ask for as a kid. either way, they are now, specially milo. milo is who inspired me to say "i am going to graduate college, i can do it, i can be a punk and a college graduate as well"
Liveage was the 1st one I heard skateboarding. From the scream of the 1st "All" to "Sour Grapes" that's my favorite live record. I was 13 when I heard it in 1989.
Oh man! A band I haven’t listened to in forever!! I don’t remember what year in the 90s.. but they played a show in library mall in Madison, Wisconsin.. all of my homies came up from Illinois... what a crazy show.. milo was totally moshing with all of us.. running around the mall, jumping off things.. great memory!!
Nice to hear that they are similar to my group of friends. I grew up skating around town listening to them on my Sony Walkman. I wore the tape out. Lol. Remember tapes.
Just went to see The Descendents in Virginia a few weeks back and I cannot say I followed the band but knew the big songs and MGTC. I was a late 80's punk in the S.F. bay area and seeing Bill Stevenson again...such an original drummer...I had to look at his past to know where I had seen him before. I went to an Operation Ivy show at Berkeley Square which Op Ivy opened for ALL. That was it!!! I never really went to see ALL specifically...but the bay area bands I loved often opened for them and I would watch in amazement and awe at the drummer for ALL... just incredible. There are times when you know you are watching one of the best doing what they love and chills...just chills....and that is what I felt watching Bill Stevenson even though I didn't know much of his music with ALL. The only other drummer at the time I felt the same way about was Aaron Elliott of Crimpshrine and I think Crimpshrine opened for ALL at a few shows back then.
I saw you guys October 14, 1985 if I remember correctly...on the bill with Agent Orange and the DK's in Nevada City, CA. I was a sophomore in high school and wanna be punk rock kid. The Descendents shredded...somehow I acquired the cassette of Milo Goes to College...must have bought it at that show. One of the true gems from my youth.
Awesome interview. I have just discovered this band through Punk Rock MBA channel. I am and always have been an electronic music dude, raised in 90s in Wroclaw, Poland. Back than rock, punk and metal didn't appeal to me. Since some time I am discovering and redisocvering "live" genres like funk, soul, punk, hc and metal. And finding gems like this band makes me feel like a kid again :) I got such a kick out of discovering new (to me) brilliant music. Cheers!
Thanks, AP, for bringing these heroes of mine together; I'm jealous (but grateful!) that you actually pulled off what I could only dream of doing wayyy back in high school!!! Really, really appreciate that they're still around (esp Bill) to share their super-cool insights!!
Was there too. I was thinking I was just gonna stand in the back as I was too old to put myself in all the hoopla. 2 songs In and I was up front for the rest of the set. Lol. I had such a good time.
The “B Bridge” ends with the lyric “I know that I will be the only one” Which is a repetitive statement encapsulating the idea of the entire song….”my day will come,I know someday I’ll be the only one” This makes it a “coda”
It's cool that when they talk about the locations of where Total Access was in Redondo off of 190th I know where it is. Anyone else out there hear about a band that hung out in your favorite haunts and get that chill of recognition? Bill mentioned The Bags and Alice Bag said in her book that she'd go from East LA to Whittier to get records at Lovell's. That's where I bought many of my punk tapes, including The Descendents, The Germs, and many others.
I actually heard the 2 things at once cassette in the mid nineties I was probably 15 or so and first saw the band in 96! A few years ago I saw the band play Milo Goes to College in is entirety, such a great record!
I love getting to hear some of the behind the scenes work of this album. This album is a standard for me as a punk rocker and one of my all time favourites
My first taste of The Descendants was the song Coolidge I believe it was on Santa Cruz wheels of Fire skate video and as soon as I heard it I stopped the video hooked the TV to my stereo and made a copy on cassette that was in mono so it only play out of one speaker whenever I would listen to it but when I got a copy of the all album it was even better than I thought because I Heard It In Stereo
It was a Santa Cruz video, but it was the next one which was Streets On Fire. I remember because it was either that video or Ohio Skateout that first introduced me to the band. The vids with the SST soundtracks were the best.
Still my all time favorite punk band. From the get go, I love the fact that they could play with such energy and in my opinion quality. Way more than most other punk bands. They inspired me play how and what I wanted. I was born in '64 so I grew up with 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s rock, so The Descendents, T.S.O.L., Suicidal, Circle Jerks, Social Distortion, and many more... including Black Sabbath, The Beatles,The Who, Kiss, the Nuge, Alice Cooper, and Even Van Halen rounded off the core of my existence. Thank you Milo and all the other fun loving artists that made my life complete ❤ ♥ 🤘🤙🤟(🖕punk rock references) 🖖🤓
I honestly came across to them from the song "Pervert" in gtaV's "Channel X" . Once I started listening to their songs and read their lyrics I trully loved this band . I still listen to them a lot today. Their lyrics are some of the purest and most emotional/ relatable lyrics I've ever heard in a punk band. It was nice seeing this video and getting to know them and their story. As a guy in my early 20s who enjoys punk, I really appreciated their music since the first day I heard them, the bass, the drums ,the guitar, the lyrics ... Everything!
The best and most memorable punk bands are the ones that break the mold and do their own thing. It's no fun if everybody is just copying each other, or copying older bands. It's no fun if everybody looks, sounds, thinks, and acts the same.
Saw you guys for first time 3 weeks ago in San Diego before NOFX came on. Great show. Didn’t know much about you guys or yet that you were from the South Bay where I am from! I’ve listened to all your music now, it’s all unreal! You have a new fan in me …thanks for everything.
Bill says people give to much credit for them knowing what they were doing. I give them credit for doing what they wanted. That was the whole essence of punk. Some punk bands did the reagan sux thing, some did fuck the authorities. The Descendants did the whole teenage angst thing to a T. Perfect for the time and still perfect today.
This record is life defining man, I had "two things at once" on cd and I wore that fucking thing out man. Just skating, pizza, coffee and ramps, and the beach. This is all while I was living in Sardegna Italy.
Both Milo and Bill live in Delaware these days. On the odd occasion, someone you know sees Milo in Newark or Bill at the Grocery Store. It’s neat. We only have a handful of noteworthy punk ties. Jade Tree is based out of Newark, Delaware. Boy Sets Fire were from here. Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell are from and met in Delaware. But, I think our greatest export was Plow United...by miles.
Thanks for making this. I started going to punk shows in SF around 1981 when I was in high school. Milo goes to college was one of my favorite records back then but I remember the punk police types at MRR looked down on bands that were not either totally lock step hardcore or political. I did not care I listened to what I wanted to. Also Bill Stevenson is an awesome drummer. his fills are fast ad sharp.
Fun video. I was so happy when the last album came out and I finally had an opportunity to see them play live. If I can just find a way to see Balzac and Masked Intruder someday, I'll have seen every band I ever really cared about.
1994 my older brother was 14 and he always had the best music. he brought milo goes to college home along with a lot of more recent punk rock for the time. then he got mad at me for stealing his cd's and tapes then narked me out to the parents for listening to "bad music"
I fucking love your music, I have a milo goes to college tattoo on my leg. So, much love you guys, oh yeah I impregnated my wife at the new years eve 96-97 punk-0-rama show S.D sports arena right after Milo's countdown and as shit happens on the day she was born I was wearing the Decendents shirt I bought at that show. She loves your music also. So thanks guys you are much appreciated. "NO ALL"🤘
Good times!!! Saw a killer show when they opened for Battalion of Saints and Bad Religion at T-Bird roller dome, I don't remember a lot of shows but I remember that one, Descendants mopped up the show!!!!! That album was part of the sound track of that summer for me. Thank you so much... Aviation High!
That quote is the entire reason I never got around to really committing myself to music until lately. I just hated everything I wrote cuz it was all fake. Thank goodness I actually have have life experiences nowadays.
These guys need a 'Do What You Want' biography like Bad Religion, for sure. I can't believe one of my favourite punk vocalists ever was just ushered into the spot by chance!
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My sister played it for me in her room for my first time hearing it... I was just getting into punk... it was too fast and angry.. I didn’t like it.. in due time it’s become my favourite punk album among with Valley Of the Yakes by JFA, I had no clue Descendents weren’t very hard.. Descendents are one of my all time favourite bands thank youuuu
1997, summer in Montenegro, former Yugoslavia. Previously I've read a lengthy interview with them in a fanzine I bought on the street. I had no clue who they were. Then at the seaside in Montenegro I saw a guy wearing Milo goes to college T-shirt. I was haunting him around for days, then met him one day at a basketball court. He gave me the tape with Milo goes.. and Dead Kennedys. That's how I got into punk, and to this day they're one of my fav bands.
Not to nitpick, but the band photo on the thumbnail is of the Enjoy! line-up. It totally doesn’t matter because it’s a great photo, just letting you all know in case it was an oversight
Heard Descendents for the first time in high school, "Sour Grapes" that got me into Punk rock and got into more hardcore stuff from there. I'm 46 now and still into punk rock and still have a mohawk.
I remember discovering the record back in the late 80s and definitely was one of my favorite punk albums and bands. I think I related to the basic ideas behind the songs. The searching for lost love or not being able to obtain it. The idea that just because you weren't a jock didn't make you a loser. Back in the day I didn't want to be stereotyped but I do like how they played against that typical punk way of thinking. It's like Parents full on childhood Rebellion against the supposed norms of society. This is definitely one of the great classic punk rock albums.
Descendents have one of the most wholesome stories I can think of in punk rock. The nerd, the chubby fisherman kid, the angsty teen, and a guy in his mid 30s who didn't just brush off a bunch of teenagers who wanted to play music with him. All they did was get together and make one of the most influential albums in the history of rock.
Probably the most down to earth punk band to exist ever.
Literally the nicest people alive.
THE most down to earth. Absolutely.
And also one of the most intelligent and intellectual
So probably you know shit about punk rock and know only popular bands
Yeah it was awesome seeing him around the UW Madison campus among a generation of kids who didn't know him. I bought him and his buddies a pitcher of beer one night and Milo was all, "geeez Man, thanks, you didn't have to do that."
Bill tried to fight me at a show in the mid nineties because he thought I threw a shoe at his head while he was playing drums....
I am pretty tall, and when he got whacked in the head he picked me out of the crowd and stared at me for the rest of the song they were playing. After it was over he screamed at me to come back stage and threatened to kick my ass.
I tried telling him it wasnt me, but I couldn't stop smiling. He thought I was lying.
It was the single greatest punk experience of my life other than meeting Glen danzig, and I'll never forget it.
If your watching this, Bill I swear I didnt throw the shoe that day in Michigan.
@Walter Coyle yeah, he's short alright... But a nice guy.
Man, thinking back that was a long time ago. Holy shit, I'm old.
Throwing shoes at the drummer is a Michigan tradition.
Soo funny!!
I'm literally such a wimp, I woulda just stood there and cried making an embarrassment out of myself
Billy Bill was a Wild Man! I wouldnt want to fight Him! He could do a drumroll on Your Head, for an Hour!
No punk rock band ever contributed more and got less recognition for their contribution
Less recognition? You realize they're one of the highest paid touring punk bands of all-time, right? Long before the Misfits reunion played arenas the Descendents filled the Long Beach Sports Arena. They've sold out the Whisky in LA 10 nights in a row. They've headlined Punk Rock Bowling to 30,000 people. What is your idea of "recognition"? Performing on the Grammy's? Being on the front cover of Rolling Stone? They are probably the most highly regarded American punk band ever. When I went to their shows in town nearly 40 years ago they played tiny halls to 200 people. When they play my city now they play large ballrooms to 2500. That's due to the wider recognition they get than nearly all their old contemporaries. How old are you? Obviously not old enough to have seen first hand what level of success the Descendents came from back in the early and mid eighties.
Minutemen
@@johnburke568the minutemen were such a special band. D Boon, would have done great things.
@@misterslatsbeing popular and getting recognition is different. The Ramones have recognition, but are not super popular.
@@TraceyAllen Oh...okay Tracey, thanks.
Bill Stevenson is an absolute beast of a drummer. And makes it look effortless. Love the Descendants
Yeah it is nuts when you hear what’s going on with the drums, and then you look over and there’s this giant man-baby playing drums and it looks like he’s not doing anything
@@aWhimTested I've been blessed to have been right up next to em while he was working. I have a few times. They played Fest in Gainesville only a few years back. Bill was here before that if I'm not mistaken drumming for 7 seconds. I could be mistaken that year, but he filled in with some band. He is remarkable. This band has always followed me. I can't escape em. I am a grand theft auto player since the original 90s title. This band is in that game. Ran into a pair of the Milo goes to college stance socks at a discount retailer. My current wife had a Glow im the dark Milo pin and had never heard the band until we met a few years back she just found it cute. She doesn't care for the band still but it's odd coincidences like that. I enjoy ALL too. She doesnt care for this genre.
I saw them live in 2017 bill was simply amazing
Coffee is key
I caught Bill's broken drum stick and than got it signed after the show! I love it
My grandma visited me while I was in college, and this album was sitting on top of my radio. She picked it up and started reading the song titles out loud, and at the end calmly looked at me and said "You listen to some really stupid music". So of course I played "I want to be a bear" for her. She calmly said "Yep, stupid music!" I still think of this as the "stupid music" album to this day!
The way Bill talks about Frank is always great and you can truly tell their friendship was special. Frank sounds like such a interesting guy. Helped write some great songs on Descendents. Wish there was a interview or something on him.
I think he died
The Descendents are Bill, Frank, and Tony.
Milo joined the band after they had established their aesthetic.
When Frank and Tony left every other new member followed the aesthetic.
The Descendents today are the pure Bill, Frank, and Tony lineup extended.
It is a beautiful thing.
When milo goes to college came out i was hooked descendents 4 life!!! I'm 55 and still listen to them at work all the time!!
My band got to open for these gentlemen last year at the last stop of their world tour. I spent hours talking music and life with them. Just some of the best dudes I’ve ever met.
I got to meet Milo & Karl a few hours before a show in Nashville (outside the venue) and they were the nicest people ever.
Took a couple of minutes to say hello and pose for a picture.
That coffee drinkin punk rockin Bill Stevenson is a monster. The moment I heard Myage, the opener I was hooked. Unbelievable drummer.
I always loved the drumming on the songs. Im big into that with punk. Seeing him in person. Being next to him while he's tearing through with finesse... It's amazing. I volunteered here at a Fest in Gainesville. I was supposed to catch crowd surfers. The stage manager told me to "hold this gate" long story short it was a stand alone barrier or held its self. I just got blessed to hang on stage and watch 7 seconds lifetime and such up close no work needed. In this short life of mine I've been blessed in the underground
I think I paid $8 in the 90s to see ALL, Green Day and Bad Religion
That’s a pretty good concert lineup.
Wasn’t Seaweed on that bill too? @1thess523
I think I paid $10 to see All at city gardens in the mid 90's, but Chad was sick, so Milo came out for a one off. There was electricity in the air that night my friends!
@@bobmonroe5086 i think that might have been another leg of the tour. Because I remember seeing green day with seaweed and bad religion. Such a good show.
Jesus dude that's awesome
Wow! Milo goes to college came out in 82!? Still rips and holds up after all these years. Destroys anything today considers pop/melodic punk
ive said it before, if that album didnt come out there wouldnt be any "poppy/melodic" punk likely, it influenced alot of pop punk bands from the 90s/00s
Love this, I went to School with Bill and Caroline, ET Patterson, and Hillcrest, Billy went to Redondo, but I went to Costa..
Billy used to fish with Craig, Who lived two houses up from My Moms place..
I was a Rug Tucker in High School, and Billy would come up to My Truck, and Say I Love this stuff, as He grabbed a piece of Rebond! Id end up bringing loads of Old Carpet and Pad to His house, n He told Me He was in a Band.. Yeah, Were the Decendents! Wow, I had heard of Them, but I never heard Their Music until Alpine Village, soon after the Barn was Closed for Punk Gigs.. Havent Seen Bill in a long long time, but I still have Decendents music on My Playlist!
This is the zoom chat we have been waiting for this entire year.
Please do this for I Don’t Want to Grow Up. This is great work
Thank you so much! We’d love to do that! “Silly Girl” is one of the greatest songs ever written.
I'm so happy they found out what was wrong with Bill and treated it and he come out the other end. Such an amazing drummer and has possibly the most poignant song under his belt. Thank you bill.
When dudes made music instead of going the incel reddit route. These kids now a days are just products of the system. A system that has us so atomized, that people don't even know each other anymore. People need to go out and live and experience! These terminally online kids got me down man. Stay up everyone! Keep moving!
Historically most inventors, scientists, and great artists would be incels by today's standards
@@bronghusphidalski522 I get what you're saying, but they were just nerds and anti-social, incel is a whoooollleeeee different thing. Idk if you know much about that culture but they are filled with hate. It's disturbing.
just cause you write music about girls not being in a positive light doesnt make you an incel
Over-analysing
I'm a Gen-Zer, probably one of the few people Myage (sorry, I had to) to know who these guys are. My boyfriend in high school was really into punk rock and he added "In Love This Way" and "Silly Girl" to a playlist for me. After that, I listened to that record and Milo Goes to College; I was 17 I think. Six months later I took him to go see Descendents play at the Riveria in Chicago and became hooked. I haven't looked back since. Old school punk has become a big part of my life.
You’re not alone!
Hey don't call it old. ;-)
There are dozens of us!
Nice ! I saw many a show at the Riv bitdc . incl the Descendents
Go check out A few good losers
Your welcome 😋
From a kid across the pond, thank you for this, AP. This band and this record changed my life in more ways than these two guys would ever know. Some people band that have a profound impact on then, some have The Beatles, some have others. I have the Descendents.
That’s amazing to hear. Descendents are beyond amazing-and such incredible gentlemen. It was a real treat to do this interview-so pleased to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for such kind words.
its like robert hecker from redd kross (another punk band from the era of the descendents) used to say "get the time could easily be among the best pop songs of all time with hey jude and under pressure...its a perfect song" ...damn right it is...descendents freaking rule
PENNYWISE for me
@@technoretarded8029 Yea. I guess I can thank Descendents for giving me Pennywise, which is my favourite punk rock band …..by far.
Forever grateful for this band
Same. One of the greatest treasures of punk rock.
@@altpress wish they made mode albums. Hopefully more people watch and realise they invented pop punk.
@@altpress funny just read that milo is putting out a 7inch called rebuke
These guys are the biggest dorks and I love it
I’m glad they made it safe for absolute geeks like myself to get into punk.
Growing up a millennial in the South Bay Area (Hermosa, Redondo, Torrance), this album was such an important album. I would bike to high school listening to this. I met most of my friends because of our shared loved for this album. The Milo caricature was the first tattoo I ever got. Legitimately, the Descendents were (and still are) the soundtrack to my life.
First heard Milo Goes to College 32 years ago. It's still fresh. Love Descendents.
I was lucky the album Milo Goes to College came out when I was in high school. I got to meet the band during their I Don’t Want to Grow Up phase thanks to my friend who learned how to play drums from BILL! Many laughs were had. Still in my top five favorite bands especially since they came from where I grew up. The South Bay has had an incredible effect on music history, from The Beach Boys to Black Flag and the Descendents were their love child.
First time I heard Milo Goes to College I was in my sophomore year of highschool and was in a rut with this girl I really liked. Listening to Hope for the first time I was completely blown away, there hasn't been a band since that has resonated with me more. The lyrics are so genuine and relatable because in the end these guys were just being themselves and expressing how they felt, it really connects with people who've experienced the same or similar feelings.
I honestly came to the Decedents through Sublime. They covered Hope on 40oz and I loved that song. And I found them because I wanted to hear the original version.
,, and i came to SUBLIME through descendents!!!...i'm from old school and find out about Sublime very late..
I got to hang with Tony at his old house before he moved last year down to SD. He was selling off a bunch of old records.. in his living room! Such a genuine guy. Truly my heroes🙌
HAHAHA hell yea David
@@luxetvitae4899 uh oh.. here comes trouble ...🚶♂️
Hope got me through high school. Still my favorite
I was new into punk in high school when Cool to be You dropped. Imagine my surprise when I found out that there was 20 years more of content. My band covered Bikeage raised my bass playing from noob to mediocre. Thanks guys!
When I finally saw them live, I teared up a bit.
I still know every lyric. This album inspired me to play bass. The songwriting and musicianship was a notch above. Plus the album was well engineered. It will always be a classic. Thanks, guys. Really was a soundtrack to our youth.
I moved to San Diego in '87, as a HS senior, and all my friends were full-on melodic punk people, so I was quickly indoctrinated , and was wowed by the revelation that Milo Goes to College wasn't just a cool title, but a statement of fact. The following year, I was a freshman at UCSD, and he was a grad student. So I just saw him on campus one day, said 'Hi' and he said "hi" back. Over the next couple of years, my old band played with a band, Milestone, that he sometimes played with, and we even opened for ALL at a show where he came up and cranked out DESCENDENTS like you would pray would happen.
So that was fun.
I was 14 in 2006, the gates of punk rock and hardcore had been opened 2 years earlier by the Ramones and I was just a sponge absorbing any punk band I could find. I got "Two Things at Once" (Milo and Bonus Fat) on CD and pretty much for the next year I listened to that like 3 times a day. Milo Goes To College instantly became one of my all-time favorite albums. Being an awkward chubby punk rock kid in a rural area, these songs were so relatable. Like my peers in high school thought I was a freak but these Descendents guys understood me haha. I love hearing how humble they are because if you were like me, this was like discovering Sgt Peppers or Van Halen or something.
This is my childhood punk Album. I was in Texas in 82 my friend turned me on to this Album where at the time No one I knew was into it. This album wipes the floor with the shit coming out today.
Top Punk album of all time for me and along with Ramones,Buzzcocks, and maybe Dickies they were the architects of 90s Pop Punk and beyond
It's in my top 5 for sure
Thank you "descendents" for playing the way you do
I don't know how much of your current audience even knows who Descendents are, but I greatly appreciate this video.
god i wish i could have gotten into the descendents alot earlier in my life, better late than never. i got into them when i turned 20, so like third year of college, but when i heard them, it was a "where has this music been all my life?" kind of moment. even though i was kinda old-ish to relate to songs like "im not a loser" or "parents" cause high school ended a while ago, they really resonated a-lot, i would think "that was me not too long ago"
i think that most of us descendents fans had preteen/teenage years very similar to what milo and bill described , i know i did. i was a loser, with only 2 friends, no girl, disliked by the preppy kids, and preferred to stay home instead of partying (never got invited anyways) so descendents having these songs of just feeling bummed about girls, getting laughed at by jackasses, wanting to have good clean fun and eating could have been enlightening in the mind 14-16 year old whos just kind of an outsider or an outcast.
they could have been the best role models i could ask for as a kid. either way, they are now, specially milo. milo is who inspired me to say "i am going to graduate college, i can do it, i can be a punk and a college graduate as well"
I got Liveage! on cassette in 1988 or so and used to skateboard through my neighborhood listening to it on my walkman. Been a fan ever since. ALL!
Liveage was the 1st one I heard skateboarding. From the scream of the 1st "All" to "Sour Grapes" that's my favorite live record. I was 13 when I heard it in 1989.
i love you milo and bill, thanks for everything
Oh man! A band I haven’t listened to in forever!! I don’t remember what year in the 90s.. but they played a show in library mall in Madison, Wisconsin.. all of my homies came up from Illinois... what a crazy show.. milo was totally moshing with all of us.. running around the mall, jumping off things.. great memory!!
Nice to hear that they are similar to my group of friends. I grew up skating around town listening to them on my Sony Walkman. I wore the tape out. Lol. Remember tapes.
They should be world famous, like Offspring or even more! Love Descendents so much!)
Just went to see The Descendents in Virginia a few weeks back and I cannot say I followed the band but knew the big songs and MGTC. I was a late 80's punk in the S.F. bay area and seeing Bill Stevenson again...such an original drummer...I had to look at his past to know where I had seen him before. I went to an Operation Ivy show at Berkeley Square which Op Ivy opened for ALL. That was it!!! I never really went to see ALL specifically...but the bay area bands I loved often opened for them and I would watch in amazement and awe at the drummer for ALL... just incredible. There are times when you know you are watching one of the best doing what they love and chills...just chills....and that is what I felt watching Bill Stevenson even though I didn't know much of his music with ALL. The only other drummer at the time I felt the same way about was Aaron Elliott of Crimpshrine and I think Crimpshrine opened for ALL at a few shows back then.
I saw you guys October 14, 1985 if I remember correctly...on the bill with Agent Orange and the DK's in Nevada City, CA. I was a sophomore in high school and wanna be punk rock kid. The Descendents shredded...somehow I acquired the cassette of Milo Goes to College...must have bought it at that show. One of the true gems from my youth.
Awesome interview.
I have just discovered this band through Punk Rock MBA channel.
I am and always have been an electronic music dude, raised in 90s in Wroclaw, Poland.
Back than rock, punk and metal didn't appeal to me.
Since some time I am discovering and redisocvering "live" genres like funk, soul, punk, hc and metal.
And finding gems like this band makes me feel like a kid again :)
I got such a kick out of discovering new (to me) brilliant music.
Cheers!
Thanks, AP, for bringing these heroes of mine together; I'm jealous (but grateful!) that you actually pulled off what I could only dream of doing wayyy back in high school!!!
Really, really appreciate that they're still around (esp Bill) to share their super-cool insights!!
I was at the Fun Fun Fun Fest they talked about. Probably the most amazing show I've ever seen
Was there too. I was thinking I was just gonna stand in the back as I was too old to put myself in all the hoopla. 2 songs In and I was up front for the rest of the set. Lol. I had such a good time.
The “B Bridge” ends with the lyric “I know that I will be the only one”
Which is a repetitive statement encapsulating the idea of the entire song….”my day will come,I know someday I’ll be the only one”
This makes it a “coda”
I bought Milo Goes To College back in the day here in Chicago and still have it. I love this video because I imagined something much different.
Punk, not punks. Love the Descendents and their South Bay peers.
One of the most important bands to happen in the 80s
It's cool that when they talk about the locations of where Total Access was in Redondo off of 190th I know where it is. Anyone else out there hear about a band that hung out in your favorite haunts and get that chill of recognition? Bill mentioned The Bags and Alice Bag said in her book that she'd go from East LA to Whittier to get records at Lovell's. That's where I bought many of my punk tapes, including The Descendents, The Germs, and many others.
I actually heard the 2 things at once cassette in the mid nineties I was probably 15 or so and first saw the band in 96! A few years ago I saw the band play Milo Goes to College in is entirety, such a great record!
I didn't discover Descendents until '88. Changed my whole taste in musicage.
I love getting to hear some of the behind the scenes work of this album. This album is a standard for me as a punk rocker and one of my all time favourites
Please please please do this with all of their albums! The most important punk band and one of the greatest bands of all time 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻
I love how they start complimenting each other's songwriting.
Milo Goes to College was a "Milestone" pun intended
My first taste of The Descendants was the song Coolidge I believe it was on Santa Cruz wheels of Fire skate video and as soon as I heard it I stopped the video hooked the TV to my stereo and made a copy on cassette that was in mono so it only play out of one speaker whenever I would listen to it but when I got a copy of the all album it was even better than I thought because I Heard It In Stereo
It was a Santa Cruz video, but it was the next one which was Streets On Fire. I remember because it was either that video or Ohio Skateout that first introduced me to the band. The vids with the SST soundtracks were the best.
great heart felt songs - suburban home caught my attention and the cover art!
Love these guys so much. Thank you Billy, Milo!
Hope was the first song I ever heard
And is still my favorite song.
Saw ALL 1994ish at Thekla in Olympia WA. GREAT SHOW!!
We were lucky to grow up in Manhattan Beach where all this and much more was happening front and center!
Still my all time favorite punk band. From the get go, I love the fact that they could play with such energy and in my opinion quality. Way more than most other punk bands. They inspired me play how and what I wanted. I was born in '64 so I grew up with 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s rock, so The Descendents, T.S.O.L., Suicidal, Circle Jerks, Social Distortion, and many more... including Black Sabbath, The Beatles,The Who, Kiss, the Nuge, Alice Cooper, and Even Van Halen rounded off the core of my existence. Thank you Milo and all the other fun loving artists that made my life complete ❤ ♥ 🤘🤙🤟(🖕punk rock references) 🖖🤓
Love it! Great record and some of the most likable people in punk.
I honestly came across to them from the song "Pervert" in gtaV's "Channel X" . Once I started listening to their songs and read their lyrics I trully loved this band . I still listen to them a lot today. Their lyrics are some of the purest and most emotional/ relatable lyrics I've ever heard in a punk band. It was nice seeing this video and getting to know them and their story. As a guy in my early 20s who enjoys punk, I really appreciated their music since the first day I heard them, the bass, the drums ,the guitar, the lyrics ... Everything!
The best and most memorable punk bands are the ones that break the mold and do their own thing. It's no fun if everybody is just copying each other, or copying older bands. It's no fun if everybody looks, sounds, thinks, and acts the same.
Come on AP, give the man some credit. His name is *Dr.* Milo Aukerman.
They don't know how good that looks on paper. ;)
Saw you guys for first time 3 weeks ago in San Diego before NOFX came on. Great show. Didn’t know much about you guys or yet that you were from the South Bay where I am from! I’ve listened to all your music now, it’s all unreal! You have a new fan in me …thanks for everything.
Best Punk Album IMO. Favorite band
still listen to this band today...best band ever...nofx close 8th or 9th...
Bill says people give to much credit for them knowing what they were doing. I give them credit for doing what they wanted. That was the whole essence of punk. Some punk bands did the reagan sux thing, some did fuck the authorities. The Descendants did the whole teenage angst thing to a T. Perfect for the time and still perfect today.
This record is life defining man, I had "two things at once" on cd and I wore that fucking thing out man. Just skating, pizza, coffee and ramps, and the beach. This is all while I was living in Sardegna Italy.
That was great! so interesting to here the story from the guys themselves!!
Mid to late 80s. I don’t remember the year. I still listen to it often.
My Favorite Punk band
Both Milo and Bill live in Delaware these days. On the odd occasion, someone you know sees Milo in Newark or Bill at the Grocery Store. It’s neat. We only have a handful of noteworthy punk ties. Jade Tree is based out of Newark, Delaware. Boy Sets Fire were from here. Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell are from and met in Delaware. But, I think our greatest export was Plow United...by miles.
Bill and Milo are so absolutely charming.
Thanks for making this. I started going to punk shows in SF around 1981 when I was in high school. Milo goes to college was one of my favorite records back then but I remember the punk police types at MRR looked down on bands that were not either totally lock step hardcore or political. I did not care I listened to what I wanted to. Also Bill Stevenson is an awesome drummer. his fills are fast ad sharp.
I saw All at a bar in San Luis Obispo. Bill is such a good drummer.
love this interview
Fucking Bill Stevenson is so likable
Fun video. I was so happy when the last album came out and I finally had an opportunity to see them play live. If I can just find a way to see Balzac and Masked Intruder someday, I'll have seen every band I ever really cared about.
MASKED INTRUDER ARE SOOOOOO GOOD LIVE! STICK EM UP!!!!!!!!
I saw them open up for Alkaline Trio last year at the Metro and they're great!! Funny guys.
Love these guys. Just awesome.
i've been listening to Descendents since i was like 11 and they still rule!
1994 my older brother was 14 and he always had the best music. he brought milo goes to college home along with a lot of more recent punk rock for the time. then he got mad at me for stealing his cd's and tapes then narked me out to the parents for listening to "bad music"
I fucking love your music, I have a milo goes to college tattoo on my leg. So, much love you guys, oh yeah I impregnated my wife at the new years eve 96-97 punk-0-rama show S.D sports arena right after Milo's countdown and as shit happens on the day she was born I was wearing the Decendents shirt I bought at that show. She loves your music also. So thanks guys you are much appreciated. "NO ALL"🤘
Good times!!! Saw a killer show when they opened for Battalion of Saints and Bad Religion at T-Bird roller dome, I don't remember a lot of shows but I remember that one, Descendants mopped up the show!!!!! That album was part of the sound track of that summer for me. Thank you so much... Aviation High!
Glad to see Bill doing well.
Grew up to this and it’s still great
Much respect to Bill Stevenson! The dude is the truth!
These dudes are awesome.
This album changed my life when I first heard it in or about 1988
My favorite album .PERIOD
"we don't have enough imagination to write imaginary songs" I can totally connect with that.
That quote is the entire reason I never got around to really committing myself to music until lately. I just hated everything I wrote cuz it was all fake. Thank goodness I actually have have life experiences nowadays.
Love these guys. Wendy, Statue of Liberty. Nothing better.
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@@milfredcummings717 i like this version too but like punk covers of just about any song better.
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These guys need a 'Do What You Want' biography like Bad Religion, for sure. I can't believe one of my favourite punk vocalists ever was just ushered into the spot by chance!