2025 reissue - And indeed, since he was heading off to do just that, the Descendents bowed out the earliest phase of its existence with another collection of blink-and-you'll-miss-it songs about life, love, girls, losers, and, of course, food. Starting with the classic rip-and-riff of "Myage," which started a long-standing trend of Descendents songs ending with "-age," the four-piece pureed everything it loved -- pop hooks, punk and hardcore thrash, and whatever else it enjoyed -- and came up with an unpretentious, catchy winner. The playing of the core band is even better than before, never mistaking increased skill with needing to show off; the Lombardo/Stevenson rhythm section is in perfect sync, while Navetta provides the corrosive power. Add in Aukerman's in-your-face hilarity and f*ck-off stance, and it's punk rock that wears both its adolescence and brains on its sleeve. - Ned Raggett
A1 | Myage |
A2 | I Wanna Be A Bear |
A3 | I'm Not A Loser |
A4 | Parents |
A5 | Tonyage |
A6 | M 16 |
A7 | I'm Not A Punk |
A8 | Catalina |
B1 | Suburban Home |
B2 | Statue Of Liberty |
B3 | Kabuki Girl |
B4 | Marriage |
B5 | Hope |
B6 | Bikeage |
B7 | Jean Is Dead |