Milo Goes To College - Album
Milo Goes To College (Album) by Descendents
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Artist Biography For Descendents
Descendents Is An American Punk Rock Band From Lomita California Formed In 1978 By Guitarist Frank Navetta Bassist Tony Lombardo And Drummer Bill Stevenson. They Are Known For Being One Of The Early Bands In The Hardcore Punk Scene To Sing Instead About More Personal And Comical Topics Reflective Of Their Own Lives. Shortly After Forming They Enlisted Milo Aukerman And Made What Started Out A Surf Band Into A Full Fledged Punk Unit. Descendents Have Diverged From Their Punk Peers Perhaps Because Of The Beach Boys Influences And Sang About Topics That Touched Many Young Punks' Lives Like Parents Food Girls And Being Rejected. This Band Separated Due To Milo Actually Going To College He Attended The University Of California San Diego Just Like The Title Of Their Debut. This And Other Constraints Have Made Them Famous For Their Long Hiatuses Which Are Sometimes A Decade Span In Length. The Band Has Now Spread Out Across Their Country Of Origin And Their Future Is Somewhat Uncertain. Lead Singer Milo Aukerman Was A Biochemist For The Internationally Known DuPont Chemical Company Based Out Of Delaware. However Whenever The End Of Descendents Seemed To Be Approaching Milo Popped Up Again And The Band Released A New Record. Aukerman Then Later Returned To His Academic Duties In Teaching Biochemistry. He Then Quit His Academic Life To Pursue A Career In Music Full-Time.
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Descendents Is An American Punk Rock Band From Lomita California Formed In 1978 By Guitarist Frank Navetta Bassist Tony Lombardo And Drummer Bill Stevenson. They Are Known For Being One Of The Early Bands In The Hardcore Punk Scene To Sing Instead About More Personal And Comical Topics Reflective Of Their Own Lives. Shortly After Forming They Enlisted Milo Aukerman And Made What Started Out A Surf Band Into A Full Fledged Punk Unit. Descendents Have Diverged From Their Punk Peers Perhaps Because Of The Beach Boys Influences And Sang About Topics That Touched Many Young Punks' Lives Like Parents Food Girls And Being Rejected. This Band Separated Due To Milo Actually Going To College He Attended The University Of California San Diego Just Like The Title Of Their Debut. This And Other Constraints Have Made Them Famous For Their Long Hiatuses Which Are Sometimes A Decade Span In Length. The Band Has Now Spread Out Across Their Country Of Origin And Their Future Is Somewhat Uncertain. Lead Singer Milo Aukerman Was A Biochemist For The Internationally Known DuPont Chemical Company Based Out Of Delaware. However Whenever The End Of Descendents Seemed To Be Approaching Milo Popped Up Again And The Band Released A New Record. Aukerman Then Later Returned To His Academic Duties In Teaching Biochemistry. He Then Quit His Academic Life To Pursue A Career In Music Full-Time.
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Milo Goes To College Is The 1982 Debut Full-Length Release By American Punk Band Descendents. It Was Released On New Alliance Records And Reissued By SST Records In 1987 . SPIN Magazine Rated The Album One Of The Top All Time Hardcore Albums. Sputnikmusic Also Ranked This Album 1st Among Highest Rated Punk Albums Of 1982. Its Title Referred To Singer Milo Aukerman's Decision To Leave The Band To Attend College And Its Cover Illustration Introduced A Caricature Of Him That Would Go On To Become The Band's Mascot. It Was The Descendents' Last Record With Founding Guitarist Frank Navetta Who Quit The Band During The Hiatus That Followed Its Release. The Album's Mix Of Fast And Aggressive Hardcore Punk With Melody And Cheeky Love Songs Led To It Being Considered One Of The Most Significant Albums Of The Early 1980s Southern California Hardcore Movement. In The Decades Since Its Release It Has Received Positive Reviews And Been Counted Among The Most Noteworthy Punk Albums By Several Publications. Milo Goes To College Has Been Cited As Influential And A Favorite By Several Notable Artists And Musicians. "Suburban Home" And "Myage" Became Locally Popular As Well As Being College Hits While Many Other Songs From The Album Became Fan Favorites. Taking Back Sunday Covered "Suburban Home" As A Medley With A Song On The Fat EP Called "I Like Food" For The Game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Moreover Sublime Covered The Song "Hope" On Their 1992 Album 40 Oz. To Freedom. The Band Enjoyed Putting The Suffix "-Age" At The End Of Things As Seen On The Tracks "Myage" "Tonyage" And "Bikeage" As Well As Coincidentally "Marriage" . This Is Also Proven By The Title Of Their Live Album Liveage. This As Well As The Band's Affiliation And Appeal With And To Nerdage Have Linked Descendents To The Common Addition Of The Suffix "-Age" In Leet Text.