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Along with Black Flag, the Circle Jerks and others, Descendents were founding fathers of California punk, popularizing a brand of hardcore that was singularly West Coast--streamlined, with equal amounts of aggression and tuneful popcraft. This was the scene that would cough up chart toppers like Green Day and Rancid 15 years later. From their recording debut in 1979 till their breakup in 1987 and mutation into the equally fierce All, Descendents shot out album after album of tight, concise punk. After a nine-year layoff, the bespectacled Milo and crew have returned with an album as raucous and engrossing as any of their previous outings.
Unlike many of the bands who followed in their footsteps, Descendents add a welcome touch of sardonic humor to their existential rancor, making you laugh along with the bleak narrative of the title tune, even as you empathize with the poor sap whose life is in shreds. Only a mind as deliciously twisted as Milo's could come up with as bizarre a tale as "Eunuch Boy" and manage to cram the entire lyric into 30 furious seconds. Ultimately it's Descendents' gift for melodic songwriting that makes them continually engaging. EVERYTHING SUCKS does everything but live up to its title.
Recorded at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado in June and July 1996.
Personnel: Milo Aukerman (vocals); Frank Navetta, Stephen Egerton (guitar); Bill Stevenson (drums); Chad Price (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Andy Wallace; Steve Sisco.
Recording information: Blasting Room, Fort Collins, CO (06/1996-07/1996).
Illustrator: Grey Stool.
Photographer: Jesse Fischer .
The Descendents: Milo Aukerman (vocals); Stephen Egerton (guitar); Karl Alvarez (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums).
Additional personnel: Frank Navetta (guitar); Tony Lombardo (bass); Chad Price (background vocals).
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Alternative Press (1/97, pp.68-69) - 4 (out of 5) - "...Indeed, much of the material on this album outshines the songs that established the Descendants as pioneers of pop punk in the 1980s..."
Option (1-2/97, p.83) - "...the amount of confidence bursting from the grooves of EVERYTHING SUCKS is surprising; shorn of the metallic tendencies that marred their All records, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez and drummer Bill Stevenson roar through soon-to-be-classics..." Descendents Everything Sucks Songs Everything Sucks Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Not the best
Not to dis the Descendents but their older albums are much better in my opinion. This stuff just lacks the edge their early songs had...not bad, but not as good as Milo Goes to College.
Submitted by Jessica (Louisville, KY)
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 Clever and retrospective
The ideal album for aging punks. Forget meaningless nu-metal bands for kids - As we all get older in years, but not in mind, this sums up the feelings that many of us have. The musicianship on this album is a tight as ever, and with so many catchy hooks, the tunes will become some that you can't get out of your mind. Catchy choruses are abound, especially in the single release 'I'm the One'. 'When I get old' is a retrospective piece of outstanding quality, and 'I wont let me' just rocks big time. Descendents fans of old will love the less serious stuff like 'Coffee Mug' and 'Eunuch boy', which flys by at 100 miles per hour.
Overall - a much overlooked classic, and a welcome return.
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