Descendents - Bonus Fat [Vinyl]

Personnel: Milo (vocals); Frank Navetta (guitar, background vocals); Tony Lombardo (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums, background vocals). So-called because of the two bonus tracks that surfaced on this reissue of Fat, specifically the two sides from the group's original single, "Ride the Wild"/"It's a Hectic World." Aukerman hadn't joined the group yet, while the music is actually gentle, surf-inspired power pop more than anything else. "Ride the Wild" is a classic enough lament over a lyin' girl with Navetta's semi-tremolo twang doing what it can, vocals left down in the mix. "It's a Hectic World," meanwhile, is even more explicitly surfy in ways, but with a nervous, flat new wave edge to it as well -- not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison. ~ Ned Raggett

1. My Dad Sucks
2. Mr. Bass
3. I Like Food
4. Hey Hey
5. Weinerschnitzel
6. Global Probing
7. Ride the Wild
8. Its a Hectic World

• Milo - Vocals
• Bill Stevenson - Drums, Vocals
• Frank Navetta - Guitar, Vocals
• Tony Lombardo - Bass, Vocals

• Recorded at Music Lab - Hollywood, CA. March 1981
• Except "Ride The Wild" and "Hectic World" recorded in January 1979 at Media Art - Hermosa Beach, CA.

• Released: 2023
• UPC: 018861014418
• Format: Vinyl
• Label: SST Records
• Genre: Punk