Milo Goes To College, Descendents, 1982, :22
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
I've heard a few Descendents songs here and there but never got into them, although all my punk friends in college thought they were the best things since pressed wax. So I tried this, their first full album and one of the most influential albums of the hardcore California punk sound. It's just not for me. I wouldn't call this bad necessarily, but a little too raw for my taste. The lads' enthusiasm is certainly to be commended, but their straightforward, juvenile, unsubtle lyrics and the lack of a nice crunchy punk riff or shout-along chorus make me lose interest. Favorite track: "Suburban Home" is Ramones-like minimalism; "Bikeage" is pretty catchy.
