Discovery: I don't remember how exactly I was introduced to the Adolescents, they were one of those seminal punk rock bands that there was pretty much no way I could not find out about them. When I was a kid I ate up information and music by the pioneering bands of punk rock, and took it upon myself to "respect my roots", so to speak. As a result, this debut release from a punk rock supergroup inevitably took up a lot of space on my playlist, for good reason.
Result: This album is a classic one that I don't think I'll ever put away. I love re-visiting both a time in my youth when Southern Californian old-school punk rock was my life, and trying to imagine what it must have been like growing up in that scene. I get kind of star-struck when I see people like Steve Soto now, in awe and respect for the players that were rocking out in a scene that raw. I had the pleasure of seeing the Adolescents in January 2008 at Punk Rock Bowling, and while the lineup was much different from this fantastic album, it was still pretty cool to see and hear those songs live.
Result: This album is a classic one that I don't think I'll ever put away. I love re-visiting both a time in my youth when Southern Californian old-school punk rock was my life, and trying to imagine what it must have been like growing up in that scene. I get kind of star-struck when I see people like Steve Soto now, in awe and respect for the players that were rocking out in a scene that raw. I had the pleasure of seeing the Adolescents in January 2008 at Punk Rock Bowling, and while the lineup was much different from this fantastic album, it was still pretty cool to see and hear those songs live.
Stand-out tracks: "Who is Who", "Kids of the Black Hole", "Creatures"
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