[quote]The Adolescents are an American punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. It is a punk supergroup, made up of early members of Agent Orange and Social Distortion. Along with Bad Brains, Black Flag, Minor Threat, and many others, they are often credited as one of the leading bands of the 1980s punk revival.
For 29 years after its inception, the Adolescents have had many member changes. The band broke up and reformed twice, sometimes with different guitarists, bass players and/or drummers. Their first break up was sometime after the release of their 1981 self-titled debut release, which is often considered an influential punk rock album, when some members of the band were involved in their own projects, including Agent Orange and D.I.. However, the Adolescents reunited in 1986 and released two more albums (Brats in Battalions in 1987 and Balboa Fun Zone in 1988) before splitting up again in 1989. The band once again reunited for good in 2001 for a 20th anniversary tour and have continued performing ever since. They released one reunion album (O.C. Confidential in 2005) and are currently writing/recording new material for their next album, which is possibly due for release sometime in 2010.[/quote]
This is one of my all time favorite bands. Their newer stuff isn't as good as their original raw hardcore punk stuff from the 80s when the scene was truly alive. If you're a fan of 80s punk or hardcore, and haven't already heard of them, definitely check them out. A truly legendary OC band along with Agent Orange, D.I., and the less known Middle Class. Many people sadly haven't even heard of them, so here's a way of getting some more people to listen to them.
[U][B]In my opinion, their best songs. All are from their original, self-titled album released 1981:[/B][/U]
[U][B]Amoeba:[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_TNzJtVQ8I[/media]
[B][U]No Way:[/U][/B]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj2kSvc6Px0[/media]
[B][U]Creatures:[/U][/B]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9InwabUjSg[/media]
[U][B]Who is Who[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKDxk_kW5k[/media]
[U][B]Here's a song from their newer album, O.C. Confidential:[/B][/U]
Hawks and Doves
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTZOEOlExI[/media]
As I said before, I don't like this album as much due to the fact that its much more edited and less raw. It lacks that "hc" sound. The lyrics are excellent however, mainly covering war and the large deficit spending towards the war.
I'd like to see what Facepunch thinks of old southern California punk. :v:
I've heard the name before, but never actually heard any of their songs.
I found this informative :3:
epic band
i love Kids of the Black Hole
[QUOTE=NuclearDwarf;20235938]epic band
i love Kids of the Black Hole[/QUOTE]
Nice avatar. Op Ivy is one of my favorites as well.
I don't wanna be STEREOTYPED
etc etc
that's this band right? I like them.
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nope that's a different band lol, the descendants
but ameoba is a great song
I love this band, I remember listening to amoeba while playing tony hawk, and I didn't know what they were saying.
HAHAH house of blues oc 3 weeks ago! the show rocked! Johhny 2 bags was there and so was the lead singer for the youth brigade!
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