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| | name = Suburban Home | |||
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| | released = {{Start date|1982}} | |||
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| | recorded = June 1982 | |||
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| | genre = ]<ref>Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 79–80. {{ISBN|0-922915-71-7}}</ref> | |||
| | length = {{Duration|m=1|s=40}} | |||
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| "'''Suburban Home'''" is a song by the American ] band the ]. It was released on their 1982 album '']''. It is the first song on the second side of the album. "Suburban Home" was one of the two songs on the album solely written by the band's bassist ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221050249/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2013/08/descendents_filmage_tony_lombardo_interview.php|title=Why Former Descendents' Bass Player Isn't Rushing Out to See the Band's New Documentary | OC Weekly|date=February 21, 2015|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| The song's lyrics are quite literal, expressing Lombardo's desire for "a house just like mom and dad's". Lombardo said: "I definitely wanted a home. I couldn't live in a place where all the people are cool. I don't like dysfunctionality. I have an abhorrence of dysfunctionality because my mother was an alcoholic, my parents are divorced, I just don't need that assault on my emotions and psyche.<ref>Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.CS1 maint: others (link)</ref><ref>Lombardo Short". ''Filmage:The Story of Descendents/All''. Event occurs at 0:10.</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| ] writer Ned Raggett described the song as a "power-singalong", and wrote that "Suburban Home" might be the band's greatest song; "with its spoken-word start and ending, 'I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified!'".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/milo-goes-to-college-mw0000118064|title=Milo Goes to College - Descendents | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref> | |||
| In the book ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Peter Buckley wrote that the song showed the band's understanding of a percolating bass line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.se/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PP297&dq=myage+descendents&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ2vrG3fLiAhWqyqYKHZdZB4sQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=myage+descendents&f=false|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|first=Peter|last=Buckley|date=October 16, 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|via=Google Books}}</ref> | |||
| ==Covers== | |||
| The song has been covered by the bands ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tony-hawks-american-wasteland-mw0000170802|title=Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref>, ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-cover-ii-mw0000806398|title=On the Cover II - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref> and ] featuring Brian Rodriguez.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/free_download_filter_magazine_presents_milo_turns_50_full_descendents_cover|title=FILTER Magazine - Media - FREE DOWNLOAD: “FILTER Magazine Presents: Milo Turns 50” Full Descendents Covers Album|website=filtermagazine.com}}</ref> | |||
| ==Influence== | |||
| The record label ], founded in 1995, took their name from the song. | |||
| ==Personnel== | |||
| Adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>Milo Goes to College (LP liner). Descendents. San Pedro, California: New Alliance Records. 1982. NAR-012.CS1 maint: others (link)</ref> | |||
| * ] – vocals | |||
| * ] – bass | |||
| * ] – guitar | |||
| * ] – drums | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| {{Descendents}} | |||
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Revision as of 19:39, 29 October 2019
1982 song by the Descendents| "Suburban Home" | |
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| Song by the Descendents | |
| from the album Milo Goes to College | |
| Released | 1982 (1982) |
| Recorded | June 1982 |
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California |
| Genre | Melodic hardcore |
| Length | 1:40 |
| Label | New Alliance |
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Lombardo |
| Producer(s) | Spot |
"Suburban Home" is a song by the American punk rock band the Descendents. It was released on their 1982 album Milo Goes to College. It is the first song on the second side of the album. "Suburban Home" was one of the two songs on the album solely written by the band's bassist Tony Lombardo.
Background
The song's lyrics are quite literal, expressing Lombardo's desire for "a house just like mom and dad's". Lombardo said: "I definitely wanted a home. I couldn't live in a place where all the people are cool. I don't like dysfunctionality. I have an abhorrence of dysfunctionality because my mother was an alcoholic, my parents are divorced, I just don't need that assault on my emotions and psyche.
Reception
AllMusic writer Ned Raggett described the song as a "power-singalong", and wrote that "Suburban Home" might be the band's greatest song; "with its spoken-word start and ending, 'I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified!'".
In the book The Rough Guide to Rock, Peter Buckley wrote that the song showed the band's understanding of a percolating bass line.
Covers
The song has been covered by the bands Taking Back Sunday,, MxPx, and FIDLAR featuring Brian Rodriguez.
Influence
The record label Suburban Home Records, founded in 1995, took their name from the song.
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
- Milo Aukerman – vocals
- Tony Lombardo – bass
- Frank Navetta – guitar
- Bill Stevenson – drums
References
- Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-922915-71-7
- "Why Former Descendents' Bass Player Isn't Rushing Out to See the Band's New Documentary | OC Weekly". web.archive.org. February 21, 2015.
- Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Lombardo Short". Filmage:The Story of Descendents/All. Event occurs at 0:10.
- "Milo Goes to College - Descendents | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Buckley, Peter (October 16, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- "On the Cover II - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- "FILTER Magazine - Media - FREE DOWNLOAD: "FILTER Magazine Presents: Milo Turns 50" Full Descendents Covers Album". filtermagazine.com.
- Milo Goes to College (LP liner). Descendents. San Pedro, California: New Alliance Records. 1982. NAR-012.CS1 maint: others (link)
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