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"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

1. Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-922915-71-7
2. "Why Former Descendents' Bass Player Isn't Rushing Out to See the Band's New Documentary | OC Weekly". web.archive.org. February 21, 2015.
3. Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. Lombardo Short". Filmage:The Story of Descendents/All. Event occurs at 0:10.
5. "Milo Goes to College - Descendents | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
6. Buckley, Peter (October 16, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
7. "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
8. "On the Cover II - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
9. "FILTER Magazine - Media - FREE DOWNLOAD: "FILTER Magazine Presents: Milo Turns 50" Full Descendents Covers Album". filtermagazine.com.
10. Milo Goes to College (LP liner). Descendents. San Pedro, California: New Alliance Records. 1982. NAR-012.CS1 maint: others (link)

• Descendents songs
• 1982 songs