Two Things at Once

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Two Things at Once
Compilation album by
the Descendents
Released1988 (1988)
Recorded1979, March 1981, June 1982
Studio
GenreHardcore punk[1]
Length32:14
LabelSST (145)
ProducerSpot, David Nolte
Descendents chronology
Liveage!
(1987) 		Two Things at Once
(1988) 		Hallraker: Live!
(1989)

Two Things at Once is a

Fat EP, 1979's "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World"
single, and the track "Global Probing" from a 1981 compilation titled Chunks. Two Things at Once has been described by critics as an essential collection of the band's early years.

Background

From 1981–86 the Descendents' releases had been published by

San Pedro-based punk band the Minutemen, who were contemporaries of the Descendents. Following Boon's death in 1985, New Alliance was sold to SST Records in 1987.[2] SST released the Descendents' 1987 albums All and Liveage! and also re-released all of their previous albums.[2] Two Things at Once was released in 1988, combining all of the band's recorded output from 1979 to 1982 in a single release: Their debut single "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" (1979), the Fat EP (1981), their first full-length album Milo Goes to College
(1982), and the song "Global Probing" from the 1981 New Alliance compilation Chunks.

Reception

Mike DaRonco of

Allmusic gave Two Things at Once four stars out of five, saying that "All that mischievous teenage skaters could appreciate is here, classics like 'Myage', 'I'm Not a Loser', 'Bikeage', and 'Hope'. But for all those who already own their "best of" (Somery, which features the previously mentioned songs), other less-known hits such as 'Marriage', 'I'm Not a Punk', and 'Catalina' are exclusive to this release."[3][4] Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone called the album "an essential introduction to the group."[1]

Track listing

Milo Goes to College (1982)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Myage"Bill Stevenson2:00
2."I Wanna Be a Bear"Tony Lombardo, Frank Navetta0:40
3."I'm Not a Loser"Navetta1:28
4."Parents"Navetta1:37
5."Tonyage"Lombardo, Stevenson0:55
6."M-16"Lombardo, Milo Aukerman0:40
7."I'm Not a Punk"Lombardo1:01
8."Catalina"Lombardo, Stevenson1:44
9."Suburban Home"Lombardo1:40
10."Statue of Liberty"Navetta1:58
11."Kabuki Girl"Lombardo1:09
12."Marriage"Navetta, Stevenson1:37
13."Hope"Aukerman1:58
14."Bikeage"Stevenson2:12
15."Jean Is Dead"Stevenson1:31
Fat EP (1981)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."My Dad Sucks"Navetta, Lombardo0:35
17."Mr. Bass"Navetta2:05
18."I Like Food"Stevenson0:16
19."Hey Hey"Lombardo1:31
20."Weinerschnitzel"Stevenson, Pat McCuistion0:10
from Chunks (1981)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
21."Global Probing"Navetta1:05
"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" (1979)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
22."Ride the Wild"Navetta2:30
23."It's a Hectic World"Lombardo1:52
Total length:32:14

Personnel

Band[5][6][7]
Production[5][6][7]
  • engineer
    of tracks 1–21
  • David Nolte – producer and
    mix engineer
    of tracks 22 and 23
  • Jeff Atkinson – Milo Goes to College cover art; Milo character illustration on Bonus Fat cover art

References

  1. ^ a b Eliscu, Jenny (2004). "Descendents Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-84772-620-9
    .
  3. ISBN 0-87930-653-X
    . Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  4. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ a b Somery (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1991. SST CD 259.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b "F.A.Q." descendentsonline.com. Descendents. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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