SST had better strike while the iron is hot and whip up some more MILO vinyls
― beamish13, Tuesday, 12 July 2022 22:18 (one year ago) link
"Hope" is like a proto-incel anthem for better or worse
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 12 July 2022 22:34 (one year ago) link
Someone who wants to destroy the capitol being into a loud punk band with many irony-drenched songs about not fitting is not the craziest thing I’ve ever heard
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 12 July 2022 22:44 (one year ago) link
*not fitting in, that is
Otm about Hope.
― We were clothed, except for Caan, who was naked. Don't know why. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 12 July 2022 22:46 (one year ago) link
Jamie Raskin promoted a Mission of Burma show on Harvard campus my freshman year, 1981. It’s possible these are the only two in the room who know the Descendants pic.twitter.com/1ER33ZUz12— Damon K (@dada_drummer) July 12, 2022
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 00:18 (one year ago) link
Maybe not a straight line but the Descendants/ALL have always reflected a "both sides are equally bad!" plus "we aren't really homophobes it is just a joke!" plus Milo's aggrieved nice guy who can't get laid schtick plus being firmly in the SST libertarian wing that I can't really say I am surprised, they are touchstones of male suburban nerd ennui for a reason
― chr1sb3singer, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:52 (one year ago) link
that describes their 80s output, but nothing since
― We were clothed, except for Caan, who was naked. Don't know why. (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:53 (one year ago) link
they removed several songs from their setlists nowadays due to some of the problematic stuff, namely "I'm not a Loser" and "Pervert".
― We were clothed, except for Caan, who was naked. Don't know why. (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:55 (one year ago) link
when I was Milo's age on Milo Goes to College, I was still a Fundamentalist, pro-life, anti-Affirmative Action incel.
― We were clothed, except for Caan, who was naked. Don't know why. (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 13:58 (one year ago) link
I would say it describes "Everything Sux" which is the last time I really engaged with them and the newer stuff might be different but I can see how people who grew up on the "classics" could also be down with the Oathkeepers or Proud Boys or whatevs. Punk bands having problematic audiences aren't really a new thing.
― chr1sb3singer, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:00 (one year ago) link
Oh, I absolutely get why someone like that might have been big into the Descendents, I just get a little weird about drawing a straight line and blaming the music directly for who these doofuses became or the choices the made. It's ugly when the right uses it to excuse school shootings and I try not to fall into that trap elsewhere.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:23 (one year ago) link
I just get a little weird about drawing a straight line and blaming the music directly for who these doofuses became or the choices the madeTo be clear, no one did that!
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:26 (one year ago) link
There were a few posts nodding in that direction though.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:27 (one year ago) link
Milo had a heart attack last night followed by bypass surgery and is in recovery. All Descendents shows are canceled until further notice.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 29 July 2023 06:18 (ten months ago) link