Two Things at Once

Two Things at Once is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1988 through SST Records. It combines the band's 1982 debut album Milo Goes to College with the 1985 release Bonus Fat, itself a compilation of 1981's 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 New Alliance Records, an independent record label run by D. Boon and Mike Watt of the 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.^[1] SST released the Descendents' 1987 albums All and Liveage! and also re-released all of their previous albums.^[1] 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."^[2]^[3] Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone called the album "an essential introduction to the group."^[4]

Track listing

Milo Goes to College (1982)^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Myage"	Bill Stevenson	2:00
2.	"I Wanna Be a Bear"	Tony Lombardo, Frank Navetta	0:40
3.	"I'm Not a Loser"	Navetta	1:28
4.	"Parents"	Navetta	1:37
5.	"Tonyage"	Lombardo, Stevenson	0:55
6.	"M-16"	Lombardo, Milo Aukerman	0:40
7.	"I'm Not a Punk"	Lombardo	1:01
8.	"Catalina"	Lombardo, Stevenson	1:44
9.	"Suburban Home"	Lombardo	1:40
10.	"Statue of Liberty"	Navetta	1:58
11.	"Kabuki Girl"	Lombardo	1:09
12.	"Marriage"	Navetta, Stevenson	1:37
13.	"Hope"	Aukerman	1:58
14.	"Bikeage"	Stevenson	2:12
15.	"Jean Is Dead"	Stevenson	1:31

Fat EP (1981)^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"My Dad Sucks"	Navetta, Lombardo	0:35
17.	"Mr. Bass"	Navetta	2:05
18.	"I Like Food"	Stevenson	0:16
19.	"Hey Hey"	Lombardo	1:31
20.	"Weinerschnitzel"	Stevenson, Pat McCuistion	0:10

from Chunks (1981)^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
21.	"Global Probing"	Navetta	1:05

"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" (1979)^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
22.	"Ride the Wild"	Navetta	2:30
23.	"It's a Hectic World"	Lombardo	1:52
Total length:			32:14

Personnel

Band^[5]^[6]^[7]

Milo Aukerman – vocals
Tony Lombardo – bass guitar, vocals on "Ride the Wild"
Frank Navetta – guitar, vocals on "It's a Hectic World", Bonus Fat cover art
Bill Stevenson – drums

Production^[5]^[6]^[7]

Spot – producer and 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 2 Chick, Stevie (2009). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. London: Omnibus Press. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-84772-620-9.
↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 303. ISBN 0-87930-653-X. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
↑ DaRonco, Mike. "Review: Two Things at Once". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
↑ Eliscu, Jenny (2004). "Descendents Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.
1 2 Somery (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1991. SST CD 259.
1 2 "F.A.Q.". descendentsonline.com. Descendents. Retrieved 2010-02-03.

Descendents
Bill Stevenson Milo Aukerman Karl Alvarez Stephen Egerton Frank Navetta Tony Lombardo Ray Cooper Doug Carrion
Studio albums	Milo Goes to College I Don't Want to Grow Up Enjoy! All Everything Sucks Cool to Be You Hypercaffium Spazzinate
Live albums	Liveage! Hallraker: Live! Live Plus One
Compilation albums	Bonus Fat Two Things at Once Somery
EPs	Fat Sessions 'Merican Spazzhazard
Singles	"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" "I'm the One" "When I Get Old"
Associated acts	Black Flag All Only Crime The Lemonheads The Last
Related articles	Discography Filmage New Alliance Records SST Records Epitaph Records Fat Wreck Chords The Blasting Room

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