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The ''Fat EP'' is an EP by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1981 through New Alliance Records. It was the band's first recording with singer Milo Aukerman and established their presence in the southern California hardcore punk movement, with short, aggressive songs that represented a shift in style from their previous new wave and surf sound. The EP was re-released in later years as part of several compilation albums. ==Background== The Descendents' initial recording lineup of guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo, and drummer Bill Stevenson released the band's 1979 debut single "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World", with a sound that blended Devo-like new wave and Dick Dale-style surf music. Stevenson sold copies of the single to fellow students at Mira Costa High School, attracting the attention of classmate Milo Aukerman, who began attending the band's practices regularly.〔〔''Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All''. Event occurs at 13:50.〕 Aukerman soon became the band's lead singer after jumping in to sing with them at practice.〔〔〔 The addition of Aukerman and the consumption of large amounts of coffee led the band to write shorter, faster, and more aggressive songs in a hardcore punk style.〔 Stevenson attributed the change partly to the band's invention of the "Bonus Cup": "We took ⅓ of a cup of instant coffee grounds, added some hot water, threw in about 5 spoonfuls of sugar, and proceeded to play 10 second songs. The Bonus Cup became a part of everyday Descendents life."〔 "Caffeine makes you hyper", said Lombardo, "In general, it makes you want to play faster."〔''Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All''. Event occurs at 19:05.〕 Aukerman later recalled: "We started drinking too much coffee; 'cause of that and the addition of me, the music became very quick and all about bursts of energy. It's interesting: we started very melodic, then moved to hardcore, but melded the two at a certain point and became melodic hardcore."〔 Another factor influencing the band's style was the concept of "All", invented by Stevenson and friend Pat McCuistion during a late-night fishing trip on Stevenson's boat, the ''Orca''.〔〔 According to Aukerman: "While drinking all this coffee in the midst of catching mackerel they came up with the concept of All — doing the utmost, achieving the utmost. The more they got into it the more it turned into their own religion; it's partly humor, but it's also an outlook on how to conduct your life: to not settle for some, to always go for All."〔 Stevenson described the concept of "All" as "the total extent" and recalled that "The quest for All became the main catalyst of the band, and we adopted this omni-ambitious way of life, for better and for better."〔 He and McCuistion quickly wrote several very short songs that would later be recorded by the Descendents:
Of these songs, "Weinerschnitzel" was used on the ''Fat EP'' while "All" and "No, All!" were later recorded for the 1987 album ''All''. "I just decided to not write normal songs", recalled Stevenson. I Like Food' and 'Weinerschnitzel', I thought that was the way of the future, like 'yeah, these songs are more cool than normal songs.〔''Filmage: The Story of Descenents/All''. Event occurs at 21:00.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fat (EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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