Reception
Ned Raggett of Allmusic gave Bonus Fat three stars out of five and focused his comments on "Ride the Wild" and "It's a Hectic World", calling them "gentle, surf-inspired power pop more than anything else."[4][5] He noted that "It's a Hectic World" is "even more explicitly surfy in ways, but with a nervous, flat new wave edge to it as well — not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison."[4][5] Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone remarked that the inclusion of these two songs "can't be considered much of a bonus."[6] Rock critic Robert Christgau similarly called these two tracks "forgettable [and] surprisingly poppish" but gave the compilation an A- rating on the strength of the Fat EP material, which he said sounded better on this release than on the original EP.[7]
Track listing
|
|
1. | "My Dad Sucks" (from the Fat EP, 1981) | Frank Navetta, Tony Lombardo | 0:35 |
2. | "Mr. Bass" (from the Fat EP, 1981) | Navetta | 2:05 |
3. | "I Like Food" (from the Fat EP, 1981) | Bill Stevenson | 0:16 |
4. | "Hey Hey" (from the Fat EP, 1981) | Lombardo | 1:31 |
5. | "Weinerschnitzel" (from the Fat EP, 1981) | Stevenson, Pat McCuistion | 0:10 |
6. | "Global Probing" (from Chunks, 1981) | Navetta | 1:05 |
References
- 1 2 Fat EP (EP sleeve). Descendents. Lawndale, California: New Alliance Records. 1981. NAR 005.
- 1 2 LaCour, Deedle (Director); Riggle, Matt (Director) (2013). Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All (DVD). Manchester: Rogue Elephant Pictures. Event occurs at 24:08.
- ↑ Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 310. ISBN 0-922915-71-7.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Review: Bonus Fat". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ↑ Eliscu, Jenny (2004). "Descendents Biography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Descendents – Bonus Fat". robertchristgau.com. Consumer Guide. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
- 1 2 "F.A.Q." descendentsonline.com. Descendents. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- 1 2 Somery (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1991. SST CD 259.
- 1 2 Two Things at Once (CD liner). Descendents. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988. SST CD 145.
External links
|
---|
|
Studio albums | |
---|
Live albums | |
---|
Compilation albums | |
---|
EPs | |
---|
Singles | |
---|
Associated acts | |
---|
Related articles | |
---|