Limited pressing on a hard to find vinyl! I Don't Want to Grow Up is the second album by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1985 through New Alliance Records. It marked the end of a two-year hiatus for the band, during which singer Milo Aukerman had attended college and drummer Bill Stevenson had joined Black Flag. I Don't Want to Grow Up was the first of two albums the Descendents recorded with guitarist Ray Cooper, and their last with original bassist Tony Lombardo, who quit the group because he did not want to go on tour. Though recorded quickly and without much rehearsal time, I Don't Want to Grow Up received positive reviews from critics, who praised its catchy songs, strong melodies, and pop-influenced love songs.
The thing that made the Descendents work was Milo playing the part of the smart, sensitive guy who was jilted for the tough, handsome guy. His ability to convey yearning and heartbreak is still unparallelled. The role of misogynist never really suited him. Anyway, “No FB” is one of only three tracks on I Don't Wanna Grow Up that I don't consider a stone cold classic. The other two are “Rockstar”, which is clever and makes a good point but feels like a throwaway, and “Theme” because it's an instrumental. In my opinion, instrumentals are very rarely essential.
Some of the songs have the ability to melt my cold heart. “Silly Girl”, “In Love This Way”, “Christmas Vacation” and “Good. Good Things” are punk love (or breakup) songs at their very best. “GCF” might unintentionally be the world's first pop punk straight edge song. “Can't Go Back” and “My World” allow the band to go to darker, more serious places. Closer, “Ace”, might just be the best Descendents song of all time, but I wouldn't want to have to pick. There are just so many best Descendents songs, and a bunch of them are on I Don't Wanna Grow Up. Along with Milo Goes to College, this should be an essential piece of any proper punk record collection.
- Format: Vinyl (Black)
- Genre: Punk
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Tracklist
| Descendents | 1:44 |
| I Don't Want To Grow Up | 1:22 |
| Pervert | 1:48 |
| Rockstar | 0:37 |
| No FB | 0:34 |
| Can't Go Back | 1:45 |
| GCF | 1:57 |
| My World | 3:30 |
| Theme | 2:10 |
| Silly Girl | 2:10 |
| In Love This Way | 2:34 |
| Christmas Vacation | 2:39 |
| Good Good Things | 2:10 |
| Ace | 3:56 |
