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Originally Posted by bob.
so here i am trying to listen to both All and Jawbreaker in an attempt to break down the musical differences for you....and i'm listening to Descendents
so i'll say this Jawbreaker is straight forward three chord punk rock...every now and then they pull out more harmony....but really their major appeal is in their lyrics
All is a group of seasoned musicians "all" of which were in one of the greatest bands ever to come from the LA punk scene of the 80s and by far one of the more unique in the fact that they add musical harmony to their music....All continued this...plus they wrote what is in my opinion one of the greatest punk rock songs ever
i would take Descendent any day over both
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Thanks for taking the time to break it down for me, bob! I hear people complain about punk that it is musically too simplistic, so I appreciate what All is trying to do by adding more harmonies.
And now I'm listening to the Descendents' songs on myspace! Descendents definitely sound peppier and happier than Jawbreaker, with more political/social messages in their lyrics (like in 'Merican), and more complicated melodies. And their songs sound much more like popular music (with catchy hooks and a fairly simple verse/chorus structure).
I'm glad you mentioned them. I like comparing the different sounds of these groups, trying to figure out what elements I like the most from each. So far of the Descendents songs I've heard, I like "I'm the one" best, I think, due to the instrumentals. If I could merge the groups, I think I'd take All's instrumentals merged with Descendents' lyrics, merged with more touches of Jawbreaker's somber feeling.