''Sessions'' is an EP by the American punk rock band the

Descendents The Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a ...

, released in 1997 through Sessions Records and consisting of two tracks from the recording of their 1996 album '' Everything Sucks''. "Gotta" was written by and features the band's original bassist

Tony Lombardo Tony Lombardo (born c. 1945) is an American musician who was the original bassist in the punk rock band the Descendents. He joined the band in 1979 and played on their debut single, the ''Fat EP'' (1981), and the albums ''Milo Goes to College'' ...

; it was left off of the album and used as a

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for the "

When I Get Old "When I Get Old" is a song by the American punk rock band the Descendents, released as the second single from their 1996 album '' Everything Sucks''. The single also includes "Sick-O-Me" from the album and "Gotta", a B-side written by and featuri ...

" single. "Grand Theme" is an

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track that was included on the album as a

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following "Thank You".

Track listing

Personnel

;Band *

Karl Alvarez Karl Matthew Alvarez (born March 10, 1964) is an American bassist and songwriter for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987. Alvarez joined the Descendents after the '' Enjoy!'' album fr ...

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Milo Aukerman Milo Jay Aukerman (; born January 1, 1963) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and former research molecular biologist. Aukerman is most widely known for being the lead singer of the punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to b ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

* Stephen Egerton –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

, producer,

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* Bill Stevenson –

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, producer, engineer ;Additional musicians *

– bass guitar on "Gotta" *

Chad Price Chad Price is the lead singer for the melodic punk band ALL and alt-country band Drag the River. He is currently the lead singer for A Vulture Wake. He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. He h ...

– backing vocals ;Production *Jason Livermore – additional engineering *Andy Wallace –

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*Steve Sisco – assistant mix engineer *Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

{{Authority control Descendents EPs 1997 EPs