Jan 6, 2025
Tony Reflex of The Adolescents discusses the band's 45-year journey, from the early days, the Blue Album, the legacy of "Amoeba", working with Frontier Records to current day releases, rarities and more.
Topics Include:
- Adolescents approaching 45 years as a band
- Band attracts three generations of fans to shows
- Beatles and Cheap Trick were major musical influences
- First records were children's Golden Records on yellow vinyl
- Cereal boxes used to come with cardboard records
- Tony couldn't play instruments, focused on vocals instead
- First vinyl appearance was "Amoeba" on Rodney on the Roq compilation
- Rodney Bingenheimer played their demo tape immediately after receiving it
- "Amoeba" originated from Rik and Casey's previous band Detours
- Lisa Fancher signed them to Frontier after shows turned into riots
- Blue Album recorded over single weekend with Tom Wilson
- Album cover inspired by Cheap Trick's logo design
- Band wasn't close friends, created internal tensions
- Pat Smear briefly joined band for three months
- "Welcome to Reality" single - Ed Colver gravestone cover photo
- Recently discovered Starwood live tapes from Rob Ritter
- Hollywood punks accepted Orange County bands despite distance
- Cuckoo's Nest venue paid bands very little money
- 1986 reunion show at Fender's Ballroom with Weirdos
- "Brats and Battalions" released on SOS Records
- Steve Soto and Tony called themselves "rock wives"
- Recent albums include Russian Spider Dump, Caesar Salad Days
- Tony collects CDs more than vinyl records
- Owns original Germs "Forming" single in true mono
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Photos by Alan Snodgrass, Glen E Friedman
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