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But while his stamina for navigating higher notes is undisputable, his low range, though rare, has far more natural ease than his typical G3 - G4 melodic punk range, and his Significant High Notes are often strained or crackled if sustained. Regarding Aukerman’s technique, his Wikipedia brands him as a tenor, or at least acknowledges that he “sings in a mid-range tenor.” This is true to an extent.
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After all, it is because of their upbeat chord progressions and relatable subject matter that Descendents are often cited as one of the major pioneers of pop-punk along with bands like The Ramones, Buzzcocks, and The Misfits. Although, Descendents’ lyrics involved less politics and more food, coffee, lust/romance, general teen angst (“Parents - why won’t they shut up?”), and an occasional social commentary piece in other words, a traditional punk curriculum with an underlying lightheartedness well-suited for the band’s upbeat take on hardcore. He held a tireless, commanding presence that fit perfectly over such visceral music, which began coincidentally in the same year (1981) that Rollins joined Black Flag. In fact, in his younger years, with his compression, distortion, and 4th-octave agility, Aukerman sounded a lot like a young Henry Rollins. And on top of all that, he adds some rasp. With all this said, Milo Aukerman is what you’d expect from a hardcore punk singer: high, loud, fast, boom, and crash. And though it may have cost them more mainstream success, the Descendents stayed true to their Murican roots by reminding those hot-and-bothered Brits about the importance of protection, through their branding, their mascot (a poorly drawn caricature of the frontman Milo), and their abrasive “melodic hardcore” music (hardcore punk with a clearer focus on melodies), all of which combine to symbolize the spirit of angsty ‘80s California youth in the summertime. As you can see by these band names, while Brits are focused on the subject of anatomy, Muricans are much more concerned with evolutionary biology, a relatively underrated subject (fun fact: Milo Aukerman, the dude I’m supposed to be writing about, is a biologist IRL). And that’s because, like the Jets and the Sharks, the Brits and the Muricans are always quarreling over what to name things, such as fish-and-fries and punk rock bands.
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