Descendents go Acoustic! | Taylor Guitars Soundcheck

Welcome to a very special episode of the Taylor Soundcheck Sessions, featuring punk-rock legends Descendents playing a trio of their classics in an unplugged acoustic setting for the very first time. In this rare, intimate performance, we're joined by vocalist Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton (playing a Taylor GT 811e) and bassist Karl Alvarez (playing a Taylor GS Mini-e Maple Bass), who play acoustic renditions of "Hope," "Like the Way I Know," and "Lucky." The band also chats about the inspiration behind the songs and the band history that helped shape their highly influential sound.
CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
00:00 Intro
00:09 - Performance: "Hope"
02:19 - Interview: Writing "Hope" (Interview)
03:17 - Performance: "Like The Way I Know"
04:19 Interview: The first Descendents song ever written
06:43 Performance: "Lucky"
10:10 Interview: Playing acoustic guitar
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[@choaron]

Karl Alvarez is no.1 punk bassist!

[@Cash_Lovell]

I love him and Tony Lombardo, but overall I prefer The Music Karl Made and the playing of Tony, I also really like the dude who played on Enjoy, I don’t know his name but it was pretty good

[@coreymacgregor176]

John Entwistle will always be the best punk bassist.

[@datirishguy4891]

Hell yeah!!! Nothing against the traditional punk pick players on bass , but I’ve been playing for 20+ years and prefer fingers

[@emfraridades7261]

And one of the best punk writers as well

[@stevenrosenberger602]

For real.

[@trilete716]

I've been a Descendents fan for over 30 years. Never heard these acoustic. They need an acoustic album! You can feel the emotion so clearly.

[@navnrjohnson]

I agree. Everything is too loud! this can make young kids realize the beauty of punk...but actually hear it live

[@craigsimpson1521]

I need a full album of acoustic songs. This is too good.

[@_3x15_]

Acoustage!

[@David-pp9fk]

So good,! Oi

[@ellegee5179]

Milo goes unplugged

[@mattdavis1975]

Stephen sounds GREAT on those backing vox!

[@randylahey9737]

Punk never dies. This is excellent.

[@zetascorpii9519]

This is pop, not punk

[@randylahey9737]

@@zetascorpii9519 lighten up, Francis.

[@zetascorpii9519]

@@randylahey9737 MGK is punk too, right?

[@randylahey9737]

@@zetascorpii9519 you’re adorable. Stay hard, tuff guy.

[@zetascorpii9519]

Bye Felicia 👋

[@matthewcarle6317]

Some truly awesome human at Taylor said "we should get the Descendents to play an acoustic set" and actually made it happen. This was outstanding. #PrideOurselvesOnBringingTheRock

[@BoredomEnsues]

I love that they played Lucky. One of my favorite Descendents songs, pretty underrated.

[@johncraighammond1646]

And "The Way I know"

[@mgl.23]

the first time that descendents on so many years, record something in acoustic, definitely an undervalued band.

[@ish474]

you can have punk rock without a bass, but why risk it. Foundational band for me. Love seeing this.

[@Podcastage]

One of my all time favorite bands playing on Taylor. Does it get any better than this?

[@stryprks]

I know rite...

[@kinzieannewallace1197]

This is amazing

[@ashtongrey6755]

Man they sound so good acoustically it sounds so natural and not forced wouldn’t mind an acoustic album or a few songs acoustically from them

[@nic-ci_66-77]

When I listened Hope for the first time, so many years ago, my bad english did not permit me to understand Milo was talking about a girl.. I just heard 'my day will come.. I'll be the only one'.. Deep concepts for all the adolescents from every country and time, and immediatly I recognized Hope as a classic.. one of the greatest song ever written

[@lancebisares8588]

2:57 what a surprise and awkward revelation

[@milox138]

The tone of Lucky is ridiculous. Thanks so much for this.

[@taylorguitars]

We had solid tears of joy in our eyes!

[@ericsoares2005]

It inspires me so much to see this old dudes rocking til this day, exactly like when I listened to "When I Get Old". FODA PRA CARALHO!

[@ellegee5179]

Saw them live 3 weeks ago and my exact thought just watching them on stage was "how amazing seeing these old dudes still rockin'"

[@nicorizky1383]

00:09 Hope 03:17 Like The Way I Know 06:43 Lucky

[@taylorguitars]

Thank you, Nico!

[@cheysanx5512]

Did Milo Change the Lyrics on Hope?

[@proxety8607]

@@cheysanx5512 yes instead of "Cause I'll have my way, you won't have a say anyway 'Cause I've got you, you don't stand a chance" he instead says "I wanna have my way, I don't have a say anyway, Cause I want you, so give me a chance"

[@pingpongpaddlehead]

Lucky is such a good song

[@Adeadcop702]

@@pingpongpaddlehead absolutely love this version of lucky I always come back to it

[@reneaceves8820]

Nice to see Taylor featuring some cool musicians for a change.

[@thewillformerlyknownasartist]

Stephens voice is so good I wish he did more background vocals

[@soulsurfer5531]

Agree completely! I think after all these decades, Descendents & ALL loving family has given Stephen the support and confidence to begin to truly sing. They are a family. ❤

[@DavidAlpin-hv8jq]

He's a pretty decent drummer as well

[@soulsurfer5531]

@@DavidAlpin-hv8jq I didn’t know that & I’ve met him. He’s a musical genius so I’m not surprised. Did Bill teach him?

[@DavidAlpin-hv8jq]

He drummed in a band from Utah called massacre guys..they had 1 album out called behind the 8 ball

[@soulsurfer5531]

@@DavidAlpin-hv8jq that’s really cool. Thanks for the info.

[@katherinemagonigle5739]

I would have loved to hear "Ride the Wild". This is AWESOME

[@Purusam]

What a great performance, Stephen, Karl & Milo. You guys rock. PS: I love Lucky. One of the most underrated songs.

[@punkyagogo]

Easily their most underrated song. I always revisit it on St. Patty’s Day lol

[@Purusam]

@@punkyagogo Yeah, me too.

[@dionprass]

Me too!

[@dionprass]

Weeping while listening and watching this. I think these days' kids won't have any dream to be old and together still as a band... What a good world we had....

[@richardlimjr.3639]

I've been waiting for years for an acoustic set from Descendents. Thank you for this!!

[@sxdxfan0451]

Love these acoustic versions!

[@CircusRhapsody]

This session is gold. So great hearing them with this sound and talking about the early days 😊

[@all-o-gistics]

♥️♥️♥️ what a gem!! Love these guys.

[@Blueflesh4]

Love this. Sounds really good. Something about taking these songs and making them acoustic always makes me happy.

[@danmartinez1177]

Takes me back, one of my favorite bands of all time!

[@zjw3504]

I've played alot of Acoustic guitars in my time, and I can honestly say that Taylor makes the best playing, and best sounding Acoustic guitars! I got my Taylor 3 years ago and I really don't want any other Acoustic guitars, I am happy to have mine and I love it!

[@kbcustoms3571]

I just ran across this video and I'm like a kid in a candy store right now ....this is fucking great shit ...Love this band for many years

[@Monsoore]

Descendents are literally the best band ever

[@SuburbanHell]

Great to see these guys do their thing in any format, and of course it all sounds great knowing they mostly wrote these on acoustic, the foundation is ALL-ways there.

[@PaulKawinda]

WOW! I'm speechless!!! Thank you!!

[@MidwestCynic]

That has to be a beautiful experience to sing a song that you’ve played for over 30 years

[@stevenp748]

Great performance here! It was fun to hear them mix it up with the acoustic set. But most of all, I really enjoyed the storytelling aspect and the insights they gave. I saw ALL back in 2002 and still hope to one day see the Descendents in concert.

[@colincastles2924]

This is such a treat. I'm so glad I found this.

[@punkyagogo]

Never knew Lucky was one of their earliest songs! Taylor is awesome for doing this.

[@NOWAYOUT441]

Great as always! And fantastic live shows!

[@adderon7476]

ALLVVAYS

[@ggforeigner]

Guys sound great! Absolutely love this. Thanks. x

[@Malvinas82]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sandmofa]

How I adore this band.❤

[@bryansanders5426]

pretty dang great seeing this thanks Taylor folks.

[@chadly63]

man, i could watch hours of this, acoustic descendents songs and little stories to go with them...what a treat

[@michaellupu2080]

Fantastic!

[@halfindy]

Well I know it’s tough sometimes to be with me when I’m predicting rain almost every day… what a cool line to describe a pessimist! 🥰

[@zoranpeternelj1160]

so good ❤

[@itaintmebabe714]

This was amazing 👀

[@mhayama]

In Love This Way would have been awesome acoustic!

[@Premavara]

Man this made my night. Descendents ACOUSTIC!!!! YEAH!!

[@bennybadass6424]

Great acoustic of descendents i've ever heard🔥🔥 rad🤘🤘🔥

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Hay guys great job really like the song love the acoustic guitar work 🎸

[@jonaslaves195]

This acoustic bass is beaultyful

[@craigsmith3741]

Wow! Just wow

[@jcsully24]

Awesome!

[@oz3r087]

Coffee, cloudy day and this.

[@Kojick0081]

DESCENDENTSのメンバーでのアコースティックセッションて初めて見た気がする。貴重。Luckyがいい感じ。

[@MrPeterbotcher]

Amazing. Absolutely

[@abdifajar210]

The bass is amazing

[@navnrjohnson]

This is absolute Gold ❤

[@xmarkhimselfx]

Outstanding

[@theAxehound]

Something I've always wanted!!

[@gustavoelgueta1916]

One of the most awesome things you will find in KZbin

[@dangerb4753]

Just crushed it tonight!!!

[@thomasgerstenberg1632]

It's nice to hear some of the subtle nuances of songs when performed on acoustics. I've been listening to Descendents and ALL since the 80's and there's always a message they tell in story of that I may have also endured or enjoyed. This band and members will always be one of rock history's most influential artists. Milo☆, Steph☆, Karl☆, Bill☆ carry on. Tony☆ still a favorite bassist, Frank☆ RIP. #FreeholdCrew #ILikeFood #MrBass #Bugface

[@StarJoker2]

saw them last summer in OC/ Irvine with Rise Against. They were great :)

[@AandRmakemovies]

Release this as an album!!!

[@MrPeter924]

Very good music song 👍

[@darcieterry6427]

Hello Milo, These Videos of The Descendants & You. Remind me of my Good Friend Jon Schafer. We always listened to you he played your Music for me all the Time ,Hes like my Brother. Hearing you Sing brings back Such Great Memories.You all are Great Milo ,Thank You.. Darcie😊

[@coffeestainedmoon1074]

Damn this is cool thanks for making it happen!

[@coffeestainedmoon1074]

Also, hearing acoustic "Lucky" was such a treat, thank you Descendents for still rocking!

[@herohorrace146]

damn, they played lucky. thank's for the gift early 2022

[@rayzaditya]

Aaaaaa lucky on acoustic!!! 🤍

[@ThePaciani]

Saludos from Suiza!!!! LOVEEE

[@badsoaprex248]

so good

[@mheberling5939]

One of the greatest bands ever and I'm actively looking for an acoustic, lol! Maybe a Taylor?

[@originalname1008]

Lucky sounds so good on acoustic

[@haritsarrazie413]

Descendents forever!

[@dan8346]

Long live Descendents. I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified.

[@alfredoduarte1516]

What about a Descendents acoustic tour, in theaters? I'm in!

[@angelrios8895]

I almost cry😔😔

[@cftvdata]

Karl sporting the trifecta on his lapel: Hüsker Dü, the Adolescents' blue album, and the Cheifs - a largely forgotten, but utterly brilliant gritty street-punk outfit whose output was posthumously collected on the Hollywest Crisis album.

[@Mel.Hel.]

Milo was my childhood crush.He's aged well like fine wine.I love this set.

[@H3DG3xC043]

The hope story is awesome 😂😂

[@bobkenneth1236]

ALL!

[@mikemaguire7707]

Tremendous

[@NoUseForAName0626]

Freaking Love The Descendents!! Karl is definitely a Awesome Bass player!! Speaking of Bass Lol.. What a weird looking little Bass but it'd be So awesome to have one! Many years ago I had a Acoustic Bass that I'd leave on a Guitar Stand in my room (Securely of course lol) and if I had some sort of Bass Line or a Bass Melody going on in my head I could quickly grab that Acoustic Bass and Translate it to the Bass. It was a Epiphone El Capitan.. it was big and Bulky and it sounded ok but not great. I'm gonna have to look into these little Taylor Acoustic Bass guitars 🤘

[@whiteroomentertainmenttv8371]

It’s weird thinking that my dad met these people in person while they were on tour

[@radshoesbro]

I'm loving the City Tacos and Satellite shirts. San Diego sees what's going on here.

[@bagussantoso9030]

♥️♥️♥️

[@rj.shelby]

🧡

[@BottomTableTyrants]

Love the Hope lyric change. Just shows how much we have all grown up. Celebrate the wins!

[@fastandyc]

Get well soon milo!❤

[@johncraighammond1646]

Awesome. "Lucky" and "Like the Way I know." Do an acoustic album and record "Silver."

[@NoEcho]

😍Lucky ☘️

[@MarcilioNEHC]

😍

[@davidalpin7730]

First song written with the band was hope!! Get fucked one of the greatest songs ever written. I've been there Milo has been there pure emotion and despair. Thanks guys legends

[@DZ-cf6sj]

billie joe always said if it doesn't sound good on acoustic, it won't sound good on electric. descendents sound amazing on anything.

[@pfkmsandiego]

satellite amps shirt! sick!

[@charlesbranch4120]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸

[@grendelson]

Such tasteful censorship! Thank you! I cry if I hear bad, bad words.

[@robertshaw7523]

Went to high school with them, a year younger.

[@sgnMark]

Can't like this cover enough.

[@danielanimal5426]

My phone six but glad u are jamming