Later that year, the group released the classic hardcore single "Amoeba" on Posh Boy Records. The Adolescents signed with Frontier Records in January 1981 and recorded The Adolescents the following month. Rikk Agnew left and was replaced by Pat Smear, formerly of The Germs. This line up lasted until the end of June when Smear left.
The Adolescents broke up in August 1981. Cadena formed The Abandoned, Soto and Agnew joined Legal Weapon, Royer formed D.I. and Agnew joined Christian Death after his departure.
Rikk Agnew made his solo album in 1983 then joined D.I. with Alfie Agnew, Frank and Rikk's younger brother.
In 1986 The Adolescents reformed with their original line-up and started to work on a new album. They recorded Brats in Battalions in the late summer. The record came out in August 1987 due to the band deciding to produce and release the album themselves with little cash or backing.
The Adolescents broke up in April 1989.
The band regrouped to tour for the 20th anniversary of their self-titled album in 2001 and have continued to perform.
The Adolescents have a new release out on Finger Records, O.C. Confidential in 2005. Finger Records is owned and run by Mel Schantz out of Orange County, California.
The Adolescents toured in support of OC Confidential, but Frank Agnew left the band in 2006. Rotating through as the band's live guitarists over the next few years were Matt Beld, Joe Harrison, and Soto's former Joyride bandmate Mike McKnight. O'Brien left the band in 2008 and was replaced by Armando Del Rio. Reflex and Soto became the band's sole constant members and primary songwriters from this point forward, and signed the Adolescents to German label Concrete Jungle Records. A split EP with the band Burning Heads was released in 2009. For the band's next album, 2011's The Fastest Kid Alive, the lineup was Reflex, Soto, Del Rio, McKnight, and Harrison. The band also contributed a cover version of the Runaways' "School Days" to the tribute album Take It or Leave It: A Tribute to the Queens of Noise that year.
Dan Root took Harrison's guitar position in 2012, and the Adolescents released the American Dogs in Europe EP in conjunction with a European tour. This was followed by the band's sixth studio album, Presumed Insolent (2013). Del Rio was replaced by Mike Cambra, and McKnight by Leroy Merlin, for 2014's La Vendetta..., which was given a North American release the following year by Frontier Records. Hot War, a split EP with Russian band Svetlanas, followed in 2015, containing one song from Presumed Insolent and one from La Vendetta... The Adolescents' most recent studio album, Manifest Density, was released July 8, 2016 by Concrete Jungle, with Ian Taylor taking Merlin's place as rhythm guitarist.
I Hate Children
Adolescents Lyrics
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Raise him right so he won't be a mouse - I hate children
I hate it when they make lots of noise - I hate children
And i broke my neck tripping over their toys - I hate children
[Chorus:]
Shut your mouth you stupid little brat
what you need's a smack smack smack
I hate the crying that they make - I hate children
Screaming and whining for a piece of cake - I hate Children
I hate getting up late at night - I hate children
To Check and see if the crying baby's alright - I hate children
[Chorus]
Now you're had you little monstrous kid - i hate children
It's of you that i'll be rid - I hate children
Do you see this toy it's called a gun - I hate children
And if you wanna live you'd better run - I hate children
[Chorus]
I hate children - I hate children
I hate Children - I hate children
Kill all children dead
The Adolescents' song "I Hate Children" is a fierce statement against the perceived nuisance and burden of having children. The song opens with the lead singer expressing his disdain for children, ostensibly because of the trouble that comes with raising them. He resents the fact that children make lots of noise and leave their toys lying around, which people can trip over and get injured. The chorus is a direct and harsh admonition to all children, venting frustration and annoyance. The singer wants the children to shut up and stop making a fuss. He threatens them with violence and states that if he had his way, he would give them all away.
The second verse continues the singer's frustrations with children, particularly their constant crying and demands for treats like cake. He hates that he has to wake up in the middle of the night to check if the baby is okay. The final verse is a shocking escalation of violence, with the singer asserting that he wants to kill all children dead. He tells them to run if they want to live, brandishing a toy gun as a threat.
The song is a searing indictment of the perceived burdens of parenthood and the cultural pressure to have children. It highlights the tensions and frustrations that arise from caring for children and the stereotypes and stigmatization directed towards people who do not want or cannot have children. The Adolescents' "I Hate Children" is a punk classic that continues to speak to visceral emotions and extreme reactions towards children, especially in contexts of societal and personal pressure to have them.
Line by Line Meaning
Another child born to the house - I hate children
I despise children so much that even the mere existence of another one in the same house as me makes me hate them more.
Raise him right so he won't be a mouse - I hate children
Even the idea of raising a child correctly so they don't become timid or weak bothers me because I harbor so much hate for them.
I hate it when they make lots of noise - I hate children
The sound of children making noise is so unbearable to me that it only serves to fuel my hatred towards them.
And i broke my neck tripping over their toys - I hate children
Even the physical presence of their toys is enough to cause me harm, which only further justifies my hatred for children.
Shut your mouth you stupid little brat what you need's a smack smack smack If i had my way i'd give you all away
I find children so intolerable that I wish I had the power to remove them all from existence and punish them for their annoying behavior.
I hate the crying that they make - I hate children
Even the sound of a crying child is enough to make me despise them more, showing just how deep my hatred for them runs.
Screaming and whining for a piece of cake - I hate Children
Their constant demands for things like cake only serve to further frustrate me and fuel my already extreme dislike for them.
I hate getting up late at night - I hate children
Not even the simple task of checking on a crying baby at night is exempt from my overwhelming hatred for all children.
To Check and see if the crying baby's alright - I hate children
Even the seemingly innocuous task of checking on a crying baby only serves to remind me of my hatred for all children.
Now you're had you little monstrous kid - i hate children
After dealing with a child, I feel as though I have been through a horrible experience due to my extreme hatred towards them.
It's of you that i'll be rid - I hate children
The only solution to my intense disgust towards children is to be rid of them completely.
Do you see this toy it's called a gun - I hate children
My hatred of children is so intense that I am willing to resort to violence towards them as a way to cope with my feelings.
And if you wanna live you'd better run - I hate children
The only means for a child to survive in my presence is to flee from me due to my overwhelming and irrational hatred for them.
I hate children - I hate children
My extreme loathing of children is so intense that it bears repeating over and over again, to emphasize the strength of my feelings.
I hate Children - I hate children
The repetition of my hateful feelings towards children serves to emphasize how consistent and unchanging my emotions are towards them.
Kill all children dead
My hatred of children is so extreme that I'm willing to advocate for their complete extermination in order to alleviate my feelings of animosity towards them.
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Written by: STEVE SOTO, TONY BRANDENBURG
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I perceive the "No ass, no head" lyrics to mean no sex, no blowjobs(head) hence the "gotta go home and jack off instead"