The Adolescents are an American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979. Part of the hardcore punk movement in southern California in the early 1980s, they were one of the main punk acts to emerge from Orange County, along with their peers in Agent Orange and Social Distortion. Founding bassist Steve Soto was the sole constant member of the band since its inception until his 2018 death, with singer Tony Reflex being in the group for all but one album. During the 1980s the band went through several lineup changes, breakups, and reunions, most involving drummer Casey Royer and guitarist brothers Rikk, Frank, and Alfie Agnew. During that decade, they released three albums: Adolescents (1981), Brats in Battalions (1987), and Balboa Fun*Zone (1988, without Reflex), then broke up in April 1989. Most of the members remained active in other musical projects, and a reunion of most of the early members in 2001 resulted in the comeback album OC Confidential (2005). Soto and Reflex ultimately became the band's only constant members and primary songwriters. Adolescents released five more studio albums between 2011 and 2018: The Fastest Kid Alive (2011), Presumed Insolent (2013), La...
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- 1979–1981Steve Soto — original
- 1979–1981Rikk Agnew — background vocals
- 1979–1981Rikk Agnew — guitar
- 1979–1981Tony Cadena — original
- 1980–1981Frank Agnew — guitar
- 1980–1981Casey Royer — background vocals
- 1980–1981Casey Royer — drums (drum set)
- 1980–1987Casey Royer — drums (drum set)
- 1981–1981Pat Smear — guitar
- 1981–1982Steve Roberts
- 1986–1986Alfie Agnew — background vocals
- 1986–1986Alfie Agnew — guitar
- 1986–1986Frank Agnew — guitar
- 1986–1986Casey Royer — background vocals
- 1986–1986Casey Royer — drums (drum set)
- 1986–1987Dan Brown — guitar
- 1986–1987Tony Cadena — lead vocals
- 1986–1989Rikk Agnew — background vocals
- 1986–1989Rikk Agnew — guitar
- 1986–1989Steve Soto — background vocals
- 1986–1989Steve Soto — bass guitar
- 1987–1989Sandy Hanson
- 1988–1989Frank Agnew — guitar
- 2000–2003Rikk Agnew — background vocals
- 2000–2003Rikk Agnew — guitar
- 2001–2001Casey Royer — background vocals
- 2001–2001Casey Royer — drums (drum set)
- 2001–2008Derek O’Brien — drums (drum set)
- 2001–2018Steve Soto — background vocals
- 2001–2018Steve Soto — bass guitar
- 2001–Frank Agnew — guitar
- 2001–Tony Cadena — lead vocals
- 2005–2005Frank Agnew, Jr. — guitar
- 2010–Dan Root — guitar
- 2013–Mike Cambra — drums (drum set)
- 2014–2014Leroy Merlin — background vocals
- 2014–2014Leroy Merlin — guitar
- 2014–Brad Logan — bass guitar
- 2014–Ian Flannon Taylor — guitar
- —Danny Benair — additional
Discography
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Albums (11)
- 1981★Adolescents
- 1987Brats in Battalions
- 1988Balboa Fun*Zone
- 2005OC Confidential
- 2011The Fastest Kid Alive
- 2013Presumed Insolent
- 2014La Vendetta...
- 2016Manifest Density
- 2018Cropduster
- 2020Russian Spider Dump
- 2023Caesar Salad Days
EPs (6)
- 1981Welcome to Reality
- 2003Unwrap and Blow Me
- 2009Burning Heads / Adolescents
- 2012Adolescents / Muletrain
- 2012American Dogs in Europe
- 2015Hot War
Singles (1)
- 2018Mama Madonna & Me
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Lives (5)
- 1989Live 1981 and 1986
- 1997Return to the Black Hole
- 2004Live at the House of Blues
- 2008Live in Fullerton '81
- 2024The Rob Ritter Tapes Live At The Starwood 1980/1981
Compilations (3)
- 1988Middle Class Uprising
- 2005The Complete Demos 1980-1986
- 2025A Smaller Circle of Friends