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That's better h-e-l-l-p.com. He. Hey everybody. Today's guest is Bill Stevenson, drummer for the Manhattan Beach

California punk rock band, The Descendants. Together we take a deep dive

into the writing, recording, and inspiration behind the fan favorite song,

Clean Sheets, taken from their 1987 album, All. The All record was the first recording to feature both guitarist Stephen Egerton and bassist Carl Alvarez,

and their presence is immediately felt and heard.

Upon putting clean sheets under my microscopic lens, I noticed quite a few guitar overdubs in the verses, choruses, and guitar solo.

Something Descendants didn't really do on later records.

Bill chalk this up to still learning his way around a recording studio and

credits recording engineer Richard Andrews who recorded both all and its

predecessor in Joy with offering him in the band endless studio knowledge.

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