list of "Essential Albums, '78–'98" giving an overview of Orange County punk and alternative rock, calling it "an underground classic. The 13 songs defined the O.C. punk experience, back when punk was a beleaguered subculture. 'Amoeba', with lyrics by Royer, is a metaphoric account of a single-celled creature, read punk youth culture, growing in size and self-awareness under the scornful, dismissive eye of adult authority. 'Kids of the Black Hole' was Rikk Agnew's epic tribute to the hedonistic, comradely denizens of a Fullerton crash pad that cradled the fertile North County punk scene during 1979–80. The two songs introduced a massed, harmonized 'octave guitar' blitz—an Orange County rock signature." Covers In the decades since its release, several artists have recorded cover versions of songs from Adolescents. In 2005, NOFX covered "No Way" for their 7" of the Month Club while the Dropkick Murphys covered "Who Is Who" for the soundtrack to the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. In 2009, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker of Blink-182 covered "Amoeba" for the soundtrack to the film Endless Bummer, while Pulley covered "Wrecking Crew" and the Briefs covered "Who Is Who" for Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records. In popular culture The song "Amoeba" was featured in the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020). The second collected volume of the comic book series Deadly Class was titled "Kids of the Black Hole", a reference to the song of the same name. The title was used again for the 9th episode of the series' TV adaptation. Track listing Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Adolescents Tony Cadena – lead vocals Frank Agnew – lead guitar Rikk Agnew – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Steve Soto – bass Casey Royer – drums, backing vocals Backing vocalists Danny Benair Jeff Beans Production Mike Patton – record producer, backing vocals Thom Wilson – audio engineer, mix engineer Frank DeLuna – audio mastering Artwork Diane Zincavage – art, design Paul Grant – typesetting Glen E. Friedman – back cover and insert photographs Jeri Liolios – insert photographs Larry Rainwater – insert photographs References Adolescents (band) albums 1981 debut albums Frontier Records albums