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It's almost impossible to overstate the impact Minor Threat has had on indie, punk, and alternative music since their brief existence in the early 1980s. As one of the first hardcore punk bands, the Washington, DC-based outfit created the template for a louder, faster, and more concise version of the nascent rock style that would be referenced in some form by seemingly every punk band to follow in their wake. The band also, though perhaps inadvertently, gave rise to the straight-edge movement, an ideological strain of hardcore that promotes complete abstinence from drugs and alcohol. Formed by Dischord Records founders Jeff Nelson and Ian MacKaye (who later started, among other bands, Fugazi), Minor Threat are, simply put, one of the most important and influential punk bands ever.

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DISC 1 for Complete Discography (CD) Album By Minor Threat (Artist)
1   Filler
2   I Don't Wanna Hear It
3   Seeing Red
4   Straight Edge
5   Small Man, Big Mouth
6   Screaming At A Wall
7   Bottled Violence
8   Minor Threat
9   Stand Up
10   12XU
11   In My Eyes
12   Out Of Step (With The World)
13   Guilty Of Being White
14   Steppin' Stone
15   Betray
16   It Follows
17   Think Again
18   Look Back And Laugh
19   Sob Story
20   No Reason
21   Little Friend
22   Out Of Step
23   Cashing In
24   Stumped
25   Good Guys (Don't Wear White)
26   Salad Days
 

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Spin (5/01, p.110) - Ranked #27 in Spin's "50 Most Essential Punk Records" - "...The Leviticus of hardcore and straight edge..."
Mojo (Publisher) (3/01, p.114) - "...The group that encapsulates the essence of hardcore better than any other....tighter and more coherent in their ire....they made a non-smoking, non-drinking, non-shagging existence seem positively attractive, such was the righteous indignation...of [their] method rage."

Title Note

Minor Threat: Ian MacKaye (vocals); Brian Baker (guitar, bass); Lyle Preslar (guitar); Steve Hansgen (bass); Jeff Nelson (drums).

Recorded at Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, Virginia between April 1981 and December 1983.

The Washington, D.C. straightedge hardcore punk scene began with Minor Threat. The band recorded two LPs on its own Dischord label, plus an EP and the miscellaneous singles that are collected on this CD. Many of the early recordings on this collection seethe with teen-age angst and indignation. The songs rage against bullies, religious hypocrisy, and the herd mentality.

Other songs, taken from later in Minor Threat's career, feature tighter and more sophisticated playing. Metallic flourishes tinge the guitar work, vocal harmonies abound, and song dynamics vary more than on the earlier record. On certain songs, Ian MacKaye's lyrics address the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and self-expression. "Look Back and Laugh," "Little Friend," and "It Follows" all incline more toward introspection and ambiguity; conveying loss and sadness in addition to outrage. This second set of songs seems to especially anticipate MacKaye's later work with Fugazi. The album also contains a few playful numbers like the sing-along cover of "Stepping Stone," and "Cashing In," a mocking dig at greedy musicians. Minor Threat believed completely in the power of its music, helping earn a loyal fan following and the respect of numerous other bands who emulated its style and credo.

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5 out of 5 stars Minor Threat, April 11, 2008
By Will
One of the greatest punk bands of all time!!!! This is not only a discography for Minor Threat but a discography for punk rock.

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