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Washington DC, United States (1980 – 1983)
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band from Washington DC. Short-lived but very influential, critics have called the band and their work “iconic,” and have noted that their “groundbreaking” music “has held up better than most of their contemporaries.” Minor Threat is credited with unintentionally starting the ‘straight edge movement.’
They and fellow Washington DC residents Bad Brains set the standard for many hardcore punk bands in the 1980s and 1990s. They produced short, often astonishingly fast songs, eventually with excellent production quality, which at the time was lacking in most punk/alternative rock. All of Minor Threat’s records were released on the band’s own Dischord Records.
History
While at Wilson High School, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were in the influental DC punk band The Teen Idles. After that band broke up, MacKaye decided to switch from bass to vocals, and organized Minor Threat with Nelson and two prep-school kids (from Georgetown Day School), bassist Brian Baker and guitarist Lyle Preslar. Minor Threat’s first performance was in December 1980, opening for Bad Brains.
Their first 7” EPs, “Minor Threat” and “In My Eyes”, were released in 1981. The group became popular regionally, and toured the United States’ east coast.
“Straight Edge,” a song on the first EP, inadvertently inspired the straight edge movement. The song seemed to be a call for abstention from drugs and alcohol— a new concept in punk music, which initially found a dedicated following.
They and fellow Washington DC residents Bad Brains set the standard for many hardcore punk bands in the 1980s and 1990s. They produced short, often astonishingly fast songs, eventually with excellent production quality, which at the time was lacking in most punk/alternative rock. All of Minor Threat’s records were released on the band’s own Dischord Records.
History
While at Wilson High School, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were in the influental DC punk band The Teen Idles. After that band broke up, MacKaye decided to switch from bass to vocals, and organized Minor Threat with Nelson and two prep-school kids (from Georgetown Day School), bassist Brian Baker and guitarist Lyle Preslar. Minor Threat’s first performance was in December 1980, opening for Bad Brains.
Their first 7” EPs, “Minor Threat” and “In My Eyes”, were released in 1981. The group became popular regionally, and toured the United States’ east coast.
“Straight Edge,” a song on the first EP, inadvertently inspired the straight edge movement. The song seemed to be a call for abstention from drugs and alcohol— a new concept in punk music, which initially found a dedicated following.
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chicagohaterz wrote:
no playable tracks? wow...wouldn't expect that for this band!
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Steris wrote:
This band could benefit from a heroin addiction.
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Pentfixion wrote:
Black sheep makes for a good tattoo imo.
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evilxdead wrote:
Got the black sheep tattooed on me the day before Halloween. It rules. Best hardcore band.
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Maagikki wrote:
so what else is new?
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Pentfixion wrote:
"I think the idea of straight edge, the song that i wrote, and the way people have related to it, there's some people who have abused it, they've allowed their fundamentalism to interfere with the real message, which in my mind, was that people should be allowed to live their lives the way they want to" - Ian Mackaye
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ninjablaster wrote:
WOW. TAKE THIS STRAIGHT EDGE DISCUSSION ELSEWHERE YOU FUCKING RETARDS.
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oddmod wrote:
I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
Dag Nasty - Can I Say remembered - http://www.neonfiller.com/page9.htm#dagnasty
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Kristhin wrote:
лучше хк быть не может The best hxc band in the world
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tdkhem123 wrote:
MINOR THREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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tripasonoma wrote:
Straight Edge and Minor Threat seem completely different to me. [3]
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OliCore wrote:
крутые
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Wizard-In-Black wrote:
But a lot of the youth crew music is pretty good.
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DiegoParasite wrote:
Its in your head, filler!
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SaucyPete wrote:
Yeah budddyyyy
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Bubu6 wrote:
the real hardcore,minor threat>black flag>all other shit
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spartikiss97 wrote:
In My Eyes. Fantastic Song. but so are all of these...
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hayasu wrote:
Straight Edge and Minor Threat seem completely different to me. [2]
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mygga_med_stil wrote:
YOU CALL IT RELIGION, YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT!
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