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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1979 – present)
The band have never had, or have ever seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe. They tour fairly often on both continents and maintain a dedicated fan base.
The band was formed in 1979 by brothers Rob Wright (bass guitar and vocals) and John Wright (drum set, keyboards and vocals). Their name derives from an anti-date rape slogan. For their first four years the duo’s music would seem to be influenced as much by jazz and progressive rock as punk rock. The musical press described their earliest recordings as “Devo on a jazz trip, Motörhead after art school, or Wire on psychotic steroids.” NoMeansNo have been credited with being an influence on, and perhaps even the genesis of, math rock.
The brothers Wright began recording as a two-piece in their parents’ basement in 1979. These recordings, heard on their first two self-released 7”s, consisted of full rock band arrangements and had a new wave, warped-pop sound, different from subsequent recordings. When, in the early 1980s, the duo began gigging simply with bass, drums and vocals, the present form of their distinct sound slowly took shape. The songs they played in this period are documented on the “Mama” LP (re-released in 2004 on their own Wrong Records.)
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Megantron
This guy.
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crabcorecentral
Found review on sputnik, they give this a 5/5 and then will.i.am a 1/5, what a terrible, immoral joke. Ftr mainstream artists don't persue it, they become it cus more people like it, the name of the band, artwork (retarded goat head) sounds the alarm for me. The word no is undesired, shitty and annoying, i just wanted to hammer nails deeep in my ears when i tortured myself with 1 track from wrong, also look at the mess of the musicians, fat lazy bastards, this highly demonstrates what IS wrong about music and how to make it wrong so it will stay ignored for good reason, it blows horses dong cheese, theres no quality in the songs its "the wrong music" in every way possible . Fuck off
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Bawson
That's "great grand dad" to you fucker!
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haggard666
How fucken old are NoMeansNo? Give it up granddads.
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Megantron
I'm FINALLY getting to see them! YESSSSS
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Ale2D
So let it die!
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j-yeags
listened to wrong...it's fuckin awesome.
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friendlyfire92
Wrong is always right.
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kgm_1004
I decided to go with Wrong a few days ago, and I'm loving every bit of it.
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j-yeags
i'm new to this band, heard good things about them from friends. which album should i start with?
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president_block
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president_block
Whatever happened to Andy?
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mefurgly
still the greatest live band. 80 yrs old and they destroyed every other band in Austin @ FFF fest last month. all hail the granddads!!
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lukematt2000
Those basslines.
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AtlasBizarre
the bass is dancing
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b4rb1
OH NO BRU NO
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SSMT
Free download of John Wright's new edit/mix of "Ghosts" http://soundcloud.com/wrong-records/ghost-of-time
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SchWarG
best punk band, period
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Led_Zayatts
Dat Bass. [2]
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Daykoman
Dat Bass.
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