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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1979 – present)
NoMeansNo are a band originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and now located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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.)
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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Wrong
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0 + 2 = 1
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Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?
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All Roads Lead To Ausfahrt
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The River
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Sex Mad
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pathtoyirah wrote:
DAD, NO! DAD LEAVE HER ALONE!!!
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robbodagreat wrote:
FaithPuppeteer you're probably right
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lockieee wrote:
it's catching up's stuck in my head so badly :l
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xn0153x wrote:
Faith is the most beautiful love song to a dog ever! :)
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FaithPuppeteer wrote:
Probably the best band ever.
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jmedran wrote:
They are playing hell's kitchen in Tacoma on November 6! It doesn't say it on their event calender though. Awesome because I was sick!
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BreakNeckGreed wrote:
I'm just starting to really get into this band, I had a few tracks like "Dad" and Theresa, Gimme that Knife" for a couple of years and just acquired their whole discography. I like it a lot, there hasn't been a punk band to really demand my attention like this is in a while
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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
Wrong reminds me a lot of 4 Plugs by THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET'S. Bass driven punk rock, always good.
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trash60 wrote:
Awesome, GWAR kind of sounds like them, kind of
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thejackyl wrote:
HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ROCK LIVE
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ForceFed_HC wrote:
WRONG
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SSMT wrote:
Are you making fun of me? :'(
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-mikie- wrote:
Seriously! That's one of the all time most hilarious NMN photos! It works on so many different levels.
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P_Machado wrote:
NoMeansNo é incrivel. O album 'Wrong ' é magnifico. Muito boa!
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thejackyl wrote:
they aren't that great
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FaithPuppeteer wrote:
I love this band so very, very, very much.
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thejackyl wrote:
indeed
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fenwich wrote:
Correct. The Day Everything Became Nothing was issued as an EP. Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed as an LP. AT issued The Day Everything Became Isolated and Destroyed as a 'value' CD with both appearing on the same CD. Both recordings criminally unrepresented in the 'Top Tracks' as well, I might add. This is vintage NMN, and some of my favourite material by the band.
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thejackyl wrote:
Wait, so...tracks 1-5 and tracks 6-13 of Small Parts are separate albums? Well...shit, now I have to decide how I want to listen to it/them. That's why it's better to buy than download, I suppose...
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thejackyl wrote:
There aren't any new songs on their MySpace...
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No Sex full track | 3:47 |
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Two Lips, Two Lungs And One… | 1:46 |
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I Get Up in the Morning full track | 4:33 |
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Apr
27
NoMeansNo
Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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May
4
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Hansa 39, München, Munich, Germany
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| 7 attendees
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May
22
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WATT, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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| 19 attendees
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Recent Activity
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norcalchapter and PartyPeephole added NoMeansNo to their libraries. 32 minutes ago
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becker_90 connected NoMeansNo to the group Tengo dinero. yesterday evening
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maxschnauze, MyAlbatross, AToastToJam and 14 other people added NoMeansNo to their libraries. yesterday evening
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meatierwhore, blizblax, juspar and 14 other people added NoMeansNo to their libraries. Saturday morning
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meatierwhore tagged NoMeansNo with punk rock, jazzcore and hardcore. Saturday morning
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tourneur added NoMeansNo to the lineup of NoMeansNo at Melkweg. last week
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NervousCorpse tagged NoMeansNo with hardcore punk and punk rock. last week
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