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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.)

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deviantpsyche wrote:
Friday morning

just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. It's Catching Up is my favorite! love it.

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PersimmonBoy wrote:
Monday evening

Nice music)

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Nochek wrote:
last week

yeeeaahhhh!!! lOve.

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thejackyl wrote:
22 days ago

FaithPuppeteer IS right :O

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pathtoyirah wrote:
23 days ago

DAD, NO! DAD LEAVE HER ALONE!!!

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robbodagreat wrote:
last month

FaithPuppeteer you're probably right

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lockieee wrote:
last month

it's catching up's stuck in my head so badly :l

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xn0153x wrote:
last month

Faith is the most beautiful love song to a dog ever! :)

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FaithPuppeteer wrote:
last month

Probably the best band ever.

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jmedran wrote:
October 2009

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:
October 2009

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:
October 2009

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:
October 2009

Awesome, GWAR kind of sounds like them, kind of

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thejackyl wrote:
October 2009

HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ROCK LIVE

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ForceFed_HC wrote:
September 2009

WRONG

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SSMT wrote:
September 2009

Are you making fun of me? :'(

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-mikie- wrote:
September 2009

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:
September 2009

NoMeansNo é incrivel. O album 'Wrong ' é magnifico. Muito boa!

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thejackyl wrote:
September 2009

they aren't that great

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FaithPuppeteer wrote:
September 2009

I love this band so very, very, very much.

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