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Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band that formed in Washington DC in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. While Minor Threat was short-lived, it had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene in the United States. Minor Threat's song "Straight Edge" was the basis for the straight edge movement, and the band often professed their own "straight edge" ideals.[1] Critics have called Minor Threat's music "iconic,"[2] and have noted that their "groundbreaking" music "has held up better than [that of] most of their contemporaries."[3] Image File history File links Flag_of_Washington,_D.C..svg The flag of Washington, D.C. It is from openclipart. ...
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Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ...
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Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ...
Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ...
Jeff Nelson was the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Brian Baker was one of the founding members of the seminal hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Lyle Preslar played guitar in and wrote songs for the seminal hardcore band Minor Threat. ...
Steve Hansgen is probably most famed for playing bass in Minor Threat. ...
Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ...
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Along with the fellow Washington DC hardcore band Bad Brains, Minor Threat set the standard for many hardcore punk bands in the 1980s and 1990s. They produced short, often astonishingly fast songs, eventually with high production quality, which at the time was lacking in most punk and alternative rock. All of Minor Threat's records were released on the band's own Dischord Records label. Bad Brains are an American punk rock band, originally formed in Washington, D.C. in 1979 . ...
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Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ...
History
Early years While at Wilson High School, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were in the Washington DC punk band The Teen Idles. After that band broke up, MacKaye decided to switch from bass guitar to vocals, and organized Minor Threat with Nelson, 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 and Midwest. Woodrow Wilson Senior High School is a secondary school located in Washington, DC, United States. ...
Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ...
Jeff Nelson was the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
The album cover of the Teen Idless EP Minor Disturbance features one of the iconic symbols of the straight edge movement: the X-ed hands. ...
A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ...
Brian Baker was one of the founding members of the seminal hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Lyle Preslar played guitar in and wrote songs for the seminal hardcore band Minor Threat. ...
Bad Brains are an American punk rock band, originally formed in Washington, D.C. in 1979 . ...
Minor Threat was a combination of punk group Minor Threats first two EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes. ...
Minor Threat was a combination of punk group Minor Threats first two EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes. ...
"Straight Edge," a song on the first EP, helped to inspire the straight edge movement. The song seemed to be a call for abstinence from alcohol and other drugs— a new thing in rock music, which initially found a small, but dedicated following. Other prominent groups that subsequently advocated the straight edge stance included SS Decontrol and 7 Seconds. For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ...
Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage (also known as booze in slang term) is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ...
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7 Seconds are a hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. ...
Another Minor Threat song from the second EP, "Out of Step", further demonstrates the belief: " Don't smoke/Don't drink/Don't fuck/At least I can fucking think/I can't keep up/I'm out of step with the world." The "I" in the lyrics was only implied (mainly because it didn't quite fit the rhythm of the song), and some in Minor Threat -- Jeff Nelson in particular -- took exception to what they saw as MacKaye's imperious attitude on the song.
Minor Threat's song "Guilty of Being White" led to some accusations of racism, but MacKaye has strongly denied such intentions and said that some listeners misinterpreted his words. Slayer later covered the song, with the last iteration of the lyric "Guilty of being white" changed to "Guilty of being right." In an interview in Steven Blush's book American Hardcore: A Tribal History, MacKaye has stated that he was offended that some perceived racist overtones in the lyrics. Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial...
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Hiatus In the time between the release of the band's second seven inch EP and the Out of Step record the band briefly split when guitarist Lyle Preslar moved to Illinois for college – during his semester at Northwestern University, Preslar was a member of Big Black for a few tempestuous rehearsals. During this same period, MacKaye and Nelson put together a studio-only project called Skewbald/Grand Union; in a reflection of the slowly increasing disagreements between the two musicians, they were unable to decide on one name. For other uses, see Out of Step (disambiguation). ...
Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ...
Big Black was a noise rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, that was active between 1982 and 1987. ...
Skewbald/Grand Union (commonly called Skewbald), was a hardcore punk band from the Washington, D.C. area founded by former Minor Threat members Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson. ...
The group recorded three untitled songs which would be released posthumously as Dischord's 50th release. During this period Brian Baker also briefly played guitar for Government Issue and appeared on the Make An Effort EP. In March of 1981, at the urging of Bad Brains' H.R., Preslar left college to reform Minor Threat. Shortly afterwards, Minor Threat and In My Eyes were re-released as First two 7"s on a 12". Government Issue (often just GI) were an American straight edge hardcore punk band originating from the Washington DC scene, formed in 1980 and signed to Dischord Records. ...
For other uses, see HR. H.R. In New York outside of CBGB H.R. (born February 11, 1956, in London, England) (Human Rights) is the stage name of Paul D. Hudson, the lead singer of the influential hardcore punk band Bad Brains. ...
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When "Out of Step" was re-recorded for the LP Out of Step, MacKaye inserted a spoken section explaining, "This is not a set of rules..." An ideological door was already opened, however, and by 1982, some straight-edge punks, such as followers of the band SS Decontrol, were swatting beers out of people's hands at clubs. Minor Threat, however, did not promote such behavior. SSD (Society-System Decontrol) was a Boston hardcore band. ...
Break-up Minor Threat broke up in 1983. One contributing factor was disagreement over musical direction. MacKaye was allegedly skipping practice sessions towards the end of the band's career, and he wrote the lyrics to the songs on the Salad Days E.P. in the studio. This was quite the contrast between the earlier recordings as he had written and co-written the music for some of the band's early material. Minor Threat played their last show on September 23, 1983 with Go go band Trouble Funk and the Big Boys, ending with "Last Song", which was the original title of "Salad Days". Salad Days was the last 7 EP that highly influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat released in 1983. ...
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Trouble Funk was an influential and successful R&B band from Washington DC. They helped to popularise the Washington, D.C. funk subgenre go-go. ...
The Big Boys were a pioneering band who are credited with helping introduce the new style of hardcore punk that became popular in the 1980s. ...
Subsequent activities MacKaye went on to found Embrace with former members of the Faith, the obscure Egg Hunt with Jeff Nelson and later Fugazi and the Evens, as well as collaborating on Pailhead. Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ...
Embrace was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., which lasted from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ...
The Faith was an early American hardcore punk band, from Washington DC, with strong connections to the scene centered around the Dischord label. ...
Egg Hunt was a small band/project of long time friends and musicians Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson (musician). ...
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The Evens are a Washington, D.C. duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprising partners Ian MacKaye (of Fugazi, formerly of Minor Threat) and Amy Farina (formerly of The Warmers). ...
Pailhead was a short-lived side-project of the industrial music metal band Ministry, which featured the vocals of Ian MacKaye, formerly of The Teen Idles and Minor Threat, and currently of Fugazi and The Evens. ...
Brian Baker went on to play in Junkyard, The Meatmen, Dag Nasty, Government Issue, and currently plays in Bad Religion. The Meatmen were a Michigan, USA punk band headed by Tesco Vee from 1980 to 1995. ...
Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ...
Government Issue (often just GI) were an American straight edge hardcore punk band originating from the Washington DC scene, formed in 1980 and signed to Dischord Records. ...
Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ...
Lyle Preslar was briefly a member of Glenn Danzig's Samhain and his playing appears on a few songs on the band's first record. He joined The Meatmen in 1984, along with other Minor Threat member Brian Baker. He later ran Caroline Records, signing and working with, among others, Peter Gabriel, Ben Folds, Chemical Brothers and Idaho, and ran marketing for Sire Records. He currently lives in New Jersey and attends law school at Rutgers University. Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be the founding father of the Horrorpunk genre of music. ...
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The Meatmen were a Michigan, USA punk band headed by Tesco Vee from 1980 to 1995. ...
Jeff Nelson played less frantic alternative rock with Three and The High-Back Chairs before retiring from live performance; he also runs his own label, Adult Swim Records, distributed by Dischord, and is a graphic artist and somewhat prominent political activist in the D.C. area. The band's own Dischord Records released material by many bands from the Washington, D.C. area, such as Government Issue, Void, Scream, Fugazi, Artificial Peace, Rites of Spring, Gray Matter, and Dag Nasty, and has become a respected independent record label. Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ...
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Void was a Washington D.C.-based hardcore punk/crossover thrash band. ...
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Rites of Spring was an punk band from Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980s known for their energetic, cathartic live performances. ...
Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ...
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Copyright issues
"Major Threat" In 2005, a mock up of the cover of Minor Threat's first EP (also used on the First two 7"'s on a 12" LP and Complete Discography CD) was copied by athletic footwear manufacturer Nike for use on a promotional poster for a skateboarding tour called "Major Threat". Nike also altered Minor Threat's distinctive logo (designed by Jeff Nelson) for the same campaign, as well as featuring Nike shoes in the new picture, rather than the combat boots worn by Ian MacKaye's younger brother Alec on the original. First two 7s on a 12, also known as the Minor Threat LP, was a combination of punk group Minor Threats first two EPs, Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released August 1981). ...
Complete Discography is Minor Threats 1989 compilation album released on the bands own Dischord Records. ...
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MacKaye issued a press statement condemning Nike's actions and said that he would discuss legal options with the other members of the band. Meanwhile, fans, at the encouragement of Dischord, organized a letter-writing campaign protesting Nike's infringement. On June 27, 2005, Nike issued a statement apologizing to Minor Threat, Dischord Records, and their fans for the "Major Threat" campaign and said that all promotional artwork (print and digital) that they could get ahold of were destroyed.[4] is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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"Salad Days" On October 29, 2005, Fox played the first few seconds of Minor Threat's "Salad Days" during an NFL broadcast. Use of the song was not cleared by Dischord Records or any of the members of Minor Threat. Fox claimed that the clip was too short to have violated any copyrights.[5] is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ...
Members Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ...
Lyle Preslar played guitar in and wrote songs for the seminal hardcore band Minor Threat. ...
Brian Baker was one of the founding members of the seminal hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Steve Hansgen is probably most famed for playing bass in Minor Threat. ...
Jeff Nelson was the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ...
Discography
Albums For other uses, see Out of Step (disambiguation). ...
EPs Minor Threat was a combination of punk group Minor Threats first two EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes. ...
Minor Threat was a combination of punk group Minor Threats first two EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes. ...
Salad Days was the last 7 EP that highly influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat released in 1983. ...
Compilation appearances - Flex Your Head (1982) - "Stand Up", "12XU"
- 20 Years of Dischord (2002) - "Screaming at a Wall", "Straight Edge", "Understand", "Asshole Dub"
- Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground (2004) - "Straight Edge"
- American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 (2006) - "Filler"
Felx Your Head is a punk rock compilation album. ...
20 Years of Dischord is a 3 CD box set featuring 73 songs, 6 video clips and a 134 page booklet. ...
Other releases Complete Discography is Minor Threats 1989 compilation album released on the bands own Dischord Records. ...
First Demo Tape is an CD EP and 7 EP of Minor Threats first demo tape, recorded in 1981. ...
References Perfect Sound Forever (1991) was Pavements 3rd release, a 10 EP on Chicagos Drag City. ...
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January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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