Band Profile: Minor Threat
[b]Band Members:[/b]
Ian MacKaye - vocals Lyle Preslar - guitar Brian Baker - bass Jeff Nelson - drum [b]Time of Triumph:[/b] Fall 1980 - Fall 1983 [b]Homeland:[/b] Washington DC, USA [b]Discography:[/b] Minor Threat - 1981 In My Eyes - 1981 Flex Your Head - 1981 * Out of Step - 1983 First two 7"s on a 12" - 1984 Dischord 1981: The Year in 7"s - 1984 ** Salad Days - 1985 Complete Discography - 1990 * 20 Years of Dischord - 2002 *** First Demo Tape - 2003 *Remastered for CD 2003 **Released on CD 1995 ***Couple Live and Unreleased tracks Several releases were remixed and put onto CD's at a later date [b]Other Band Member/Fill In Credits:[/b] Steve Hansgen - Bass Brian Baker - Guitar [b]Biography:[/b] Minor Threat formed in November of 1980 in Washington DC. They consisted of four members: Ian MacKaye on vocals, Brian Baker on bass, Lyle Preslar on guitar and Jeff Nelson on drums. These skateboarding kids would soon go on to change the face of music to come. On the album "Out of Step", Steve Hansgen played bass and Brian Baker played guitar. In September 1981, Minor Threat broke up when Lyle decided to go to college. During this time, Ian and Jeff started a new band called Skewbald/Grand Union, who also kicked ***. This band broke up when Minor Threat reformed in April 1982. Minor Threat broke up for good in 1983. Minor Threat also changed the world with the Straight Edge movement which has affected thousands of kids all over the world. They are also the band that got me into hardcore punk. Minor Threat is said to be one of the most influential bands of all time leading in the start of hardcore music and unknowingly creating the straight edge scene which satrted form the MT song Straight Edge. After Minor Threat Ian's newer bands led way into the Emo (Emotional Hardcore) scene. [b]Suggested Songs:[/b] Salad Days Minor Threat Staight Edge Filler I Don't Wanna Hear It No Reason [b]MP3's:[/b] [url=http://www.southern.com/southern/band/MTHRT/sounds/out_of_step.mp2]Out of Step[/url] [url=http://www.southern.com/southern/band/MTHRT/sounds/no_reason.mp2]No Reason[/url] [url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/4911/mt-sd.ZIP]Salad Days (winzip format) [/url] [url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/4911/mt-ss.ZIP]Sob Story (winzip format)[/url] [b]Ex-Minor Threat Projects[/b] Teen Idles Embrace Fugazi Dag Nasty Bad Religion Skewbald Meatmen |
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Good review, for definitely one of the most influential bands. |
Good job reindeer!
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Good job, I didn't know one of them was in Dag Nasty, awesome band aswell.
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Yeah Brian Baker is. Last time I heard (which was awhile ago) Brian still played for them.
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Which reminds me, who was/is in Bad Religion? So sue me if I'm a totally clueless idiot.
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Brian Baker, joined Bad Religion around 96, and since then has started taking part in the writing process of BR's newer albums.
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Baker was in it.
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Good job Reiney
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Embrace is a great band... check em out too
but Isn't it amazing that a band who released less than an hour of music is such an influential one in punk, starting a whole sub-movement? |
They branched off the Ramones idea (simple guitar work and such), but added meaning to the lyrics (as opposed to Being sedated and punk rockers).
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nice man. itsnt it crazy that i started these band profiles? i feel special.
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Haha, you've been here practically the longest aside a few others.
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heh yup
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good job, i love this band.
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I do belive someone else joined up on bass and then brian went to second guitar.
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[QUOTE=Sk8SkaNJ][b]Other Band Member/Fill In Credits:[/b]
Steve Hansgen - Bass Brian Baker - Guitar [/QUOTE]123 |
He should change his name to Jedi I can't read
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Which member was in Meatmen?
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Lyle
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[QUOTE=Jedi Jesus]I do belive someone else joined up on bass and then brian went to second guitar.[/QUOTE]
He said that in the profile - " On the album "Out of Step", Steve Hansgen played bass and Brian Baker played guitar. In September 1981, Minor Threat broke up when Lyle decided to go to college. " |
[QUOTE=PoisonParadox]He should change his name to Jedi I can't read[/QUOTE]
I... Will... Kill... You... |
i didn't know they started the straight edge movement on accident, cool
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Ian never ment it to turn into what it is today. He used it more of a metaphor to represent what he stood for at the time. To my knowledge he's not even edge.
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[QUOTE=$bassline$]i didn't know they started the straight edge movement on accident, cool[/QUOTE]
No it's very uncool becuase now we have these militant a'ssholes running around kicking the s'hit out of anyone with a cigarette or a beer. |
that does suck...
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Exactly.
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If I scream at a wall, someday it will fall.
True story. |
Wise MX Granpappy
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You ever get a chance to see them? Sorry I don't know how old you are, just that your older than all of us.
Two of my teachers saw them in a basement. Also one of them toured with bands like them Nomeansno and others. |
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