Complete Discography

Rating

Album: Complete Discography
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Filler	More Info...	0:01
2)	I Don't Wanna Hear It	More Info...	0:01
3)	Seeing Red	More Info...	0:01
4)	Straight Edge	More Info...
5)	Small Man, Big Mouth	More Info...	0:01
6)	Screaming at a Wall	More Info...	0:01
7)	Bottled Violence	More Info...	0:01
8)	Minor Threat	More Info...	0:01
9)	Stand Up	More Info...	0:01
10)	12 XU	More Info...	0:01
11)	In My Eyes	More Info...	0:02
12)	Out of Step (With the World)	More Info...	0:01
13)	Guilty of Being White	More Info...	0:01
14)	Steppin' Stone	More Info...	0:02
15)	Betray	More Info...	0:03
16)	It Follows	More Info...	0:02
17)	Think Again	More Info...	0:02
18)	Look Back and Laugh	More Info...	0:03
19)	Sob Story	More Info...	0:02
20)	No Reason	More Info...	0:02
21)	Little Friend	More Info...	0:02
22)	Out of Step	More Info...	0:01
23)	Cashing In	More Info...	0:03
24)	Stumped	More Info...	0:02
25)	Good Guys (Don't Wear White)	More Info...	0:02
26)	Salad Days	More Info...	0:02

Album: Complete Discography
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Filler	More Info...	0:01
2)	I Don't Wanna Hear It	More Info...	0:01
3)	Seeing Red	More Info...	0:01
4)	Straight Edge	More Info...
5)	Small Man, Big Mouth	More Info...	0:01
6)	Screaming at a Wall	More Info...	0:01
7)	Bottled Violence	More Info...	0:01
8)	Minor Threat	More Info...	0:01
9)	Stand Up	More Info...	0:01
10)	12 XU	More Info...	0:01
11)	In My Eyes	More Info...	0:02
12)	Out of Step (With the World)	More Info...	0:01
13)	Guilty of Being White	More Info...	0:01
14)	Steppin' Stone	More Info...	0:02
15)	Betray	More Info...	0:03
16)	It Follows	More Info...	0:02
17)	Think Again	More Info...	0:02
18)	Look Back and Laugh	More Info...	0:03
19)	Sob Story	More Info...	0:02
20)	No Reason	More Info...	0:02
21)	Little Friend	More Info...	0:02
22)	Out of Step	More Info...	0:01
23)	Cashing In	More Info...	0:03
24)	Stumped	More Info...	0:02
25)	Good Guys (Don't Wear White)	More Info...	0:02
26)	Salad Days	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Minor Threat: Ian MacKaye (vocals); Brian Baker (guitar, bass); Lyle Preslar (guitar); Steve Hansgen (bass); Jeff Nelson (drums).
Recorded at Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, Virginia between April 1981 and December 1983.
Personnel: Ian MacKaye (vocals); Lyle Preslar, Brian Baker (guitar); Jeff Nelson (drums).
Audio Mixers: Skip Groff; Jeff Nelson; Lyle Preslar; Minor Threat.
Recording information: Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA (04/1981-12/1983).
Photographers: Tomas Squip; Glen E. Friedman; Susie Josephson.
The Washington, D.C. straightedge hardcore punk scene began with Minor Threat. The band recorded two LPs on its own Dischord label, plus an EP and the miscellaneous singles that are collected on this CD. Many of the early recordings on this collection seethe with teen-age angst and indignation. The songs rage against bullies, religious hypocrisy, and the herd mentality.
Other songs, taken from later in Minor Threat's career, feature tighter and more sophisticated playing. Metallic flourishes tinge the guitar work, vocal harmonies abound, and song dynamics vary more than on the earlier record. On certain songs, Ian MacKaye's lyrics address the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and self-expression. "Look Back and Laugh," "Little Friend," and "It Follows" all incline more toward introspection and ambiguity; conveying loss and sadness in addition to outrage. This second set of songs seems to especially anticipate MacKaye's later work with Fugazi. The album also contains a few playful numbers like the sing-along cover of "Stepping Stone," and "Cashing In," a mocking dig at greedy musicians. Minor Threat believed completely in the power of its music, helping earn a loyal fan following and the respect of numerous other bands who emulated its style and credo.

Professional Reviews

Spin (5/01, p.110) - Ranked #27 in Spin's "50 Most Essential Punk Records" - "...The Leviticus of hardcore and straight edge..."

Mojo (Publisher) (3/01, p.114) - "...The group that encapsulates the essence of hardcore better than any other....tighter and more coherent in their ire....they made a non-smoking, non-drinking, non-shagging existence seem positively attractive, such was the righteous indignation...of [their] method rage."