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Minor Threat (also referred to as First Two Seven Inches) is a compilation album by American hardcore punk band Minor Threat, released in March 1984 through Dischord Records. The compilation consisted of the group's first and second extended plays , Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released December 1981).
Minor Threat's song "Guilty of Being White" led some critics to accuse the band of racism, [9] but MacKaye has strongly denied such intentions and said that some listeners misinterpreted his words. He claims that his experiences attending Wilson High School, whose student population was 70 percent Black, inspired the song.
Along with being cited regularly as an important moment in founding the straight edge punk scene, the track has continued to receive critical plaudits, with Pitchfork Media stating that "Straight Edge" "rings with as much immediacy as it ever has", [4] while AllMusic's Blake Butler describes it as an "anthemic, pulse pounding manifesto", citing "this song's importance in the progression of ...
Straight edge sentiments can be found in songs by the early 1980s band Minor Threat. [18] This anti-inebriation movement had been developing in punk before Minor Threat, but their song "Straight Edge" was influential in giving the scene a name, and something of a (somewhat unwilling) figurehead. [ 19 ]
Out of Step was met with positive reviews and ratings. Ned Raggett of AllMusic awards it four-and-a-half out of five stars and states: "Building on the promise and fire of the band's earlier singles, Out of Step instantly became iconic for American hardcore, not to mention for the D.C. scene, for years to come, as well as any number of bands who conflated personal and social politics."
The reactions posted on social media pages Thursday were, of course, to the biggest news in years: Former President Trump was found guilty of 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in ...
Fans found a clue that Taylor Swift's upcoming song "Guilty as Sin?" could be about sleeping with a liar based on old "Carolina" lyrics.
Undisputed Attitude is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on May 28, 1996, by American Recordings.The album consists almost entirely of covers of punk rock and hardcore punk songs, and also includes two tracks written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 1984 and 1985 for a side project called Pap Smear; [2] its closing track, "Gemini", is the only original track.