Dag Nasty – Dag With Shawn LP

Dag Nasty – Dag With Shawn LP "A little context: Twenty-six years after its recording, 25 years after its subsequent re-recording with Dave Smalley, and nine years after the remaster of the re-recording was released, Shawn Brown fronting Dag Nasty is officially available for your enjoyment. That's a pretty long time for an album to sit on the shelf, and almost an eternity when considering the lifespan of so many hardcore bands. Considering that these songs first saw the light of day on 1986's Can I Say, a record which is considered by many (myself included) to be a cornerstone of melodic hardcore, usurping Dave's singing/yelping approach with Shawn's more aggressive barking delivery might be considered redundant to some. But, let's face it, the lyrics of Can I Say are crucial no matter who is on the mic, and the songs are still fast, catchy, and inspirational. It's just really, really hard to listen to Dag with Shawn without Dag with Dave lingering in your thoughts. As the ancient pro