Minor Threat COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY | CD

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 flouris