Minor Threat
Minor Threat was the definitive Washington, D.C., hardcore punk band, setting the style for the straight-edge punk movement of the early '80s. Led by vocalist Ian MacKaye, the band was staunchly independent and fiercely sober. Through their songs, the group rejected drugs and alcohol, espoused anti-establishment politics, and led a call for self-awareness. Every song was fast, sharp, and lethal, often clocking in at just around a minute. Their speed and fury often hid their fairly catchy melodies, but the band's main function was to vent rage. Over the course of three...[more]
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Minor Threat played one of its last shows at Washington DC's 930 Club in June of 1983. Their performance was videotaped for a documentary about the local punk scene, but the documentary project fell apart and the tapes were left on the shelf. Two years later, the tapes from the 930 show were edited together and Dischord released them as the Minor Threat "Live" VHS video in 1986. In 2002, Dischord started working on releasing the 930 show on DVD. Along with the 40 minute 930 performance, the DVD includes a 3 [ read more ]
DVD $19.99
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Complete Discography compiles Minor Threat's entire body of recordings on a single compact disc. Hardcore, as a rule, wasn't particularly musically diverse, but Minor Threat were one of the genre's groundbreaking acts and their music has held up better than most of their contemporaries. As the de facto leaders of the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, the band pioneered the straight-edge mentality by emphasizing impossibly fast tempos, brief songs, political lyrics, and a drug- and alcohol- [ read more ]
CD $13.28
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8 songs. In early 1981 Minor Threat made their first trip to the studio. The band recorded all of the songs that they had written in the short time they had been together, but were apparently unsatisfied with their performance and never bothered to do a final mix of the tape. Instead they went back into the studio a month later and recorded what would become their debut, the 8-song eponymous 7"EP (Dischord #3). The tape of the first demo was discovered when Dischord started work on the 'Twenty Years o [ read more ]
CDep $4.40
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8 songs. In early 1981 Minor Threat made their first trip to the studio. The band recorded all of the songs that they had written in the short time they had been together, but were apparently unsatisfied with their performance and never bothered to do a final mix of the tape. Instead they went back into the studio a month later and recorded what would become their debut, the 8-song eponymous 7"EP (Dischord #3). The tape of the first demo was discovered when Dischord started work on the 'Twenty Years o [ read more ]
7" $8.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Classic, classic, classic! Probably one of the best and most influential punk bands and records ever. Members went on to form a few other bands, but I think someone is in a band called Fugazi. The facts: "Recorded: January 1983, Released: June 1984. Tracks: 1. Betray 2. It Follows 3. Think Again 4. Look Back & Laugh 5. Sob Story 6. No Reason 7. Little Friend 8. Out of Step"
LP $8.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Their first two 7" originally released in 1981 on one legendary album. 12 tracks in all.
LP $8.99
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This is a white, size medium Minor Threat shirt with a big sheep design.
Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a white, size medium Minor Threat shirt with a big sheep design.
Medium Shirt $19.99
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This is a white, size small Minor Threat shirt with a big sheep design.
Small Shirt $19.99
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This is a white, size XL Minor Threat shirt with a big sheep design.
X-Large Shirt $19.99
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