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Minor Threat “Salad Days”

sfilzen — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:27:56 +0000

Minor Threat “Salad Days” 1985. Dischord Records. Today, April 16th, is Minor Threat’s Ian MacKaye’s birthday (b. 1962). Salad Days is probably one of the 80’s most iconic punk release (and certainly its most lampooned cover). The three-song EP (their third EP and the final release by Minor Threat) was released after the band’s breakup in ’83; it charted on the UK indie chart at #2o. The tracks are slightly slower (but still tough-as-nails) than Minor Threat’s previous recordings – there’s even acoustic guitar on the title track “Salad Days” before ripping into a bass-forward punk frenzy. “Stumped” is super lo-fi and messy, but with a great ear-wormy beat. The final track, “Good Guys” is a cover of The Standells 1966 garage rock classic “Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White” (#43 US charts). Minor Threat’s version is just as catchy as the original, if a bit snottier. Our version still has the 7″x28″ folded one-sided insert with photos and lyrics which is kind of a miracle.

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Pailhead “Trait”

sfilzen — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:47:10 +0000

Pailhead “Trait” 1988. Wax Trax! Records. 4-song industrial EP by the supergroup featuring Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi) on vocals and guitar, Al Jourgensen (Ministry) on guitar plus Paul Barker on bass and Bill Rieflin on drums (both also from Ministry). The EP is a comp of two singles released in ‘88 – “Man Should Surrender” b/w “Anthem” and “Don’t Stand in Line” b/w “Ballad.” Trait is definitely more Ministry than Minor Threat or Fugazi: very hard industrial but a bit of the Fugazi punk sound seeps in on “Ballad” and the lyrical delivery on “Anthem.”

Trait’s singles were the only releases by Pailhead besides another single: “I Will Refuse” backed by “No Bunny” from 1987 which features Eric Spicer (Naked Raygun) on drums. Those two tracks were included with the CD release of Trait in the 90′s. From Allmusic: “Pailhead was clearly a fun project to work on for two musicians who were allowed to make some music outside of their respective genres, and though their actual output was rather minimal, the record still stands as a bizarre time capsule of aggressive musical fringes from the 1980s.”

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Minor Threat “Minor Threat”

sfilzen — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:48:33 +0000

Minor Threat “Minor Threat” 1984. Dischord Records, originally released as two EP’s in 1981: “Minor Threat” and “In My Eyes.” Today, April 16th, is Ian MacKaye’s birthday (1962), so happy birthday to him.

Active from 1980-1983, Minor Threat were pivotal in establishing the sound of east-coast hardcore (along with other DC bands like Bad Brains), creating the punk straight-edge scene (”Straight Edge,” “Out of Step”) and proving the viability of DIY record production and distribution with MacKaye’s indie label, Dischord Records, still active today.

Run-off groove: Side A “Down and out, up and over” Side B “Over and over, over and out”

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