Government Issue

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Government Issue
John Stabb (1981, Brian Gay in the background)
John Stabb (1981, Brian Gay in the background)
General information
origin Washington (United States)
Genre (s) Hardcore
founding 1981, 2014
resolution 1989, 2015
Founding members
singing
 John Stabb († 2016)
guitar
 John Barry (1981, 2014-2015)
bass
 Brian Gay (1981, 2014)
Drums
 Marc Alberstadt (until 1986)
Last occupation
singing
 John Stabb
guitar
 John Barry
bass
 Dwayne Bruner (2015)
Drums
 Evan Tanner (2015)
former members
Guitar, bass
 Brian Baker (1981-1982)
Guitar, bass
 Tom Lyle (1981-1989)
bass
 Mitch Parker (1982-1983)
bass
 Rob Moss (1983)
bass
 Mike Fellows (1983–1984)
bass
 John Leonard (1984–1985)
bass
 Steve Hansgen (1986)
bass
 J. Robbins (1986-1989)
Drums
 Sean Saley (1986)
Drums
 Peter Moffett (1986-1989)
Drums
 Karl Hill (2014-2015)

Government Issue were a hardcore Washington band. As one of the first groups to release on the Dischord Records label in the early 1980s , they are among the pioneers of their genre; In contrast to many similar bands, the group existed for a relatively long time and was only disbanded in 1989 after a large number of line-up changes.

Band history

Government Issue emerged from the band The Stab . When this broke up in 1981, singer John Schroeder (who later called himself John Stabb after his old band ) and drummer Marc Alberstaft were looking for a guitarist and a bassist to be able to form a complete formation again. These were soon found with John Barry and Brian Gay, and in the same year the band recorded their debut EP , which was released on the then new label Dischord Records , which was committed to the do-it-yourself idea in a print run of 1,000 copies . The first line-up changes followed in the founding year, initially with Gay jumping, who was replaced on bass by Minor Threat member Brian Baker . When Barry left the band shortly afterwards, Baker switched to guitar, where he was represented by the newly added bassist Tom Lyle after his exit (he switched back to Minor Threat in April 1982). In 1982, Government Issue toured California with Scream ; their first album recorded the band in 1983, Ian MacKaye acted as producer . In the same year the band played a US tour.

Until they broke up, the band was subject to several other line-up changes; Minor threat member Steve Hansgen, Peter Moffett, Mike Fellows, Rob Moss and J. Robbins played for Government Issue, among others.

In 2007 and 2010 the band reformed for one benefit concert each. In 2014, Government Issue performed at a festival and Washington. Stabb and Barry then led the band with bassist Dwayne Bruner (previously with Cross My Heart) and drummer Karl Hill (previously with Sorry About Your Daughter), undertook a small tour of the southeastern United States and played at some festivals. Stabb's progressive illness led to the breakup of the band. The singer died of stomach cancer in the spring of 2016.

According to Government Issue

Guitarist Tom Lyle released his solo debut in 1991, during the recording of which he was supported by his former bandmate Moffett and Adam Wade from the group Jawbox . John Stabb later formed a new band called The Factory Incident . J. Robbins was active in the bands Jawbox and Burning Airlines and also worked as a producer on albums for groups such as Jets to Brazil , Jawbreaker , Against Me! and None More Black with. Peter Moffett was employed at Franz Stahl's Wool project and, like Robbins, at Burning Airlines, Mike Fellows at Rites of Spring . Brian Baker founded Dag Nasty in 1985 and joined Bad Religion in the mid-1990s .

In 2003 a live album was published with an appearance that Government Issue had completed in 1987 in the CBGB's . In addition, since the split, numerous compilations and re-releases have been released on different labels.

Discography

EPs

  • 1981: Legless Bull (Dischord)
  • 1982: Make an Effort (Fountain of Youth)
  • 1985: Give Us Stabb or Give Us Death (Mystic)
  • 1988: Strange Wine (Positive)

Albums

  • 1983: Boycott Stabb (Positive)
  • 1984: Joyride (Fountain of Youth)
  • 1985: Live on Mystic (Mystic)
  • 1985: The Fun Just Never Ends (Fountain of Youth)
  • 1986: Government Issue (Positive)
  • 1987: You (Rockville)
  • 1989: Crash (Positive)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vice.com: Tube Tops and Sky Saxon: A Conversation with Government Issue's John Stabb. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .