Out of step
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| Studio album by Minor Threat | ||||
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Publication |
1983 |
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| Label (s) | Dischord Records | |||
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Format (s) |
LP, MC |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
21:36 |
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Minor threat |
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Studio (s) |
Inner Ear Studios, Arlington County |
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Out of Step , named after the song of the same name , is the debut album by the hardcore punk band Minor Threat . It was released on Dischord Records in 1983 .
History of origin
When Minor Threat split in 1983, the band existed for only four months. Then the band members came back together in their original line-up and played a few gigs. In January 1983 they decided to start recording their debut album. In the meantime, Brian Baker , the previous bassist, had established himself as the second guitarist, and Steve Hansgen had been a new bassist in the band since 1982. The album was recorded at the Inner Ear Studios in Arlington County and was released as the tenth release on the Dischord Records label. The cover was created by Cynthia Connolly and shows a flock of sheep with a single black sheep turning away and walking in a different direction.
Track list
- Betray - 3:04
- It Follows - 1:50
- Think Again - 2:18
- Look Back and Laugh - 3:16
- Sob Story - 1:50
- No Reason - 1:57
- Little Friend - 2:18
- Out of Step - 1:20
- Cashing In - 3:43
Cashing In is not listed on the initial release .
Publications
There are several pressings of the LP. While the first three pressings are the same, the fourth pressing has a blue bar on the cover with the price ($ 3.50) printed on it. A German pressing for the label Energie für alle has listed German-language song titles on the back cover with identical song material. The British pressing also has a price imprint (£ 2.50), which is highlighted in red there. In 2007 a new edition was released, which in addition to a 12 ″ version of the album also contains a download code. The album is not available on CD, but the songs are part of the Complete Discography CD .
Music style and lyrics
The songs of the Out of Step LP are marked by clear frustrations. Although the members of Minor Threat argued again and again since the beginning of the band, only the lyrics of the first album reflect this state. In addition to the internal dispute, there was also a dispute between Nelson and MacKaye about the further course of action of the Dischord Records label. MacKaye took an anti-capitalist standpoint, while Nelson was more profit-oriented. The climax of the dispute was the dispute over a new version of Out of Step , which was recorded by sound engineer Don Zientara and pressed onto the EP. Out of Step , already on the In My Eyes - EP released and triggered strong discussions in the burgeoning straight-edge movement, was supplemented at the urging of Nelson with a spoken text, said in the MacKaye that the lyrics not conceived as a rule of conduct and should only convey his attitude. Nelson also insisted that Ian MacKaye, the pronoun "I" ( Eng .: "I") , which was thought of in the previous publications, should be heard. In the end, Nelson was able to prevail. The lyrics on the album are about the commercialization of the American hardcore punk scene, about betrayal and contempt, but also about McKaye's self-reflection. MacKaye later said: “With every song on the record, I'm on both sides. You can see everything from two fronts. "
meaning
| medium | Rating | critic |
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| Allmusic |
 
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Ned Raggett |
| Sputnik Music | 4.3 / 5 | - |
| Rolling Stone |
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Nathan Brackett |
Despite or perhaps because of the self-reflection and the hard, musical style, Out of Step was celebrated in the hardcore punk scene. The readers of Flipsides , next to the maximum rock roll one of the most important punk fanzines in the United States, voted the band “Band of the Year” and MacKaye the best singer. This honor came as a surprise because the Flipside was based in Los Angeles and the local scene was rather skeptical of Washington, DC. The album is now considered one of the fundamental albums of hardcore punk and influenced a whole generation of punk and hardcore punk bands.
Out of Step was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Mark Anderson / Mark Jenkins: Punk, DC . Ventil Verlag, Mainz 2006, ISBN 978-3-931555-86-3 , p. 140 ff .
- ↑ Out of Step overview. Discogs , accessed August 7, 2011 .
- ^ Gabriel Kuhn: Straight Edge. History and politics of a movement . Unrast Verlag, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-89771-108-2 , pp. 11 .
- ↑ quoted from Mark Anderson / Mark Jenkins: Punk, DC . S. 142 .
- ↑ Mark Anderson / Mark Jenkins: Punk, DC . S. 142 .
- ↑ Out of Step at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ Steve Parker: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - 2005 edition. rocklistmusic.co.uk, accessed August 7, 2011 .
Sources and web links
- Brackett, Nathan. "Minor Threat". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 544
- http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Minor-Threat/445/