State of Alert

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State of Alert
General information
origin Washington (USA)
Genre (s) Hardcore
founding 1980
resolution 1981
Last occupation
Henry Garfield
Michael Hampton
Wendel Blow
Ivor Hanson
former members
Drums
 Simon Jacobsen

State of Alert (also SOA ) was an early DC hardcore band from Washington .

history

The short-term band was founded in October 1980 by Henry Garfield , Michael Hampton, Wendel Blow and Ivor Hanson. The band played twelve concerts, the first on December 6, 1980, with an average duration of between eleven and 14 minutes. The last concert played the band in Philadelphia as the opening of Black Flag , whose singer Garfield then became.

Simon Jacobsen left the band in 1981 and was replaced by Ivor Hanson on drums. In this line-up, songs were also recorded that Dischord Records wanted to release as an EP. However, the label lacked the money for the pressing at this time, as a record by Minor Threat should also be released. Garfield paid for the pressing of the recorded songs with money that he had earned by working as a branch manager in an ice cream parlor.

After the breakup, Henry Garfield, who changed his name to Henry Rollins , became the lead singer of Black Flag. Michael Hampton and Ivor Hansen co-founded The Faith with former Untouchables members .

style

The band's sound is typical of early Washington DC hardcore. The very fast, aggressively played and very short songs were characteristic of the group.

On the side of the label Dischord Records the following is written about the effect of the band:

"SOA brought a new level of aggression to the music, and it reflected well the mood of many of the kids in the young DC punk scene."

Discography

Albums / miscellaneous

Sampler contributions

  • Flex Your Head (1982, Dischord)
  • Dischord 1981: The Year in 7 "s (1984)
  • 20 Years of Dischord (2002)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Azerrad, Michael: Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground. 1981-1991; Little Brown and Company, 2001, ISBN 0-316-78753-1 .
  2. ↑ homepages.nyu.edu accessed on September 19, 2008; Quote: “ SOA's last gig was in Philadelphia opening for Black Flag, after which Henry left town with that band. ”
  3. ↑ homepages.nyu.edu accessed on September 19, 2008; Quote: “Dischord Records wanted to put out an SOA release, but the infant label also wanted to put out a record by Minor Threat and there was not enough money to do both. The band had already recorded while Simon was in the group, so Henry solved the problem by paying for pressing of the record himself with money he saved while working as a manager at an ice cream store. "
  4. ↑ homepages.nyu.edu accessed on September 19, 2008; Quote: “Henry was offered a chance to audition for LA's Black Flag. After practicing with the band in New York, he was asked to join as their singer. Word of Henry's new gig soon filtered back to Henry's friends in DC, who had mixed feelings about his imminent departure for the west coast. The rest of SOA was particularly disillusioned, as it would likely mean the end of the band. "
  5. ↑ dischord.com accessed September 19, 2008