| First two 7"s on a 12" | ||||
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| Compilation album by Minor Threat | ||||
| Released | March 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Apr 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | Minor Threat EP: 9:20 In My Eyes EP: 7:38 Total: 16:58 |
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| Label | Dischord | |||
| Producer | Ian MacKaye, Minor Threat | |||
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| Rolling Stone | [2] |
First two 7"s on a 12", also known as the Minor Threat LP, was a combination of American hardcore punk group Minor Threat's first two EPs, Minor Threat (originally released June 1981) and In My Eyes (originally released December 1981). It had the same cover as their first release, it actually depicts MacKayes younger brother Alec (Untouchables, The Faith) . The image has been imitated by punk bands such as Rancid (…And Out Come the Wolves) and in the Major Threat ad campaign by Nike.
"Straight Edge", a song on the first EP, inadvertently inspired the straight edge movement. The song seemed to be a call for abstinence from drugs and alcohol—a new thing in the punk scene, which initially found a small, but dedicated following.
Another Minor Threat song, from the second EP, "Out of Step", further demonstrates the aesthetic: "Don't smoke/ Don't drink/ Don't fuck/ At least I can fucking think/ I can't keep up/ Can't keep up/ Can't keep up/ I'm out of step with the world." Some in Minor Threat—Jeff Nelson in particular—took exception to what they saw as MacKaye's imperious attitude on the song.
"In My Eyes" is an anti-smoking, anti-peer pressure song which has been covered by Rap Metal band Rage Against the Machine among others. This song, along with "Straight Edge" and "Out of Step", helped to solidify views of Minor Threat as a band with an anti-drug platform.
"Guilty of Being White" led to some false accusations of racial prejudice, due to perceived similarities between the song's lyrics and that of white power sloganeering which often propagandizes the majority race as victims at the hands of a minority race. However, MacKaye has strongly denied such intentions and said that some listeners misinterpreted his words. Slayer later covered the song, though perhaps not entirely in the spirit in which MacKaye wrote it: they changed the lyric "guilty of being white" to "guilty of being right" at the song's climax. MacKaye has stated that he was offended by the change.[3]
"Minor Threat" is a youth anthem which has been covered by such rock bands as Sublime, Silverchair, Rise Against and Pennywise.
"Steppin' Stone" is a Monkees cover. It has been covered by such other famous punk bands as the Sex Pistols, State of Alert, Government Issue, and D.S.-13.
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