Out of Step

I like this bit of punk and this was no different. Raw and energetic and fun.

Classic!

It's tempting to give these guys four stars simply for the relief of a short and sweet album after too many double albums in a row. But that's not fair to them or the other genuinely four-star-worthy albums, so I'll just express my thanks here (where no one will ever notice). I'm not a huge punk connoisseur, so this album didn't do all that much for me, and I can only take it on Wikipedia/"1001 Albums" authority that this was a seminal album for both Minor Threat and the hardcore punk scene (especially the "straight" punk scene). I *can* say I thought the production quality was higher than some of the punk albums we've gotten in this collection, and I applaud their commitment to keeping the songs in the 2-4 minute range. And some impressive bass playing in "Think again" and "Sob story" (the latter almost verges on having a tune amongst the pounding noise, much like the well-done ironic "Cashing in").

Yeah, they've got their punk vibe but they're lacking something, they seem kind of full of themselves and a little humorless. My first thought during the first song was "there is no joy in Mudville."

Listened to this album recently as part of my 2025 resolution to listen to at least one new album per week. Previously listened to 2 songs (Betray; Look Back & Laugh) Favorite Song: Out of Step

Really great punk album. Even if you didn't like it, it's over soon

Sauceometer: Upper Borderline Vibe: year 2 of hating your parents What was I doing: running to Ben's to get things for Liv's Swedish Meatballs/sitting in my room Favorite Song(s): Cashing In Blurb: Really fun little punk album that I could see myself coming back to

Solid hard hitting punk. The tempos are super fast and the drumming is aggressive. However, the performances are not as tight as on their other EPs and the longer songs don't really highlight their strengths, but rather a lack of diversity

Really liked this a lot. Great punk album and short

Sure a punk album, not suited for my teste tho. A nice listening tho 2/5

De razoável somente as partes de baixo. No geral, Punk gritado e ordinário. Dispensável!

standard

Not my cup of tea. But nice album cover.

3.5. The 0.5 comes from having inspired some of my favourite bands.

Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass ich als 16- bis max. 25-jähriger diese Musik für mich passend empfunden hätte. Aber ich hatte sie damals schon mit gemischten Gefühlen gehört. Denn sie ist im Grunde asozial und infantil.

I listened to the Minor Threat discography roughly a million times in high school and had MINOR THREAT—written in Liquid Paper—on my backpack. The harDCore scene massively influenced me, much much more than the early punk of the '70s. It's unsurprising that music made by very young adults—not much older than I was when they made these songs—spoke to me so much, especially as a punk rocker who felt very much out of step with his classmates. These days, the stridency of Minor Threat is a lot, but I appreciate where they came from. Fugazi would have a more profound affect on me, but Minor Threat remains foundational.

I appreciate how short that was, which is the thing I like most about hardcore punk like this. Godspeed, young punks.

Minor Threat has never been my favourite band. It's probably the ideology, being not straight edge myself. It won't be the first or last time I listen to this album though.

An entire album being 21 minutes long is so punk. Minor Threat is so punk. Dugga-datta-dugga-datta is so punk.🤘🤘🤘🤘

I like the messaging and the sound of this, I just wish it were longer. 8/10

Pretty solid but I am not super into this genre. Definitely doesn’t overstay its welcome and has the right energy. I can see how this must have been very influential.

Tällaista brittipunkki -mitälie huutamista ja kitaransoittoa. Sen sellaista

That was faster than a rabbit... but good! Fast fast... but good damn.

Decent enough but didn't really excite me.

Heavy punk music. I really liked this except for the vocals. The music was just varied enough to keep it interesting throughout.

It is surprising seeing an album by a band as great as Minor Threat so lowly rated. But I guess people have different tastes. I think hardcore punk is great, but also consider that this album is by the pioneers of hardcore punk. I probably would have rather seen one of their compilations on here especially since some of their classic songs are on those, but beggars can't be choosers. Anyway, this album is pretty good and one of the staples within punk rock. Minor Threat is just something that was different within that community. Considering that some of the better hardcore bands were coming from the West Coast or just California, Minor Threat came from the East Coast (specifically Washington DC) and really brought the whole genre here and influenced other bands in the East Coast to be created like Bad Brains or even the Beastie Boys to some extent. I think bands like Minor Threat are influential in their own way. This album doesn't really have any bad songs that I could think of and really is sets the attitude that hardcore punk had in the 80s. Favorite Tracks: Betray, It Follows, Think Again, Look Back & Laugh, No Reason, Out of Step Rating: 4.5/5

Yesterday I had this screen open and my 8 year old daughter came in. She said, "Group Sex? Circle Jerks? Minor Threat? Dad, this is bad." She was right. That was the longest 20 minutes of my life.

Not sure what this style is but I don’t like it.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that American Hardcore was not for me.

I love the sound of young people inventing their own sound. This album is really great. Highly influential, moving, catchy, raucous… it’s awesome

3.1 stars rounded down.

I appreciate how short this is. But won’t listen to it again

108/1001 Minor Threat - Out of Step Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ It's not often I gravitate towards hardcore punk, but when I do, I tend to enjoy it. This has everything you need - intensity, snottiness and something that doesn't outstay its welcome.

Odd to have an EP on the best albums list but here we are. Solid EP. I’ve always been more of a Fugazi guy than a Minor Threat guy, but enjoyed listening to this.

Good punk

This is it. The finest band in hardcore punk - the most important the very least. And yeah, I get it - the website is technically an album generator. But everyone knows this spot really belongs to Minor Threat’s complete discography (which is still shorter and crisper than most bloated ’90s records, from a time when labels pushed artists to cram as much music - be it good or be it terrible - possible onto a CD). Minor Threat might not have the swagger of Bad Brains or a frontman with the raw charisma of Henry Rollins (of course, Ian MacKaye is an icon in his own right), but they wear their hearts on their sleeves and they’ve got these sharp f@*king hooks and riffs. I mean, if you don’t instantly wanna yell along to lyrics such as „we don’t care, we don’t pose, we’ll steal your money, we’ll steal your shows” (Cashing In) it’s your bad. This record still hits hard and hasn’t lost any of its magic in those nearly 45 years. If you listen to just one hardcore punk band, make it this one. And if you think this iteration of hardcore punk isn’t your cup: “Think again, think again … ignorance, it sets your standards“ (Think Again). Man, I wish I’d been in D.C. during the heyday of Dischord Records.

Schreischrott.

the real fuckin deal. no bullshit. pair this with the first 2 eps and Salad Days for best experience. hardcore is so cool. i love Ian MacKaye's rawness as a vocalist and just how energetic this whole ep is. it's like the music is gonna fall apart from rattling so hard. this is probably the best part of their discography. songwriting is juvenile but it's sold so well. way better than either of the Green Day albums on here cmon guys. deserves to be one of the 1001? no... because the Complete Discography should instead >:) but i understand that adding compilations is probably against convention so i get it. the self-titled would probably be a better pick for importance but i suppose if you wanna cram as much Minor Threat in as you can, this is a fine pick

I can't comment without complete and total bias 'cause I love this shit all the way to my core. Have to ask someone else for a critical view I guess. I'll never stop listening to Minor Threat. So far as I'm concerned, this is perfect music.

If it's Nice, play it twice. Eller 4 gange. Det her var fedt. Og kort! Hardcore, og punk.

130km/t punk med et meget ungdommeligt udtryk. Jeg kunne godt tænke mig en vokal der var lidt lettere at afkode, og at de havde lidt flere temposkift. De få der er fungerer rigtigt godt. Men for ofte bliver det bare tonsen derudaf i højeste gear.

first listen i like the energy but there isn't much here

Fits right in to the "Short, Fast, Loud" segment that used to feature on Triple J. Fun. Refreshing.

I understand that this is a landmark album in the hardcore punk scene but I'm just not a fan. In college, I was surrounded by kids who would play hardcore music constantly. I even went to a few shows with them. But I never saw the appeal. Personal opinion here but it always felt to me like it lacked any teeth. It's like an angry declawed cat trying desperately to scratch you until it gets too tired. It might seem a bit scary until you realize how safe it really is. The songs all sound incomplete and like the band just stopped trying and moved on to the next one. On top of that, there are so many of these artists who sound exactly alike that it just bores me to tears. Apologies to fans of hardcore and Minor Threat, including some of my closest friends. You're all clearly seeing something that I can't. So enjoy but it's not for me.

Over het algemeen genomen geen onaardig album en het is een genre wat me prima ligt, maar er zit geen enkel nummer bij wat me ook maar een beetje bij blijft. Daardoor kan ik niet hoger dan 3 sterren geven.

★★½

In a nutshell: just another punk band? Think again... From Washington DC, may I present the band that popularised the anti-excess lifestyle of straight edge: Minor Threat. What I've learned about punk production from this project is that low quality recording doesn't automatically mean bad. Recording a punk album is simple approach - just hit record and keep up with everyone in the band. It's all energy. Fuck being perfect. The whole kit and caboodle of Out of Step is what we will hear in skate punk, hardcore punk and even pop punk to come. I could hear bits of The Offspring, early NOFX and maybe early Green Day. It's not the punk I gravitate to but I get why it's in the book. Overall: 5/10

Thoroughly punk. Not good, but still great.

Not usually a big fan of American punk but got quite into this. Cashing In was my favourite.

Simple rules of punk: Raw Fast Hardcore Intelligble at some point. Awesome album pretty short and sweet. No need to have a 60 minute album if your 30 minutes are focking awesome and unapologetic.

Grunn-punk. Kult. Bare 21 min langt, som er passe. Blir litt stereotypisk, som er forståelig mtp. at det vel er en del av starten av det her. Funker. Kommer neppe til å høre veldig ofte, men kommer til å starte den av og til.

для любителей хардкор-панка.

Great band, not their best album though, still good.

I won't claim to know what qualifies a hardcore punk album for this list, but I absolutely agree that there needs to be at least a few hardcore albums here. This takes me back to my teens, going to local DIY punk shows and throwing myself into the pit. If only my knees could take it nowadays!

general british punk ambiance. säkert nåt viktigt som kommenterar samhället eller nåt, men gjorde inget för mig. perfekt längd dock, mer och man skulle blivit väldigt less på det

Hardcore punk, typ kanske det första av sin sort? Fett coolt att bara -starta- en hel genre och man hör influensen i så många andra genrer. Jag tycker bara inte om hardcore punk HAH

Exactly what you think a punk album from 1984 would be.

Not really me but not bad

Groupe inconnu. Du très bon punk dynamique et assez varié, une bonne découverte. Dommage que ce groupe n’ait pas vécu plus longtemps… Et dommage que ce soit un EP, il est un peu trop court et donc ne rejoindra pas ma collection d’albums ! =>3.5/5

Enjoyed this more than I expected actually. It was fun and energetic and I did not hate the vocals (something I often have with hardcore punk). It’s like 3.5 stars, but I think I’ll round down for this one.

Not really good ~ but at least it was short.

Listenable and economic.

'My First Rebellion'. This album is the monotonous, repetitive herd of white sheep - I am the black one, bounding far away.

This felt a little too much like being screamed at by a skinhead for 20 minutes. The tracks totally bled together. When I checked Spotify to see how long to the album was left, I was shocked to realise I had already listened to it twice. I hold this minor threat in low regard. 💫

Holy moly

Ja, denne har sine øyeblikk. Full fres og korte låter. Sitter langt inne å gi 4, men vi er ihvertfall på 3.5 her!

1234

It's the Replacements without a sense of humor, right? It's well executed and all that, and Ian MacKaye is an upstanding dude, but now I'm going to listen to Replacements Stink (which is even shorter and should be on this list).

fugazi better 3.5

Thats a solid 3.5 from me

This is kind of impossible to hear objectively with the decades of accumulated layers encrusted over it, from Fugazi and from the various punk movements it inspired and influenced. It's deep, earnest self-righteousness is a little eye-rolling to me now, but that's not really fair. It was a massive (sub)cultural moment at its release, even if it's a little baffling today. Still has an unstoppable energy and sounds like a shot of undiluted youth, which I suppose it is and always will be.

Cool energy from the hardcore punk style but I am glad it wasn't too long.

Immediate dive into the deep end of frantic electrified guitar rhythms and raw vocals.

Really fun and not nearly as bad on my migraine as any of the electronic albums

Not a huge minor threat fan but you gotta respect a punk band with a decent philosophy.

Very nice punk album: fast, furious... I was thinking in giving it a 3, as an average, but then I thought: "well, it made me feel great, it kinda energised me!" And a 4 it is, yes sir

it's the 80s alt rock/punk sound to a T - based on the blurb for this album, it's probably because the sound has been copied and imitated by countless acts.

I haven't heard this in a long time. It holds up well and gets in and out quickly while making a lasting impression.

This is some serious 80s punk

Out of step for sure, pure crap. And I enjoy some punk, but this was just the same song with a minor chord change and slightly different lyrics. Thank god no song was longer than 3 minutes. "Cashing In" had some flash, but not worth a full listen. I could feel some influence on bands like Danzig and Offspring, but that's where the compliments end. 1 star

I don't know if I have much to say here. Minor Threat is legendary, and they should be. This is a classic punk record for good reason. It's not exactly for me, but I certainly appreciate the crazy musicianship happening on each track here. I think the vocals are underproduced, the album is very one-dimensional, and the runtime almost doesn't qualify this to even be a full-length record. Sometimes opinions are hard. The world's on fire. Listen to the music you want.

I’m in step with the importance of this band and their contributions, even if the music isn’t something I keep in rotation.

the nice thing about hardcore punk is that it never outstays it's welcome, this album was done before i could even finish making my breakfast and i enjoyed making my eggs to this

wow!!! honestly i support them cause juyeon says he fights for a cause and we find that sexy but this album i will never go back to it LMAO but i loved that one song that felt very bass heavy. i'm a slut for a bassist!

This is fireeeee

7 What’s he going on about

Hardcore punk is not my thing.

Pretty generic punk. Honestly can’t really distinguish between this and other stuff from the genre.

Punk Rock

Solid hardcore but would prefer more melody. Top tracks: Cashing In / Little Friend

Maybe they invented the hardcore punk scene in DC but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

A bit minor indeed. Not bad though.

Easy 5, an absolute classic and so influential.

Hardcore usually consists of: a hyperactive drummer, a guitarist whose main talent is being able to keep up with said drummer, a rotating cast of bass players, and a shouty guy telling you to make better life choices, all while riding around in an unheated van and surviving on pizza. On this album, Minor Threat blasts through 9 melody-free non-songs at record speed, only deviating from the template by doubling up on guitarists and by focusing the lyrics a bit more on soured relationships than the usual haranguing of the listener about their bad habits. (MacKaye can't resist a li'l of the latter on "Out Of Step", though.)

How cool to hear the original “Think Again”

Decent punk

Hardcore punk. Not quite my thing but can see the appeal. Cashing In is the highlight track on the album. 6/10

One of the best hardcore punk albums I've listened to. There's a great energy that can be felt in each song, but it never goes too far into chaotic/overstimulating. One of the first punk albums that I actually wish was longer, since every song is very enjoyable

Good punk album

Raw hardcore punk, at least it's pretty short so it doesn't become too annoying

A minor threat to anyone that isn't spinning this album.

It's good stuff, it's got good charisma Will I listen to again: 100%

If you grew up skating in the 80’s you have heard this. Unique point of view musically and philosophically while not forgetting to keep it fun on top of all that. 4/ 5

Great album, it has a relevant place in punk rock history, but it also still rocks. They have attitude, they play hard and they sound great. It's catchy, powerful and cohesive. I feel like MacKaye's voice and delivery are the archetype of punk singing. It's rough and in your face. The distorted guitar, the heavy drums, it's all there. In terms of songs, my favourite was "Cashing In". The chorus is super catchy, it's a fun song, and it's punk as fuck.

Kinda funny but didn’t like it that much 2.5

I mean, DC's very own Minor Threat have always been one of my favorite hardcore bands, rivaled only by groups like the Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains. But I've always been a bigger fan of their first two 7-Inches as opposed to this sole LP in their discography. Those are two genuine masterpieces in the world of young, rebellious, noisy, and fast punk music. This album, on the other hand, always felt a bit more polished - the guitar playing a bit more flashy and predictive of later post-hardcore bands like Fugazi. It still has that youthful ferocity though, especially in MacKaye's vocals, it sounds like a bridge between the earlier Minor Threat releases, and the more melodic and emotional nature his proto-emocore band, Embrace, would go in. He's clearly already getting sick of the meathead-ridden and ultra-masculine direction the scene he helped prop up was going in. Ian's pissed here, and it's awesome. While I don't enjoy this as much as those first Minor Threat EPs, this whole thing is still ruthlessly kickass. I love the squealing scratchiness of the guitar in the second half of the opener 'Betray', and that bass break on 'Think Again' is so crunchy (a comment that applies to most of the bass playing here). The riff on 'Look Back & Laugh' sounds right out of the late '70s DK playbook. And the title track (re-interpreted from their 'In My Eyes' EP) is quite literally just 'Straight Edge' part 2, in the best way possible. The closer here is one of my favorite Minor Threat songs; it's easily the funniest and most on-the-nose thing here. It's also just stupidly catchy. I mean, it's this genre at its source and its prime. There is absolutely nothing to hate here - you don't get 20-minute albums this rad every day.

It’s noise

nieuwe artiest ontdekt, niet voor dit album maar bij de andere liedjes zat er wel wat tussen

Hardcore punk. Not my cup of tea, but respect the era!

Every song sounds the same! Same tempo, same drum rhythm, same terrible screaming.

I managed to find 1 song I that was worthy of my listening. I have to keep reminding myself some of these albums are pre-internet thus the reason I have never heard of them. And why I did not pick it up on MTV is also odd since that was one of the few forms of entertainment us Genexers had. I wonder if they blasted this album in the arcades 🤔 Anywho. Sorry to say another one did cut the mustard <-- what does that even mean?

I love punk. This album reminds me of black flag and honestly, I’ve never really listened to minor threat, though I know they are pretty big in the scene. Overall, strong album especially if you’re from California. Punk and rap is totally So Cal.

This album was very punk rock, and I can see how it may have paved the way for others. Fun guitar riffs, music, and lyrics. Cashing In was the standout for me and a good close to the album. Overall appreciated the listen, but wouldn’t likely revisit again.

#684. Why listen to The Clash or The Sex Pistols when this exists? 3/5: it's just better

Dreadful. How did this make the cut? Thankfully it's only 21 minutes.

It's kind of amazing to me with my overall enjoyment of punk, admittedly with a preference to post punk, that I haven't listened to these guys before. I mean, I'm sure it was played, and people I lived with had the record, but this is the first time I've sat down and listened to an album. Good stuff! Clearly from the same school as Suicidal Tendencies and other great bands of the era.

Favorite Track: Cashing In

Pretty generic punk sound, but it's ok. Not much to say, although why this one is includef over all the others I have a hard time telling.

pretty fun but doesn't really stand out to me as top-tier punk rock.

Панк да и панк. Даже не похоже на хардкор-панк

Definitely not my kind of thing but I appreciate it for what it is

This hardcore punk album sounds like the other hardcore punk albums which sound like hardcore punk albums. Sometimes I just want more spice in my life than this. When is enough enough? It's still a fun genre if not very diverse, not bad music

Even with the short running time of 21 minutes this album was still too long.

-damn they were MAD when they made this. as they should be -this was really interesting to listen to, i love when music gets this intense. hit especially hard after getting to listen to another rlly good punk album yesterday -apparently it’s considered an EP so who knows why it’s on here. quite good tho, 3.5 stars -Favorites are Think Again and Out Of Step

Little impression on me.

Yup, that’s an American punk band. Standard.

Good energy! The instrumentation is fun. I don't really like the vocals very much, but they don't get in the way too much.

++: It Follows, Think Again, Sob Story, Out of Step, Cashing In +: Betray, Little Friend +-: Look Back and Laugh, No Reason 6,0/10

Very fast but extremely fun listen

It was surprisingly good even though I don't really like punk

Fav: Cashing In Least Fav: Little Friend The intensity never lets up it’s great! Vocals on the other hand

9 songs, 21 minutes, the perfect punk album. I fucking loved this. Raw anger, killer guitars, really gets you going. It was so short, this was the first album on this list that left me wanting more. I will be purchasing this on vinyl. Was a tad bit one-note musically, but it's still a high end 4/5 for me.

Fucking fire

This is the kind of Punk record that makes an elder millennial like me understand what the 90s/00s punk revival got wrong. Which was pretty much everything.

Definitely the sound that comes to mind when one thinks of hardcore punk. Lots of energy but not a lot of variance from one track to the next. But that’s punk, right?

The vocals are out of sync with the music, but that’s the point?

It's the sort of punk I don't care for. All the songs sound the same.

4/10

Ouf! Que de souvenirs de mes dimanches soirs au Bingo Ste-Foy pour les shows punks! Ça réveille l’ado en moi, mais je ne crois pas que j’en écouterais de façon régulière…peut-être parce que je n’ai pu les cheveux bleus?!!

Guillaume le sait. Je suis un grand admirateur de Ian MacKaye. Dans le livre ''Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991'', Michael Azerrad consacre un chapitre sur Minor Threat et un autre sur Fugazi. Je conseille.

Oui mais non. Pas vraiment aujourd'hui, je suis pas très fâché/révolté. Surtout fatigué, ça m'aide pas. No reason, la basse est très grave.

Difficile d’être plus influent dans le monde du punk et hardcore punk! Il y a un temps et une place pour ce genre de musique. Mais dans mon cas j’avais du char à faire alors c’était parfait! Look back and laugh, classique. Cashing In, drôle. Think Again, beau solo de bass. Meilleur que the Germs, notre seul comparatif punk. 5/5!

i don’t like this kind of punk

Seulement 21 minutes, et j'étais quand même épuisé à la fin.

buenazo, me gusta la portada

The blueprint for a lot of hardcore to follow. One of the most influential records for hard and heavy music.

A solid release from an undoubtedly classic, integral band within the timeline of hardcore punk. However, despite this being Minor Threat's longest effort, clocking in at 21 minutes, I've seen Out of Step being described as an EP far more often than I have as an album, and therefore it is a somewhat debatable inclusion in a list of 1001 Albums. I'd also argue, if you're going to acknowledge Minor Threat in this list, that the debut S/T EP was more of a landmark statement and of greater importance to the development of hardcore, as to render it essential listening. Out of Step takes the band's sound into a more measured, less seething direction, hinting towards the later post-hardcore of Fugazi in patches. However, is it quite as enduring as the debut EP? I'm not so sure.

A cut driven with such intensity and relatability.

The aggressive energy of this album is really striking. You get a little tired of listening to the same song over and over but the whole thing is only 20 minutes.

No thank you. Was not impressed

Coming in under 22 minutes, it's a pretty quick listen. Hardcore punk has never really been my thing, but I was surprised to see this was from 1983. Sounds ahead of it's time for sure.

Pretty straightforward hardcore punk music. Luckily I like straightforward hardcore punk music. Short but packs a punch with some humorous lyrics, which I enjoyed. Favorites: It Follows, Sob Story, Cashing In Would I listen to it again: Yes

jo ändå rätt bra, fokuserade nt så mkt så allt lät ganska samma

not my thing....Social D is my only punk band!

A 3, but barely

Whatever. Short

It’s strange to me that a 21 minute EP would be on this list, but this is seminal hardcore that would go on to birth all this MacKaye.

Ok 2/5

Pretty good

Fine but nothing memorable

Amazing atmosphere!

Loud, fast, and short. Just the way hardcore punk should be. Minor Threat doesn’t waste a second here. The songs hit hard, make their point, and get out before you can catch your breath. It’s raw without being sloppy and angry without losing control.

outro punky not bad

It’s like getting punched in the face, but somehow you’re into it.

A pretty perfect hardcore record and one of my absolute favorite bands from that era. I regret never seeing them live.

A great hardcore album. Fast with high energy. I've only listened to this before as part of the Complete Discography release.

One of the best to ever do the whole hardcore thing. I don't know if I ever listened to just this album, I think I just always listen to the complete discography. But 22 minutes of angry, passionate, and in your face music.

Much better than I expected it to be, there's a lot to enjoy here, I feel like I should have listened to this much sooner, American hardcore punk is a major blindspot for me so I need to correct that

Definitely not my thing. I can see why people who dig punk like it- but I don’t dig punk

I enjoyed this album. Typically, my punk band was Dead Kennedys, but found this to my liking. I will listen to the album again!

It was fine, but not my favorite style of music. A few nice guitar/bass rifts.

Favorite: Look Back and Laugh

It's hardcore punk but it sounds like music

Fun, good, won’t ever put it back on.

A straightforward sonic assault. The energy and lyrical content are just fantastic.

On the day after Dave Cousins of The Strawbs left us I had no stomach for this stuff. I did give it a cursory listen but first few tracks confirmed what I feared. Anyone who knows the music of Dave Cousins and similar will know why i cannot give any truck whatsoever to Minor Threat or are they called Out Of Step - who cares. 1/5 14/5/25

absolutely terrible album, it may have been a trailblazer in the punk space but what a horrendous listen, 0/10

Had a bit of groove, but not my kinda metal

So I was driving home from dancing at the goth bar last night (it is about 40 miles away because I am a simple country bumpkin) and I'd already listened to yesterday's album on the way 2 work so I put this on, not knowing what it would be at all! I know I've heard of the name Minor Threat but I could not have told you just what genre they were, what decade they're from, etc etc. As the music started playing I realized it was exactly what I needed in the moment... Trying desperately not to doze off on the highway and determine whether the two Chargers in front of me were cops, all while maintaining a normal speed of 5-10mph above the speed limit is not easy in the dead of night on these woefully banked turns. Thank heavens for these screaming little men! It felt like years had passed every time I looked at the runtime of the album, but car console would only read small increments like "2:30," "5:43," and "10:59." Genuine sorrow ran through me when the time ran out and there was no more Step to be out of. I was never really a punk growing up but occasionally in I would latch onto random albums here and there depending on the level of angst I was feeling. This one seems like it would've been perfect just for that. Lyrically it is just as juvenile and self-reflexive as you might expect from a 21 year old who would one day go bald. Overall I think you can tell this one is definitely "Classic Hardcore" material... So many a local show (like 2) I've attended just seems derivative of this. Angry stuff is fun :) Gazing off into the distance ahead of me, white and red taillights flickering in and out like we were all driving across a vast concrete ocean, I imagined I was a child, who had never even heard of punk, coming across this album pre-internet. How exciting that must have been for anyone who did experience that! THX Minor Threat XOXO

Fierce. Intense. Singular

Short and sweet

Classic bit of punk from Ian and the gang

This has gotta be the shortest one on here (if not one of). Guitars are really on point and sound great, the whole mix does. (Although I loved it, I can't say the same for the Dead Kennedys one). It feels a lot more inspired by classic rock stuff than the surf rock stuff, although its not too blues, which I think this was kind of a rebellion against that. Not too much else to say other than I really like it, and its really good sounding, especially for this genre which can often sound like live recordings. But its obviously limited due to short length, but it definitely gets the message across. Favorite songs: all. Overall around 6/10

I can appreciate the punk rock angry element paving the way for the alt music weve all come to love

Five stars obviously.

If I had been handed a tape of this instead of Kill 'em All back in 83/84, I wonder if my life would have been different. Make no mistake, we had a great time, but I could have used a little more of this in my life. Both are aggressive, dark and with a pinch of quirkiness. The sound quality of the original release have been "improved" by youtube fan remasters, tweaking the drums and bringing the vocals a little bit forward, which definitely helped me to understand the lyrics better. Overall, the lyrics just aren't as deep or relevant as I had hoped when I started the album. And I don't have the urge to immediately replay. I came into the album with a strong desire for it to be a banger, but am leaving disappointed.

3/10

Music wasn’t bad and the songs were short, but I got tired of the shouty singer really quickly.

blissfully short. i really don't go for this genre although this album was at least somewhat listenable

They are a punk band and they didn’t try to fool you

Play it faster…

makes me want to sit on a porch with a dog or sweat in a basement or run through a brick wall.

This band grabs you by the throat and laughs in your face and then pumps you full of adrenaline. Hopefully we hit the first 2 eps album but if not this was a welcome surprise.

im hardcore now

21 minutes of pure bliss Best Song: Cashing In Rating: 7.5/10 (Solid) Stars: 4/5

Great, nonstop, raw punk rock. Everything blends into a chaotic burst of sound and energy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Fast loud a raucous, what’s not to enjoy!

Oh dear.

As someone who was a teenager in the 90s and therefore into Green Day, Rancid, Offspring, Bad Religion etc you'd have thought I'd have listened to Minor Threat before, but no! The most hardcore punk I ever got was Dead Kennedys. I can certainly hear the elements that later bands were going to be inspired by - some of the basslines are very Matt Freeman for example. Minor Threat were so influential in so many ways and I wish I'd have listened to them as a kid when I listened to punk and ska almost exclusively. But middle aged, middle class me really enjoyed listening to this on my walk to my cushy office job. 4/5

Enfin un album de moins de 50 minutes! J'suis pas assez en colère pour vraiment apprécier la musique dessus, mais juste pour la franchise de pas étirer plus la sauce, ça mérite un 3.

Emmm, proto-Fugazi (which I, crazy as it sounds, used to think were inaccessible hardcore), but, and I don’t think I’m making the same mistake here, listenable only as history.

Right from the start I can hear its influence in so many bands I grew up listening to - bad religion, face to face, pennywise. So crazy it was released in 1983- so many punk bands must have used and added to the path they furrowed. Admittedly this is the only Minor threat I’ve ever heard so this may be a hot take

I was interested in this because I enjoy the punk vibe, but I didn't like this at all. Would not listen to again.

Minor Threat is sweet for sure, but I don't think characterizing any of their releases as an "album" is accurate. That being said, this rips, just as I was expecting it would. Seminal.

Solid punk rock. Kind of curious why it's on the list - is this one of the first of this type of punk? It doesn't sound super exciting to me as a hard-core punk fan who somehow has never listened to Minor Threat - did they invent this type of stuff?

I hate this brand of punk rock, but thankfully it was mercifully short, and that works in its favor, this kind of high energy "fuck you" music is best in small doses, and some good guitar work too. Outside that I cant find anything else I liked or even tolerated.

21 minutes of hardcore punk music? Alright that’s fine. Not really my thing but for some reason I kind of dug this one. Not enough to rate it higher than 2 but not enough to give it the standard 1. That bass sounded really nice at times and the guitar tone was pretty nice too!

Prime example of 80s Punk. Simple, raw, and over all too soon.

8.8/10

Très court et efficace, je pensais à un album des années 1990, donc je devine qu’ils ont été précurseurs. Je réécouterai

It was fine. The songs got a bit repetitive after a while.

I like the guitar riffs and the aggressive energy but I wasn't really grabbed my this. Maybe it's the lack of melody and hooks.

Not a good album. Just a bunch of noise and ridiculously loud guitar.

I wasn't too impressed by this album, but "Cashing In" was a pretty good track to end this short album on. Also, the artwork is cute.

Short, snappy and good. But nothing ground breaking. A 3.5 but on the 3 side.

Must admit I’ve never heard of this band or album. Great bit of angry, disaffected punk though and obviously a very influential album. Really enjoyed the riffs and guitar work. I think Green Day lifted a lot from this EP!

I hate punk music. It's just noise with no melody, the vocals are harsh sounding and unpleasant, the lyrics largely unintelligible. I was shocked at how recently this album came out too - surely this gimmick wasn't even novel or transgressive by this time? At least it was mercifully short

1,6/5

just doesn't stand the test of time

Fast, furious, short! And the first thrash punk drummer that can keep up with the band. What’s not to like. Listened loud on an otherwise chilled and lazy Sunday morning and it completely blew my thought process for a frenzied 22 minutes. Loved it.

Meget cool

Virkelig godt hardcore valg, holder langt bedre end det meste af genrens 80er output (og i det hele taget)

Short and "sweet"

I really wanted to like this, I like punk, I like hardcore even but nothing really hooked me here and I gave a couple listens. Really, tight band overall. Sorry dudes , 3 stars

Rv/g

I get the appeal and these are good tunes but I do get a little worn out by the voice of the guy

Cool but not great

Nice punk album buy nothing too special

This is some classic hardcore/punk. Not always my style these days, but there was a time and place for it. Love that they're fast and hard.

These men are very angry.

This is hard to rate. I love Minor Threat and their raw energy. Is this great music? No. Would I take it on a desert island? Probably not. Is it a shining example of what it’s trying to achieve? Oh yeah.

Pretty decent punk, but suffers from a lot of the problems with the genre.

Hardcore Punk is definitely a new favourite, loved this fast, aggressive, raw just a great album

Didn’t love it some decent songs

3.7 2x short and sweet. Packs a punch. Arrival to Berlin airport and Uber

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Not much to this one. My. These lads sound angry. Many songs seem to be the same song. 2.3

J - 3/5 Best Track - "Look Back, & Laugh" F - DNL

So much Punk all the time...

Punk muy gritón, algún track me entretuvo pero not my cup of tea. Agradecí que dura tan solo 21 minutos, pero no sé qué hace por aquí.

Some stuff I liked… most I did not

Didn't really like this at all. No stand outs for me

Bem, aqui está. A banda "final boss" de punk e hardcore. Não entendi por que colocaram esse disco e não o Complete Discography (ou o First Two Seven Inches), que são mais longos e encorpados. Agressivo e cheio de energia, do jeito que tem que ser. Você pode argumentar que é um disco monótono, e você estaria certo, mas não tem problema visto que ele tem apenas 22 minutos. Novamente, do jeito que tem que ser. Ele vem, te da um soco na cara, e vai embora. Não fica perdendo tempo ou enchendo linguiça. Precisamos de mais álbuns assim no mundo! Talvez Hardcore não seja sua pira e eu compreendo. Muita gritaria e mesmisse musical. Não é 100% minha pira mas vendo tudo que ouvi até agora no projeto, consigo apreciar bastante esse disco aqui. Ele exala uma energia cativante, e admito que depois que eu o ouvi, tudo dele ficou na minha cabeça. Vontade de ouvir novamente. Nem todo álbum daqui consegue isso! 4/5

hardcore punk, 1983 -> 1

22 minutes of the same song 9 times. I felt nothing when I listened to this. I didn’t feel threatened, not even minorly. 1001 album worthy: no - 85/155

I am not a friend of punk. You add hardcore to it we are enemies. Thought it was just one long song and the album is so short, whats the point. I read that it was influential for some genres of music that followed, such as Skate Punk and Thrash Metal. Do I look like I care?

everything you want in a hardcore punk album. Fast, aggressive, and doesn't overstay its welcome

Балдежный бодрый панк. Послушал на одном дыхании, просто какой-то турбокайф. Жаль, что очень короткий, но блин, как же это хорошо!!!

Had never heard this. Good fun, The sound of young punks doing their thing.

Great stuff. Never like this style of vocals, but the music is fantastic.

Cool I like some punk. First two seven inches is better but this is cool

9 songs, 22 minutes: Now that's punk. And it's good punk, too. Well produced, but still edgy, a fair amount of variety. Top of the line 80s punk. 3.5/5

In the late 80's early 90's my introduction to punk was my cousins hand me down cassettes. The Ramones, Black Flag, The Dead Boys, The Clash, The Stooges...just to name a few. I was aware of Minor threat but since my cousin didn't have the tapes, I never heard them. This is my first real listen and to be honest if had heard it then I would have loved them, but as a 47 year old man it just gives me slight anxiety ,lol. But I think that's what punk is SUPPOSED to do to 47 year old men, lol.

I get it's the point but it gets to the point where the melody gets lost in the noise. I do appreciate it for what it did.

It’s short aggressive and punches hard . I hear it’s historically important , it def is punk

A few songs are cool, after a while, there is no dynamics, no contrast, i guess it's relevant in certain punk circles, but I don't know if this album transcends that.

Maybe the first EP I’ve seen on the list? Good energy and snappy production, it was a good entry (3.5/5)

Sinnloses Gebrülle! Schon wieder Mist!

Punk isnt really my genre. Especially not this kind. That being said some songs are okay I my book.

Tony hawk pro skater, hot topic, zumiez 2005, hell yeah

Blistering hardcore punk rock. Absolute hurricane of an album. While not my thing, I do appreciate this one being really well done and short (more than 22 min of that is exhausting).

3.5 short. Great.

Loud, fast, and angry, but not all that interesting to want to hear again.

So dope

It gets in shouts you in the face, hast some interesting harmonies and guitar solos and the gets out. If that's what you like about Hardcore Punk give it a try, for me too screamy.

What on its surface appears to be a hardcore punk rock album is in fact a hardcore punk rock album. Which really is the essence of punk- it is what it is, and is as in your face about it as it can be. If this is what you're looking for in music, you'll definitely find it here. The album does what it does well. But does that make it one of the greatest of all time? Is it one of the greatest punk albums of all time? It definitely seems to have had a wide influence, as the sound and style persisted and can be heard in some music today. Part of its strength is in its brevity; only three songs run longer than 3 minutes and the whole album is barely more than 20 minutes long. I think if it had gone on longer, it could've gotten tiresome. Even so, it's appeal is likely limited by the aforementioned style and there being little diversity in the energy of the songs. Overall, I have to give it a 2.75/5. Because, while not necessarily great, it's good. And while not bad, it's not great. I would probably rank it higher if I was more of a punk.

Punk music. Nothing special.

Good stuff, proper hardcore punk. Nice to have a shorter album every now and again. Solid the whole way through, will definitely go deeper into their other music.

Hell yeah dude minor threat rips, this one's a classic

Personal choice: I like more polished music..

Leaning 4. I’m definitely new to Minor Threat but have heard them on random radio-playlists from time to time. They sound how you want a punk band to sound. It’s a bit thrash, a bit exasperated, a bit melodic but not too much.

i get it. this is a super influential punk album that did a bunch of stuff for the genre. i didn't really vibe with it, truth be told. it was fine, but definitely not something i would ever get back into.

The punk music you hear in your head when you think of punk music. So short that I didn’t realize I had listened to two songs from different releases thinking it was still Out Of Step. Not bad at all, enjoyed the short time we had together.

Dude, I love these riffs! The guitar is fucking sick. The baseline comes in perfectly. The drums are spot on, and the vocals are brutal. It's almost like the vocals are a way of gatekeeping to some really good music. It's a textbook setup for punk music. I can see how influential this album is to punk. I can't sing to save my life? Who gives a fuck. I'm still going to rock the fuck out! Give me more!

Like most people, I had only listened to the compilation combining their EPs, but I really liked listening to it in its original form. There's no time wasted, just pure hardcore fun for 20 minutes. Great stuff

Hardcore Punk that sounds like every Hardcore Punk band out there. Good stuff.

I was surprised by how the songs on that one are especially great, catchy and hard hitting.

Unrelentingly terrible.

Basis Werk des Punk-Rocks. Gute Ansätze aber insgesamt zu unausgereift.

Hardcore punk is not my kind of music. It is too repetitive and simple musically and the lyrics are just dumb. At least is an EP, so one of the shortest albums on this challenge. It is not as unlistenable as many 1 star albums but I don't think this deserves 2 stars either.

Nope, no thanks. This level of hardcore punk was fun to me as an angry youth. Not so much today.

All of a sudden I was halfway through it again, only noticed because I thought, it's been on a while... In fact it may have been on the third time around. Does that mean it was repetitive?

Ok

I have this thing, and I don't know if it's just me, or whether it really is happening, but when I hear drummers doing this kind of beat to this kind of music... how to put it, the emphasis slips in and out, like the drummer always slows down tiny, tiny amounts the longer they go on, but just enough to make the beat kind of fluctuate and accent in a subtly different way - and it pretty much makes it unlistenable for me from the get go. Kudos to Minor Threat though - wow, 1984? There is no doubt this is ahead of its time, in that it sounds like a host of other bands from the late 90s/early 2000s which I almost entirely dislike. Even so, I can see the influence this album might have had. Utter cack though.

I've had Minor Threat on my list for a while and also listened to the first two... well remarkably short EPs before this one came out. But what do you want from a band, which really wants to make some in-your-face punk rock. In my opinion, this album had some great energy and I would have loved to see them live, but now it has to do as an album on a more angry, angsty day at work to just let go off some steam. Will keep this in my collection.

That was a good one. Strong, loud and short, like good old punk rock.

Nice short album

I liked "cashin in" 7.5/10

Another punk album on this list…

Big fan of 70’s 80’s punk but this was a bit generic for me. Great for cleaning the house or banging your head against the wall, but not something I’d listen to again. For me there’s better punk out there.

Not for me

Nfm

it was a fine punk album. but let's be honest, nothing particularly groundbreaking.

Pretty darn good.

This rips - manic energy with a little bit of sophistication and clever songwriting. Favourite tracks: Betray, Think Again, No Reason, Little Friend

Fuck yeah. I prefer Fugazi as an Ian MacKaye project but obviously this fucking rips.

play it fast, play it loud fuck yeah!

As a 50+ year old, I just can’t take someone yelling at me for 22 minutes.

At first I thought “I would have loved this when I was a teenager but I think I’m old enough that I can’t like new punk music.” But by the end I was thinking it was time to add this to my library. Love it.

Mercifully short