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I don't like punk, so hardcore punk like this, I rather dislike it. Thank God it's short. I'll put it at a two, but a light two. I guess my favourite song was Betray? Couldn't really tell them apart.
At least it was short… I owned the Complete Discography disc at one point. Could’ve sworn I still had it, but I probably traded it in because I couldn’t get into it and never listened to it. I like Fugazi and even some Rites of Spring. I think I don’t much care for Ian McKaye’s voice. I can handle it in Fugazi; he doesn’t scream as much, plus he shares lead with vocals with Picciotto, so it balances out a little. I think it also helps Picciotto shares songwriting duty too. I’m no expert, but I’d say he keeps them from making every song into anti-capitalist screed. There’s only so many times you want to hear the Communist Manifesto set to music. Also, I can’t take the jackhammer rhythms of most hardcore. There comes a point where playing fast becomes almost meaningless because everything blurs together into pounding noise. I like the few songs here where things slow down some. There are a few monster riffs here and there that are cool. Otherwise, this really isn’t my thing at all.
Maybe the most abrasive vocals of any punk/hardcore band I've heard. Maybe not my genre overall but I did dig the punchy bass parts on Think Again. I didn't make it past the third track and instead listened to a more listenable punk album from 2 years earlier, the very uneven debut album from Bad Religion. I'm dismayed that none of their albums were deemed worthy of this list.
Betray - 7.5/10 It Follows - 7.5/10 Think again - 7.5/10 Look Back & Laugh - 7.5/10 Sob Story - 7/10 No Reason - 7.5/10 Little Friend - 7.5/10 Out of Step - 7/10 Cashing In - 8/10 TOTAL - 67/90
It is a short punk album. I had never heard of them before. It was alright. It got a little screaming but it was not terrible.
There's probably a handful of really good, non-derivative US hardcore bands and Minor Threat is not one of them
Imagine RATM but like, reallly not that good. Lacks any subtletly or originality. Overall, the songs were not terrible though.
I find punk singing annoying.
Not enjoyable
A nice punk album that feels too long even though it's super short. Not a good sign, eh?
no
Finally, Minor Threat are more to me than just a line in a Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip song. This has got a fair bit going for it: - The guitars in particular sound like a lot of the punk/pop-punk bands of the 90s and beyond. Clearly their influence was far reaching. - There are a few nice changes of pace mid-track. - There's some wry humour in the lyrics. - It must be the shortest album on the list? So no time to get bored, in theory. - The album cover has sheep on it. Despite all this it didn't really click for me - I guess it's less than the sum of its parts. I probably wouldn't take 20 minutes out to listen again, and for that reason I'll have to give it 2.5 stars.
One small step for a band, one giant leap for US Punk-kind.
BADDDD
Meh, aika monta parempaakin löytyy samasta genrestä.
ˡᵐᵃᵒ ᵃⁿ ᵃˡᵇᵘᵐ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃⁿᵗˢ
Punk
For something I don’t enjoy and won’t listen to again, I found this interesting.
Enige studio album van de hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Tracklist bestaat uit korte nummers met als overkoepelend thema de moeilijkheden van vriendschappen. Invloedrijk album, maar niet toegankelijk genoeg voor niet-punk fans. leukste nummer: Cashing In Minor Threat populariseerden de "straight edge": een muzieklifestyle zonder de drank, drugs en seks. De titelsong van Out of Step benadrukt de zelfopgelegde vroomheid van de band.
One hopes everyone feels all better now and has go the jokey protest out of their systems. And one wonders if everyone would have been better off drinking and drugging after all.
Wow this was short and sharp. Luke really likes Minor Threat and has apparently played it to me before. I don't really remember and tbh this sort of blurred into Mud Honey for me. It didn't leave much of an impression on me
I was gonna make a “thank god it’s only 20 minutes” joke when I saw that it was hardcore punk but it’s unfortunately not *that* bad. However, I would still say that if it was longer than like half an hour I would hate it a lot more than I do. This is also probably the most juvenile punk album I’ve gotten at least lyric wise. High 2
BL: Aware of Minor Threat but never listened to any of their discography, will see what I think AL: it was just very samey. Most of the tracks felt pretty similar, and it felt quite sanitised. For a punk album it didn’t really feel that angry at anything in particular. Didn’t enjoy this one but it wasn’t massively offensive. Just don’t particularly want to listen to it again. FT: “it follows” 2/5
Don't really enjoy this kind of music. Not my cup of tea. I don't understand how this is on the list.
So shouty!
Was really not in the mood for punk today and didn't enjoy it particularly. Might come back to this one for a relisten later.
Skeittipunkille on kyllä oma paikkansa ja aikansa, mutta ei tämä sillein musikaalisesti levynä ole niin kiinnostavaa tässä ajassa.
Jackson Pollock: Wounding. My ears be bleeding, if this wasn't 20 mins it would be off. Fav: None Least Fav: All Overall: It isnt bad enough to deserve a 1, but its a 2.
This was some tough punk music. I can see why people who like punk music would like this because it felt raw and twisted. I have a hard time enjoying punk music and this album didn’t seem much different. Angry, young and talented that’s how I would describe some good punk music and this fit that but it’s not something I can enjoy. 4.0/10
Best Song: Little Friend. Juvenile and noisy in the right way. Worst Song: Cashing In. The spoken word "Wizard of Oz" bit probably sounded more artistic in their heads, but it just sounds amateurish. Overall: The sound of largely impotent (directionless?) rage. Everything sputters everywhere, briefly. It honestly doesn't feel like there's even enough here to comment on. It's nice and noisy, but not so interesting.
Not for me. Wasn't terrible but I just wasn't into it. 2*
Found it boring and monotonous.
Look Back and Laugh was quite good! The rest sort of blurred past me. Not a huge fan of this album based on one listen.
Just sounded like one 20 minute song.
I didn't mind it. Glad it was short though.
3/10
I listened to this on the way to work. It was good but nothing memorable.
Not bad, but honestly not very impressive either. While I'm glad it's a short 20 minute album as I don't think I could listen to more than that, it unfortunately has no standouts and kind of amalgamates into one big ball of fast noise and yelling instead of singing
I can appreciate how this album influenced other bands but as a standalone album, I didn't think it was that great. If this was my first experience with punk I think I would have written off the genre altogether.
I thought a lot of this album was chaotic BUT I could hear a lot of punk influence in later albums, like Blink, Green Day and Sum 41 so that I appreciated. I would have liked more variety to the sound overall.
Every song sounded the same. Music was pretty good, singing was pretty terrible.
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it ripper of a punk LP. Leaning towards a low 3 on this one, while fun and energetic it does feel somewhat homogenous and overlong even for its 21-minute run time.
Meh. Can fit in the right vibe, but it seems like Punk is generally not mine
Court mais intense
ils ont fait l'album comme si ils savaient qu'on avait pas envie de les écouter plus de 20 minutes, une vraie leçon d'humilité
This album feels uncoordinated. The songs sound like they are an instrumental with lyrics randomly yelled over it. Overall, this album was just okay.
Glad this one was only 21 minutes long. I understand that there are many hardcore punk fans out there, but there are numerous other genres that I would rather listen to.
Quite annoying and only an EP. 4/10
A high-energy start to my random journey into the 1001! I'd never heard of this hardcore punk band, which Simon and Peter will probably find either hilarious or appalling. No doubt they were very influential on lots of punk-rock bands that followed, including the ones that I did listen to. It's not something I'd listen to again - the angry but mostly incoherent vocals were a bit too same-samey for me - but I appreciated hearing it for its place in music history. Good variety and change-ups in the arrangements, which isn't always the way for hard & fast punk rock.
Not really my bag. But they do what they do do well. I do like the sound of the bass-playing.
Minor Threat are massively influential on punk/hardcore. This was their only album and so I see why it was on this list, and the critical consensus is that they were becoming more adventurous with their musical structures and reflecting on their own thematic concerns on contributions. But, really, it is their early singles that wrote the playbook for hardcore (esp. straight edge) and should be the required listening. I am glad I listened to this, but don't feel the need to ever listen again. (I find hardcore fun live, but find recorded hardcore inessential and repetitive).
Not great for work listening
Punk is a very hard listen for me. Every song sounded exactly the same. With that being said, cashing in was my favorite track and the slowest on the album.
What a waste of time and anger. There seems a distant chance Ian Mc has a sense of humor about this ... but it's distant. One pities all the people who had these t-shirts, as if the in-joke was worth knowing.
Meh
Pas atroce mais j'en peux plus du rock
I've propbably heard a track from Minor Threat, but never listened to the band. I'm glad the tracks were short. All of the vocals are yelling or talking. The music is related to punk with influences from metal. I did not enjoy listening to this album.
Started well, then got annoying.
Minor Threat are massively influential on punk/hardcore. This was their only album and so I see why it was on this list, and the critical consensus is that they were becoming more adventurous with their musical structures and reflecting on their own thematic concerns on contributions. But, really, it is their early singles that wrote the playbook for hardcore (esp. straight edge) and should be the required listening. I am glad I listened to this, but don't feel the need to ever listen again. (I find hardcore fun live, but find recorded hardcore inessential).
Okay I get it. You put your ears in a blender and you power it with angst and rage for around twenty minutes. I get it. But that doesn't mean that I enjoy it. Still, it's remarkably better than the Circle Jerks album that I got a while ago. And that closing track is a beast!
Very shouty, fast guitar rock - sort of post-punk. Nothing special, why is it on this list?
if you like punk
Sounds like they did it all in one take, and didn't throw anything away. I get that it's the genre, but why?
May be influential but not for me
Only 20 minutes long and I still had to take a break. Not a fan of the vocals or the wall of noise, myself.
Fine, good, 1983 hardcore. No hits for me to remember, but the skill is there.
I listened to a little hardcore punk back in the 80s when it was more prevalent, so I wouldn't be surprised if I've heard these guys or this album before, I just have no memory of it. They are a good example of the sound of that time and genre. They play real tight. It's a bit same-sounding and too thrashy at times for me, but it's performed and recorded really well. Not the kind of music I listen to anymore, so I doubt I'll revisit this one.
Apparently super influential and a turning point in musical history. Don’t really see that myself. At 20mins at least it did not out stay it’s welcome
bad fast rock
I couldn't tell the difference between these songs
First Listen. Never heard of these guys before. Good punk rock. I enjoyed it. Like to hear more. 2/5
Another trim range of music and vocals. Lots of influence over later bands such as early Offspring
kaef
Not a one of these could be sung a Capella... The energizer bunny tires out before this drummer. Not a fan
Nothing like starting the day with some good punk rock. Iconic.
Nicht schlecht, aber höre sowas einfach nicht mehr...
Gitarre differenzierter als erwartet Gesang gewollte Katastrophe Hardcore Punk halt
Not my taste, too noisy and aggressive. Good bass work all the same.
Some nice melodies hidden behind the scratchy guitars. Straight edge baby!
Precursor to Nirvana. 80s punk rock. Not awful.
Das Tempo und die Gitarren sind toll, der Gesang ist mir leider zu monoton um es lange zu hören.
Doesn't take long for fatigue to set in when an album is as bombastic as this. Simply too much going on to recommend.
It likely comes as no surprise this isn't my punk cup of tea. Reason number 1: one dimensional anger. Reason number 2: not a single melody, just yelling. I had a terrible temper as a 5 year old. I punched a couple holes in my bedroom walls. My parents had a tough time knowing how to handle it. Who knows why I was angry. It generally felt like some form of injustice, but who knows what specifically. I probably didn't get something I wanted and lost my temper frequently. I think 5 year old Ashton would've loved Minor Threat and whatever vague injustices they're getting ornery about. C- Postscript: straight edge is funny as hell. Especially violent vegan straight edge shows at noon on a Sunday.
My review which embodies the soul of this album: Not bad. Fun. Fast paced. Tight. One note. Short. Roots of Punk Rock/Hardcore. Lacks strong melodies. 2.
I'm not sure what made these boys so angry but it's been a while since I've seen a 22 minute album over nine tracks that is punk rock. After clash and ramones, I don't know why anyone would try to replicate that but these fellas gave it their best. Unfortunately, their best, just like their album and art, was out of step.
Pues eso. A mí no me gustó pero de que son unos adelantados a su época lo son. Suenan más vigentes que The Offspring.
proper hardcore punk
Middle of the road punk record. Aggressive sound but not much else to recommend.
@@. boring punk.
9 songs, 21 mins. They come in, trash the place, then leave before you get a chance to form an opinion. Maybe that was the whole idea of punk, 'quick get it done before anyone realises!' It's all basic punk, enjoyable for a little bit. They had a great band name, but I never understood why they're considered better than lots of other punk.
ehhh.
I generally like punk rock, but I am more of a pop punk fan. This was the precursor to that. Not really for me.
Not my cup of tea
not my thing
1983. Key Songs: Betray, It Follows, Look, Back & Laugh
I woke up today with a headache so I have a feeling that this album will be pain I was right….
N to the O to the P to the E.
I think you either love or hate this. Unfortunately it's not for me
very scream core
Mercifully short.
Pre Listen: Haven't heard of these guys, but the album title/cover is a bit on the nose. No expectations. Notable Tracks: Think Again | No Reason - I liked the bass work on a small sections of these tracks. I didn't like the overall song though at all, just the funky little bass moments. Give the bassist a raise, or better yet, put him on a band that lets him shine and doesn't loudly push him in the basement after a few seconds of sun. Look Back And Laugh - Such riveting lyrics such as "Fuck it man" and "I don't like to be hurt" and "Talk your shit don't fuck with this". Sure I'll talk my shit, this shit sucks bruh! Every song sounds the same! Little Friend - Stopped listening to the album here. I think I can make a wild guess how the last two songs sound, and I don't care to be subjected to this any more. Post Listen: I should've known the hot streak this project had going would end at some point. Yet more shiet punk where they just rip on the guitar and bang on the drums while screaming about problems they themselves likely created, over and over again, for every song. It still baffles me how every punk album just sounds the same to me. It's so unforgivably formulaic for a movement that prides itself on being "different" from the establishment. Guitar is loud, drums are fast (and also loud), vocalist is upset/angry (and also loud), none are good though. The vocalist seems to think that by simply yelling into the mic it's classified as singing. Music for teenagers who got yelled at by their Mom or Dad once or maybe twice and took it really hard. Or music for meth heads who have gone one (1) day without meth. "People talk loud when they want to act smart... so if we play loud, people might think we're good!" 1/5
Yet another thrash punk album. I actually appreciate some of the guitar work and drum rhythms but I've grown too long in the tooth to cope with the vocals. No, thanks.
Sorry, Rocket from the Crypt already blew through my (admittedly small) tolerance for punk this week. Nevertheless, I'd like to think that even if the algorithm had given me this pile of shit first, I'd still have correctly failed it.
This seems rather irrelevant. I don’t think it’s a must listen in regards to even the genre. This could have been skipped, and it will be forgotten.
Minor Threat’s seminal 1983 hardcore punk release Out of Step is bound to feel like a repetitive, exhausting miss if you aren't sold on its specific style. While tracks like "It Follows" bring some fleeting high energy and the hidden closer "Cashing In" finally delivers some enjoyable punk vibes, the rest of the tracklist—from "Think Again" to "Little Friend"—largely blurs together into a "meh" wall of sound. Because the entire EP is pinned at a relentless, high-intensity redline, the songs suffer from a serious lack of sonic variety and sound nearly identical from start to finish. Ultimately, the biggest roadblock here is the vocal style; Ian MacKaye's raw, barking delivery paired with the stripped-down, lightning-fast arrangements just doesn't offer enough musical diversity to save the record from feeling entirely monotonous.
I appreciate what Minor Threat is doing here, but this sound isn't for me. I just can't get into it.
No! Make it stop! Just a bunch of noise and none of it sounds good. Had to turn down twenty notches just to get through the album.
Every song sounded the same…yawn.
favs: cashing in rating 0.6/5
Too hard core punk. Don't like it. Too much screaming
Nah
Nah.
320/1089 just not a fan of this, it just doesn’t do anything for me personally unfortunately 18/100
Every chorus is just them yelling the name of the song over and over. After the verses which are just more yelling. My head hurts after listening to this. Best song: Cashing In
Awful. Thank god it's short. 1/5
Kot
Dreck
Yawn
wish these chaps would calm down
No
Only redeeming quality was that it was just 20 minutes long, yet that still felt too long.
Not a fan. A lot of noise that was not done well. Not surprised I had never heard of this band.
Boring
Horrible noise
Zero
Sheesh this is awful. Its just ranty kid stuff huh.
I’m not much of a fan of punk, and the only thing I liked about this album is how short it was.
As somebody already wrote on here: I get it, but I don't like it. That perfectly sums up my feelings towards this. I hate disregarding music as just 'noise' but to me, that's all I got from this: loud noise.
Punk Rock Music Ruins Day: 46-year-old man dies on treadmill. Man found dead with Minor Threat playing in his AirPods. Garbage music believed to be the cause of death. Man leaves behind family but goes out with his music taste intact.
Hard and fast. Can’t say this one’s my favorite. (9 songs, 21 mins)
Glad it was only 20 minutes.
Hard pass. Noisy, a lot of screaming, and not much else going on. Thankfully it was short.
asca
great cover art. too raw for my taste
Worse than big pink by quite a lot
Whole lotta rubbish punk shite
Couldn’t make it to the end - awful!
- Yeah, it's not for me... I can't see myself ever wanting to listen to this, even when angry -- this isn't the way my anger feels, and I don't want to be around anyone who is feeling this way. - The "singer's" voice is annoying , which ruins everything for me - it's just yelling the same out of tune "notes" the whole time, and I have no idea what he's saying except motherfucker, boo fucking hoo, etc., and I don't care. - I found the songs to be completely forgettable. I can't find any compelling melody here, and I don't really care much about the instrumentation, either. - It's maybe 1.5 because there are moments when it's a little engaging, it's definitely ahead of its time, it's short, and it's not as bad as being totally boring, but I'm rounding down anyway.
sorry but it was just so viscerally unpleasant to listen to seven self-indulgent complaining songs interrupted by one song complaining about someone else complaining.
Prior to this day, I had only known their song "Straight Edge", and I wish that's all I knew about them. Their only studio album is 21 minutes of ear torture. Favorite Track: "Look Back And Laugh"(at this album).
20 minutes might be short for an album, but it's long for a panic attack, which is what this felt like to me.
If I was stuck in a room, listening to this on repeat, I would genuinely lose my mind. It's a very effective torture device.
I had to put a little thought into this review. Did I not like it, because I'm not really a fan of Punk, or because it's shit. I decided I didn't like it because it's shit.
knew i wouldn't like this from the first song. dnf :/
Not for me, only 22 mins and even that felt like torture
I really don't like punk
Nope
please stop giving me punk albums they're all garbage
all the tracks sound the same im so pissed that i wasted my time on this
There are only three or four punk rock bands that don't sound the same and this is not one of them.
Nein, geht gar nicht.
Well... it's a punk album. You already know it will be everything just one note but you will like it anyway. For me, it could be better. Like, you don't want a hysterical boy screaming out loud on your year. neither do I.
Blind album and artist. I actually got a migraine listening to this so im just gonna put a 1 and move on.
I got this on Christmas Eve. It is not the vibe for Christmas Eve. Not sure when this would ever be the vibe TBH though. At least it has the decency to be exceptionally short.
20 minutes was too much, gave up after 10 and listened to the roadworks outside their musical ability was much better. Absolute rubbish.
Don't care for this album. Just just like a bunch of yelling and screaming. Did not enjoy it.
Low effort bs, the vocalist can't sing
Tripe
Oh no
Standard high-speed punk. No like. Also, not sure what makes this “music” unique. A 1.
Never, 1/5.
De razoável somente as partes de baixo. No geral, Punk gritado e ordinário. Dispensável!
Tällaista brittipunkki -mitälie huutamista ja kitaransoittoa. Sen sellaista
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.
It didn’t take long for me to realize that American Hardcore was not for me.
Schreischrott.
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. 💫
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
Hardcore punk is not my thing.
Maybe they invented the hardcore punk scene in DC but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.
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.)
It’s noise
nieuwe artiest ontdekt, niet voor dit album maar bij de andere liedjes zat er wel wat tussen
Every song sounds the same! Same tempo, same drum rhythm, same terrible screaming.
Dreadful. How did this make the cut? Thankfully it's only 21 minutes.
Even with the short running time of 21 minutes this album was still too long.
Little impression on me.
i don’t like this kind of punk
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
Oh dear.
I was interested in this because I enjoy the punk vibe, but I didn't like this at all. Would not listen to again.
Not a good album. Just a bunch of noise and ridiculously loud guitar.
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
just doesn't stand the test of time
So much Punk all the time...
Didn't really like this at all. No stand outs for me
hardcore punk, 1983 -> 1
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?
Sinnloses Gebrülle! Schon wieder Mist!
Personal choice: I like more polished music..
Unrelentingly terrible.
Nope, no thanks. This level of hardcore punk was fun to me as an angry youth. Not so much today.
Not a punk fan
Bæsj på leggen, du er en dårlig Turboneger Eggen
Love the album art
Unlistenable, frankly. It's a tough exercise because I just can't with certain genres but it might be the best of it's kind
Major ugh!
1/6 terrible
The best part of this “album” is that it’s only 22 minutes long (hardly a full length LP). Nothing interesting happening here, can barely understand the lyrics. It sucks
(I wrote this review for this album and then accidentally left it on Def Leppard Hysteria instead so…) Shout out to the album cover. That's the best part. The fact that 8/10 of the similar artists section on Apple Music also have black and white group band profile pics that look the exact same as theirs says a lot about how unique and special this music is. I honestly struggled really hard finding a song I’d be happy having in my best of playlist. Just boring and loud.
American punk album where it all sounds the same. Gave up after 3 songs
Hard-core punk
Noise
Just noise
I just discovered I don't like punk.
I'm happy this album was short. I'm happy it was short because of how bad I wanted it to end. The vocals were annoying, and everything was very repetitive. I did like some of the heavy bass lines, especially at the beginning of the first song, so it gets some pity points for that. This album gets a "The Next Day" by David Bowie out of 5. 1.25 Favorite Song: Cashing Out just for the cool bass line Least Favorite: Everything else
Annoying punk. Luckily it's only 21 minutes long
Dan - Shouty punk. Not a fan
Thrash Punk? Maybe they were influential but this is crap!
Christ
1001? That's as many people that showed up to their live shows over the course of their career. Yeah! A band that was super influential to a shit genre of music. Whooopie! The people that need to listen to this already have and they have shite taste in music. I deserves less stars than I can give it.
Straight shouting for 20 minutes.
dit is voor mij te hard.
No no no. 1?
I cannot tell you how little I enjoyed listening to this once or how much I don’t want to listen to it again
Very little distinction between tracks, could just as well been a 21 minute rant. True to the hard punk genre this album was a presentation of angry yelling & when the “artist” was seemingly at a lyrical impass the “F” word was inserted liberally. Understandably clear why this was their one & only release.
Nothing like being screamed at for 30 minutes
Not my jam
1. betray - 1.5 2. follouuz - 1 3. think - 1 4. look - 1.5 5. ztory - 1 6. reazon - 1.5 7. friend - 1.5 8. ztep - 1.5 9. cazhing - 1
Cashing in was a great tune. I had to wait to the end of the album to get to a song with meaning and not just noise. I did not enjoy this album. No Melodies and pointless lyrics. Favourite song: cashing in Least favourite: tracks 1-8 Album artwork: I love the album cover
I don't need something like that. Minor!
Would I listen again: Best track: Worst track: Surprise awesome track: Weirdest track: Lyrics: No skips?: Cover art cool?: Notes: Kind of scared to listen to this album I know nothing about it or this band other than it’s punk I think? I’m not a huge punk guy even though I love heavy ass metal music. I don’t find ounk that engaging nor do identify with many of themes of punk. I’m anticipating that production will suck. The guitars and drums will sound like shit and the singing will not be pleasant. Uch this is what I was afraid if. The production is better than I thought but I just don’t care about this kind of music. I could t do it. I bailed.
i find this kind of thing meditative (derogatory)
I recognize this is emblematic of the genre, I just don’t care for the genre. Noise, shock, and bad lyrics. Cool when I was 15, not interesting 25 years later.
Couldn't do it, sorry. Not on a Thursday, not any day.
No liked songs. Cons: Why are so many punk/hardcore bands allergic to singing (or screaming) in key? Why does the drummer only know 1.5 songs? Pros: Guitar and bass are competent and even have some interesting things going on. At least it was over quick 1.5
Zu wenig melodisch
Why is this album on this list?
Utter dross
boring as hell
Punk isnt my style of music. I have heard the same again and again and again...
The only worse than punk, is punk recorded badly.
This is the only studio album from this band, but the lead singer would go on to be the lead for Fugazi. This is pretty hardcore punk, short songs, dirty sounding drums and guitars, loud vocals. It’s not really my thing. I like punk that’s a bit more polished, I struggle with this ‘80s hardcore stuff. I recognize that it probably had a big impact on what followed, but that doesn’t really make me like it that much. Also like their whole thing I guess is “straight edge” punk, so they have all these hardcore songs but the lyrics are how they don’t drink or do drugs or have sex (literally the lyrics of “Out of Step”). A little odd, but sure. I guess it’s different than what was mostly going on. This is also only 21 minutes, and while I appreciated being able to get it over with quick and move on with my life, it’s barely a full album. This is definitely the shortest thing I’ve come across on this list yet, and I can’t imagine much being shorter. Favorite song: Look Back and Laugh Other: Cashing In 8/24/24
All Bad
Nah
I don’t know the angry person that enjoys this. Not me.
Not for me
Suffered through this one
People are screaming! Someone is really pissed off! Aaaaaaahhhhhhh ....
Well, that’s 21 minutes of my life I’ll never get back. Literally whiny punks. Hard pass.
Mercifully short
Forkerte sted på det forkerte tidspunkt. Dette album må i den grad siges at lide af dårlig timing. En tømmermandsramt Aksel havde et simpelt ønske om noget indie at gøre rent til, men drømmen blev knust efter den første akkord. Heldigvis var albummet en smuk længde.
Exhilarating in a Dead Kennedys way.
OK, I did not like this whatsoever, but considering with how horrible it could have been it was not absolutely horrible. And given the fact that it was only 20 minutes I didn’t have enough time to realize how truly bad it was. I genuinely would never listen to this again though it’s not something I would ever enjoy however, I do think I’ve heard worse.
ansiedad
Unlistenable. Sorry, early punk is just not enjoyable unless maybe you were there.
01) Betray - 6,0 02) It Follows - 5,0 03) Think Again - 5,0 04) Look Back and Laugh - 4,5 05) Sob Story - 4,5 06) No Reason - 4,5 07) Little Friend - 4,0 08) Out of Step - 4,5 09) Cashing In - 6,0 TOTAL: 4,89 (49/100) 21 and a half minutes, now we're talking! I don't think I could take more than that, this is not something I enjoy. It's just plain shouting without a trace of any kind of melody. I know it's punk and that's the way it's supposed to be, energetic, angry and shouty, but I have the right to not like it.
No music - only noise!
Off key screaming trying to pass as singing. Hard core punk worth nothing redeeming about it. A lot of this list seems to be punk; hardcore punk, punk, post punk, neo-punk. I hate it all
Nope. Not for me.
Ugh. Another angry British punk band. Please, get therapy instead of making music.
Loud, noisy, yelly, profane, uninteresting. Didn’t even make it halfway through and this is the shortest album I’ve ever seen. One star.
Very loud and aggressive. Not really for me. The guitars were kind of nice but very simple. I think yelling has to be used strategically in music for it to be effective. Too much and it looses its power. 1 star
It wasn’t my cup of tea, most songs were very short and sounded similar to each other
Too raw for my taste
Not my cup of tee. I prefer old rock and roll. 1
Shouty rubbish. Sounds like every skate 3 song ever. Waste of twenty mins
I hated just about every second of that. The best thing about the album is that it’s only 20 minutes long.
Not for me
Out of the list would be better
Supposedly a very influential punk album but all it did for me was reaffirm punk is not suited for my ears
Like kje sånn masete punk
Seriously, where did they dig this shit out of?
I thought I could be open to punk. But I just couldn’t listen to this seriously. I can appreciate the genre but I really don’t vibe with it.
I don’t like this style of hardcore punk
Bloody racket
I might have liked this if I'd heard it when I was younger, but now it just made me say "stop shouting at me, ya wee prick" as I turned down the volume. Old age, man. At least the album was short. Under 22 minutes. If I were a fan I'd feel short-changed.
If I was captured by a terrorist group and they played this I would give up all the state secrets by the end of track one
Offspring leur a tout piqué mais dur à écouter
No
I bought one Hardcore album back in the day thinking I might end up liking it as much as early Clash or something. Never happened.
Crap
Forgettable. I picked it up today and from the description, which I always read, I realised that I had listened to it the day before yesterday, but I can't remember a single tune. Only that it is embarrassingly meaningless, both musically and lyrically. Let's move on.
An assault on the senses, though the green day Holiday riff was cool
Any of the following is an instant 1-star: -Roooooaaaaaarrrrrrr -Thrash guitars - Lyrics containing the word 'motherfucker' This pile of shite has all three in abundance & no redeeming features whatsoever.
The care they took to make every song sound annoying and exactly the same is something.
No.
Miserable.
No. Not for me. No, I wasn’t fair; I skipped through a few tracks and failed to find anything that appealed to me. I’m GenX so I understand this music, I just don’t like it.
brb gonna go guzzle juice out of a drink carton straight from the fridge with my cap on backward. my skateboard is ready for my dad to trip over.
What a way to ruin the streak: it was just rubbish and there’s no other way to put it. So bad I don’t remember anything other than the first two tracks and the rest fades into obscurity. Won’t be coming back to political commentary in mediocre punk music.
This just felt like a bunch of noise to me, sorry to say, even with my tolerance for vocals I can't understand being as high as it is. I understand, and daresay I even tip my had to this album's conclusion, but I do not at all like it. Recommend it? Eh sure, why not. Low rating, I may give, but it was still a mercifully short scream fest.
still better than the beatles
Yelly
Nope!
Worst of post-punk. Why would anyone want to listen to this?
Punk is not for me
Apparently this is a hugely influential hardcore punk album. It's not an enjoyable listen but is mercifully short. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Betray Date listened: 13/04/23
Kut met peren gewoon.
Als ik van dit soort up-tempo doe-pa-doedoem-pa drums hoor dan haak ik al af. Echt totaal niet mijn ding van die kaal geproduceerde ouwe hardcore.
Dit werpt me plusminus 25 jaar terug in de tijd, toen ik m'n eerste vriendje had. Hij zat in de punk/skate-scene. Dit heb ik nooit bewust voorbij horen komen, maar ze hadden het zeker gewaardeerd. Ze dweepten net als deze band met straight edge, maar blowden in de tussentijd als schoorstenen.
thank the fucking lord this is only 20 minutes, if it was longer i might want to jump off a building. hope this endlessly plays in hell when henry kissinger dies 0/10
Saw another review that said “I get it, but I don’t like it” and that’s essentially it.
oh gush, pure noise. Nothing that captures me. First album that I stopped listening to.
I have two things to day. 1. The ad agency who did famously racist "Bye Bye Black Sheep" poster in 2008 for the Swiss SVP must have liked this cover art. 2. a bit harsh & industrial for me. as gentle as a nazi salute. Non merci. pas au jourdhui.
Not for me.
glad its short
Not my jam
There may be a couple of original punk bands that have brought something new to the genrel, but this band isn't one of them. It's just rehashing the old saying that in punk, you don't need talent, just attitude. Terribly boring and predictable album. 1/5