Teen Idles: "Minor Disturbance" (Dischord 1, 1981)

Con esta reseña comienzo el repaso a la discografía completa del sello Dischord, de Washington DC, emblema del hardcore norteamericano capitaneado por Ian MacKaye y Jeff Nelson (ya saben, Minor Threat, Fugazi, ...):

Teen Idles - Minor Disturbance 7":

Tracks: Teen Idles / Sneakers / Get Up and Go / Deadhead // Fleeting Fury / Fiorucci Nightmare / Getting in my Way / Too Young to Rock (Minor Disturbance)

1000 copies on black vinyl w/insert and shiny sleeve1000 copies on black vinyl w/insert, matte sleeve, second pressing note on back

Dischord 1, 1981

Lineup: Nathan Strejcek - vocals / Geordie Grindle - guitar / Ian MacKaye - bass / Jeff Nelson - drums

Minor Disturbance was the sole studio extended play by the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band The Teen Idles, released on Dischord Records in January 1981. Comprising eight songs, Minor Disturbance referenced a number of issues pertinent to the band, from being turned away at local concerts due to their age ("Too Young to Rock") to what they felt was the increasing complacency of many first wave punk bands ("Fleeting Fury"). Upon its release, Minor Disturbance, Dischord Records' first record, received positive reviews from local fanzines and gained airplay on local radio stations.

The Teen Idles were a Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band that formed in 1979. Comprising vocalist Nathan Strejcek, guitarist Geordie Grindle, bassist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson, the band evolved out of The Slinkees. After original vocalist Mark Sullivan left for college, The Slinkees first tried to recruit Henry Garfield (later Rollins) before Strejcek joined. After renaming themselves The Teen Idles, the band toured locally; they played at a range of venues, including opening for Bad Brains at an art gallery called Madam's Organ.

The Teen Idles entered Inner Ear in late 1980 to record a number of songs, with owner Don Zientara engineering and Skip Groff producing. Inner Ear was merely Zientara's house; he owned a four-track recorder and some home-made gear. The mixing board was on the porch, and was connected to the basement of the house where the band played; Zientara later noted that "everything was held together with clothespins". Inner Ear was useful to The Teen Idles, as at the time there were few options available to an American independent band between recording on a boombox or at a professional studio. Seven tracks were recorded in total.

Like The Teen Idles' other material, Minor Disturbance features mainly standard hardcore punk melodies and rhythms. Many of the album's songs feature Strejcek shouting over a fast one-two hardcore beat, with MacKaye and Grindle providing short and speedy riffs. On Minor Disturbance, the band drew inspiration from local punk band Bad Brains, as well as Californian hardcore bands such as Black Flag and The Germs.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Disturbance