Minor Threat - First Demo Tape

List Price: $5.98
Our Price: $1.98
You Save: $4.00 (67%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.50 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more new music releases

Music CD Cover

Free Music Notes for First Demo Tape

Free Music Review: The beginnings of a legend
Hit: 5 Stars

The songs are almost just like you remember them, with two exceptions. Lyle's guitar tone is amazingly better; it actually sounds like a guitar now and not a buzzsaw (not to slag the other versions). This is how a Les Paul Standard is supposed to sound. The other thing is Ian's vocal performance. It seems that in the month between when MT recorded this and the sessions for the Minor Threat 7", Ian practiced a lot and altered his style a bit. Sure, it still sounds like Ian, but there's not as much energy, not as much anger. But it doesn't make too much of a difference, and even if it does, it's not intended to be perfect. This was recorded only three to four months after the bands formation, and you can tell that great things are to come. And trust me, being part of a scene myself and seeing many bands, this is as good as a four-month-old band gets.

The packaging is also really cool. It's a simple gatefold CD sleeve, but it's got quite a few pictures and a short history of the tape. Also, singing backup for this was none other than Henry Garfield, who would later change his last name to Rollins. Inside, there's a picture of Henry at the sessions, and he's wearing a dress! Come on now, if Henry Rollins in a femenine white dress isn't worth $... sent to Dischord, I really don't know what is.

So to all the Minor Threat fans wondering if they should buy a CD of songs they've already heard, just get it. It's super-cheap and the music is great; another worthy chapter in the legacy of the best hardcore band of all time.

First Demo Tape Poster

Alternative Rock Music CDs

• Music > Styles
• Pop
• Rock