Dag Nasty
Dag Nasty was one of the first bands to temper hardcore music with melodicism, a style that would eventually infiltrate the US charts in the late 90s courtesy of disciples such as Blink-182 and the Offspring and the new wave of emo (emotional hardcore) bands. The Washington, DC, USA-based outfit originally formed in the mid-80s, when Brian Baker (guitar; ex-Minor Threat) and Shawn Brown (vocals) joined forces, but before the band (which also included Roger Marbury (bass) and Colin Sears (drums) at the time) could issue a debut album, Brown was replaced by singer Dave Smalley (ex-DYS). Signed to Dischord Records (Minor Threat's ex-label), Dag Nasty issued their debut, Can I Say, in 1986, with singer Ian MacKaye (ex-Minor Threat) producing. By the time the following year's Wig Out At Denkos was released, Baker and Sears were the only previous members left in attendance, as the line-up now included newcomers Peter Cortner (vocals) and Doug Carrion (bass; ex-Descendents). Dag Nasty left Dischord for major label Giant in 1988, and with new drummer Scott Garrett in tow issued Field Day, but when the album failed to introduce the band to a wider audience, Dag Nasty called it a day. Baker went on to play with the metal band Junkyard, before the Can I Say-era line-up of Dag Nasty reunited in 1992 for the new studio recording Four On The Floor. The band split up once again afterwards, with Baker keeping himself busy by playing with Bad Religion as well as guesting on a variety of other artist's albums. In 2002, Smalley, Baker, Marbury and Sears resuscitated Dag Nasty for a new recording, Minority Of One, and their first two albums were reissued with bonus tracks and remastered sound.
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Albums
- (2008) Four On The Floor
Top Tracks
- We Went Wrong
- Million Days
- Still Waiting
- Lie Down And Die
- Down Time
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