| 20 Years of Dischord | |
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| Box set by various artists | |
| Released | October 1, 2002 |
| Recorded | 1980–2000 |
| Studio | Inner Ear |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:11:15 |
| Label | Dischord |
| Producer | Don Zientara Guillaume Bernardeau Chris Mills |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
20 Years of Dischord is a three-disc box set compiled by Washington-based record label Dischord Records to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
20 Years of Dischord is a concise but representative musical chronicle of the first two decades of the label originally created by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson as teenagers in 1980[2] with the sole purpose of releasing Minor Disturbance,[1][3][4] their band, the Teen Idles, debut EP; but that, over time, it went on to document the most part of the music coming out of the U.S. capital city's underground community,[1][3][4][5] becoming highly influential.[3]
The core of the collection are the first two discs, packaged together into a single CD case under the title Fifty Bands, which contains 50 songs, one track from each band that appeared on the label from 1980 to 2000,[1][3] all of them previously released,[6] featured in roughly chronological order, showing the musical evolution of the scene.[3]
"...the fascinating part [of 20 Years of Dischord] is hearing the progression ... from a high-octane hardcore hotbed to a more arty, experimental, and wide-ranging purely musical scene..."
The third disc, an enhanced CD titled Unreleased and Rare, consists of a variety of outtakes, demos and live recordings from the Dischord vaults,[3][7] also includes an early interview with MacKaye,[1] as well as some video files of archival footage featuring performances by the Teen Idles, Untouchables, State of Alert, the Faith, Void, and Deadline.[1][6] The songs that make up the disc were also released separately, as a collection, and individually, as downloadables digital audio files.[6][7]
The box set includes a profusely illustrated 134-page book[6] titled Putting DC on the Map. Introduced by MacKaye, Nelson and Henry Rollins, the booklet contains a brief historic review of the label, a profile of each of the bands featured on the compilation, and a pictorial discography.[1][3]
Conceived by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, the 20 Years of Dischord box set was edited by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia. Chad Clark was in charge of the audio mastering at Silver Sonya Recording and Mastering, also located in Arlington. The video files on the enhanced CD were edited by Chris Mills and Guillaume Bernardeau at the studio of RHED Pixel, located outside of Washington, D.C.
Dischord Records released the collection on October 1, 2002.[nb 1]
In November 2008, 20 Years of Dischord was updated with an additional compilation titled 14 Bonus Tracks 2000–2008,[nb 2] featuring songs, all of them previously released, from 14 bands who have had releases on the label since 2000.[8] Available only in MP3 format through digital download, this bonus collection has been sold separately or offered for free with the purchase of the original box set.[6][8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist/Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up and Go" | Ian MacKaye, The Teen Idles | The Teen Idles Minor Disturbance, EP (1980) | 0:52 |
| 2. | "Nic Fit" | Alec MacKaye | Untouchables Flex Your Head (1982) | 1:00 |
| 3. | "Public Defender" | Henry Garfield, Michael Hampton | State of Alert No Policy, EP (1981) | 1:11 |
| 4. | "Screaming at a Wall" | I. MacKaye | Minor Threat Minor Threat, EP (1981) | 1:39 |
| 5. | "Dehumanized" | John Weiffenbach | Void Flex Your Head (1982) | 1:15 |
| 6. | "Barbed Wire" | Youth Brigade Possible, EP (1981) | 1:41 | |
| 7. | "Rock & Roll Bullshit" | Government Issue | Government Issue Legless Bull, EP (1981) | 1:13 |
| 8. | "Fight/American Justice" | Scream | Scream Still Screaming (1983) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Live for Now" | Dante Ferrando | Iron Cross Flex Your Head (1982) | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Pressure's On" | Peter Murray | Red C Flex Your Head (1982) | 1:48 |
| 11. | "Stolen Youth" | Ray Hare, Brendan Canty | Deadline Flex Your Head (1982) | 1:43 |
| 12. | "Suburban Wasteland" | Steve Polcari | Artificial Peace Flex Your Head (1982) | 1:53 |
| 13. | "Subject to Change" | The Faith | The Faith Subject to Change, EP (1983) | 1:34 |
| 14. | "Sorry/Change for the Same" | Skewbald | Skewbald/Grand Union Skewbald/Grand Union, EP (1991) | 2:50 |
| 15. | "Missing Rungs" | Marginal Man | Marginal Man Identity (1984) | 2:00 |
| 16. | "Oscar's Eye" | Gray Matter | Gray Matter Food for Thought (1985) | 2:53 |
| 17. | "Drink Deep" | Rites of Spring | Rites of Spring Rites of Spring (1985) | 4:55 |
| 18. | "Just Things" | Beefeater | Beefeater House Burning Down (1987) | 3:27 |
| 19. | "Snake Rap" | The Snakes | The Snakes I Won't Love You 'Til You're More Like Me (1985) | 2:41 |
| 20. | "Circles" | Dag Nasty | Dag Nasty Can I Say (1986) | 2:46 |
| 21. | "Money" | Embrace | Embrace Embrace (1987) | 2:39 |
| 22. | "Punch the Geek" | Soulside Hot Bodi-Gram (1989) | 2:24 | |
| 23. | "We All Fall Down" | I. MacKaye | Egg Hunt "Me and You", single (1986) | 2:47 |
| 24. | "This Time" | One Last Wish 1986 (1999) | 2:00 | |
| 25. | "Cake" | Fire Party | Fire Party Fire Party, EP (1988) | 3:36 |
| 26. | "Rebuilding" | Ignition | Ignition Ignition, 7-inch EP (1987) | 2:25 |
| 27. | "Domino Days" | 3 | Three Dark Days Coming (1989) | 2:50 |
| 28. | "Red House" | Shudder to Think | Shudder to Think Funeral at the Movies (1991) | 3:32 |
| 29. | "Twist and Shout" (live, 1987) | Happy Go Licky Will Play (1997) | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blueprint" | Fugazi | Fugazi Repeater (1990) | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Friend to Friend in Endtime" | Lungfish | Lungfish Talking Songs for Walking (1992) | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Destructor" | Fidelity Jones "Venus on Lovely", single (1990) | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Spectra Sonic Sound" | The Nation of Ulysses | The Nation of Ulysses 13-Point Program to Destroy America (1991) | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Perfect Sleeper" | Holy Rollers Fabuley (1991) | 3:51 | |
| 6. | "Motorist" | Jawbox | Jawbox "Jackpot Plus!", single (1993) | 3:53 |
| 7. | "People Are Wrong" | Severin | Severin Acid to Ashes and Rust to Dust (1992) | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Summer" | High Back Chairs Curiosity & Relief, EP (1992) | 2:50 | |
| 9. | "I'll Take You Down" | Autoclave "Go Far", single (1991) | 3:27 | |
| 10. | "Pop Man" | Circus Lupus | Circus Lupus Circus Lupus, single (1992) | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Mr. Weekend" | Branch Manager Anything Tribal (1997) | 4:13 | |
| 12. | "What Kind of Monster Are You?" | Slant 6 | Slant 6 "What Kind of Monster Are You?", single (1993) | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Cable" | Hoover | Hoover "Side Car Freddie", single (1992) | 3:51 |
| 14. | "Goodbye, Dr. Fate" | Trusty Goodbye, Dr. Fate (1995) | 2:05 | |
| 15. | "A Good Day" | Chad Clark, Smart Went Crazy | Smart Went Crazy Con Art (1997) | 5:52 |
| 16. | "Piss Alley" | The Crownhate Ruin Until the Eagle Grins (1996) | 5:27 | |
| 17. | "Poked It With a Stick" | Juan Luis Carrera, Amy Farina, A. MacKaye | The Warmers The Warmers (1996) | 2:45 |
| 18. | "They Live by Night" | The Make-Up | Make-Up Destination: Love – Live! at Cold Rice (1996) | 2:07 |
| 19. | "Castanet" | Jason Farrell, Bluetip | Bluetip Join Us (1998) | 3:37 |
| 20. | "Cut Self Not" | Faraquet The View from This Tower (2000) | 2:53 | |
| 21. | "Hooray for Humans" | Q and Not U | Q and Not U No Kill No Beep Beep (2000) | 3:08 |
Enhanced CD containing additional video files.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up and Go" | The Teen Idles | The Teen Idles | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Deadhead" | The Teen Idles | The Teen Idles | 1:42 |
| 3. | "Stepping Stone" (Boyce and Hart cover) | Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart | Untouchables | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Draw Blank" | State of Alert | State of Alert | 0:39 |
| 5. | "Straight Edge" (live) | I. MacKaye, Minor Threat | Minor Threat | 1:10 |
| 6. | "Understand" | Minor Threat | Minor Threat | 1:55 |
| 7. | "Snubbing" | Government Issue | Government Issue | 0:59 |
| 8. | "Asshole" (feat. Ian MacKaye on vocals) | Government Issue | Government Issue | 1:09 |
| 9. | "Asshole Dub" | Minor Threat | Minor Threat | 3:33 |
| 10. | "I Object" | Youth Brigade | 0:30 | |
| 11. | "Rozzlyn Rangers" | Rozzlyn Rangers | 1:51 | |
| 12. | "Black, Jewish and Poor" | Void | 1:08 | |
| 13. | "Authority" (takes 1 and 2) | Void | 1:23 | |
| 14. | "Search for Employment" | Scream | 2:04 | |
| 15. | "No Revolution" | Deadline | 0:49 | |
| 16. | "No Choice" | The Faith | 0:55 | |
| 17. | "Manipulator" | Marginal Man | Marginal Man | 2:28 |
| 18. | "All Ages Show" (rare) | Dag Nasty | Dag Nasty | 2:39 |
| 19. | "The Word" | Fugazi | Fugazi | 4:19 |
| 20. | "Burning" (live) | Fugazi | Fugazi | 3:07 |
| 21. | "Drop Dead Don't Blink" | Shudder to Think | Shudder to Think | 3:10 |
| 22. | "We Are the One" (rare) | Avengers | Circus Lupus | 3:26 |
| 23. | "Are You Human?" | Slant 6 | Slant 6 | 3:31 |
| 24. | "Interview" (spoken word) | Don Fleming, Malcolm Riviera | Ian MacKaye et al. | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 3:11:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outside the Law" | Deadline | 2:03 |
| 2. | "You're X'd" | The Faith | 1:15 |
| 3. | "Draw Blank" | State of Alert | 0:42 |
| 4. | "Untitled" | The Teen Idles | 1:48 |
| 5. | "If the Kids Are United" | Untouchables | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Who Are You" | Void | 2:20 |
| Total length: | 11:17 | ||
Digital collection released in 2008 as an update of the original compilation.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not Me Now" | Capitol City Dusters | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Just Don't Know" | El Guapo | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Prison Song" | Beauty Pill | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Sissy Spacek" | Edie Sedgwick | 2:51 |
| 5. | "It's Good to Have Met You" | The Pupils | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Speaking in Tongues" | Black Eyes | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Around the Corner" | The Evens | 3:25 |
| 8. | "The Perfect Target" | Medications | 4:02 |
| 9. | "White House" | Aquarium | 2:13 |
| 10. | "Reflector" | Antelope | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Off Center" | French Toast | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Licensee" | Channels | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Via Nomentana" | Joe Lally | 2:40 |
| 14. | "Solid Ring Fighters" | Soccer Team | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 45:15 | ||
These were the lineups for each of the fifty songs featured on discs 1 and 2.
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