The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @fraji1
    @fraji1 11 месяцев назад +126

    I’m 62. I still listen to Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Black Flag almost every day. My kids don’t get it. They never will. It was raw and it was real and it’s in me until the day that I’m no more. Thanks Ian for breaking all of this down for us.

    • @Dr.Meth666
      @Dr.Meth666 11 месяцев назад +8

      It warms my heart knowing old heads still listen to shit like this.

    • @nigelyazzie3656
      @nigelyazzie3656 11 месяцев назад +3

      I❤ Minor threat 😅😅😅

    • @xentakis
      @xentakis 11 месяцев назад +6

      Kids today with their boring non-rebellious music

    • @KingofCrusher
      @KingofCrusher 11 месяцев назад +7

      Bro there are tons of kids who listen to this shit today, those bands are still super respected lol.

    • @fraji1
      @fraji1 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@KingofCrusher 👍

  • @Annunaki_0517
    @Annunaki_0517 10 месяцев назад +12

    I’m 56, I was there when Minor Threat, MDC and SS Decontrol played Irving Plaza in NYC. Best show ever. Irving Plaza management said that they would never let hardcore punk bands play there again. I still listen to these bands every day and my kids get how great they were. And that their favorite bands, Blink 182, etc, wouldn’t exist without them.
    I was also there when Lyle played guitar in the first Samhain show at the Rock Hotel in NYC. Good times.

  • @paulmckenna9492
    @paulmckenna9492 11 месяцев назад +44

    Amazing that music written by teens in 1980-83 , still stands and surpasses most music in 2024 . Thanks for the post !!!

  • @sebastianruhland5198
    @sebastianruhland5198 8 месяцев назад +7

    Iam 93 and still listen to Minor Threat every morning after i wake up.

  • @duanehurley2105
    @duanehurley2105 11 месяцев назад +17

    This was an important part of my being growing up. It shaped who I am now.

    • @billkosses3808
      @billkosses3808 11 месяцев назад

      I could never figure out where a gay pub fitted in.
      You know, "A gay pub, a gay pub, a gay pub, Out of step with the world"

  • @dirtydave2691
    @dirtydave2691 11 месяцев назад +18

    I bought my 18 year old son Out of Step for Christmas last year. I had it on vinyl in the 80s and CD about 20 years ago. We were listening to it and I said "this has to be one of the best punk records ever recorded". My son smiled and nodded his head in agreement.

    • @brianhall5377
      @brianhall5377 10 месяцев назад +1

      That Warms my heart so much. it's one of the best Father and Son bonding that I've heard in years.

  • @Alistair_Spence
    @Alistair_Spence 11 месяцев назад +7

    This was very well put together. Thankyou. I bought a copy of Out Of Step from a guy who used to sell records upstairs at the fruit and veg market in the middle of Newport City Centre, in South Wales. Of course, it blew my mind, and I ended up living in Washington D.C. for several years, and learning a lot more about the music scene there. Good times.

    • @yantree
      @yantree 9 месяцев назад +1

      Rockaway records was that market stall, I was there 1991-94 Simon maybe was his name. Beddis of cowboy 🤠 killers worked there too. Simon used to put on punk hXc gigs at TJ's - good times 😂

  • @jma6893
    @jma6893 11 месяцев назад +10

    So much of what defines "integrity" in whatever punk-related music scenes has been lost through the years. Sad. Ian MacKaye has all my respect as he is truly a genuine and honest person and he sticks to what he believes. One of my favs!

  • @mjalboot
    @mjalboot 11 месяцев назад +9

    Love this! Thanks for making this happen.

  • @thejasonblackburn
    @thejasonblackburn 11 месяцев назад +8

    This is a great interview. Thanks for putting this together.

  • @Andrew-kb4px
    @Andrew-kb4px 11 месяцев назад +5

    Thanks for setting the story straight about an album we have loved a long time.

  • @FrontRowPass
    @FrontRowPass 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome interview! Thank you! Minor Threat was the bomb 💣!

  • @markgregory7140
    @markgregory7140 10 месяцев назад +5

    58yrs young and still have all my Minor Threat HC in my record collection

  • @stuartfishman1044
    @stuartfishman1044 10 месяцев назад +4

    When I first heard Minor Threat, they came off to me as an artless version of Wire (not a compliment). Since then, I've come to appreciate their sincerety, precision and power. I can also appreciate Ian MacKaye's commitment to his principles all these years and to the music he makes and produces. Long may he rave.

  • @ColeWheeler4Lyfe
    @ColeWheeler4Lyfe 11 месяцев назад +7

    Discord was the first label I would blindly buy albums from, band unknown to me prior. It’s fun to describe for future generations how 70’s 80’s kids found music. we took minor risks going to punk shows, taping and trading comps of songs for friends, reading fliers/zines, and going to small sometimes seedy record stores to have our minds blown.

  • @zacharyhobbs1065
    @zacharyhobbs1065 11 месяцев назад +6

    This is so badass. Love not hearing any other voice aside from Ian's.

  • @mattfink9317
    @mattfink9317 11 месяцев назад +4

    I remember first hearing Minor Threat in 87… what a great band! This was awesome!

  • @eerievon2946
    @eerievon2946 11 месяцев назад +2

    This stuff still gets to me. Great hearing Ian

  • @izzy8823
    @izzy8823 11 месяцев назад +2

    He put all these songs into a different perspective than what I originally thought they were about when I was a kid back in the 80s..makes these songs that much better...

  • @patrickmcandrew4949
    @patrickmcandrew4949 11 месяцев назад +3

    This is THE punk album for me. It gave me a rush of adrenaline at 13, and it hits the same way now that I'm 43!

  • @davidlinehat4657
    @davidlinehat4657 10 месяцев назад

    I'm from the 1990s DC scene and I'm excited to hear your take. These kids really made a difference and the DIY style of early punk still influences my life immensely. Thanks for the video!

  • @txalex
    @txalex 4 месяца назад

    I'm 104 and remember listening to this album as a kid. Still holds up today.

  • @patrickthompson9022
    @patrickthompson9022 9 месяцев назад

    super great to hear the thoughts from one member of the band about how the album came together. Thank you Ian.

  • @BreakfastTacos
    @BreakfastTacos 10 месяцев назад +2

    I'm almost positive Ian won't read this comment, but I still have to express my eternal gratitude for the way he has always chosen to do things with the utmost integrity and authenticity, regardless of what anybody's opinion may be, at the time. You, sir, are my hero. Thanks and keep rockin'! P.S.- Any plans for Fugazi to reunite for another album and tour?? A man can dream...

    • @Annunaki_0517
      @Annunaki_0517 10 месяцев назад +1

      Did you know that he used to put, “Do not pay more than $3 for this record” on the first three Minor Threat 7”s? Always had the fans’ backs.

  • @patcogni7892
    @patcogni7892 10 месяцев назад

    This was fantastic; truly one of the most enjoyable listens I've had in years. Though they'd broken up about a year before I got involved in the scene, Minor Threat's music has meant so much to me over the years & it's great to be taken back in time. It's probably best they stopped playing together when they did, before the music suffered. As is, they are legends.

  • @Backlashed
    @Backlashed 11 месяцев назад +2

    39:56 This was a surprise for those of us who had the cassette version, the whistling part was not on that release. There were a few other differences in the tape if I remember right, maybe more guitars on the song Out of Step, little changes like that. edit: looks like he covers that later on, explaining that they remixed the record at one point.

  • @Mark-v5n4p
    @Mark-v5n4p 11 месяцев назад +2

    Just listened to the MT complete discographies, still hits me.

  • @craigpatrick1
    @craigpatrick1 10 месяцев назад

    Love hearing good albums broken down and detailed how the songs were crafted i would like to hear more like this!

  • @freeecountryy
    @freeecountryy 10 месяцев назад

    Love these. Keep em going!

  • @SashaPrettyVacantPunkHour
    @SashaPrettyVacantPunkHour 10 месяцев назад +1

    Same! I know I’m biased but I just find the current popular music landscape lacking in everything punk has in droves: honesty, passion, humor, inspired weirdness. So damn glad I was a teenager in the ‘80s!

  • @tylerdavis6203
    @tylerdavis6203 11 месяцев назад +2

    I bought the Out of Step record when it came out. It blew my fucking mind.

  • @haizmanbrain
    @haizmanbrain 10 месяцев назад

    My Out of Step record was the second pressing - so I was confused when the CD came out many years later and heard the differences (i.e. extended yell at the end of Out of Step, less warbley version of Cashing In, "go!...think you'll be able to hear the two clicks....yes go!", etc).
    This really adds some great context....still fascinating after 40+ years of being a fan of these songs!

  • @gregc6072
    @gregc6072 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for doing this

  • @ThingNumberTwo2
    @ThingNumberTwo2 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent podcast.

  • @samhainkid
    @samhainkid 10 месяцев назад +1

    Goddamn, that was a fantastic listen.

  • @b00biemain00
    @b00biemain00 10 месяцев назад

    Minor Threat is pure Hardcore Punk. put their straight edge element on the side & just listen to the pure sound & msg in their lyrics. truly living the punk/hardcore ethics & lifestyle. the impact from that 2 albums was legendary. i cant keep up, i cant keep up..out of step, with the world

  • @01234david
    @01234david 10 месяцев назад +1

    Minor threat was a very positive influence in my life. Thank you for the years of motivation. If you ever plan on doing one more show... Name the time and place.. I will be there.

  • @careful...Icarus
    @careful...Icarus 10 месяцев назад

    Ian Mackaye,Henry Rollins,Jello Biafra,H.R.( if he were still able ) and Keith Morris should all be professors of life in general and music/arts particular,that are mandatory for graduation from college or at least high school. Glenn Danzig could pop in as a guest lecturer. The passion that Ian exudes is contagious. The clarity of his memories is impressive and storytelling impeccable. Lets see a metal singer from the early 80s remember their name let alone daily details from 40 years ago. This is the most enjoyable listen I've had in ages. Thank you

    • @JadedOptimist
      @JadedOptimist 10 месяцев назад

      I'd add Mike Watt, Bob Mould, Gibby Haynes and David Yow.

    • @careful...Icarus
      @careful...Icarus 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@JadedOptimist Shit yes excellent choices. Watt could also do a drivers ed course with that van of his.

  • @lewisbaker4421
    @lewisbaker4421 11 месяцев назад +2

    this is a very good podcast

  • @demiansvideos
    @demiansvideos 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ian has an incredible memory.

  • @TheGorillafoot
    @TheGorillafoot 11 месяцев назад

    This record changed the way I viewed punk. Hard to believe how long ago that time was. Remember picking up a used copy I saw at a record store and being blown away by the energy of it. This was the early nineties. All you had was the record insert to get any information. This of course led to Fugazi and more abstract music.

  • @NoCoverCharge
    @NoCoverCharge 9 месяцев назад +2

    I’m 56 and going to see circle jerks and descendants next Friday can’t f ing wait

  • @willieluncheonette5843
    @willieluncheonette5843 11 месяцев назад

    all time great record. Here, the blazing, burning intensity of the previous quartet is given some space and breathing room and the results are just as stunning..

  • @seanemmett2845
    @seanemmett2845 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome. Thanks!

  • @owenjnelson-fb9mg
    @owenjnelson-fb9mg 11 месяцев назад +1

    Absolute joy to listen to this, great to hear Ian reminisce with such enthusiasm, I know he was a little hostile towards people asking about Minor Threat when Fugazi were in full swing, but sounds like he recognises what we all know about Minor Threat....ok there will never be a reunion (and for that I'm grateful) but to share all this with us is a real treat and real eye opener.

  • @enginesdown
    @enginesdown 11 месяцев назад

    Excellent.

  • @picazzo5150
    @picazzo5150 4 месяца назад +1

    I still listen to Minor Threat. I tell my daughter, you have no reason to be wearing Doc Martin's without knowing Minor Threat.

  • @eancurtis9333
    @eancurtis9333 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing

  • @Atraslin
    @Atraslin 11 месяцев назад

    Cool story! Thanks

  • @dormonid
    @dormonid 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome.

  • @MB-vk8cv
    @MB-vk8cv 10 месяцев назад +2

    Imagine seeing Minor Threat opening for Bad Brains....

  • @carmichael3594
    @carmichael3594 11 месяцев назад +3

    Most of the Punk bands in the 80s I keep forgetting they were just kid's however way ahead of their time.

  • @birdsiview6845
    @birdsiview6845 10 месяцев назад

    The rest of the world just doesn’t know how many brilliant teenagers there were in the world , making music that will last for eternity.

  • @mawrmcmahan
    @mawrmcmahan 6 месяцев назад

    I think that I have said; "Someday we'll look back and laugh" at least once every few weeks... for the last 40 years.

  • @devinreed2003
    @devinreed2003 7 месяцев назад

    Very very important piece of american music history

  • @Dr.Dark78
    @Dr.Dark78 11 месяцев назад +5

    No disrespect to the other DC bands from that era, but Minor Threat were on another level.

    • @marshall0814
      @marshall0814 11 месяцев назад +9

      Nah, Bad Brains, Void, Scream & GI were easily on that plateau. Minor Threat simply gets more attention.

    • @davidgormley7990
      @davidgormley7990 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@marshall0814 Yeah, Government Issue were the kings

    • @marshall0814
      @marshall0814 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@davidgormley7990 👍🏻❤️

    • @SashaPrettyVacantPunkHour
      @SashaPrettyVacantPunkHour 10 месяцев назад

      I’m kinda partial to Teen Idles truth be told, because Sneakers is way up in my punk pantheon. Then there’s Marginal Man. Missing Rungs, anyone??

    • @JohnSmith-rk6jy
      @JohnSmith-rk6jy 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@marshall0814I think Bad Brains have Easily got to be THE Most Overrated punk band of all time. The vocals are totally unlistenable....actually so is the music.

  • @chrisgottlieb5403
    @chrisgottlieb5403 10 месяцев назад

    I've listened to/ read 1000 Ian interviews, and definitely don't seek them out at this point. They're usually the same q&a ad nauseum. But this was great.

  • @cdubs9918
    @cdubs9918 10 месяцев назад +2

    One of the greatest albums ever. Most people dont know who Minor Threat are or why this record was so good. But, if you were in the late 80s /90s punk and hardcore scene this was THE album to own. It opened me up to a whole new world of music and people and live shows. It is the Beatles "Revolver" for Punk kids. Its a masterpiece. End of.

  • @jwise209
    @jwise209 11 месяцев назад +1

    Intro song?

  • @TehGav
    @TehGav 10 месяцев назад

    I'm here to find out how Don Zientara dialed in Hansgen's bass sound.

    • @TehGav
      @TehGav 10 месяцев назад

      UPDATE: Welp, that mystery remains.

  • @Annunaki_0517
    @Annunaki_0517 10 месяцев назад

    Hmmm, no I remember that I bought a Boss Tu-12 guitar tuner in 1983 for about $80. So there were relatively inexpensive tuners available at that time. You didn’t need one of those glorious Stromberg strobe tuners.

  • @joshuaplum610
    @joshuaplum610 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very weird to be pissed off because a band you love get back together.

  • @ph03beuwu
    @ph03beuwu 9 месяцев назад

    its so weird, this is presented like its meant to be listened to, but its a youtube video

  • @gregensel8616
    @gregensel8616 11 месяцев назад

    ❤️

  • @jameskoebel7816
    @jameskoebel7816 5 месяцев назад +1

    "Selling out"?? Because an iconic Punk band got back together? Weird

  • @briansays2286
    @briansays2286 5 месяцев назад

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @buzzawuzza3743
    @buzzawuzza3743 11 месяцев назад

    Some hardcore bands were not capable of singing about anything other than the tiny box they were in. So it came down to the music they played and if that was any good.

  • @Backlashed
    @Backlashed 11 месяцев назад +1

    Always thought of this as their only album. But now Ian is calling it an EP. So that means they never did an album....

  • @kickstartonly
    @kickstartonly 11 месяцев назад

    Ian MacKaye is a Ruler

  • @JohnSmith-rk6jy
    @JohnSmith-rk6jy 10 месяцев назад

    Mike Muir talks an Incredible amount of bollocks. But Love his lyrics and the music on the first few ST albums.
    Jello Biafra made some of The Best music ever with 2 or 3 of those DK albums. Really Awesome lyrics. But cannot stand his babbling backward warped twisted political rants.
    Aaaabsolutely Love just about Everything Henry Rollins says and his take on the world and really appreciate his views. But his music and vocals Aaaabsolutely Suck. Like unlistenable.
    Ian MacKay However IS THE Most down to earth, most intelligent and interesting guy with an Amazing outlook on life and cuts away All the bullshite in this world and tells it like it really is calmly without any ego.....when he probably should have the biggest ego of em all. Because the music that he and Minor Threat created was THE Absolute Epitome of Hardcore Punk. All Minor Threat songs freakin Rule!

  • @JohnSmith-rk6jy
    @JohnSmith-rk6jy 10 месяцев назад

    The Big 4 of Hardcore Punk.
    Suicidal Tendencies
    Black Flag
    Dead Kennedies
    Minor Threat

  • @mattsheezy5469
    @mattsheezy5469 11 месяцев назад +1

    They played the songs in the basement, recorded on a crappy 4 track, & later jumped around with a bunch of sweaty dudes in some tin walled warehouse, over by the DC meat packing district (the end).

  • @bene1989
    @bene1989 11 месяцев назад

    I know this is going to sound messed up of me to say this but... Pretty selfish of them to not reform, so long time fans could see them. Do a few world tours ( maybe like bad religion did). Fan since 82. Never saw em.

  • @whitlowjohnonly1_2
    @whitlowjohnonly1_2 10 месяцев назад

    Great e.p. lets just leave it at that.