Dag Nasty

Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar) of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). Their style of less aggressive, melodic hardcore was influential and influenced by emotional hardcore (a.k.a. emo) as well as being an influence on post-hardcore. Shawn Brown was the first vocalist, with whom the band recorded (until recently) previously-unreleased versions of most of the material that later made up their first release, "Can I Say," with former roadie and new singer Dave Smalley of DYS. Just over a year later, the band had a new album titled Wig Out at Denko's, a new bassist named Doug "Fig Nuts" Carrion (then of The Descendents, later of The Kottonmouth Kings and the Humble Gods) and a new vocalist, Peter Cortner (formerly of Protem and Lunchbox).

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1988 saw the release of their divisive album Field Day (The "Field" is pronounced "Feedle"; "Day" is pronounced "dee dee". (Actually, this isn't true. It's pronounced as it is spelled). Many fans hated this album and many loved it. It was an ambitious feat, attempting to blend pop melodies with hardcore/metal riffs even further than previously attempted on Wig Out. The result was a schizophrenic haze of Californian guitar god excess and self absorbed, whine-rock vocal stylings. The band split up shortly after this.

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In 1992, Dag Nasty reformed with Dave Smalley on vocals and released the album Four on the Floor. In 1991, Selfless Records had released 85-86, a collection of early, pre-Can I Say recordings.

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In 2002 the band got back together, this time with Dave Smalley back on the mic, returning the band to an overdone hardcore sound. The result of this reunion was the album Minority of One. To this day they still release the occasional record, though Dag Nasty remains more of a side project for its members than a full-time active band. Peter Cortner, who has not been involved with the band directly for years, completed his education as a lawyer, practiced law and recently became a schoolteacher. The other members of the band have remained involved in music.

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Dag Nasty discography:

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• 1986 Can I Say (Dischord)
• 1987 Wig Out at Denko's (Dischord)
• 1988 Field Day (Dutch East India)
• 1991 85-86 (Selfless)
• 1992 Four on the Floor (Epitaph)
• 2002 Minority of One (Revelation)
• Wig Out at Denko's was remastered and re-released by Dischord in 2002.
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