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Can I Say (1986 Dischord)
BAND: dave smalley (vocals) - brian baker (guitar) - roger marbury (bass) - colin sears (drums)
TRACKLIST: values here - one to two - circles - thin line - justification - what now? - i've heard - under your influence - can i say - never go back - another wrong - my dog's a cat - i've heard (live) - another wrong (live) - trying (live) - justification (live)
REVIEW:
This is a classic. Plain and simple. Featuring Dave Smalley on vocals, who went on to sing with All and is currently in Down By Law. Then you've got Brian Baker on guitar, formerly of Minor Threat, currently of Bad Religion. Their songs are fast and driving. I've heard them compared to the Descendents. I'd say that's slightly true as far as there is a slight pop-punk aspect to it. The live tracks are from Dave Smalley's first show in 1986. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the song 'Trying', which ended up on the album 'Wig Out at Denko's'. This version is double speed what the album version is, and it rocks hard. The unreleased songs are 'Another Wrong', which is pretty good, and 'My Dog is a Cat' which is a cover of somebody...and if it was any good I would bother finding who the original artist is. Nope, not going to bother. This is the most underrated punk band of all time.
Wig Out At Denko's (1987 Dischord)
BAND: peter cortner (vocals) - brian baker (guitar) - doug carrion (bass) - colin sears (drums)
TRACKLIST: the godfather - trying - safe - fall - when i move - simple minds - wig out at denko's - exercise - dag nasty - crucial three - safe - trying - fall - roger - mango - when i move (live acoustic) - i've heard (live acoustic)
REVIEW:
Well, this isn't nearly as good as 'Can I Say'. There is a bit of a lineup change, with Dave Smalley leaving and being replaced by Peter Cortner, and Roger Marbury is replaced on bass by Doug Carrion (of the Descendents). Basically it seems like Peter Cortner ruined Dag Nasty. I'm sorry Pete, if you ever read this...but you are a no-talent ass clown. For example, the song 'Trying', which I spoke so highly of the live version on 'Can I Say'. Well, 'ol Pistol Pete here decides that he thinks the song should be in half-time. He wrote this in the liner notes. Great going, Petey. There's a couple of fast hardcore songs here, but not enough. Tracks 11-15 are from some unreleased studio session. Tracks 16-17 are some terrible live acoustic tracks. In fact, the acoustic version of 'I've Heard' is so bad, they would have been better off just recording a verbal apology from Special Pete on "why I ruined Dag Nasty". Thankfully the Nasty is back and rocking, with Dave Smalley again.
Field Day (1988 Giant)
BAND: peter cortner (vocals) - doug carrion (bass) - brian baker (guitar) - scott garrett (drums)
TRACKLIST: trouble is - field day - things that make no sense - the ambulance song - staring at the rude boys - 13 seconds under water - la penita - dear mrs. touma - matt - i've heard - under your influence - typical - here's to you - 16 count - never green lane - you're mine - all ages show - 12xu
REVIEW:
Upon first listen, this sounds pretty sappy, but thankfully it kicks off into a couple of decent songs. 'Things That Make No Sense' sounds like a Descendents song...actually it sounds a lot like 'Silly Girl'. The problem with this album is that it's extremely inconsistent. It sounds like one of those B-sides cd's that bands put out, that encompass all kinds of different styles and stuff. They go from speedy tempos to these all out morbidly slow songs. Then for some reason they recorded 'Under Your Influence' again, which can be found in it's original (and Dave Smalley sung) state on the album 'Can I Say'. '16 Count' is just a fast drum beat that sounds like me playing the drums, I'm not sure what the purpose of it was. Basically it was uncalled for. Then they end the album with an awesome version of '12xu', where they play it much faster than Minor Threat ever did, and Brian Baker pulls out a classic thrash solo. I just don't get it. I read in an interview that Dag Nasty had no say in the artwork on this album, it sounds like they had no control of the music either. A Poor effort.
Minority Of One (2002 Revelation)
BAND: dave smalley (vocals) - roger marbury (bass) - brian baker (guitar) - colin sears (drums)
TRACKLIST: ghosts - minority of one - bottle this - broken days - your words - incinerate - throwing darts - white flag - twisted again - average man - wasting away - 100 punks
REVIEW:
The original Dag Nasty is back and rocking! Everyone breathe a collective sigh of relief. This album starts out with the excellent 'Ghosts' and 'Minority of One'. Actually the first thing that may come to mind from listening to this is "When did Dave Smalley take over on vocals for Bad Religion?" I assure you that this is ok. There is some great guitar work by Brian Baker here. This gives him an outlet to write music, because when you've got Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz writing songs ahead of you, you probably won't get much of a listen. The last song '100 Punks' is a cover of Generation X, with the lyrics altered a bit, giving a shout out to Fat Mike for some reason. Very melodic upbeat punk rock, other reviews say that this is "emo-core" or something. Whatever. If 'Four on the Floor' was a lackluster effort, this is exactly the opposite. These guys won't tour because they think it would be a joke. Please?