They coined the phrase straight edge in their song of the same name, which inadvertently became a movement of young punks that promoted abstention from drugs, alcohol, and promiscuous sex, vices usually associated with the post-hippie bourgeois culture of the 1970s. The straight edge values were perhaps most succinctly defined in Minor Threat's song "Out of Step": "I don't smoke/I don't drink/I don't fuck/At least I can fucking think/I can't keep up/I'm out of step with the world."

Formed in Washington, D.C in 1980. Lead singer Ian MacKaye went on to found Embrace and later Fugazi after Minor Threat's 1983 breakup. The band's own Dischord Records released material by many bands from the Washington, D.C.-area, such as Rites of Spring, Gray Matter, and Dag Nasty. Jeff Nelson was a drummer in the band.

Table of contents

1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Releases 2.2 Compilations 3 External links

Members

• Ian MacKaye - vocals
• Lyle Preslar - guitar
• Brian Baker - bass
• Jeff Nelson - drums

• Minor Threat 7"
• In My Eyes 7"
• Out of Step EP
• First two 7"s on a 12"
• Salad Days 7"
• Live VHS/DVD
• Complete Discography CD
• First Demo Tape 7"/CD