Out of Step (EP)
| Out of Step | ||||
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| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January 1983 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 21:36 | |||
| Label | Dischord | |||
| Producer | Don Zientara and Minor Threat | |||
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Out of Step is the third EP by American hardcore punk band Minor Threat. It was released on vinyl in April 1983 through Dischord Records. Although Out of Step has only been released on CD in limited quantities, it has been repressed on vinyl as recently as 2010. All tracks from the album are available on Minor Threat's 1989 compilation album Complete Discography.
It is considered a critical release in punk rock, particularly the hardcore subgenre. Many critics and magazines have cited it as one of the best progressions in the history of rock music, which specifically helped shape the path of many genres of underground musical currents alternative music). Its influence is notorious in future bands that would boost the youth crew movement, also in other genres such as grunge, post-hardcore, 1990's skate punk and thrash metal, as well in the development of the New York hardcore music scene and aesthetics style.