Dag Nasty - Can I Say [Bonus Tracks]

The only actual album released with original vocalist Smalley up front until Four On The Floor years later, Can I Say in ways helps mark a turning point between hardcore's straight-ahead origins and a more accessible -- but just enough -- approach that would eventually prime punk's breakthrough in the mid-'90s. Baker's roots in Minor Threat are clear throughout, but at the same time the production, assisted by Ian Mackaye, is actually stronger and crisper than much of that band's work. Read More