Blatant Dissent
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Blatent Dissent were a punk/hardcore band from the mid 1983 to 1988 from Dekalb. They worked closely with Jeff Pezzati and released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band sort of morphed into popular Chicago band Tar.
Members
- Jim Wohliver (sp?) - Vocals
- John Mohr - Vocals, Guitar
- Tim Fowler - Guitar
- Jeff Burka - Bass
- Dave Fishman - Drums
- Tom Clark - Bass, then Guitar
- Tim Mescher - Bass
- Bruce Halverson - Guitar
- Mike Greenlees - Drums
Releases
- Demo Tape (Summer 1984)
- First time in the studio
- Is There A Fear? 7" (1985, Landmind Records)
- 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
- Co-Produced by Jeff Pezzati and Iain Burgess
- Recorded 2/1985 at Chicago Recording Company
- Is There A Fear
- My Hands Are Tied
- The Man In Black
- The Catalyst - They, They, They
- Dreams 7" (1987, No Blow Records
- Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
- Fist Comes Down
- Eleven Days
- Hold the Fat LP (1991, Glitterhouse Records)
- Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
- Recorded in 1986 by Steve Albini
- Contemporary Hip
- Man in Black
- Painted Women
- How Can I Lose
- Status Quo
- 11 days
- The Beast
- The Party
- Overreaction
- Is There A Fear
- Bandit
- Undermine
- My Hands Are Tied
History
Though I should add some info to this, MXV had one of his Selections from The Punk Vault entries on the Is There A Fear? 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, read it here