| Let the War Against Music Begin | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock music | |||
| Length | 46:36 | |||
| Label | Mammoth | |||
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Let the War Against Music Begin is an album by American rock group The Minus 5. It was released on Mammoth Records in 2001 as part of a split album with Because We Hate You by the Young Fresh Fellows.
This album was paired with a Young Fresh Fellows release, Because We Hate You . The two Scott McCaughey-fronted groups toured together to promote the releases. Tracks from these sessions were released later in the year as I Don't Know Who I Am (Let the War Against Music Begin Vol. 2) . [1]
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