Minority of One

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Minority of One
Minority of One cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 2002
RecordedJanuary 2002
Genre Punk rock
Length35:02
Label Revelation [1]
Dag Nasty chronology
Four on the Floor
(1992)
Minority of One
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
Pitchfork 5.1/10 [4]

Minority of One is an album by the band Dag Nasty, released in 2002. [5] [6] I was recorded at Inner Ear studios in January 2002. [7] The band had broken up in 1988 but reunited to record Minority of One.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ghosts" - 2:49
  2. "Minority of One" - 2:18
  3. "Bottle This" - 3:52
  4. "Broken Days" - 3:54
  5. "Your Words" - 2:02
  6. "Incinerate" - 1:57
  7. "Throwing Darts" - 2:01
  8. "White Flag" - 3:29
  9. "Twisted Again" - 2:41
  10. "Average Man" - 3:22
  11. "Wasting Away" - 3:26
  12. "100 Punks" [Hidden Track] - 3:21

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Minority of One - Dag Nasty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. "Album Review: Dag Nasty - Minority of One". DrownedInSound.
  4. "Dag Nasty: Minority of One". Pitchfork.
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  7. White, Adam (January 15, 2002). "Dag Nasty in studio". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)