Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is the debut studio album by English hardcore punk band Discharge, released on 21 May 1982 by Clay Records. While some critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical", in retrospect, it is viewed both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career.[2]

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
Studio album by
Discharge
Released8 May 1982
Recorded1982
GenreHardcore punk
Length27:27
LabelClay
ProducerMike (Clay) Stone (record producer)
Discharge chronology
Never Again
(1981)		 Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
(1982)		 Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Punknews[2]

The album is characterized by a minimalistic approach of music and lyrics, a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anti-war themes. AllMusic calls the band's sound a "high-speed noise overload" characterized by "ferocious noise blasts"[1]

The album is considered highly important in the evolution of extreme forms of metal and punk music, paving the way for genres such as thrash metal, black metal, crust punk and grindcore.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Discharge (Cal Morris, Bones, Rainy and Garry Maloney).

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing"1:33
2."The Nightmare Continues"1:51
3."The Final Blood Bath"1:42
4."Protest and Survive"2:17
5."I Won't Subscribe"1:39
6."Drunk With Power"2:46
7."Meanwhile"1:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."A Hell on Earth"1:54
2."Cries of Help"3:07
3."The Possibility of Life's Destruction"1:17
4."Q: And Children? A: And Children"1:49
5."The Blood Runs Red"1:36
6."Free Speech for the Dumb"2:18
7."The End"2:32
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
15."Never Again"Never Again (1981)2:23
16."Death Dealers"Never Again (1981)1:44
17."Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles"Never Again (1981)1:10
18."State Violence State Control""State Violence, State Control" (1982)2:45
19."Doomsday""State Violence, State Control" (1982)2:40
20."Warning"Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)2:50
21."Where There Is a Will There Is a Way"Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)2:06
22."In Defence of Our Future"Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)2:07
23."Anger Burning"Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)2:31

Personnel
  • Cal Morris – vocals
  • Bones – guitar
  • Rainy – bass
  • Garry Moloney – drums
  • Mike "Clay" Stone - producer

References
  1. Dean McFarlane (2002-07-09). "Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. "Hear Nothing review by Punknews". Punknews. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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