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Negative FX
Negative FX
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts
Genres	Hardcore punk; thrashcore;
Years active	1981-1982
Labels	Taang! Records, Distortions Records, Reflex/Wolfpack Records
Past members	Jack Kelly; Patrick Raftery; Rich Collins; Dave Bass

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Negative FX was a hardcore punk band from Boston, formed in 1981. Though the band lasted only a short time, playing a total of five shows (six flyers exist), the band was well known for their involvement in the local straight edge scene of the early 1980s. Along with members of the bands DYS and SS Decontrol (SSD), Negative FX was part of the "Boston Crew", a group of social friends who traveled around the country with SSD and other Boston hardcore bands.

Negative FX played fast and unmelodic hardcore punk that often featured shouted gang vocals on the songs' choruses, which was influential in the development of thrashcore. The band members consisted of Patrick Raftery on guitar, Rich Collins on bass, Dave Bass on drums, and high-profile vocalist Jack Kelly, who frequently went by the name of "Choke". Kelly went on to form the bands Last Rights and Slapshot.

Negative FX released only one self-titled album, which was recorded in April and November 1982 at Radiobeat Studios in Kenmore Square, but was not released until 1984 on Taang! Records. It was rereleased on blue, red, clear and amber vinyl (all limited to approximately 500) by Taang! in 1989. In 2002, Belgian label Reflex/Wolfpack Records reissued the album under the name Discography & Live^[1] with the addition of a live version of "Might Makes Right", on black (limited to 1400), pink (limited to 100) and yellow (limited to 100) vinyl. Distortions Records issued the Government War Plans EP in 2003, consisting of early demos.

Successful punk rock band NOFX's name is a reference to this band. Eric Melvin had listened to Negative FX's one studio album, and when trying to come up with a name for his new band with Fat Mike, he suggested the name "NO-FX". Fat Mike agreed on the name (later dropping the hyphen), noting that "it was the best one so far".^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Negative FX (1984, Taang! Records)

EPs

Government War Plans EP (2003, Distortions Records)

Compilation albums

Discography & Live (2002, Reflex/Wolfpack Records)

References

^ "Negative FX - Discography & Live". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "404 File Not Found". Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-25. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links

Kill From The Heart (page on Negative FX and Last Rights)
"Might Makes Right" (Live - 1983) on BlankTV
"The Official Slapshot website"
Reflex/Wolfpack Records page on Discogs

[1] "Negative FX - Discography & Live". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[2] "404 File Not Found". Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-25. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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-'''Negative FX''' was a [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], formed in 1981. Though the band lasted only a short time, playing a total of five shows (six flyers exist), the band was well known for their involvement in the local [[straight edge]] scene of the early 1980s. Along with members of the bands [[DYS (band)|DYS]] and [[SS Decontrol]] (SSD), Negative FX was part of the "Boston Crew", a group of social friends who traveled around the country with SSD and other Boston hardcore bands.
+'''Negative FX''' was a [[hardcore punk]] band from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], formed in 1981. Though the band lasted only a short time, playing a total of five shows (six flyers exist), the band was well known for their involvement in the local [[straight edge]] scene of the early 1980s. Along with members of the bands [[DYS (band)|DYS]] and [[SS Decontrol]] (SSD), Negative FX was part of the "Boston Crew", a group of social friends who traveled around the country with SSD and other Boston hardcore bands.
-Negative FX played fast and unmelodic hardcore punk that often featured shouted gang vocals on the songs' choruses. The band members consisted of Patrick Raftery on guitar, Rich Collins on bass, Dave (Bass) Brown on drums, and high-profile vocalist Jack Kelly, who frequently went by the name of "Choke". Kelly went on to form the bands Last Rights and [[Slapshot (band)|Slapshot]].
+Negative FX played fast and unmelodic hardcore punk that often featured shouted gang vocals on the songs' choruses, which was influential in the development of [[thrashcore]]. The band members consisted of Patrick Raftery on guitar, Rich Collins on bass, Dave Bass on drums, and high-profile vocalist Jack Kelly, who frequently went by the name of "Choke". Kelly went on to form the bands Last Rights and [[Slapshot (band)|Slapshot]].
-Negative FX released only one self-titled album, which was recorded in April and November 1982 at Radiobeat Studios in [[Kenmore Square]], but was not released until 1984 on [[Taang!]] Records. It was rereleased on blue, red, clear and amber vinyl (all limited to approximately 500) by Taang! in 1989. In 2002, [[Belgian]] label [[Reflex/Wolfpack Records]] reissued the album under the name ''Discography & Live''<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Negative-FX-Discography-Live/release/1930298</ref>with the addition of a live version of "Might Makes Right", on black (limited to 1400), pink (limited to 100) and yellow (limited to 100) vinyl. Distortions Records issued the ''Government War Plans EP''in 2003, consisting of early demos.
+Negative FX released only one self-titled album, which was recorded in April and November 1982 at Radiobeat Studios in [[Kenmore Square]], but was not released until 1984 on [[Taang!]] Records. It was rereleased on blue, red, clear and amber vinyl (all limited to approximately 500) by Taang! in 1989. In 2002, [[Belgium|Belgian]] label Reflex/Wolfpack Records reissued the album under the name ''Discography & Live''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Negative-FX-Discography-Live/release/1930298|title=Negative FX - Discography & Live|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref> with the addition of a live version of "Might Makes Right", on black (limited to 1400), pink (limited to 100) and yellow (limited to 100) vinyl. Distortions Records issued the ''Government War Plans EP'' in 2003, consisting of early demos.
-Successful punk rock band [[NOFX]]'s name is a reference to this band. [[Eric Melvin]] had listened to Negative FX's one studio album, and when trying to come up with a name for his new band with [[Fat Mike]], he suggested the name "NO-FX". Fat Mike agreed on the name (later dropping the hyphen), noting that "it was the best one so far".<ref>http://www.nofx.org/history/history_2.html</ref>
+Successful punk rock band [[NOFX]]'s name is a reference to this band. [[Eric Melvin]] had listened to Negative FX's one studio album, and when trying to come up with a name for his new band with [[Fat Mike]], he suggested the name "NO-FX". Fat Mike agreed on the name (later dropping the hyphen), noting that "it was the best one so far".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/errorpages/error404.html |title=404 File Not Found |access-date=2020-09-25 |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926045725/http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/errorpages/error404.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Discography==
 ===Studio albums===
+*''[[Negative FX (album)|Negative FX]]'' (1984, [[Taang! Records]])
+===EPs===
-*''Negative FX'' (1984, [[Taang!]]) (1989, Taang!) (2002, [[Reflex/Wolfpack Records]])
+*''Government War Plans EP'' (2003, Distortions Records)
-# "Feel Like a Man" - 1:59
-# "Together" - 0:33
-# "Protester" - 0:23
-# "Mind Control" - 1:28
-# "I Know Better" - 0:32
-# "Citizens Arrest" - 0:50
-# "Negative FX" - 0:24
-# "The Few, The Proud" - 0:36
-# "Punch in the Face" - 0:08
-# "Primary Attack" - 0:30
-# "Hazardous Waste" - 1:05
-# "Turn Your Back" - 1:36
-# "Nightstick Justice" - 0:22
-# "I DNTFS" - 0:36 (aka "I Don't Need This Fucking Shit")
-# "Modern Problems" - 0:59
-# "Nuclear Fear" - 0:40
-# "VFW" - 2:36
-# "Repeat" - 0:49
+===Compilation albums===
-*''Government War Plans EP'' (2003, Distortions Records)
+*''Discography & Live'' (2002, Reflex/Wolfpack Records)
-# "Government War Plans"
-# "IDNTFS"
+==References==
-# "Feel Like a Man"
+{{Reflist}}
-# "Negative FX"
-# "VFW"
-# "Protestor"
-# "Nuclear Fear"
-# "I Can't Take It Anymore"
 ==External links==
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 * [http://www.discogs.com/label/Reflex%2FWolfpack+Records Reflex/Wolfpack Records page on Discogs]
+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Musical groups from Boston, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Musical groups from Boston]]
 [[Category:Hardcore punk groups from Massachusetts]]
 [[Category:Straight edge groups]]