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Formed in 1986, Washington D.C.'s Shudder To Think released their first album Curses,Spells, and Vodoo Mooses on the tiny D.C. label Sammich Records. They were playing out throughout the D.C. area, throwing most punk rockers for a loop. They brought a strange new style to the traditional punk of that time(Minor Threat, Scream, Bad Brains. The singer, Craig Wedren sang in an almost opperatic fasion. His melodic voice soaring over the impeccable drumming of Mike Russel, the thrashing guitar of Chris Matthews, and the bounding bass lines of Stuart Hill. After hearing them, Jeff Nelson(Minor Threat) and Ian Mackaye(Minor Threat, Fugazi)co-founders of Dischord Records asked them to join their team. The result was 1989's LP Ten Spot. A punk rock masterpiece, released on cassette and vinyl. This all killer, no filler classic includes stand-out tracks Jade-Dust Eyes,Rag,About Three Dreams,Speak,and On The Rain. Their follow up record, recorded in London, was 1990's Funeral at the...