Nomeansno
Sign in to saveNomeansno (sometimes stylized as NoMeansNo or spelled No Means No) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia, and later relocated to Vancouver. They released 11 albums, including a collaborative album with Jello Biafra, and numerous EPs and singles. Critic Martin Popoff described their music as "the mightiest merger between the hateful aggression of punk and the discipline of heavy metal." Nomeansno's distinct hardcore punk sound, complex instrumentation, and dark, "savagely intelligent" lyrics inspired subsequent musicians. They were a formative influence on punk jazz
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Nomeansno
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- Nomeansno.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Nomeansno live in Tampere, Finland, in 2007
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- yes
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1979–2016
- Musical artist.label
- Wrong, Alternative Tentacles, AntAcidAudio, Southern, Psyche Industry Records, Cargo Records
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- The Hanson Brothers, Showbusiness Giants, Infamous Scientists, Compressorhead
- Musical artist.past_members
- Rob Wright John Wright Andy Kerr Tom Holliston Ken Kempster
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23 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years as two-piece and ''Mama'' (1979–1982)
- ''You Kill Me'' and ''Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed'' (1983–1989)
- ''Wrong'', ''0 + 2 = 1'', and ''Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?'' (1989–1993)
- ''Worldhood of the World (As Such)'' and ''Dance of the Headless Bourgeoisie'' (1993–1999)
- ''One'' and ''All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt'' (2000–2006)
- Later years and retirement (2007–2016)
- Post-retirement
- Band members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Collaborative albums
- Live albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Compilations
- Bootlegs
- Compilation appearances
- Videography
- See also
- References
- External links
Nomeansno (sometimes stylized as NoMeansNo or spelled No Means No) was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia, and later relocated to Vancouver. They released 11 albums, including a collaborative album with Jello Biafra, and numerous EPs and singles. Critic Martin Popoff described their music as "the mightiest merger between the hateful aggression of punk and the discipline of heavy metal." Nomeansno's distinct hardcore punk sound, complex instrumentation, and dark, "savagely intelligent" lyrics inspired subsequent musicians. They were a formative influence on punk jazz, post-hardcore, math rock, and emo.
Formed in 1979 by brothers Rob and John Wright, they began as a two-piece punk band influenced by jazz and progressive rock. They self-released their debut Mama LP in 1982, added guitarist Andy Kerr the following year, and signed with Alternative Tentacles. Kerr departed in late 1991 after five LPs with the band, and the group returned to its two-piece formation for the Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? album.