Lyle Preslar is an American musician best known for being the guitar player and songwriter for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat.
Lyle Preslar | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
| Occupations | Guitarist, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
Before that, he was the vocalist for The Extorts, who later became State of Alert after he quit.[2] Despite not performing on any State of Alert recordings, Preslar received co-writing credit for the songs "Draw Blank" from the No Policy EP and "I Hate the Kids" from the Dischord Records compilation Flex Your Head.
Preslar was a member of Minor Threat during their entire 1980-83 lifespan. His guitar playing was praised by Minor Threat bandmate Ian Mackaye, who stated "Lyle Preslar, the guitar player, I mean he's one of the most unsung guitar players. He's playing full, six-string-position barre chords at that speed—that's just insane. His accuracy and his rhythms are so incredible."[3][4]
After Minor Threat dissolved, he played guitar in the first incarnation of Samhain circa 1983, and with The Meatmen 1983-88.[5][6] Preslar was briefly involved with an early version of Big Black in 1981, but soon departed due to personality clashes with Steve Albini.[7]
After retiring from performing, he ran Caroline Records, signing Ben Folds, the Chemical Brothers, and Fatboy Slim; he was later a marketing executive for Elektra Records and Sire Records.[6][8] In 2007, he graduated from Rutgers School of Law–Newark.[8] He is admitted to practice law in the state of New York.
He is married to Sandy Alouete, an executive at VH1, and they have a child named Romy.[8]
Preslar also won the Grammy Law Initiative Writing Prize in 2007 with an article about the RIAA vs. XM Satellite Radio.[8]
Bands
edit- The Extorts
- Minor Threat
- Samhain
- The Meatmen
Discography
editMinor Threat
editOriginal material
edit- Minor Threat (EP, 1981)
- In My Eyes (EP, 1981)
- Out of Step (studio album, 1983)
- Salad Days (EP, 1985)
Compilation albums
edit- Minor Threat (1984)
- Complete Discography (1989)
- First Demo Tape (2003)
Compilation appearances
edit- Flex Your Head (1982) – "Stand Up", "12XU"
- Dischord 1981: The Year in Seven Inches (1995) contains the first two EPs
- 20 Years of Dischord (2002) – "Screaming at a Wall", "Straight Edge" (live), "Understand", "Asshole Dub"
References
edit- ^ "MINOR THREAT Reunion Is 'A Non-Story,' Says Bassist BRIAN BAKER". Blabbermouth. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Azerrad 2001, p. 127
- ^ "There's Something Hard in There: A chat with Ian MacKaye: From Minor Threat to Fugazi to fatherhood". theressomethinghardinthere.blogspot.ca. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Ian MacKaye interview". www.markprindle.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ Cogan 2008, pp. 192–193
- ^ a b Blush 2001, p. 146
- ^ Azerrad 2001, p. 316.
- ^ a b c d Cantor 2007
Bibliography
edit- Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-78753-1.
- Blush, Steven (2001). George Petros (ed.). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 978-0-922915-71-2.
- Cantor, Carla (2007). "Successful punk artist, former music industry executive-turned-law-student earns accolades in new arena". Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- Cogan, Brian (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-4027-5960-4.
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