Three was a
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...
band that released music on
Dischord Records. The group was active from summer 1986 until its breakup in early 1988.
The band's initial lineup included
Ian MacKaye and
Jeff Nelson of
Minor Threat, along with Geoff Turner and
Steve Niles of
Gray Matter. MacKaye soon left the band and was replaced by Mark Haggerty, also from Gray Matter. Following MacKaye's departure, the group sought a new singer—auditioning Bruce Merkle of
9353—before deciding to proceed with Turner as vocalist. "Turner's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and Nelson's powerful, precise drumming distinguished the band from Gray Matter," Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins' observed in their history of the Washington, D.C. punk scene, ''Dance of Days''.
Three's song "Swann Street" was described by ''
Washingtonian'' magazine as one of the D.C. punk scene's "most enduring songs" and "an anthem of youthful confusion that still resonates."
Their sole album, ''Dark Days Coming'' was released in 1989 (after the band broke up), and remastered in 2010. The group also contributed an acoustic version of their song, "Swann Street," to the
''State of the Union'' compilation that Dischord Records released in 1989.
Discography
*''Dark Days Coming'' (1989),
Dischord
Compilation appearances
* ''
State of the Union (album)'' (1989) - "Swann Street"
* ''
20 Years of Dischord'' (2002) - "Domino Days"
References
American post-hardcore musical groups
Dischord Records artists
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