Middle Class

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Out of Vogue 00:58 Tools
Out Of Vogue (2006 Remastered LP Version) 00:59 Tools
Situations 01:47 Tools
You Belong 01:09 Tools
Insurgence 01:03 Tools
Bass Drum 01:03 Tools
Love Is Just A Tool 01:11 Tools
Home Is Where 00:00 Tools
Above Suspicion 03:19 Tools
Last Touch 02:04 Tools
The Call 04:15 Tools
Introductory Rites 02:41 Tools
A Skeleton At The Feast 04:21 Tools
Out Of My Hands 03:39 Tools
Listen 03:05 Tools
A Blueprint for Joy 00:00 Tools
Blueprint For Joy 02:31 Tools
Shaken 02:55 Tools
Restless Young Men 02:47 Tools
Mosque 02:47 Tools
Everything 03:53 Tools
Ritual and Deceit 03:33 Tools
Archetype 01:56 Tools
Be Contemporary 02:48 Tools
What We Do (Early Demos) 01:17 Tools
Language Of Paradise 01:40 Tools
No Time 03:40 Tools
Blue Movie 02:41 Tools
Taken By Force 03:11 Tools
Concession To The Enemy 02:04 Tools
Failure Of All Pop 02:56 Tools
Misery Loves Company 02:22 Tools
Red Light Sexless 03:49 Tools
Archtype 01:56 Tools
TV Photo Life 03:38 Tools
Language Of Paradise (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 01:40 Tools
Love Is Just A Tool (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 04:17 Tools
No Time (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 03:40 Tools
Be Contemporary (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 02:48 Tools
Blue Movie (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 02:41 Tools
Red Light Sexless (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 03:49 Tools
Misery Loves Company (Starwood 1979) 02:22 Tools
A Blueprint For Joy (Scavenged Luxury EP) 02:22 Tools
Failure Of All Pop (Whiskey A Go Go 1979) 02:56 Tools
Concession To The Enemy (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 02:04 Tools
Taken By Force (Whiskey A Go Go 1979) 03:11 Tools
Out of Vogue (from Out of Vogue EP) 01:00 Tools
Last Touch (Scavenged Luxury EP) 01:58 Tools
Situations (from Out of Vogue EP) 01:45 Tools
Tv Photo Life (Hong Kong Cafe 1979) 03:38 Tools
Archetype (demo) 01:56 Tools
What We Do 01:17 Tools
middle class - out of vogue 01:00 Tools
You Belong (from Out of Vogue EP) 01:07 Tools
Love Is Just a Tool (T & N Sessions) 01:07 Tools
No Applause 01:44 Tools
So Much 04:04 Tools
Autistic 01:30 Tools
Love Is Just A Tool (Tooth and Nail Comp) 01:13 Tools
Above Suspicion (T & N Sessions) 03:22 Tools
Above Suspicion (Tooth and Nail Comp) 03:29 Tools
Home Is Where (Scavenged Luxury EP) 02:06 Tools
You Belong (Early Demos) 01:26 Tools
Insurgence (from Out of Vogue EP) 01:01 Tools
01 the call 04:17 Tools
03 out of my hands 01:53 Tools
Archetype (T & N Sessions) 01:53 Tools
05 shaken 02:55 Tools
04 listen 04:23 Tools
02 a skeleton at the feast 04:23 Tools
07 restless young men 04:23 Tools
Introductory Rites (Scavenged Luxury EP) 02:35 Tools
09 everything 01:44 Tools
06 mosque 01:44 Tools
No Applause (Early Demos) 01:44 Tools
08 ritual and deceit 01:30 Tools
Autistic (Early Demos) 01:30 Tools
Wash 03:24 Tools
Frequency 02:04 Tools
Red Light Sexles 02:09 Tools
Be Contemporary (Cuckoo's Nest 1979) 02:48 Tools
Homeland 02:09 Tools
07 - Archtype 01:56 Tools
Chilly Gonzales vs Many Men Rework 01:07 Tools
09 - A Blueprint for Joy 02:48 Tools
08 - Home is Where 02:48 Tools
10 - Last Touch 02:04 Tools
12 - Be Contemporary 02:09 Tools
01 - Home is Where 02:09 Tools
Love Is A Tool (Cuckoos Nest 1979) 02:09 Tools
11 - Introductory Rites 02:09 Tools
Fly 03:18 Tools
01 home is where 02:09 Tools
Out Of Vouge 03:18 Tools
13 - Language of Paradise 01:40 Tools
20 - Failure of all Pop 02:56 Tools
Clumsy 03:30 Tools
02 a blueprint for joy 03:30 Tools
Be Contemporary- Cuckoos Nest 1979 01:01 Tools
Blue Movie- Cuckoos Nest 1979 03:56 Tools
Be Contemporary (Live) 03:30 Tools
Concession To The Enemy- Cuckoos Nest 1979 02:04 Tools
15 - No Time 02:04 Tools
Misery Loves Company- Starwood 1979 02:22 Tools
Out of Vogue [from Out of Vogue EP] 03:30 Tools
Down 03:56 Tools
17 - Red Light Sexless 03:30 Tools
No Applause - Early Demos 02:56 Tools
What We Do - Early Demos 02:56 Tools
Insurgency 01:01 Tools
03 last touch 01:01 Tools
Language Of Paradise- Cuckoos Nest 1979 01:01 Tools
Out Of Vogue - 2006 Remastered LP Version 02:41 Tools
Language Of Paradise (Live) 01:40 Tools
TV Photo Life (Rob Ritter On Bass-Hong Kong Cafe 1979) 03:38 Tools
Taken By Force- Whiskey A Go Go 1979 03:38 Tools
18 - Concession to the Enemy 03:38 Tools
Red Light Sexless- Cuckoos Nest 1979 03:38 Tools
02 - Blueprint for Joy 02:31 Tools
TV Photo Life- Hong Kong Cafe 1979 03:38 Tools
Autistic - Early Demos 03:38 Tools
You Belong - Early Demos 03:38 Tools
01 Out Of Vogue 03:38 Tools
Red Light Sexless (Live) 03:38 Tools
Blue Movie (Live) 03:38 Tools
03 - Last Touch 02:04 Tools
Taken By Force (Live) 02:04 Tools
concession to the enemy (live) 02:04 Tools
16 - Blue Movie 02:04 Tools
04 introductory rites 02:04 Tools
Love Is Just A Tool- Cuckoos Nest 1979 04:17 Tools
19 - Taken by Force 03:11 Tools
21 - Misery Loves Company 03:11 Tools
Failure Of All Pop- Whiskey A Go Go 1979 01:00 Tools
Tv Photo Life (Live) 03:11 Tools
My House 03:50 Tools
04 - Introductory Rites 03:50 Tools
22 - TV Photo Life 03:38 Tools
In Vogue 01:00 Tools
Misery Loves Company (Live) 01:00 Tools
Love Is Just A Tool (Live) 01:00 Tools
Something for You 03:50 Tools
Fading 03:50 Tools
02 you belong 01:07 Tools
03 Situations 01:47 Tools
home is where 01 01:47 Tools
Failure Of All Pop (Live) 03:38 Tools
love is just a tool - no time (live) 03:38 Tools
Love Is A Tool 04:19 Tools
04 Insurgence 01:01 Tools
Out of Vogue (LYRICS) 01:01 Tools
Situations [from Out of Vogue EP] 01:01 Tools
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Middle Class from Santa Ana, California, were one of the first "hardcore" bands in history. Debate continues to this day as to whether Middle Class were the first hardcore band or if Black Flag or Bad Brains were. (It is unlikely that Bad Brains were aware of the Middle Class, however, as they were unknown outside of California.) Their sound evolved from being a blistering, shouted, arty version of punk which would be extremely influential to the hardcore sound that would emerge in the years following their first release, the 1978 "Out Of Vogue" 7 inch. This record featured the title track along with three other songs. After this they released the "Scavenged Luxury" 7 inch in 1980 which retained the assault of the first record while introducing the influence of UK bands Gang of Four and Joy Division. 1982 saw the release of their first full length album, the dark "Homeland". Their first seven inches were rereleased on the compilation album "Blueprint For Joy" along with several live tracks and songs they contributed to the Tooth and Nail compilation. In the mid-1980s Mike and Bruce Atta briefly formed a soul/dance band with former The Bags vocalist Alice Bag called the Cambridge Apostles. Bassist Mike Patton went on to produce The Adolescents' first album, guitarist Mike Atta now owns and operates a vintage furniture shop in Fullerton, California called "Out Of Vogue", and drummer Bruce Atta went on to UCLA to major in Philosophy and now teaches Philosophy at Cal State University at Los Angeles. - Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.