Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
Studio album by Discharge
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Hardcore punk, d-beat
Length	27:27
Label	Clay Records
Producer	Discharge
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Discharge chronology
Why? (1981) Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982) Never Again (1984)

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing was the 1982 album released by the British hardcore punk band Discharge, on Clay Records. Many critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical", though it is now considered^{[citation needed]} both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

• All songs written by Discharge.

Side one

1. "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" - 1:33
2. "The Nightmare Continues" - 1:51
3. "The Final Blood Bath" - 1:42
4. "Protest and Survive" - 2:17
5. "I Won't Subscribe" - 1:39
6. "Drunk With Power" - 2:46
7. "Meanwhile" - 1:30

Side two

1. "A Hell on Earth" - 1:54
2. "Cries of Help" - 3:07
3. "The Possibility of Life's Destruction" - 1:17
4. "Q: And Children? A: And Children" - 1:49
5. "The Blood Runs Red" - 1:36
6. "Free Speech for the Dumb" - 2:18
7. "The End" - 2:32

CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Original release	Length
15.	"Never Again"	Never Again (1981)	2:23
16.	"Death Dealers"	Never Again (1981)	1:44
17.	"Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles"	Never Again (1981)	1:10
18.	"State Violence State Control"	"State Violence, State Control" (1982)	2:45
19.	"Doomsday"	"State Violence, State Control" (1982)	2:40
20.	"Warning"	Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)	2:50
21.	"Where There Is a Will There Is a Way"	Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)	2:06
22.	"In Defence of Our Future"	Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)	2:07
23.	"Anger Burning"	Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1983)	2:31

Personnel

• Cal Morris – lead vocals
• Bones – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Rainy – bass
• Garry Maloney – drums
• Mike Stone - producer

Influence

• Metallica covered "Free Speech for the Dumb" on their covers album Garage Inc..
• At the Gates included a cover of "The Nightmare Continues" at the end of their album With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness.
• Anthrax covered "Protest and Survive" for their compilation album Attack of the Killer B's.
• Ensign covered "Protest and Survive" for their compilation album Love the Music, Hate the Kids.
• Machine Head, Carpathian Forest and Soulfly have covered "The Possibility of Life's Destruction".
• Several bands, including Tragedy and Disfear, draw tremendous influence from this album.
• Serbian sludge/doom metal band Svarog covered the song "The Final Bloodbath" on their live album Smor in 1995.
• Death/grind (band) Meat Shits covered "The Nightmare Continues" in his album Give Hate a Chance (2005).