Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing

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| This album = Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
(1982) | Next album = Never Again
(1984) }}

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Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is the debut studio album by English hardcore punk band Discharge, released on May 21, 1982 by Clay Records. While some critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical", in retrospect, it is viewed both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career.

The album is characterized by a minimalistic approach of music and lyrics, a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchist and pacifist themes. AllMusic calls the band's sound a "high-speed noise overload" characterized by "ferocious noise blasts"

The album is considered highly important in the evolution of extreme forms of metal and punk music, paving the way for genres such as thrash metal, black metal, crust punk and grindcore.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Discharge (Cal Morris, Bones, Rainy and Garry Maloney)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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

No.	Title	Length
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
• Rainy – bass
• Garry Moloney – drums
• Mike "Clay" Stone - producer