The Hated was an Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band from 1985 to 1990. The original members were Mike Bonner, Erik Fisher, Daniel Littleton, and Colin Meeder. The Hated are known as one of the earliest Emo

Emo (music)

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 bands.

After an early start as a parody of some of the DC hardcore scene's more rockist

Rockism

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 tendencies, the band's music quickly became more serious, more musically complicated that that of many of their contemporaries and followers, including melodic basslines, vocal harmonies and guitar playing (and tunings) borrowed from folk music, and drumming often more reminiscent of Keith Moon

Keith Moon

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 of the Who

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 than most punk and post-punk drumming. The lyrics were complicated as well, occasionally containing bibilical allusions or phrases in French and German.

The original line-up recorded lasted until the fall of 1985, when Bonner was replaced by Kenny Hill of the Spastic Rats and Meeder was replaced by John Irvine. This version of the group recorded two of the Hated's best known works, the "Like the Days" ep and the sessions that were later released as the "What Was Behind" lp (this lp release has since been disowned by the band, as it was mastered at the wrong speed). Irvine left the band around the beginning of 1987; he was replaced first by Erik Fisher's brother Jason and then by Colin Meeder, who re-joined in early 1988.

After the dissolution of the Hated, Littleton and Meeder went on to form Three Shades of Dirty and were members of the band Slack with Jenny Toomey

Jenny Toomey

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. Littleton was later a member of Liquorice with Toomey and appeared on Lisa Loeb's

Lisa Loeb

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 Tails

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. Littleton is currently a member of Ida

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.

The Hated's works are currently all out-of-print. A comprehensive compilation is said to be forthcoming from Troubleman Unlimited; this has, however, been delayed for several years.

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Tracks
1985	A Crabtowne Comp. (A compliation tape of Annapolis-area bands)	Vermin Scum Vermin Scum Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. The name was given to fit the theme of the label's first release, the Spastic Rats' "Rodentia."...	Touch It, I Don't Like You, Heart Attack, Martyrs on a Reason, No Meaning, Crime, We Are the Cheese
1985	Demo Tape (aka "The Best Pice (sic) of Shit")		Hey Mister, I Don't Like You, Somewhere, Intro/Your Mind, Words Come Back, No Meaning, Hate Me, The Good Old Days, Touch It
1985	No More We Cry 7"	Vermin Scum Vermin Scum Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. The name was given to fit the theme of the label's first release, the Spastic Rats' "Rodentia."...	Hey Mister, Waiting, Rubber Bullets, Words Come Back
1986	Demo Tape (aka "No More We Cry"), later re-released on vinyl as "What Was Behind"; tape is correctly mastered, vinyl mastered at the wrong speed
1987	Like The Days 2x7"	Vermin Scum Vermin Scum Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. The name was given to fit the theme of the label's first release, the Spastic Rats' "Rodentia."...	Underground, Not Mine, Damned Heart, Psalm
1989	Panx Vinyl Zine 03" 7" compilation	Phanx	Ballad
1989	Everysong 12"	Vermin Scum Vermin Scum Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. The name was given to fit the theme of the label's first release, the Spastic Rats' "Rodentia."...	Anonymous Descriptions of Uncontrollable Urges, These are the Days, Return, Pride & Confusion, Knocking on your Door, Promises, Someone
1990	"Wedge" 7" compilation	Simple Machines Simple Machines Simple Machines was a record label that operated out of Arlington, Virginia. The label was masterminded by Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson and, at its peak, had four paid workers- Toomey, Thomson, Pat Graham and Mickey Menard...	I Am a Rock I Am a Rock "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom...
1992	What Was Behind" 12"	Vermin Scum Vermin Scum Vermin Scum is an Annapolis, Maryland-based record label founded by Kenny Hill of the bands Spastic Rats and, later, the Hated. The name was given to fit the theme of the label's first release, the Spastic Rats' "Rodentia."...	Untold Mess, Immunity, Waiting, Less Than Nothing, What Was Behind, Fortunate One, Never Is Always, Departure, Ballad, Everysong, No More We Cry
1992	"Awl" cassette	Simple Machines Simple Machines Simple Machines was a record label that operated out of Arlington, Virginia. The label was masterminded by Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson and, at its peak, had four paid workers- Toomey, Thomson, Pat Graham and Mickey Menard...	Hey Mister, I Don't Like You, Somewhere, Intro/Your Mind, Words Come Back, No Meaning, The Good Old Days, Touch It, Don't Eat The Food, Breakfast, Underground, Never Is Always, Police On My Clash, Damned Heart, Psalm, Knocking On Your Door, Every Song, Return
1994	The Machines: Simple Machines 7"s (1990-1993)	Simple Machines Simple Machines Simple Machines was a record label that operated out of Arlington, Virginia. The label was masterminded by Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson and, at its peak, had four paid workers- Toomey, Thomson, Pat Graham and Mickey Menard...	I Am a Rock I Am a Rock "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom...
1997	Desmond Outcast & the Transplanted Heroes 7"	Troubleman Unlimited	Two People Blue, Wherever You Go

External links

• MySpace Fan Page, with streaming tracks