''State of the Union: D.C. Benefit Compilation'' is a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

, compiled by Mark Andersen, that was released on Dischord Records. It catalogued the DC sounds of the late 1980s, and was created for the American Civil Liberties Union and Community for Creative Non-Violence. All proceeds from the sales of the album were given to these two groups.

Track listing

# Scream - ''Ameri-dub'' (3:19) #Ignition - ''Anger Means'' (2:41) # Soulside - ''Name in Mind'' (4:13) # Broken Siren - ''No You Cannot Go'' (1:44) # Christ on a Crutch - ''Off Target'' (3:17) # King Face - ''Dirty Wings'' (3:25) # Rain - ''Worlds At War'' (2:36) # 3 - ''Swann Street'' (3:38) #

Marginal Man Marginal Man was an American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., that formed in 1982. Three of its members—Steve Polcari (vocals), Pete Murray (guitar), and Mike Manos (drums)—had previously played together in the Bethesda, Maryland h ...

- ''Stones of a Wall'' (3:57) #

One Last Wish One Last Wish was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. It was formed in May 1986 by members of Rites of Spring, and split up in January 1987. Amidst the breakup of Rites of Spring in 1986, three of its four members – Picciott ...

- ''Burning in the Undertow'' (2:07) #

Fugazi Fugazi (; ) is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They are noted for their style-tr ...

- ''In Defense of Humans'' (2:40) # Thorns - ''Responsibility'' (1:26) #

Fire Party Fire Party was a band from Washington, D.C. They were together from the autumn of 1986 to the spring of 1990. The band members were Amy Pickering (vocals), Natalie Avery (guitar), Kate Samworth (bass), and Nicky Thomas (drums).Strong, p. 333 Hi ...

- ''Pilate'' (1:38) #

Fidelity Jones Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of ''fealty''. Both derive from the Latin word ''fidēlis'', meaning "faithful or loyal". In the City of London fin ...

- ''Blood Stone Burn'' (4:16) #

Red Emma Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the ...

- ''Candle'' (3:45) # Shudder to Think - ''Let It Ring'' (3:10)

References

1989 compilation albums Hardcore punk compilation albums Post-hardcore compilation albums Dischord Records compilation albums