American hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1980 and fronted by John Stabb; active primarily in the 1980s.

DeBaser reviews note the band's evolution from hardcore toward post-punk/alternative sounds, comparisons to Husker Du and Rites Of Spring, vocal comparisons (e.g. Vanian, Curtis, Bob Mould-style references), mention of emo and Naked Raygun-like outbursts, and a comment that the band has been associated with the straight-edge movement; reviews rate 'You' (4/5) and 'Crash' (3/5).

Two DeBaser reviews examine Government Issue's transition from hardcore toward post-punk and alternative sounds. Reviewers compare vocals and style to contemporaries like Husker Du and note elements of emo and straight-edge themes. Ratings on DeBaser are generally positive but measured.

For:Fans of 1980s hardcore punk, post-punk and alternative rock; listeners exploring Washington D.C. punk history.

 In the in-between years between the last piece of post-punk meat, sold in the horror market, and the resurgence of rock, thanks to Nirvana, where the flesh of a dead one (rock) was shoved into the mouth without questioning and stuck to the palate, only removed with great effort using a dry tongue, the Government Issue present themselves in this "isolation stew" with blows of leftovers from the fridge and cupboard.

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 We are talking about another band from the notorious Hardcore Punk scene of the eighties.

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