Can I Say
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Can I Say
| type = Album
| artist = Dag Nasty
| cover = Canisay.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 1986
| recorded = March 1986
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = * Hardcore punk
- melodic hardcore{{cite web |title=50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/50-greatest-punk-albums-all-time#15-dag-nasty-%E2%80%94-can-i-say |website=Revolver |access-date=February 13, 2023}}
- emo{{cite magazine |first=Aaron |last=Burgess |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-20160301/dag-nasty-can-i-say-1986-20160224|title=Dag Nasty, 'Can I Say' (1986) {{!}} 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time {{!}} Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |date= March 1, 2016|accessdate=January 23, 2018}}
| length = 24:11 (original)
39:35 (reissue)
| label = Dischord
| producer = Ian MacKaye, Dag Nasty
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Wig Out at Denko's
| next_year = 1987
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Ned |last=Raggett |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r34574|pure_url=yes}}|title=Can I Say: AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett |website=allmusic.com |accessdate=February 4, 2016}}
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Can I Say is the debut album by the American melodic hardcore band Dag Nasty, originally released in 1986 on Dischord Records. It was remastered and re-released on CD with bonus songs in 2002.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/can-i-say-bonus-tracks-mr0000137034 Can I Say, 2002 remastered CD edition]. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "Circles" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213181251/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|title=The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time|work=Vulture|author=Corcoran, Nina|date=February 13, 2020|archivedate=February 13, 2020|accessdate=August 14, 2020}} and was featured in the soundtrack of the videogame Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
Track listing
All tracks by Dag Nasty.
Side one
- "Values Here" – 2:23
- "One to Two" – 2:15
- "Circles" – 2:46
- "Thin Line" – 2:30
- "Justification" – 2:51
Side two
- "What Now?" – 2:16
- "I've Heard" – 1:43
- "Under Your Influence" – 2:36
- "Can I Say" – 1:59
- "Never Go Back" – 2:52
=2002 CD reissue bonus tracks=
- "Another Wrong" – 2:18
- "My Dog's a Cat" – 2:19
- "I've Heard (Live)" – 2:18
- "Another Wrong (Live)" – 2:22
- "Trying (Live)" – 2:09
- "Justification (Live)" – 3:58
Personnel
- Dag Nasty
- Dave Smalley - vocals
- Brian Baker - guitars
- Roger Marbury - bass guitar
- Colin Sears - drums
- Ian MacKaye - producer
- Dag Nasty - producer
References
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