Straight Edge South Carolina Hardcore: Chris McLaine of Stretch Armstrong

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4.9 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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One the first releases ever on Solid State, Stretch Armstrong were pioneers of the scene that was emerging in the southeast in the late 90’s. Known for being straight edge and positive, Chris McLaine was one of the most engaging front men of the era. His message was always to include and to encourage and to make a positive impact. From the beginning Chris truly understood the what a scene was and that its life-force was found at the community level.

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Stretch Arm Strong "For the Record"
Green Day "When I Come Around"
Stretch Arm Strong "When Sorrow Falls"
Stretch Arm Strong "For Now"
MXPX "My Life Story"
Underoath "Reinventing Your Exit"
Norma Jean "Memphis Will be Laid to Rest"

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0:00.0	All right.
0:02.0	This song and the song for the video was written about growing up in South Carolina and going to shows and checking things out for the first time.
0:12.0	You know, a lot of bands come through and a lot of kids come and go, but it's nice to see all you guys and girls here at the show tonight.
0:18.0	And all the kids here tonight from Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina.
0:23.6	Thanks a lot for coming down and having fun with us. This one's called for the record.
0:28.6	Not exactly proud of the place I'm from.
0:33.6	Welcome back to the label, the stories, rumors, and legends of tooth and nail records.
0:43.3	I'm your host Matt Carter, and today we're going to meet the legendary Chris McLean of Stretch Armstrong.
0:49.3	Straight Edge, South Carolina Hardcore.
0:52.3	One of the first releases ever on Solid State, known for being straight edge and positive.
0:58.0	Chris McLean was one of the most engaging frontmen of the era.
1:01.0	His message was always to include everybody and to make a positive impact.
1:05.0	From the very beginning, Chris truly understood what the scene really was
1:09.0	and that its life force was found at the community level.
1:12.6	As most of you guys know, there's the upcoming Furnace Fest where Stretch Armstrong will be performing along with way too many tooth-and-nail and solid-state bands to even name.
1:21.4	So I thought it'd be great to focus on some of those bands and the time leading up to the event in the fall.
1:26.9	That scene from the southeast was so important too too, from Further Seems Forever to Under O,
1:31.4	to take hold merger and so on.
1:33.1	But really, I feel like it starts earlier with Chris McLean and Stretch Armstrong, you know,
1:37.7	developing, building organic underground community.
1:42.0	And then later we're going to talk to Chad Johnson, who runs Furnace Fest,
1:45.9	and we're going to cover his career at Tooth and Nail and the Take Home Merger.
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