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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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In 1995 Nelson, DeCaprio's wife, officially joined the band and played bass until the end. They appear on all the recordings except the Swing 7" and a track on the Farmhouse 1994 compilation album.
Over the years Lesser Of Two released three singles, three albums, and were on a number of compilations. Lesser of Two toured extensively in the [[United States]] as well as [[Mexico]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Austria]], and [[Netherlands]]. They accomplished all this while maintaining a [[DIY ethic|Do It Yourself (D.I.Y.) ethic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=
In 1999, Lesser of Two released a cassette tape version of their self-titled album on one of the oldest punk labels in Poland, [[Nikt Nic Nie Wie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nnnw.pl/releases.html |title=all releases so far |publisher=Nnnw.pl |date=2000-05-06 |accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref> They were featured in the Polish Magazine Pasazer No. 13-14 which included a compilation featuring a track from Lesser Of Two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/suburbanvoiceissue44_5ZineReviews.pdf |title=Powered by: Doteasy - Bannerless Free Web Hosting and Email for Small Business and Individual |publisher=Operationphoenixrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-29}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pasazer.pl/ |title=Pasażer Records |publisher=Pasazer.pl |date= |accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref>
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During the over decade Lesser Of Two was active they played many notable concerts.
* February 3, 1993 with [[Born Against]] Pensacola, FL<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sammcpheeters.com/music/ba-shows.htm |title=All Born Against Shows |publisher=Sammcpheeters.com |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303021226/http://www.sammcpheeters.com/music/ba-shows.htm |archivedate=2012-03-03 }}</ref>
* May 28, 1994 with [[Los Crudos]],
* December 20, 1995 with Right Turn Clyde at Oak Park House, Corpus Christi, TX<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightturnclyde.biz/Shows.html |title=shows |publisher=rightturnclyde.biz |date=1999-08-12 |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021732/http://www.rightturnclyde.biz/Shows.html |archivedate=2008-11-20 }}</ref>
* July 13, 1996 with [[Shades Apart]], [[Dillinger Four]], at 924 Gilman, Berkeley, CA<ref>
* July 30, 1996 with [[Los Crudos]], See In Red, Torches To Rome, and Palatka at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petdance.com/csl/?960725 |title=The Chicago Shows List Archive: July 25, 1996 |publisher=Petdance.com |date=1996-07-25 |accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref>
* August 9, 1996 with Jesuit, [[Racetraitor]], Seein' Red, Torches to Rome, Palatka and more Greenville, NC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dumpoff.com/discussion/2374/greg-edge-photography-tour/?Focus=21080 |title=Greg Edge Photography Tour |publisher=Dumpoff |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815080101/http://dumpoff.com/discussion/2374/greg-edge-photography-tour/?Focus=21080 |archivedate=2011-08-15 }}</ref>
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* October 15, 1999 with [[Post Regiment]] at the Rozbrat Squat's fifth anniversary, Poznan, Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lesseroftwo.tripod.com/8.html |title=Lesser Of Two |publisher=Lesseroftwo.tripod.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref>
* November 13, 1999 with Brother Inferior at MKNZ in Slovenia
* December 25, 1999 with
* July 7, 2001 with Fallas Del Sistema at Las Biaz, Guadalajara, Mexico<ref name="cwahi1">{{cite web|url=http://balln.cwahi.net/fallasdelsistema/giralot.html |title=Gira de Lesser of Two e Hydrophobia |publisher=Balln.cwahi.net |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723065218/http://balln.cwahi.net/fallasdelsistema/giralot.html |archivedate=July 23, 2011 }}</ref>
* July 27–30, 2001 at the Collectivist Conference against Globalization in Hermosillo, Mexico<ref name="cwahi1"/>
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==Other projects==
Currently DeCaprio and Nelson, who are the only members to play on all three albums, play in the band [[Embers (band)|Embers]] in Oakland. Former drummer, Moses Saarni, went on to play with Drain the Sky featuring members of [[His Hero is Gone]] and [[Dystopia (band)|Dystopia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blowthescene.com/interviews/drain-the-sky-interview.html|title=Drain the Sky Interview|website=Blowthescene.com|date=24 May 2011|accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref> Other notable bands including former members of Lesser Of Two are Ballast, Preying Hands, Jehovah's Hitlist, Myth of Progress,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcholocaust.com/servlet/the-19351/MYTH-OF-PROGRESS--dsh-/Detail |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125005001/http://www.hcholocaust.com/servlet/the-19351/MYTH-OF-PROGRESS--dsh-/Detail |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |title=MYTH OF PROGRESS - Myth Of Progress LP at Hardcore Holocaust Records. HC Punk/Crust distro |website=Hcholocaust.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref> [[Look Back and Laugh]] and Pleasant Valley.
==Discography==
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* 1999: ''self titled'' album on C.D, 12" vinyl, and cassette tape [Nict Nic Nie Wie (Poland), Malarie Records (Czech Republic), Estajanovismo Records (Mexico)]
* 2000: ''Magazine Pasazer No. 13-14'' magazine with compilation C.D.
* 2000: ''Jedzenie zamiast polityki'' compilation cassette with proceeds supporting [[Food Not Bombs]] in Poland (Krzyk)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emancypunx.com/katalog/kasety.htm |title=Kasety
* 2001: ''Transmutation'' 7" E.P. vinyl
* 2002: ''Transmutation'' discography album on C.D. (singles, and outtakes)
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