Taking their name from an Embrace song, the band's original sound was highly influenced by the Revolution Summer-era DC bands.
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Positive Force came together in Washington, D.C. in summer 1985 - Revolution Summer, according to Dance of Days, a book on the history of D.C. punk by Positive Force DC co-founder Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins.