May 7, 2014

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today's band more than any other hardcore band, epitomized the free-thinking independent ideals that formed the core of punk/alternative music. Wildly eclectic and politically revolutionary, the Minutemen never stayed in one place too long; they moved from punk to free jazz to funk to folk at a blinding speed. And they toured and recorded at blinding speed; during the early '80s, they were constantly on the road, turning out records whenever they had a chance today one of the very best American rock albums of the 1980s.
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Minutemen began when D. Boon and Mike Watt met at age 13. Watt was walking through a park in their hometown of San Pedro, California when Boon, playing a game of "army" with other boys, fell out of a tree right next to him and found that his friends, one named Eskimo, must have ditched him. Both boys shared a passion for music; Boon's mother taught D. to play the guitar and suggested Watt learn to play bass. At first, Watt did not know the difference between bass and standard guitars. The pair eventually started playing music together, mostly covering songs from artists they admired. In the summer of 1973 Watt and Boon formed the Bright Orange Band, with Boon's brother Joe on drums. In 1976 they discovered punk; Boon's mother died, and the Bright Orange Band disbanded shortly thereafter. The next year, the two joined a short-lived band called Starstruck. Following Starstruck's disbandment, Boon and Watt met drummer George Hurley and formed The Reactionaries with vocalist Martin Tamburovich.

After the Reactionaries disbanded, Boon and Watt formed Minutemen in January 1980. Watt has said their name had nothing at all to do with the brevity of their songs; rather, it was derived partly from the fabled minutemen militia of colonial times and partly to lampoon a right-wing reactionary group of the 1960s that went by that name. In the documentary We Jam Econo, Watt also states that the name was a play on "minute" . After a month with no drummer, during which Boon and Watt wrote their first songs, the band rehearsed and played a couple of early gigs with local welder Frank Tonche on drums. The group had originally wanted George Hurley to join, but he had joined a hardcore punk band called Hey Taxi! with Michael Ely and Spider Taylor after the Reactionaries disbanded. Tonche quit the group, citing a dislike of the audience the band initially drew, and Hurley took over as drummer in June 1980. Their first live gig was as an opening band for Black Flag.

Greg Ginn of Black Flag and SST Records produced Minutemen's first 7" EP, Paranoid Time, which solidified their eclectic style. Like most punk bands at the time, the band sold the EP at their shows and at a few local record stores. It became a minor hit with the hardcore scene. By their first LP—1981’s The Punch Line—they had found their voice and began touring nonstop around the country. They released their second EP and third overall release entitled Bean-Spill. By this time they were becoming one of the more popular bands in the underground scene around the country. By the time of their second LP What Makes a Man Start Fires?, which gained considerable attention from the alternative and underground press, they were a part of the band's sound, despite maintaining their experimental and punk roots. They continued their hectic touring schedule, which included their longest tour yet, a double bill with Black Flag in Europe. The long tour strengthened their place as one of most well-known acts in the hardcore scene. In 1983 they released their third LP, Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat. It was one of the first hardcore albums to include a horn (trumpet on "The Product")

Minutemen's anti-rockist eclecticism was perhaps the best exemplified on 1984's double album Double Nickels on the Dime. Though still somewhat obscure to mainstream audiences, Double Nickels has been cited as one of the more innovative and enduring albums of the 1980s American rock underground. On Double Nickels, they co-wrote some songs with other musicians, notably Henry Rollins, Chuck Dukowski, and Joe Baiza. In 1985 they released their most commercial-sounding recording, Project: Mersh. Though the album sounded more mainstream, it sold poorly compared to Double Nickels due largely to the negative reaction to such a commercial album from within the underground community. They continued touring, and by the time of their final album, 3-Way Tie (For Last), they decided to take a small break. They played what would be their last tour with another emerging band, R.E.M. Their final concert was in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 13, 1985.

On December 22, 1985, Boon was killed in a van accident, putting an end to Minutemen. Watt fell into a deep depression after his friend's death, but was convinced to continue performing by Sonic Youth. This put an end to the band's plans to record a half studio/half live triple album with the working title 3 Dudes, 6 Sides, Half Studio, Half Live. The live tracks were to be based on the ballots that they handed out and as a way to counteract bootlegging. A year later, however, Watt and Hurley compiled various live recordings, based on the ballots, which was released as Ballot Result.

Following Boon's death, Watt and Hurley originally intended to quit music altogether. But encouraged by Minutemen fan Ed Crawford, they formed Firehose in 1987 and have both formed solo projects since Minutemen disbanded.

Watt has created three acclaimed solo albums, recorded three others as part of the punk jazz jam band Banyan with Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Nels Cline (Wilco), and Money Mark Nishita (Beastie Boys), contributed on "Providence" off Sonic Youth's album Daydream Nation and "In the Kingdom No. 19" and "Bubblegum" off EVOL, toured briefly as a member of Porno for Pyros in 1996 and J Mascis and the Fog in 2000 and 2001, and became the bassist for The Stooges in 2003. George Hurley has produced work with Vida, Mayo Thompson, and Red Crayola, further indulging the free-form and off-the-wall leanings showcased on Double Nickels. Hurley and Watt have also continued to make music together both live and in the studio since Firehose's splitting in 1994.

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If What Makes a Man Start Fires? was a remarkable step forward from the Minutemen's promising debut album, The Punch Line, then Double Nickels on the Dime was a quantum leap into greatness, a sprawling 44-song set that was as impressive as it was ambitious. While punk rock was obviously the starting point for the Minutemen's musical journey (which they celebrated on the funny and moving "History Lesson Part II"), by this point the group seemed up for almost anything -- D. Boon's guitar work suggested the adventurous melodic sense of jazz tempered with the bite and concision of punk rock, while Mike Watt's full-bodied bass was the perfect foil for Boon's leads and drummer George Hurley possessed a snap and swing that would be the envy of nearly any band. In the course of Double Nickels on the Dime's four sides, the band tackles leftist punk ("Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"), Spanish guitar workouts ("Cohesion"), neo-Nortena polka ("Corona"), blues-based laments ("Jesus and Tequila"), avant-garde exercises ("Mr. Robot's Holy Orders"), and even a stripped-to-the-frame Van Halen cover ("Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"). From start to finish, the Minutemen play and sing with an estimable intelligence and unshakable conviction, and the album is full of striking moments that cohere into a truly remarkable whole; all three members write with smarts, good humor, and an eye for the adventurous, and they hit pay dirt with startling frequency. And if Ethan James' production is a bit Spartan, it's also efficient, cleaner than their work with Spot, and captures the performances with clarity (and without intruding upon the band's ideas). Simply put, Double Nickels on the Dime was the finest album of the Minutemen's career, and one of the very best American rock albums of the 1980s.



Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime ( flac 463mb)

01 D.'s Car Jam / Anxious Mo-Fo 1:19
02 Theatre Is The Life Of You 1:30
03 Viet Nam 1:27
04 Cohesion 1:55
05 It's Expected I'm Gone 2:04
06 #1 Hit Song 1:47
07 Two Beads At The End 1:52
08 Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth? 1:49
09 Don't Look Now 1:46
10 Shit From An Old Notebook 1:35
11 Nature Without Man 1:45
12 One Reporter's Opinion 1:50
13 Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing 1:33
14 Maybe Partying Will Help 1:56
15 Toadies 1:38
16 Retreat 2:01
17 The Big Foist 1:29
18 God Bows To Math 1:15
19 Corona 2:24
20 The Glory Of Man 2:55
21 Take 5, D. 1:40
22 My Heart And The Real World 1:05
23 History Lesson--Part II 2:10
24 You Need The Glory 2:01
25 The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts 1:20
26 West Germany 1:48
27 The Politics Of Time 1:10
28 Themselves 1:17
29 Please Don't Be Gentle With Me 0:46
30 Nothing Indeed 1:21
31 No Exchange 1:50
32 There Ain't Shit On T.V. Tonight 1:34
33 This Ain't No Picnic 1:56
34 Spillage 1:51
35 Untitled Song For Latin America 2:03
36 Jesus And Tequila 2:52
37 June 16th 1:48
38 Storm In My House 1:57
39 Martin's Story 0:51
40 Dr. Wu 1:44
41 The World According To Nouns 2:05
42 Love Dance 2:00
43 Three Car Jam 0:36

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D. Boon's death in December 1985 was one of rock's most tragic occurrences. And, a decade later, you may find that it still affects the way you listen to this, the "final" Minutemen record. Boon was hitting his stride here; the songs were emphatic, smart, and marked by his increasing sociopolitical awareness. He did not suffer fools gladly, and this record (as do the best of the Minutemen's) retains a strong sense of moral indignation (listen to "The Price of Paradise" and "The Big Stick"). One fact that shouldn't be lost in eulogizing over Boon was the significant role Mike Watt was playing in the band. This hadn't happened overnight, but with each successive record, Watt's confidence as a bass player and songwriter was growing, and by the time of 3-Way Tie, his skills were in full flower -- so much so that one side of the record is called "Side D," the other, "Side Mike." Dense and driving, this is a bittersweet moment closing an excellent band's career.



Minutemen - 3-Way Tie (For Last)  (flac 217mb)

01 The Price Of Paradise 3:31
02 Lost 2:26
03 The Big Stick 2:27
04 Political Nightmare 3:50
05 Courage 2:29
06 Have You Ever Seen The Rain? 2:25
07 The Red And The Black 4:04
08 Spoken Word Piece 1:04
09 No One 3:24
10 Stories 1:31
11 What Is It? 1:46
12 Ack Ack Ack 0:26
13 Just Another Soldier 1:54
14 Situations At Hand 1:20
15 Hittin' The Bong 0:40
16 Bermuda 1:37

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Before they had even released 3-Way Tie for Last in the fall of 1985, the Minutemen had blocked out plans for their next album, which was to be a sprawling three-LP set featuring three sides of studio material and three sides of live recordings. Initial pressings of 3-Way Tie included a ballot so fans could vote for the songs to be included on the live half of the upcoming album; the tragic death of D. Boon meant the Minutemen would never make another studio album, but Mike Watt and George Hurley compiled the ballots sent in by fans and used the results as the basis for this album, which uses radio broadcasts, studio outtakes, rehearsal tapes, and audience recordings to assemble a final tribute to their fallen comrade. As you might expect, the quality of the sound varies quite a bit from track to track (though there's nothing as awful as the stuff on side two of The Politics of Time), and there are a few items here that were outtakes for a good reason (like the overlong version of "Mr. Robot's Holy Orders" or the spontaneous soundtrack improvisation "Hell"). But for the most part, Ballot Result is a fitting memorial that makes clear the Minutemen were just as strong onstage as they were in the studio and that their songs were smart, provocative, adventurous, and stand up well to the test of time. The fiery first side of material from the WREK-FM broadcast previously bootlegged on Just a Minute, Men alone makes this album well worth owning, and there are plenty of other gems scattered through the rest of the set. Ballot Result is hardly the ideal Minutemen live album, but it offers tangible evidence that they were one of the greatest American bands of their time, and that's not an accomplishment to be sneezed at.



Minutemen - Ballot Result (flac 403mb)

01 Little Man With A Gun In His Hand 3:05
02 Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing 1:29
03 I Felt Like A Gringo 1:41
04 Jesus And Tequila 2:53
05 Courage 2:57
06 King Of The Hill 3:01
07 Bermuda 3:09
08 No One 6:33
09 Mr Robot's Holy Orders 7:47
10 Ack Ack Ack 0:33
11 History Lesson (Part 2) 2:32
12 This Aint No Picnic 1:47
13 The Cheerleaders 3:33
14 Time 2:40
15 Cut 2:02
16 Split Red 1:07
17 Shit You Hear At Parties 1:06
18 Hell (Second Take) 7:06
19 Tour-Spiel 3:23
20 Take Our Test 2:03
21 The Punch Line 0:41
22 Search 0:48
23 Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs 1:22
24 Badges 0:39
25 Tension 1:32
26 If Reagan Played Disco 1:15
27 No! No! No! To Draft & War/Joe McCarthy's Ghost 3:01

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5 comments:

  1. Wow, thanks for the Minutemen postings! I remember only sort of liking this band back in the day, as they weren't "hardcore" enough for my tastes at the time. Over the years, though, as my tastes expanded (a normal process, I think), I started to realize that absolute brilliance of D. Boon and company. Now I can't enough!

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  2. Same appreciation for all the Minutemen posts here too. Totally unique band. fIREHOSE - Ragin' Full On was a favourite of mine as well. Thanks and saludos.

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  3. Is it possible to re-up Double Nickels on the Dime and Ballot Result

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  4. Could you please re-up Double Nickels On The Dime? That would be great.

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  5. Hi, please, do you think you could reup Double Nickels on the Dime?

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