The Minutemen

[Brain Toad]

I haven't made a thread for awhile, and this band seems worthy of a thread right now.

I've recently been really obsessed with them. Before I wasn't a huge fan and only had heard Double Nickels on the Dime once or twice in it's entireirty. But recently I put on the Minuteflag EP (a colloboration between Black Flag and them) and was amazed, so I started getting more and more and listening to them. I ended up downloading all their full lengths and EPs as a result. They've made their way up to one of my favorite bands of all time and I can't get enough of them. I'm also really enjoying Mike Watt's solo stuff. If I was a bassist, he would be my god.

If you've never heard them before (for shame if you haven't). They are a post-punk band with a lot of funk and outside influences. They were geniuses in their time and nothing comes close to their music now.

I recommend Double Nickels on the Dime and Paranoid Time as good starter albums.

[JonG]

Excellent, excellent band. Ever since Double Nickels graced my ears, I loved 'em. I also have Buzz or Howl Under The Influence of Heat and What Makes A Man Start Fires?

Both good albums, but nothing to Double Nickels.

[Excursions]

You have seen the light Nick. I am pleased.

[KingOfSka]

Yeah they wrote the theme song to Jackass, so I guess I can't say I dislike them.

Seriously though, good band.

[skavid]

Amazing band. I've got Double Nickels on the Dime, 3-way Tie (For Last), and Post-Mersh Vol. 1. I fell in love with them after I heard Double Nickels.

[DaveToopes]

I have been listening to a lot of them lately. I think I'll rape your Minutemen stuff later. They're easily one of the greatest bands ever.

[Excursions]

Yeah they wrote the theme song to Jackass, so I guess I can't say I dislike them.

Seriously though, good band.

They didn't write the theme FOR Jackass, Jackass used it without vocals for their theme but the song itself was on Double Nickels.

[JonG]

Yeah, that's what I knew them from.

Calexico did a pretty good cover off their EP Convict Pool.

[Unban Me Says Cameo]

Mike Watt has really been involved in public 'punk' lately, with Jackass and being in a Good Charlotte video and mangggggg.

But good, great, band. And Mike Watt is great in the Stooges.

But Minuteflag were a joke, heh. It's alright, but man, nothing worth keeping.

[Mannik]

I havn't even heard Double Nickels. I need to.

[Unban Me Says Cameo]

I havn't even heard Double Nickels. I need to.

HEATHEN

[KingOfSka]

They didn't write the theme FOR Jackass, Jackass used it without vocals for their theme but the song itself was on Double Nickels.

You know what I meant Adam!

[DaveToopes]

Yeah, Mannik. If you haven't heard it within 24 hours... you don't deserve to live.

[Brain Toad]

Mike Watt has really been involved in public 'punk' lately, with Jackass and being in a Good Charlotte video and mangggggg.

But good, great, band. And Mike Watt is great in the Stooges.

But Minuteflag were a joke, heh. It's alright, but man, nothing worth keeping.

I really enjoyed Minuteflag, the songs were really really catchy. I don't like Dos though, two basses and nothing else is just too much for me.

I envy Sam for being able to see Watt.

[Mannik]

Yeah, Mannik. If you haven't heard it within 24 hours... you don't deserve to live.

Haha, do you reckon you could link me to a working Soulseek? I used to have it but I have no idea where i got it from.

[sketchyjoe]

They truly rocked out in the revolutionary war.


DNOTD is a true classic.

[guns_of_brixton]

I absolutely love this band. RIP D Boon.

[POINTLESS5448]

probably one of my favorite bands of all time. dnotd is amazing. theyre one of those bands that cant be put under one genre. they have such a unique sound. i havent heard any of mike watts solo stuff but im assuming that its good considering he is ****in mike watt.

[DBoons Ghost]

Finally.

My work here is done.

I love you all.

D. Boon would be proud!

Mike Watt is amazing. Check out all his work with J Mascis and the Fog as well. Really solid stuff. Everyone loves Watt, and his solo albums tend to attract the most awesome people.


I have everything they've ever put out, but only some of it is MP3. If anyone needs anything, tell me. I will post it. I will share any Minutemen I have with anyone who would be willing to hear it.

I been a fan of them since I was 13. 13!!!! I'm 34 now, and I still listen to them, and thats sayin a lot.

[Billy]

THERE AIN'T **** ON TV TONIGHT

Minutemen are sex and a half.

[Brain Toad]

Finally.

My work here is done.

I love you all.

D. Boon would be proud!

Mike Watt is amazing. Check out all his work with J Mascis and the Fog as well. Really solid stuff. Everyone loves Watt, and his solo albums tend to attract the most awesome people.


I have everything they've ever put out, but only some of it is MP3. If anyone needs anything, tell me. I will post it. I will share any Minutemen I have with anyone who would be willing to hear it.

I been a fan of them since I was 13. 13!!!! I'm 34 now, and I still listen to them, and thats sayin a lot.

I knew this thread would bring you out to the punk forum.

D.boon was so awesome. And quite sexy.

[Mannik]

Finally.

My work here is done.

I love you all.

D. Boon would be proud!

Mike Watt is amazing. Check out all his work with J Mascis and the Fog as well. Really solid stuff. Everyone loves Watt, and his solo albums tend to attract the most awesome people.


I have everything they've ever put out, but only some of it is MP3. If anyone needs anything, tell me. I will post it. I will share any Minutemen I have with anyone who would be willing to hear it.

I been a fan of them since I was 13. 13!!!! I'm 34 now, and I still listen to them, and thats sayin a lot.

Awesome.

Could you please get me Double Nickels? I'm dying to hear it.

[DaveToopes]

@ Mannik: http://www.slsknet.org

[Mannik]

@ Mannik: http://www.slsknet.org

Thanks a bunch

Edit: It's working, thanks for the help

[Rise Me Up]

Awesome band. DNOTD is fantastic.

[Nerdcore753]

One of my favorite bands. I love everything I've heard by them, though I still haven't checked out much of Mike Watt's stuff, and I've only heard a bit of Firehose.

[Daniel!]

One of my favorite bands. I also love fIREHOSE.

[guns_of_brixton]

Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts is one of the greatest songs ever, so is History Lesson pt. 2.

[xxGumbyxx]

Vietname is a pretty cool song. Great band from San Pedro, CA.

PEE-DROW!!

[Mannik]

Vietname is a pretty cool song. Great band from San Pedro, CA.

PEE-DROW!!

Vietnam's one of the only songs I've heard, and it's great.

[skavid]

I tried to learn how to play Cohesion recently. It...well...it didn't work too well. :upset:

[Liebensaft]

Minutemen = awesome.

[AIRIC]

I guess I'll check them out.

If they're like Nomeansno than it'll be good.

[Liebensaft]

They're funky as hell.

[Mannik]

I tried to learn how to play Cohesion recently. It...well...it didn't work too well. :upset:

What instrument?

[skavid]

What instrument?

It's only solo guitar.

[Mannik]

You're right, so happens I just heard it for the first time.

[me likes punk]

I have The Punch line, and it's a 12" 45rpm and skips alot, but if I put a penny on it it slows down the record to much. I really with I had a better record player. But at least it plays Double nickels on the Dime.

[Badmoon]

Aside from Double Nickels I'd say Buzz or Howl is their best album. It took awhile for me to get into, being that I was used to Double Nickels type Minutemen, but now I really appreciate its greatness.

[Nerdcore753]

Aside from Double Nickels I'd say Buzz or Howl is their best album. It took awhile for me to get into, being that I was used to Double Nickels type Minutemen, but now I really appreciate its greatness.

Yeah, Buzz or Howl is my favorite after DNOTD. It's short and has two songs that are basically nothing, but the other songs are amazing that it makes up for it.

[Bukowski]

What Makes a Man Start Fires is brilliant as well. DNOTD is my favorite album, but I don't think i could pick a favorite song of theirs.

So yeah, they're my favorite band, George Hurley is one of my biggest influences on drums, and Mike Watt is a genius of course.

In terms of attitude and spirit, Minutemen are what punk is all about. I really wish i could've seen them live.

I've still not heard the MinuteFlag EP, but from what i hear it ain't all that great.

[Led-ZeppelinIV]

All I've heard is Vetnam but I'll probably puy Double Nickels on LP soon, based on all the great reviewes I've seen. But first I have to buy a bong.

[Anxious]

Everyone thats heard them aalready knows they ****ing rock already, so if you havent listened to them do so. They are now required listening for the punk forum.

Minuteflag is damn good, free-form jazz guitar duels from D. Boon and Greg Ginn, how can you resist that? Plus Henry's singing on catch the water is pretty amusing. The vinyl copy I have is my prized possesion.

[Brain Toad]

Everyone thats heard them aalready knows they ****ing rock already, so if you havent listened to them do so. They are now required listening for the punk forum.

Minuteflag is damn good, free-form jazz guitar duels from D. Boon and Greg Ginn, how can you resist that? Plus Henry's singing on catch the water is pretty amusing. The vinyl copy I have is my prized possesion.

Catch the Water always gets stuck in my head.

I'm finally listening to DNOD right now. History Lesson, Pt. 2 is so awesome.

[Anxious]

This thread inspired me to put it on. Right now I'm on Do you want New Wave or do you want the truth? That songs gets me everytime. One of the first songs I learned on bass.

[Brain Toad]

I think I may learn some of their songs on guitar.

I'm on West Germany now, it's really good.

[Anxious]

What can be romantic to Mike Watt? Hes only a skeleton, no height length or width.

[Sam]

I love the Minutemen, they're one of my favorite bands. I have all of their albums except for 3-Way Tie and Ballot Result.

The first gig my band ever played we covered Anxious Mo-Fo. Our next gig coming up in a few weeks we're gonna play Sickles and Hammers.

[Brain Toad]

I love the Minutemen, they're one of my favorite bands. I have all of their albums except for 3-Way Tie and Ballot Result.

The first gig my band ever played we covered Anxious Mo-Fo. Our next gig coming up in a few weeks we're gonna play Sickles and Hammers.


3-Way Tie For Last is my least favorite of their albums. It's just kind of meh.

[Gnarmageddon]

Minutemen are amazing. Period.

Probably my favorite punk band of all time. Mike Watt and DBoon are legends.

TOADIES

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

Minutemen are amazing. I continue to love them everytime I hear them.

Nothing this original and inspiring came out of the 80's.

[Anxious]

3-Way Tie For Last is my least favorite of their albums. It's just kind of meh.
Basicly.

I wonder what they would have done if D. didn't die. Maybe they would have become big like R.E.M., they were touring with them a few months before he died.

[Permanent Solution]

I can't for the life of me understand why this band is so loved. It's talented...but it doesn't catch me at all :-\

[Sam]

Basicly.

I wonder what they would have done if D. didn't die. Maybe they would have become big like R.E.M., they were touring with them a few months before he died.

They probably would have done a bunch of side projects (like Minuteflag and Ciccone Youth). And sometime in the distant future when Cris Kirkwood gets out of jail and Husker Du gets back together there would be a Minutemen/Meatpuppets/Husker Du tour that I would follow around like a deadhead.

[Brain Toad]

Basicly.

I wonder what they would have done if D. didn't die. Maybe they would have become big like R.E.M., they were touring with them a few months before he died.

I would hope they got all the priase they deserved and kept making lots of good music. But I could see them getting too much praise, then just sort of fizzling, making only meidocre stuff for their more recent years.

Although Watt's solo stuff makes that idea a little less likely.

[Anxious]

They probably would have done a bunch of side projects (like Minuteflag and Ciccone Youth). And sometime in the distant future when Cris Kirkwood gets out of jail and Husker Du gets back together there would be a Minutemen/Meatpuppets/Husker Du tour that I would follow around like a deadhead.
Cris Kirkwood is essentially ****ed, hes a cokehead, which sucks cause hes such a damn awesome bassist. Thats a a pretty awesome fantasty you got goin there though...

I would hope they got all the priase they deserved and kept making lots of good music. But I could see them getting too much praise, then just sort of fizzling, making only meidocre stuff for their more recent years.

Although Watt's solo stuff makes that idea a little less likely.
I thought about that once, could've happened. They might have just broken up to solo projects, but I don't think D. and Watt would ever.

[Brain Toad]

I can't imagine anything but death seperating D and Watt. He doesn't stop mentioning him on the bass talks they do on the fIREHOSE talk EP Big Bottom Pow Wow

[Sam]

He doesn't stop talking about him ever.

[Brain Toad]

He doesn't stop talking about him ever.

I'd make a gay joke right here.

[Anxious]

I can't imagine anything but death seperating D and Watt. He doesn't stop mentioning him on the bass talks they do on the fIREHOSE talk EP Big Bottom Pow Wow
Thats an inspiring little ep. Les Claypool is a jerk.

He doesn't stop talking about him ever.
True.

[Sam]

Les Claypool is a jerk.


Huh? I only heard the stuff from that interview on Corndogs and Claypool wasn't on there much. Is there more to it that I should be aware of?

[Anxious]

Huh? I only heard the stuff from that interview on Corndogs and Claypool wasn't on there much. Is there more to it that I should be aware of?
Actually I had a hard time distinguishing between Cris and Claypool, but one of them was definately being a jerk.

[Brain Toad]

I remember Cris saying some odd things at the end. I kind of zoned out during parts and forgot who was who, except Watt. His voice stuck out.

[Anxious]

He has a distinctive voice.

[Mannik]

Some day in my life I genuinely hope to be able to play West Germany on guitar.

[NakedRaygun872]

History Lesson, Pt. 2 is by far their best song.

God that ****en song is so smooth.

[NakedRaygun872]

Some day in my life I genuinely hope to be able to play West Germany on guitar.
Thats not a really good goal...what it has like 3 riffs?

[Bukowski]

I'm trying to learn all of Double Nickels on drums...i know about half of it just now.

My old band used to play Roar of the Masses Could be Farts alot, it's a fun song to play.

[Gnarmageddon]

History Lesson, Pt. 2 is by far their best song.

God that ****en song is so smooth.
It is the ultimate cruising with the windows down in the summer song.

[Mannik]

Thats not a really good goal...what it has like 3 riffs?

True, but for me those fast licky bits are really tricky

[Jessizzle]

I really like the minutemen, have for awhile.
am i cool now?

[Mannik]

I really like the minutemen, have for awhile.
am i cool now?

Cooler than me, I only just got into them

[AmericanJesus]

I like What Makes A Man Start Fires? a lot. That's a fantastic album. DNOTD is great too. Damn good band.

[Henrik]

I only got The Punch line. I like it but it's nothing really special.
I love the music itself but the melodies haven't got me hooked yet.

[Nerdcore753]

The Punchline is a good listen, but their other things will blow you away with their sheer awesomeness.

[Anxious]

I'm trying to learn all of Double Nickels on drums...i know about half of it just now.

My old band used to play Roar of the Masses Could be Farts alot, it's a fun song to play.
Then we can jam, cause I know about half of it on bass.

[DaveToopes]

I love DNotD hard. Spencer and I had quite a sing-a-long over AIM with this ablum.

As Spencer said in our conversation. Cohesion is like the most beautiful, calming breeze ever to go through your ears.

[StruckEverywhere]

I envy Sam for being able to see Watt.

Mwuhahahaha. That was so awesome.

Minutemen are one of my favourite bands at the moment. Me and my friends, whenever we're in the car we blast some Minutemen and boogie.

Also the Reactionaries are great too.

[Brain Toad]

Mwuhahahaha. That was so awesome.

Minutemen are one of my favourite bands at the moment. Me and my friends, whenever we're in the car we blast some Minutemen and boogie.

Also the Reactionaries are great too.

Ah yes The Reactionaries. They are quite good, not as good as what they became, but still really good.

[StruckEverywhere]

My fav Minutemen songs so far....

Viet Nam
Cohesion
Maybe Partying Will Help
Corona
Glory Of Man
History Lesson, Pt.2
The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts
Storm In My House
I Felt Like A Gringo

[NickC]

Yep, I love them.
My band loves them so much we've called ourselves "Dreams are free mother****er"

[Bukowski]

Then we can jam, cause I know about half of it on bass.

That would kick the a'ss man. Maybe one day, our paths shall cross...

In other news, i'm gonna download the MinuteFlag ep. You sold me with the talk of Ginn + Boon guitar duels.

[Led-ZeppelinIV]

Wow, just dl'ed Double Nickels off a torrent, having only heard Vietnam before. I must say, it is definately worth the risk of being jailed/fined for filesharing.

[Excursions]

That would kick the a'ss man. Maybe one day, our paths shall cross...

In other news, i'm gonna download the MinuteFlag ep. You sold me with the talk of Ginn + Boon guitar duels.

Minuteflag is pretty much just Black Flag and Minutemen members jamming. It's not that great.

Wow, just dl'ed Double Nickels off a torrent, having only heard Vietnam before. I must say, it is definately worth the risk of being jailed/fined for filesharing.

1. The people that get in the **** are the people sharing the music, not the one downloading.
2. I highly doubt Mike Watt and George Hurley would care if you downloaded their music.

[Led-ZeppelinIV]

1. The people that get in the **** are the people sharing the music, not the one downloading.
2. I highly doubt Mike Watt and George Hurley would care if you downloaded their music.
1. True
2. No, but their label probably does.

[Brain Toad]

SST probably wouldn't care.

[Excursions]

Greg Ginn is an asshole like that so he would probably care. Anyway their is a whole lot of really good bottlegged stuff around on Mike Watt affiliated sites.