 | Minutemen Double Nickels on the Dime
4.4
superb
| Ranking: #2 for 1984 | |
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| 4.4 superb | Erwann S. EMERITUS | May 6th 20 |
You know it, it's their magnum opus. Funky, jazzy, folky, bluesy, Captain Beefheart-y leftist punk is a cool, longass moniker. You just can't help but have tremendous fun listening to this. I don't know if it was either the downfall or the pinnacle of the pure hardcore scene. We'll say it was a rebirth, alongside Zen Arcade. And History Lesson - Part II might be a cliche choice for the best track here, but it's so real. It epitomizes in 2 minutes the band's DIY ethos, and, maybe more importantly, it just makes you feel good for how fervent it is. The sentence "punk rock changed our lives" said by a band who actually did change punk rock is fucking marvelous. They didn't only understand punk as a musical style: it was an idea, their very own American way of life. This band could have been my life.
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| 4.5 superb | stillill124 | July 27th 11 |
i'm coming clean, i'm rating this album without actually listening to every song. I don't need to though, the first 20 are so spectacular i dont even need the rest. but i guess i have them for when i'm ready. But seriously, these songs have huge grooves and huge heart, and that in itself is a accomplishment. D. Boon and Mike Watt did great things for punk.
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| 4.5 superb | Introu1 | March 9th 22 |
Weird listen and and way too long, but still a solid album with amazing guitar and drums (btw it grew on me so much, i need to raise the score) 4,4/5
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | November 8th 21 |
The worst thing about this album is the number of times I've had to alt+tab to go heart a song. As ever with Minutemen, the funk punkey fast paced tracks make the meat and tatoes of the record, especially with the outstanding basswork, but it would have been too much over 80+ minutes and the band are more than intelligent enough to spread those tracks out and to vary things along the way. When you think you've heard every type of song this album has to offer, they hit you with yet another wholly different style. So whilst those faster paced tracks are where the album shines and where my glutes get a workout, the rest serves album construction dramatically well (and is often excellently done, such as the softer 4 or 8). This being said, I do find that it is less true of some sections of the album, a feeling strengthened by the relatively long runtime and the behemoth track count. I didn't check which track belongs to what side (plus I listened to the 43 tracks CD version not the original 45 tracks LP), but roughly speaking the first quarter of the album and the third quarter felt a lot more consistently engaging than the second and last one, which have more of a compilation vibe to them imo. This might be listening conditions-related though, as it varies over the course of the 80+ minutes. The album is incredibly class and makes me want to drive on Californian highways in an 80s Cadillac with a good ol burger in hand. The band is so cool it even makes me enjoy soloing like on 10. First quarter is easily a 4.3+, but overall ima stay for now at a 4.2
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| 5.0 classic | MisterDoe | May 21st 21 |
Honestly... Can you think of anything as original, funny, and perfect as Minutemen's magnum opus? Yeah? Fuck you, you can't.
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| 4.5 superb | SalteyBacon | March 28th 19 |
This is what drinking at an open mic standards NEED to be, what an album to put on to feel rock, punk and jam session vibes.
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| 5.0 classic | Risodo | February 1st 18 |
The definition of perfection. The blend of genres, the structure of the songs, the absurd amount of music, the art conception. Serious as a fucking heart attack.
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| 0.0 | Nicksput | December 18th 17 |
There was a time when Double Nickels on the Dime really spoke to me, but now it's a chore to get through the 43 tracks. There is no shortage of technical skill on here, as the 3 piece play a funky blend of punk, blues, jazz and spoken word stuff, and they play it very well. The instruments are incredible, but most of the songs sound really similar, even to the point where even the memorable riffs are hard to distinguish. You will find yourself wondering if you just heard the song you are currently listening to. Most of the tracks are so short that they really don't have space to develop, and alot of it sounds like an aimless jam session by some very talented musician. The vocals are decent, but better sung or spoken, as I can't really stand Boon's yelled vocals, and if you can' tell by the albums I review, the lack of distortion on the guitars give the album a slightly hollow feel. I do feel like it's worth a listen for the instrumentals, but there's just too much mediocre music on here for it to really be deserving of it's classic status.
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| 4.5 superb | WhatAreTheTodds | September 25th 15 |
Weird as fuck. There are 43 immaculate songs on this.
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| 4.5 superb | mkamrass | December 18th 14 |
The 43 songs of this glorious, long masterpiece hold the brevity of punk but also the groove and attractiveness of post-punk. While Minutemen have an amazing and original sound, Gang of Four and Joy Division influences can definitely be heard; one could even make an argument that the vocalist of Minutemen sounds like a more edgy and energetic Ian Curtis at times.
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| 5.0 classic | Karamazov | November 26th 12 |
An absolute classic. 45 songs with only a few throwaways. Up there with Husker Du's "Zen Arcade". Buy this album!
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