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San Pedro, California, United States (1980 – 1985)
The Minutemen were a punk rock trio which formed in 1980 in San Pedro, California, United States. The band comprised guitarist/vocalist D Boon and his childhood friend, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, along with a former high school classmate on drums, George Hurley.
The group played funk influenced punk rock music in the early 1980s never finding (or even seeking) much mainstream success, but influencing many subsequent musicians. The group ended when Boon died in an automobile accident in Arizona in December 1985.
Influences and Creativity
They were influenced heavily by bands such as Wire, Gang of Four, The Pop Group, The Urinals and also funk bands of the late ’60s and ’70s were an important influence. nearly all of their early songs had unusual structures and were less than a minute long — even later when the Minutemen’s music became slightly more conventional, their songs rarely passed the three-minute mark.
Boon and Watt split songwriting fairly evenly (and Hurley made many contributions as well), though Watt rarely sang, and Hurley even less so. Boon’s songs were typically more direct and progressively political in nature, while Watt’s were often abstract, self-referential “spiels”. Lyrics and themes would thus often veer from surreal humor, as in “Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs” and “One Reporter’s Opinion”, to the frustrations of blue collar life in California, as in the enduring “This Ain’t No Picnic”.
The group played funk influenced punk rock music in the early 1980s never finding (or even seeking) much mainstream success, but influencing many subsequent musicians. The group ended when Boon died in an automobile accident in Arizona in December 1985.
Influences and Creativity
They were influenced heavily by bands such as Wire, Gang of Four, The Pop Group, The Urinals and also funk bands of the late ’60s and ’70s were an important influence. nearly all of their early songs had unusual structures and were less than a minute long — even later when the Minutemen’s music became slightly more conventional, their songs rarely passed the three-minute mark.
Boon and Watt split songwriting fairly evenly (and Hurley made many contributions as well), though Watt rarely sang, and Hurley even less so. Boon’s songs were typically more direct and progressively political in nature, while Watt’s were often abstract, self-referential “spiels”. Lyrics and themes would thus often veer from surreal humor, as in “Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs” and “One Reporter’s Opinion”, to the frustrations of blue collar life in California, as in the enduring “This Ain’t No Picnic”.
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Anklevic wrote:
So Boon died when he was 27 too. Damn.
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Smeagolws wrote:
Wow, fucking awesome!
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zhimbo wrote:
Watt's latest album, hyphenated-man, is a pretty clear return to his Minutemen roots, and should definitely be checked out if you haven't already.
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anarchyof77 wrote:
Similar Artists on this page are the definition of greatness
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bulletaurbulle wrote:
it's funny to see a lot of post-punk bands tried to be far from black people's music (blues, jazz, funk...) but those guys were extremely the opposite!
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AlCapwnUK wrote:
just noticed that apart from the Fall those were all in the band description box
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AlCapwnUK wrote:
for the guy that wanted to know what else sounds like this try Gang of Four, and after that Wire and the Fall. It's not the same but their is a similar sound and it's all good.
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piotr1976 wrote:
Hit Song=Rollins Band
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egyptiangoose wrote:
Got double nickels for christmas. can't wait to blast it and annoy my neighbors
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kylelikescoffee wrote:
bob dylan pooped in pajama pants
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mindexpunger wrote:
RIP Johnny Knoxville
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PetrovVodkin wrote:
Hi i'm Johnny Knoxville, welcome to Jackass
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Enokii wrote:
i live in france though, guess i'll buy it online
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iamholgerczukay wrote:
Yeah, if by looking everywhere you mean "at Walmart" that makes sense. Otherwise, their most popular album should be available to purchase rather easily.
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shootmeadeer wrote:
You could probably buy it online rather easily.
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Enokii wrote:
i've been looking everywhere to find Double Nickels but cannto find that shiz in town
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mrshankly_ wrote:
I'm going to guess that when Double Nickels came out all the bands who considered themselves apart of the same scene were like "S H I T. I suck."
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anarchyof77 wrote:
oh, I totally agree man, but I've just tried to save TastyDogChow from listening to nickelblack again, thats all. Just planting seeds.
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kingrizla wrote:
All great bands anarchy but I'd argue none of them sound like the minutemen - no one ever has sounded quite like them.
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anarchyof77 wrote:
@TastyDogChow --- Beefeater sounds a lot like minutemen, but with distorted guitars. Plus there is Saccharine Trust. And try some Du too, man
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