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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 of 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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Double Nickels on the Dime
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What Makes a Man Start Fires?
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Post-Mersh, Volume 3
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Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
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#1 Hit Song
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Theatre Is the Life of You
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It's Expected I'm Gone
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Maybe Partying Will Help
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Two Beads at the End
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The Glory of Man
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My Heart and the Real World
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Shit From an Old Notebook
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This Ain't No Picnic
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Nature Without Man
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Shoutbox
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mrshankly_ wrote:
No hope? See, that's what gives me guts. [2]
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robbingdog wrote:
He's chalk! He's a dartboard! His sex is disease! He's a stop sign!
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theStarry wrote:
Mr Narrator: Double Dimes is a fucking masterwork! such great musicians.
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Ashtoria wrote:
Mike Watt reminds me of Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
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wezman2k wrote:
one of the best bands of all time.
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beat_radiation wrote:
he's a stop sign
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cjkisaragi wrote:
not keeping tub caulked
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BunSummers wrote:
Just got The Punch Line. Not as good as their later work but still awesome.
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cjkisaragi wrote:
Hope we can rely on you not to use shower
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Somaly wrote:
Twinkle twinkle blah blah blah E-T-C
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krgf wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/American+Underground
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beat_radiation wrote:
No hope? See, that's what gives me guts.
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mrmocha wrote:
Man oh man... I am revisiting some stuff I had on vinyl now easily queued up digitally. Minutemen are awesome. I missed it.
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Kawww wrote:
Double Nicklels, covered in grime?
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p4nts wrote:
so dig this big crux
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Fuchikoma9000 wrote:
ALL I EAT IS SQUID
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Linus-Grunger wrote:
For the respect of D. Boon, who died at 27 years old, please join this group... The Twenty Seven Club Group
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tommarkham wrote:
Five words: List monitors arrive with petition
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KMFCM wrote:
i've had "no one" on a tape for YEARS and didn't know who sang it. i just found out now. holy shit.
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somnambulance wrote:
i think that rhcp fans should be aware of the fact that sanity-restorative therapy is available; operators are standing by, waiting for your call
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