Minutemen
San Pedro trio cramming funk and jazz instincts into minute-long punk songs, with Mike Watt's bass as loud as the guitar. 'Double Nickels on the Dime' is their sprawling high point.
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About Minutemen
Minutemen formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 around childhood friends D. Boon on guitar and vocals and Mike Watt on bass, with George Hurley soon settling in on drums. They recorded for SST Records and worked on a strict do-it-yourself budget they called 'jamming econo'.
Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) is a double album of more than forty songs, many under two minutes, mixing political lyrics, diary-like observations and covers. Boon's trebly, choppy guitar left room for Watt's busy bass lines and Hurley's jazz-inflected drumming. The band ended in December 1985 when Boon died in a van accident. Watt and Hurley went on to form fIREHOSE, and a line from 'History Lesson, Part II' later gave the book Our Band Could Be Your Life its title.
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Minutemen plays alternative, post-hardcore and post-punk.
Who is in Minutemen?
Minutemen is D. Boon, George Hurley and Mike Watt. Former members include Frank Tonche.
When did Minutemen form?
Minutemen formed in San Pedro in 1980.
What was Minutemen's first album?
Minutemen's first album was The Punch Line (1981). The latest is 3‐Way Tie (for Last) (1985).