Name: Introducing the Minutemen *
Brand: Sst Records
SKU: 86573
Price: 22.27 GBP
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Introducing the Minutemen *

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Album: Introducing the Minutemen *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Definitions	More Info...	0:01
2)	Joe McCarthy's Ghost	More Info...	0:01
3)	Paranoid Chant	More Info...	0:01
4)	Search	More Info...	0:01
5)	Punch Line	More Info...
6)	Fanatics	More Info...
7)	Straight Jacket	More Info...	0:01
8)	Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs	More Info...	0:01
9)	Fake Contest	More Info...	0:01
10)	Anchor	More Info...	0:02
11)	Split Red	More Info...	0:01
12)	Life As a Rehearsal	More Info...	0:01
13)	Cut	More Info...	0:02
14)	Dream Told By Moto	More Info...	0:01
15)	I Felt Like A Gringo	More Info...	0:02
16)	Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing	More Info...	0:01
17)	Maybe Partying Will Help	More Info...	0:02
18)	Toadies	More Info...	0:01
19)	Corona	More Info...	0:02
20)	History Lesson Part Two	More Info...	0:02
21)	This Ain't No Picnic	More Info...	0:02
22)	King of the Hill	More Info...	0:03
23)	Tour Speil	More Info...	0:02
24)	Price Of Paradise	More Info...	0:03
25)	Big Stick	More Info...	0:02
26)	Courage	More Info...	0:02
27)	Spoken Word Piece	More Info...	0:01
28)	Just Another Soldier	More Info...	0:02
29)	If Reagan Played Disco	More Info...	0:01
30)	Case Closed	More Info...	0:01
31)	Futurism Restated	More Info...	0:01
32)	Joy	More Info...	0:01
33)	Black Sheep	More Info...	0:01
34)	Badges	More Info...
35)	Party With Me Punker	More Info...	0:01

Album: Introducing the Minutemen *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Definitions	More Info...	0:01
2)	Joe McCarthy's Ghost	More Info...	0:01
3)	Paranoid Chant	More Info...	0:01
4)	Search	More Info...	0:01
5)	Punch Line	More Info...
6)	Fanatics	More Info...
7)	Straight Jacket	More Info...	0:01
8)	Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs	More Info...	0:01
9)	Fake Contest	More Info...	0:01
10)	Anchor	More Info...	0:02
11)	Split Red	More Info...	0:01
12)	Life As a Rehearsal	More Info...	0:01
13)	Cut	More Info...	0:02
14)	Dream Told By Moto	More Info...	0:01
15)	I Felt Like A Gringo	More Info...	0:02
16)	Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing	More Info...	0:01
17)	Maybe Partying Will Help	More Info...	0:02
18)	Toadies	More Info...	0:01
19)	Corona	More Info...	0:02
20)	History Lesson Part Two	More Info...	0:02
21)	This Ain't No Picnic	More Info...	0:02
22)	King of the Hill	More Info...	0:03
23)	Tour Speil	More Info...	0:02
24)	Price Of Paradise	More Info...	0:03
25)	Big Stick	More Info...	0:02
26)	Courage	More Info...	0:02
27)	Spoken Word Piece	More Info...	0:01
28)	Just Another Soldier	More Info...	0:02
29)	If Reagan Played Disco	More Info...	0:01
30)	Case Closed	More Info...	0:01
31)	Futurism Restated	More Info...	0:01
32)	Joy	More Info...	0:01
33)	Black Sheep	More Info...	0:01
34)	Badges	More Info...
35)	Party With Me Punker	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

The Minutemen: D. Boon (vocals, guitar); Mike Watt (vocals, bass); George Hurley (drums).
Contains 35 tracks.
Personnel: Mike Watt (vocals, background vocals); George Hurley (drums, background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Spot.
Recording information: Media Art Recording Studio, Hermosa Beach, CA (02/??/1981-09/13/1985); Music Lab Studios, Hollywood, CA (02/??/1981-09/13/1985); Total Acess Studio, Redondo Beach (02/??/1981-09/13/1985).
This retrospective collection, released over 10 years after the Minutemen played their last, is indeed a fine introduction for first-time listeners who are curious about this one-of-a-kind trio. Between 1980 and 1985--the Reagan years--the group released an extensive string of E.P.s, singles, and records that were funky, jazzy, thrashy, uncompromisingly political, eccentric, and passionate. Song titles like "Maybe Partying Will Help," and "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs" give some indication of the Minutemen's slant on things. The death of guitarist/singer and lyricist d. Boon, at the end of 1985, ended the group's career when they were at the peak of creativity.
The 36 songs gathered here cover all phases of the Minutemen's career in a fairly democratic way, with a goodly number of offerings from the early hardcore days. The collection is somewhat chronological, beginning with "Definitions" (the group's first single) and including at least one or two things from each subsequent E.P. and record. As an introduction, this is fine, but listeners who like what they hear are advised to pick up the group's masterpiece, DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME, which is too rich not to be heard in its entirety.