It's easy to get sidetracked when you got beer in the belly, so double shot of punk today kiddies. First up is some Minutemen. Not that whack job border patrol group, but the influential punk trio from so cal. The trio consisted of D. Boon, Mike Watt, and George Hurley. The band released eight EP's and four albums before disbanded in 85 due to the untimely death of D. Boon. While the band was labeled as a punk act, the band played a mixture of alternative, punk, folk, and jazz and blended together to make the Minutemen sound. Up for download is the classic 84 album 'Double Nickles On The Dime', which the title refers to driving 55 on the 10 Freeway. Originally released as a double album, the record does feature 45 songs. The album is widely recognized as a landmark album in the rock/punk genre. Most people are familiar with the band and may not recognize it. This of course if due to the MTV show Jackass using the instrumental part of 'Corona' as the shows opening. Amazing record from an amazing band that sometimes gets forgotten. Do yourself a favor and grab this album.
I had forgotten about this band until I got back into the whole 80's punk scene. I always loved 'Corona', it's a great little riff. I found the great documentary about the band called 'We Jam Econo' which basically told the story of the band and the philosophy behind the band as well, i.e. recorded after midnight, recording on used tape, etc. It was a really great documentary, probably one of the better rock docs out there. It's on Netflix, go watch it now. Really great band, that time somehow forgets about at times. But epic records never go out of style.
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