Volume 12, Track 14
“Lost” by Minutemen (1984) Another live track. Vocals aren’t clear—who cares? Song is catchy as hell. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 13
“Storm In My House” by Minutemen (1984) Underrated gem from Double Nickels On The Dime. Number two one. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 12
“Working Men Are Pissed” by Minutemen (1984) Chorus says it all: “I’ll put it in simple words/ Working men are pissed.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 11
“I Felt Like A Gringo” by Minutemen (1983) Superb bass lines from Watt, Hurley kills the drums, Boon’s guitar is perfect. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 10
“If Reagan Played Disco” by Minutemen (1982) Excellent shifting of speed throughout track. Too bad about jack boots though. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 9
“The Product” by Minutemen (1983) You can hear Captain Beefheart influence at play. “Capitalism!” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 8
“I Shook Hands” by Minutemen (1983) Instrumental song. Perfect example of how loose punk rock can be. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 7
“Little Man With A Gun In His Hand” by Minutemen (1983) To me, this is the best song in band’s catalog. Dark, polished, brilliant. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 6
“Party With Me Punker” by Minutemen (1984) Only song I know of that mentions partying in air raid shelter. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 5
“Please Don’t Be Gentle With Me” by Minutemen (1984) More energy in forty seven seconds than most other rock songs. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 4
“History Lesson, Pt. 2″ by Minutemen (1984) “Our band could be your life.” Unknowingly became band’s tragic postscript. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 3
“Viet Nam” by Minutemen (1984) Only “Fortunate Son” by Creedence is better anti-’Nam war song. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 2
“Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” by Minutemen (1984) Live cover—forty one seconds long. Title of song is never sung. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12, Track 1
“Sickles And Hammers” by Minutemen (1980) Instrumental song. Would be perfect intro for a radio show. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Volume 12 Introduction
This volume is all about the band Minutemen. Minutemen were a San Pedro, CA-based punk trio whose music sometimes never exceeded two minutes. Consequently, the following fourteen reviews of Minutemen tracks that are featured in this volume will be written in senryū form. “What the f**k is a senryū?” you may ask yourself. A senryū [...]
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