Band Name: Minutemen
Music Album: Double Nickels On The Dime
Album Release Date: October 1984
Music Genre: Punk Rock Alternative Rock Hardcore
Record Label: SST Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 45 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
The Minutemen were a band from San Pedro, California, formed in 1980 by childhood friends Dennes "D." Boon (vocals, guitar) and Mike Watt (bass, vocals) following the break-up of their previous band, The Reactionaries. Although technically considered a punk rock band, the group frequently added elements of funk and jazz into their songs and would also incorporate classic rock covers into their records and live sets, most notably covering Steely Dan, Van Halen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Blue Öyster Cult (the latter two were huge influences on a young Boon and Watt). The band was known for the brevity of their songs, freeing them from solos, choruses, breakdowns, and fade-outs. Also, D. Boon was known for his very trebly guitar tone, believing in a "democratic" sound, in which all instruments would (...)
| Side D. | ||
| A1 | Anxious Mo-Fo | 1:15 |
| A2 | Theatre Is The Life Of You | 1:28 |
| A3 | Viet Nam | 1:27 |
| A4 | Cohesion | 1:57 |
| A5 | It's Expected I'm Gone | 2:07 |
| A6 | #1 Hit Song | 1:52 |
| A7 | Two Beads At The End | 1:50 |
| A8 | Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth? | 1:46 |
| A9 | Don't Look Now | 1:40 |
| A10 | Shit From An Old Notebook | 1:33 |
| A11 | Nature Without Man | 1:43 |
| A12 | One Reporter's Opinion | 1:47 |
| Side Mike | ||
| B1 | Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing | 1:29 |
| B2 | Maybe Partying Will Help | 1:57 |
| B3 | Toadies | 1:38 |
| B4 | Retreat | 1:55 |
| B5 | The Big Foist | 1:27 |
| B6 | God Bows To Math | 1:18 |
| B7 | Corona | 2:29 |
| B8 | The Glory Of Man | 2:52 |
| B9 | Take 5, D. | 1:41 |
| B10 | My Heart And The Real World | 1:03 |
| B11 | History Lesson - Part II | 2:12 |
| Side George | ||
| C1 | You Need The Glory | 2:00 |
| C2 | The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts | 1:21 |
| C3 | Mr. Robot's Holy Orders | 3:00 |
| C4 | West Germany | 1:49 |
| C5 | The Politics Of Time | 1:08 |
| C6 | Themselves | 1:18 |
| C7 | Please Don't Be Gentle With Me | 0:46 |
| C8 | Nothing Indeed | 1:20 |
| C9 | No Exchange | 1:54 |
| C10 | There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight | 1:35 |
| C11 | This Ain't No Picnic | 1:54 |
| C12 | Spillage | 1:48 |
| Side Chaff | ||
| D1 | Untitled Song For Latin America | 2:02 |
| D2 | Jesus And Tequila | 2:56 |
| D3 | June 16th | 1:47 |
| D4 | Storm In My House | 2:02 |
| D5 | Martin's Story | 0:51 |
| D6 | Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love | 0:38 |
| D7 | Doctor Wu | 1:41 |
| D8 | Little Man With A Gun In His Hand | 2:53 |
| D9 | The World According To Nouns | 2:02 |
| D10 | Love Dance | 2:03 |
Original pressing with white labels and tip-on gatefold jacket.
Later reissued with beige labels.
Includes SST catalog.
Recorded 11/83 & 4/84 at Radio Tokyo in Venice, California. Track A9 recorded 4.20.84 at Club Lingerie, Hollywood, Cal.
℗ 1984 SST Records
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