Introducing the Minutemen
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| Introducing the Minutemen | ||
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| Studio album by The Minutemen | ||
| Released | July 28, 1998 | |
| Recorded | 1980-1985 | |
| Genre | Alternative/Punk | |
| Length | 57:07 | |
| Label | SST | |
| Producer(s) | Spot | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Minutemen chronology | ||
| Post-Mersh Vol. 3 (1989) |
Introducing the Minutemen (1998) |
D. Boon and Friends (2003) |
Introducing the Minutemen is a retrospective and relatively comprehensive compilation of songs by influential punk/alternative trio The Minutemen, compiled by bassist and notable solo artist Mike Watt twelve years after the untimely demise of the band. The album is made up of tracks spanning the band's entire career, sampling tracks from all of their studio releases with the exception of the Tour-Spiel EP and the Black Flag-Minutemen collaboration Minuteflag. Due to the comprehensive and wide-spanning nature of the collection, it is generally perceived to be an effective introduction to The Minutemen and their music.
The band's landmark breakthrough Double Nickels on the Dime donates the most tracks, with seven. The three-song Joy EP and the rarities collection The Politics of Time both contribute a mere two tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- Definitions
- Joe McCarthy's Ghost
- Paranoid Chant
- Search
- Punchline
- Fanatics
- Straight Jacket
- Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
- Fake Contest
- Anchor
- Split Red
- Life as a Rehearsal
- Cut
- Dream Told by Moto
- I Felt Like a Gringo
- Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
- Maybe Partying Will Help
- Toadies
- Corona
- History Lesson, Pt. 2
- This Ain't No Picnic
- King of the Hill
- Tour-Spiel
- Price of Paradise
- Big Stick
- Courage
- Spoken Word Piece
- Just Another Soldier
- If Reagan Played Disco
- Case Closed
- Futurism Restated
- Joy
- Black Sheep
- Badges
- Party With Me Punker
[edit] Musical personnel
- D. Boon - guitar and vocals
- Mike Watt - bass and vocals
- George Hurley - drums
[edit] Other personnel
- Spot - record producer, recording engineer
| The Minutemen |
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| D. Boon | Mike Watt | George Hurley |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Punch Line | What Makes a Man Start Fires? | Double Nickels on the Dime | 3-Way Tie (For Last) | Ballot Result |
| Extended plays: Paranoid Time | Joy | Bean-Spill | Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat | Tour-Spiel | Project: Mersh | Georgeless E.P. |
| Compilations: The Politics of Time | My First Bells | Post-Mersh Vol. 1 | Post-Mersh Vol. 2 | Post-Mersh Vol. 3 | Introducing the Minutemen |
| Other releases: Minuteflag | D. Boon and Friends |
| Bootlegs: ...Just A Minute, Men | Live In 1985: Acoustic Blowout | Live At Flynn's Ocean 71 |
| Related articles |
| The Reactionaries | New Alliance Records | Martin Tamburovich | George Hurley and Mike Watt |
