Project Mersh
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| EP by The Minutemen | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Recorded | February 1985 | |
| Genre | Alternative, Punk | |
| Length | 22:14 | |
| Label | SST | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Carducci | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Minutemen chronology | ||
| Double Nickels on the Dime (1984) |
Project: Mersh (1985) |
3-Way Tie (For Last) (1985) |
Project: Mersh is the pentultimate release (final extended play, or EP release) from influential punk/alternative trio The Minutemen before D. Boon's death later that year in an auto accident.
The cover art is a painting by D. Boon depicting a meeting of three exhausted record label executives in which one of them says "I got it! We'll have them write hit songs!" Project: Mersh was a sarcastic and ironic attempt at a commercial (or "mersh") recording rather than their "econo" method. Though, as bassist Mike Watt pointed out in a 1985 Bard College interview, "It's only mersh because we said it was mersh, it only sold about half as much as our art record Double Nickels on the Dime in marketing terms." All six songs surpass the two-minute mark ("More Spiel" is nearly six minutes long) and incorporate verses, choruses, and hooks, and fade outs in contrast to nearly all the band's previous recordings. Crane who provided backing vocals and played the trumpet on Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat returned to lend his voice and instrumentals to the album. The album even utilizes a synthesizer which was played by Ethan James who produced their previous album Double Nickels on the Dime.[1]. The album also features a cover of Steppenwolf's "Hey Lawdy Mama."
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- The Cheerleaders – 3:52 (Boon)
- King of the Hill – 3:24 (Boon)
- Hey Lawdy Mama – 3:37 (Byrom, Edmonton, Kay)
[edit] Side two
- Take Our Test – 2:44 (Watt)
- Tour-Spiel – 2:45 (Watt)
- More Spiel – 5:52 (Watt)
[edit] Musical Personnel
- D. Boon - guitar, lead vocals
- Mike Watt - bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, speech
- George Hurley - drums, sound effects, wood block
- Crane - trumpet, backing vocals
- Ethan James - synthesizer, backing vocals
[edit] External links
| 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 |
