Band Name: Minutemen
Music Album: The Punch Line
Album Release Date: December 1981
Music Genre: Punk Rock Alternative Rock
Record Label: SST Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 18 Tracks Cassette Album
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 (...)
| A1 | Search | 0:54 |
| A2 | Tension | 1:20 |
| A3 | Games | 1:04 |
| A4 | Boiling | 0:58 |
| A5 | Disguises | 0:48 |
| A6 | The Struggle | 0:42 |
| A7 | Monuments | 0:52 |
| A8 | Ruins | 0:49 |
| A9 | Issued | 0:41 |
| B1 | The Punch Line | 0:41 |
| B2 | Song For El Salvador | 0:32 |
| B3 | History Lesson | 0:38 |
| B4 | Fanatics | 0:31 |
| B5 | No Parade | 0:52 |
| B6 | Straight Jacket | 1:00 |
| B7 | Gravity | 0:57 |
| B8 | Warfare | 0:55 |
| B9 | Static | 0:52 |
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