If What Makes a Man Start Fires? was a remarkable step forward from the Minutemen's promising debut album, The Punch Line, then Double Nickels on the Dime was a quantum leap into greatness, a sprawling 44-song set that was as impressive as it was ambitious. While punk rock was obviously the starting point for the Minutemen's musical journey (which they celebrated on the funny and moving "History Lesson Part II"), by this point the group seemed up for almost anything -- D. Boon's guitar    [ read more ]

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This is a white Minutemen shirt in size large, featuring a pretty hardcore looking anchor and repping the 'Men's hometown of San Pedro. This would probably also look good as a tattoo. Just sayin'.

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This is a white Minutemen shirt in size medium, featuring a pretty hardcore looking anchor and repping the 'Men's hometown of San Pedro. This would probably also look good as a tattoo. Just sayin'.

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This is a white Minutemen shirt in size small, featuring a pretty hardcore looking anchor and repping the 'Men's hometown of San Pedro. This would probably also look good as a tattoo. Just sayin'.

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This is a white Minutemen shirt in size extra-large, featuring a pretty hardcore looking anchor and repping the 'Men's hometown of San Pedro. This would probably also look good as a tattoo. Just sayin'.

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We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen is the acclaimed feature-length documentary on the too-brief life of one of the most revered, intriguing, and inspired American bands ever. At the heart of their story is the immeasurable personal and musical bond between bassist Mike Watt and singer and guitarist D. Boon. Childhood friends, their unbridled creativity and political views were the foundation of this groundbreaking band which refused to be categorized as Punk. The film weaves together perso   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The Minutemen may have come out of the same California hardcore scene that produced Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Fear, but they not only bore little resemblance to their West Coast contemporaries, they didn't sound much like anyone else in American rock at that time. The Punch Line was the band's first album, packing 18 tunes into less than 25 minutes, and if the music shares hardcore's lust for speed and assaultive rhythmic punch, their sharp, fragmented melodies, complex tempos, and    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The Minutemen had already come up with a sound as distinctive as anything to come out of the American punk underground -- lean, fractured, and urgent -- with their debut album, 1981's The Punch Line. But on their second (relatively) long-player, What Makes a Man Start Fires?, the three dudes from Pedro opted to slow down their tempos a bit, and something remarkable happened -- the Minutemen revealed that they were writing really great songs, with a remarkable degree of stylistic    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. If What Makes a Man Start Fires? was a remarkable step forward from the Minutemen's promising debut album, The Punch Line, then Double Nickels on the Dime was a quantum leap into greatness, a sprawling 44-song set that was as impressive as it was ambitious. While punk rock was obviously the starting point for the Minutemen's musical journey (which they celebrated on the funny and moving "History Lesson Part II"), by this point the group seemed up for almost anything -- D.    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The debut, seven song EP from Minutemen. "This record carries the Raymond Pettibon artwork with pride. It's minimalist, non-conformist, anti-fashion: the most SST band besides Black Flag. Unlike some of their later work (which is still great), this is fast, almost too fanatic stuff, played like this was going to be their only release. Even if it was, I would still not use the Minutemen's name in vain, for whenever I carry a book or a video or whatever that has some kind of politic   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "What Makes a Man Start Fires? marked a real step forward for the Minutemen, and while Double Nickels on the Dime was where the group would reach their peak, there were plenty of signs pointing to that album's diverse brilliance on this eight-song EP. While 'Dreams Are Free, Motherfucker!' and 'The Toe Jam' are goofy, noisy throwaways (hey, this was a EP sandwiched between albums), the rest of the songs found the band consolidating their strengths and growing even tighter and mor   [ read more ]

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Picking up where the first volume left off, Post-Mersh, Vol. 2 contains the Minutemen's 1983 Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat LP and the 1985 Project Mersh EP. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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