"What Makes a Man Start Fires" is still one of my favorite albums. I'll never forget seeing them in the 7th street Entry back in the early 80's. That gig blew me away!
Grew up riding skateboards and listening to Minutemen. Saw fIREHOSE in Chicago in the 90’s… maybe 1993 or 1994, can’t recall. I think it was at the Aragon Brawlroom. Saw Mike Watt and his band in Seattle around 2016/2017. Amazing shows. Keep rockin’!
I've been a fan for years, just found the doc and I'm 15 minutes in. The commentary by Mike at 13:10 about the nature of counter culture is brilliant! Unfortunately the saying is true that history is written by the victor, and counter culture like punk rarely succeeds in that respect. Sure, there are many examples of well documented punk artists, but hearing about the perspective of a punk-listening outsider of the past is very uncommon. Great insight, cant wait to watch the rest of the doc! edit: oh my god these guys are so fucking cool, i knew the music was great but they were so in touch with the essence of the scene! and to me, the essence of the punk scene is the essence of so many people, like the music or not. rip D. Boone, you're a fuckin legend
D..Boon's untimely death was the beginning of the death of underground alternative music. That wonderful spontaneous organic period before the major labels could exploit it. Perhaps one can only grasp if you were living during that time and conscious of it. I listen to 98% of the shat music today (2024) and I can only say.... We miss you D.Boon 😢
I feel like such a fool for only knowing this band for doing the Jackass theme tune and nothing else. I thought they were just a country and western band, such a silly assumption on my part.
So glad I was there to see D Boons brilliance gone way to young RIP many shows all epic memories for numerous reasons my favorite was Sin 34 Johanna Went And The Minutemen at the Whiskey one of my cherished childhood memories another was playing with George Hurley 30 od years later with Kevin Freeze at Dennis McGiverns studio in Pedro . Mike is a solid bass player.Cheers to another band gone way to soon
After seeing/hearing/hangin` with, and getting pictures with and autographs from Watt and Ed fROMOHIO this past Friday in Pittsburgh Pa., I had to come here and watch this again. Watt is still much fun to talk with and Great to Listen To !
I checked this due to Mike's connection with Graham Lewis of Wire. I didn't know anything about the Minutemen. I loved the documentary, and wow, they could really play.
Mike Watt has to be one of the best bass players I’ve ever heard. I wonder if he’ll ever be recognized for his awesome playin? My friends were into the minutemen but I’m still not. But another friend of mine played firehose for me an I’ve been hooked on firehose ever since. An I don’t know but I’m just starting to watch this now, I might have seen this video before, I can’t remember for sure. But does anybody know if the drummer from minutemen is the same drummer that’s in firehose? Cuz he’s priddy f’n good drummer too!
The Minutemen were a band that was the sum of all its members. Take one of them out of the band and the magic is gone. It had to be those three knuckleheads in order for the magic to work
Just saw Mike Watt tonight, talked to him about the minutemen… he was so genuine and nice, signed my minutemen album and remembered my name when the show was over. Thankful I got to see him. RIP D Boon.
I was getting the basement ready to paint last week and found a post card from my friend Matt Adams. (It was a post card in name only. If you can put an address and postage on something they'll deliver it) On the front he wrote YOU MISSED DOG AID and told me about a benefit show for sombody's pooch before giving me a rundown on Minutemen. "They are simply the best band in this town. In addition to their own songs they play smokin' versions of Creedence's "Have you ever seen the Rain", "Green River" and "Don't Look Now", BOC's "The Red and the Black" Steppenwolf's "Hey Lawdy Mama." D.Boon is one big man with a monster guitar sound to match, Mike Watt plays jazzy/RB bass all over the place and Georges drums are hit harder than Martin Chamber's" I went out and bought "Three Way Tie' the next day. Thanks Matt, I miss you.
