A brief moment when culture, creativity, rage, talent, and even lack of talent all came together in a stew of wonderful music -- not perfect, but wonderful. And when d. Boon died, that era largely died. I discovered fIREHOSE as a 17-year-old kid. I had never heard of the Minutemen. It sounded so "new" to my mind, and I went to a dozen fIREHOSE shows, swirling in a pit. It seems so long ago.
I knew fIREHOSE first as well, around 17 or 18. And when I finally got to college and access to record stores with the Minutemen my world opened a lot. I felt I had permission to make my own music which may very well be terrible but I believe d. Boon would want me to make my own noise as a way of augmenting my existence. So I do. Those shows you went to aren't that long ago. They're still in your memory and thanks for sharing.
@@SocialmotionMedia I was on the "fIREHOSE Muster Roll" and received the post cards in the mail. firehose played everywhere -- dives, clubs, theaters, college auditoriums. They were seemingly possessed. They have an astounding catalog of music that will always remain.
0:27 Corona 3:00 Themselves 4:23 The Red and the Black (Blue Oyster Cult) 8:13 Badges 9:04 Felt Like a Gringo 10:58 Time (Richard Hell) 12:56 Green River (Creedence) 14:56 Lost (Meat Puppets) 17:28 Ack Ack Ack (the Urinals) 18:00 Ain’t Talkin’ About Love (Van Halen) 18:41 History Lesson pt. 2 21:07 Tour-Spiel 24:03 Little Man with a Gun in his Hand 27:43 Old MacDonald Had a Farm (the Old MacDonald ensemble) I made this because I love this band, don't know if this is 100% accurate though
Y'all will be glad to know George Hurley is still around, making music in Hermosa Beach. I had the honor of jamming with him the other night. He is an astonishing, original drummer, and his chops are better than ever. Punk is due for a revival. It needs to resurrect itself and take a shit on today's soulless quantized auto-tuned pop music. What's right now needed is RAGE.
'THE PEOPLE WILL SURVIVE ' Possibly the coolest punks ever. No costumes, no props necessary. Just TRUE PUNK ATTITUDE. unpretentious, BRAVE music. 5 cent deposit.
I’m 65 years old ..listened and loved a lot of music. I listened to this album in 84 for 6 straight weeks, nothing else. I’d never done that before or since , it was mesmerizing
Grew up in San Pedro, the last couple of years my neighbor was a guy a couple of years older than me, named Gary McDaniels, later to be Chuck Dukowski. Had crazy times being the roadie for Gary's band Wurm at the time. Never knew that down the street across from Western Avenue D. Boon and Mike Watt were growing up and starting to make this crazy music. Years later was at a Black Flag show in Santa Barbara and someone was interviewing Chuck, and he turned around and grabbed D. Boon and said "This is the guy you should be talking to!". The first and only time I met D. Found his grave at Green Hills Memorial (Western Ave) ... threw a guitar pick on his grave and said "thanks".
this music is simply here for the enjoyment of those who love punk rock. not to have debates about the music conglomerate. let's not de-evolve. Long Live Minutemen
Thank you, Mr. Landi. Thank you. Saw Mike Watt perform in Denver this Summer (2017) and he is still the wonderful man I remember -- short and compact songs with plenty of heart. By contrast, the band that headlined (Meat Puppets) seemed meandering and self indulgent -- and brilliant at times I will admit.
@@elmoblatch9787 I saw Mike Watt 2019 and he was still a sweet man and even sweeter musician. I also saw Meat Puppets open for X a few years ago. "Meandering and self-indulgent" was definitely the shared opinion of the crowd.
Bought Double Nickels on the Dime in Gainesville when I was 15, didn't know exactly what I was getting. The clerk picked it up, looked at me, got the other clerk's attention and held up the disc. The other clerk said, they should call that album The Bible. Damn, was he right.
Similar with me. I bought Double Nickels off some mail order catalog called 'burning airlines', not really knowing what I was getting into. I was about 15 and just getting to explore the outer fringes of the punk music scene. So glad I came across the minute men.
I bought this record in Gainesville, too! Of course, at that time I was already well acquainted with the album, but I'm so curious what shop you snagged it at! Man, I hope it was Hear Again...
May God rest your soul Dennis for ever brother. I and many others continue to Love you Boon, because with your music with Mike and Hurley.THANKS DENNIS.. this was I believe the last set before you left,so we miss you😂😀✌️👍👍👍🗣️👣👤🌍loVEs You ..
And today (Dec. 22, 2020) marks the 35th anniversary of d. Boone’s death at the age of 27 in a traffic accident. The axel fell off of his van while he was resting in the back. For punk rock in Los Angeles, that is the day the music died. Mike Watt did amazing work with fIREHOSE (and other bands) after that, but it definitely broke a part of his heart forever.
The Minutemen are an extraordinarily important band. Double Nickels is in the same league as Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper's and Zen Arcade. This video is remarkably good and is sometimes profound. I flatly do not understand how it gets 5 down votes.
00:25 Carona 03:00 Themselves 04:20 The Red and the Black 08:14 Badges 09:02 I Felt Like a Gringo 10:56 Time 12:55 Green River 14:54 Lost 17:28 Ack, Ack, Ack 17:58 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 18:41 History Lesson Part 2 21:05 Tour Spiel 24:02 Little Man With a Gun in His Hand
Mr. Narrator - sometimes there's a band that you listen to over and over and you wake up one morning and they're gone and time passes and you forget and then 30 years later you see and hear something and it takes you right to that moment. RIP D.
This is the best version of history lesson part 2. What an original band. You take a song like badges which revolves around a bass line and make it into a beautiful piece of music like this. Hearing badges with an acoustic guitar riff is a real treat. This is definitely one of their best shows. Minutemen playing acoustically is something I needed but didn’t know I needed. They never cease to amaze me. They are so underrated even to this day.
I think the best way to go is to get buzzed on whatever and not even look at the video and just listen to it. Nothing wrong with watching VHS but why not just concentrate on what we're hearing?
D. Boon only knew one type guitar solo. And this is why i love him. It is my guitar solo because of him. I told Mike Watt this when i met him and he hugged me immediately.
Lauren Hollister It wasn't meant as an insult, plus Mike Watt seemed to agree with me so it cannot be far from the truth. Theres no solo like a D. Boon solo.
Amazing. Imagine if this were recorded as a Tiny Desk concert now. The sound would have been epic. That being said, the low-fi aspects of the VHS tape along with the slightly off mix make it sound really good.
I was a bit too young to really grasp this as a youth but as age has crept up on me there isn't a year that passes that I don't love The Minutemen more and more. Thank you Minutemen.
Agreed i grew up in the hardcore punk scene early 90s and I obviously missed the mm by then and tbh i checked them out in the 90s being a huge black flag fan and exploring the sst lineup. Back then I was to young to appreciate what the mm were, if it didn't sound like black flag I wasn't feeling it because I expected the mm to be something completely different and was disappointed. As I got older I truly learned to appreciate them and have come full circle & they became one of my favorites bands. RIP D. Boon...
I can't believe I didn't know about Minutemen until I was 25 years old. What was I doing with my life? I can only imagine how much more they would have accomplished. Truly were one of a kind with their own sound. You can't say that about too many bands. What a treasure.
This is a great thing about the internet. We get to see this where without it very few people would have a VHS copy. And it speaks volumes to how far ahead of their time the Minutemen were. MTV Unplugged. Pfft! These guys knew what was cool. They always played from the heart. D. always wrote from the heart as well.. And George, what can you say. Probably one of the most underrated drummers out there. Of course for those of us who know it goes without saying like so much of the Minutemen. In fact I would prefer they didn't know.. That's what made Punk special. It was our music. There was no separation between the band and the audience if you wanted to get on stage you got on stage. It's terrible to think that within months of this D's life was tragically cut short. The Mind reels to imagine what would have been. All respect to Ed. fROMOHIO who was great. I saw them on The RaginFull On tour and was blown away by what they had come up with I wasn't quite sure what would happen. and for Watt to get out there so quick. That took a lot because D's death took a lot out of him. I understand there was a time when he considered never playing again. So we all sort of owe Ed a debt of gratitude for knocking on his door unannounced.. There's a funny story about Camper Fan Beethoven and later Cracker's vocalist lying to him by telling him Watt was looking for a new guitarist singer for the Minutemen. Look it up if you have the time. This one's for the muster roll.
Ralph - where was this aired? Los Angeles? This is just amazing. Thank you so much for recording this and saving it... you rescued an important piece of music history.
Wow. A transmission sent out over 32 years ago just reached me TODAY. With all the ugliness going on in today's world, I still live to witness stuff like this and to be struck dumb (happily so...) Thanks for posting, and extra special thanks to D., Mike, and George.
ME TOO! Thinking the same. Important to have him come back right now somehow. I feel like a bunch of us have just been turned by them again all at once for good reason.
Between acoustic sets like this, their last album, and the home 4 track recordings D. Boon was making toward the end I think we were really in for something awesome and maybe even better than what we ever got from MM that was stolen from us. I know not all Minutemen fans think highly of their last album but IMO it was a Meat Puppets II type album, an in some ways awkward stylistic transition but totally brilliant. We were robbed of what they would transition to, but IMO it would've been its own strange animal that could have felt like a blend of elements of 87-95 era Meat Puppets, Pixies, Phil Ochs, Violent Femmes, and of course fiRehose
D. Boon was a genius or close to becoming one. His poetic lyrics always had the hard, clear ring of truth. He'd already been dead a couple months when I first heard them so the songs have always been doubly haunting
Thank you for uploading! I was born about 15 years after Minutemen ended. Fortunately, or unfortunately this is the best way for me to experience punk.
I was so fortunate to have this timeless music as the backdrop to my high school years in the mid-1980's. There was a deep connection a lot of us had with the Minuteman but realized only after the collective bummer brought on by D Boon's untimely passing.
I was a bit later but as a 16 year old I can think format least 2 friendships that started by my introducing the minutrmen music to them. Born in 82 so around 97 98 watts 2 solo albums some firehose and anyall minutemen was what we held to our heart blessed out ears with and challenged our domes to. From seeing the contemplating engine room tour to drunkly/acid tripping analyzing and dissecting there words and sounds turns rowdy directionless boys into more cohesive thoughtful men that f.s.u. with a purpose
Praise the lord for dropping this into my random feed today. MM were the real deal. I never had the chance to see them but I did have Double Nickles when it came out and couldn't believe how amazing it was. Watching this is so bittersweet.
Even with the piss poor audio recording equipment this public access station had. They still rocked it. I sure would like to see again big D. Boon hopping around on stage seemingly lite as a feather. Watt cranking out those cool bass beats, matching Boon perfectly, and George in the back with big mop of hair tying it together with his flawless drumming! May they live on forever in our minds and hearts. Thanks Ralph!
