Boon's rhythm was so precise and in the pocket, and he played those complex 9th and 11th chords without looking at the fretboard, while singing and thrashing around...he was such a force of nature and very unique! R.I.P. D! 🙏🎸👊
that was Richard Derrick on drums .... a friend of mine all thru school .... one thing about Richard ..... he was a natural musician .... give him any instrument and in 5 minutes he knew how to play it .... at a party once I brought my moms old accordion and richard was playing like a pro in 5 minutes ..... he past away 4 or 5 years ago
He's definitely holding it down and holding his own here. The drummer equivalent of the "actor's nightmare" would be to find yourself onstage trying to play George Hurley's parts! Was he in Wednesday Week? I think that band had a pretty fluid lineup, and it seems to be their drum kit.
Drummer is Richard Derrick, D.'s roommate. This set is on a cool CD called D. Boon And Friends, which has a bunch of house jams, plus an acoustic solo D. set.
Smart, but misguided. We know conclusively, according to multiple sources: "Mao's policies were also responsible for a vast number of deaths, with estimates ranging from 40 to 80 million victims due to starvation, persecution, prison labour, and mass executions, and his government has been described as totalitarian."
@@RidgeRunner-lz5ko ah yes everything the OP knows about D has to have only come from one 20 second interview right? And also, let's just pretend it's normal for people to go about and read very dense and difficult literature about economics or really any kind of scholarly writings on politics/econ/society right? That's what everyone does in their free time right?
Saw these guys play a party at California Institute for the Arts in 1982, and to this day, it is one of the top three most powerful rock shows I've ever seen. D Boon could play anything with astonishing rhythm. They were my favorite punk band of the era, by far.
Fan-freakin'-tastic!!! I wonder if half these kids knew that they were hearing a late performance of one of the greatest punk bands, if not one of.the greatest bands, period, ever!! I would have been flipping my lid, or just paralyzed with pure joy.
At the time, I thought they were the best band in the world. They had a pretty good reputation in LA but only among people who payed close attention to the alternative rock scene. If you were just a regular student and only casually into music, then no, you might not have realized it. My roommate that year listened to the crappiest radio station that was entirely programmed and didn't have live djs. He wasn't at that concert. As you can see, I was bopping my head. Normally at their concerts, I was dancing like a madman, but I'm sure I had a book bag and the place was pretty packed.
Audio recordings of much of this set can be found on the release D. Boon and Friends. If this video intrigues you, I definitely recommend picking it up. It contains home recordings by Boon, with multi-instrumentalist Crane and drummer Richard Derrick, seen here subbing for George Hurley. Demo recordings, yes, however they are certainly worthwhile for anyone looking for undiscovered Boon material. Unfortunately, this collaboration, dubbed Cosmic Joke, is our only hint at his musical progression.
This is such a great live performance of one of my favorite Minutemen songs. D. As usual is just going off. That man had enough energy to carry the band by himself. But was lucky enough to have been friends with Watt and played for years. See what I did there. This drummer is good but George is in his own category. In my opinion as good as Neil Peart. I only use his name not because I think he is anywhere near the best drummer but George could keep up with him. Those three finding each other changed what I thought music could be. I had the opportunity to see the Minutemen and fIREHOSE more times than I can count. Minuteman only twice both times with black flag. I love the fact that I was able to buy the tour Spiel 7in from Watt. Out of a box in the back of a van in 85 and 16 years later buy a t-shirt from him out of a trash bag. It speaks volumes to their commitment to DIY. And this video to the talent of the incomparable d. Boone. He plays those crazy chords and does not even look at his guitar as he jumps all over the place like a guy half his size. This was not a one-off thing. That was how he performed. Absolute brilliance! One last aside I believe this was the reactionaries right before they switched drummers and names. I'm also curious to know if the drummer in this performance is the same guy that plays the trumpet on King of the Hill? If you know please tell?
They said George couldn't get out of work that day and D. Boon's roommate filled in. It was Crane that played trumpet with them on some songs including King of the Hill not the drummer in this video.
I had to listen to George do this song to get a feel for how this sounds different. This guy fills in pretty good but after listening to the original, I have more appreciation for what George added to the group.
Correct, circlejerks450. The late Martin Tambourivich was the singer for the Reactionaries back in '78. He was a was a butcher at San Pedro Farms, but loved to dabble and have fun with music. Creative guy(once made a hell of a halloween costume) and overall cool dude. Passed away about ten years ago.
Boomer here. D. Boon was like the Jackie Gleason of rock 'n roll ( to say punk is an insult). Holy shit he could move around on stage for sure. Grew up on the East Coast. Dolls, Cramps, Stooges, Ramones etc. But my two favorite California bands were the DK's and the Minutemen. Living out here now in LA, some 20+ years later. I'm still spreading the word of the Minutemen.
Who is to say? I hope their is cool stuff out there, that I am just too old to know about/have the time to find, the naive idealist in me is holding out a vision of a cool scene similar to what I remember, but I'm just told old to know about it. But yeah, you are probably right, music seemingly just sucks now, even though young artists have tools like youtube, bandcamp, the ability to make their own CD's coupled with cheap color printing to make cd covers, etc. I feel lucky to have had this in my youth.
@jimmyji That's Richard Derrick. He was room mates with D. George could not get off of his day job, so Richard filled in. This was shot at a show on the UCLA campus Jan 30, 1985.
@Manuel Grotesque I think the guy in the hat at 0.40 is a young Perry Farrell, founder of Jane's Addiction and Lollapaloosa. Watt played with him briefly in the 90's in Porno for Pyros.
Świetny zespół - szkoda że tak mało znany w Polsce. To autentyczna muzyka rockowa, bez zbędnego lukru. Szczera, ale nie anarchistyczna i mówiąca o problemach zwykłego człowieka.
Despite being aware of who they were for like 30 years, I never really delved into the Minutemen because I'm a big fan of distortion and power chords, and D.Boon...wasn't. I just randomly threw on 3 Way Tie and was really blown away, to the point that I had to see what they were like live, and wow D.Boon was really something to behold.
I believe that this was the only show the Minutemen played without George. D agreed to play the show as a favor and there wasn't much as far as pay goes. I may me wrong?? Great Vid.
That’s Kathy Alexander. She drove butthole surfers on a tour or two in a van purchased for that purpose. I believe she showed up unannounced and said I’m your new driver. Clothespins in her hair. Supercool girl.
what does the interviewer say? I understand 'petit livre rouge de mao', and that the songs don't last more than a few minutes or sth like that. But I would like to know exactly.
Difficult to say exactly why, but Derrick was D. Boon's roommate at the time, George Hurley was working his day job and couldn't be there for this gig, so Derrick filled in and did so very well! Fucking give him credit!
