EPISODE 061 - The Minutemen

This is the story of an American band who took what they had and made something out of it. 'Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991' is a book by Michael Azerrad that chronicals this and other important underground American bands during the 80's. Recommended reading !

"Monuments" - from the album, 'The Punch Line' (1981) "Ack, Ack, Ack" - from the album, 'Three Way Tie For Last' (1985) "Self Referenced:"Cut""I Felt Like A Gringo"- from the 'Buzz or Howl Under Influence of Heat' EP (1983) "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing""#1 Hit Song""Take 5, D.""This Ain't No Picnic""Little Man with a Gun in His Hand" - from the album, 'Double Nickels on the Dime' (1984) "Things Could Turn Around""Brave Captain""Chemical Wire""On Your Knees""The Candle and the Flame"- by Firehose from the album, 'Ragin' Full On' (1986) "In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton" - by Firehose from the album, 'if 'N' (1987) "History Lesson - Part II" "Our band could be your lifeReal names'd be proofMe and Mike Watt, we played for yearsPunk rock changed our lives We learned punk rock in HollywoodDrove up from PedroWe were fucking corndogsWe'd go drink and pogo Mr. NarratorThis is Bob Dylan to meMy story could be his songsI'm his soldier child Our band is scientist rockBut I was E. Bloom, Richard HellJoe Strummer and John DoeMe and Mike Watt, playing guitar" - from the album, 'Double Nickels on the Dime' (1984) Mike Watt, interview from the Minutemen documentary, 'We Jam Econo' (2005)

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