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Title: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Maybe Partying Will Help on 05 Jul 2007, 20:03

Well, I love pretty much anything Mike Watt does.

Minutemen and fIREHOSE are two of the best bands from the eighties, I say.  Even though they were never hugely popular (mostly new wave on the radio those days), the music they play is so unique and wonderful.

Has anyone else heard of these bands?  Any other fans?  Any stories to tell about their music?

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: squawk on 06 Jul 2007, 00:08

Minutemen are pretty neat.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Maybe Partying Will Help on 06 Jul 2007, 02:42

What bums me most about D's death was they had their next project planned out already, but they never got to make it!  I think it was called something like 3 Dudes, 6 Sides, 3 Studio, 3 Live.  Damn, wish we could have heard that...

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Misereatur on 06 Jul 2007, 05:40

Man, I love Mike Watt.

I'm going to see him live with the Stooges tommorow!

Also, Maybe Partying Will Help, welcome to the forums.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Maybe Partying Will Help on 06 Jul 2007, 06:42

Quote from: tommydski on 06 Jul 2007, 02:54

I wasn't such a fan of 'Three Way Tie For Last' but I did enjoy the peversity of 'Project Mersh'. On the one hand I'm glad they never had a chance to suck, like most of their peers eventually did.

I always recommend Nomeansno to people who miss the Minutemen. They were another trio who also took Punk into genuinely ridiculous territory.

Man, did you ever see the video for 'King of the Hill' from Project Mersh?  D. plays this dictator-type who just gorges himself on food the whole time.  The only problem I have with the video is that the trumpet player from the song is hanging around.  It's like, "you aren't a Minuteman, so get out!"

And thanks for the reccomendation.  I'll be sure to check 'em out.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Misereatur on 06 Jul 2007, 06:50

Quote from: Maybe Partying Will Help on 06 Jul 2007, 06:42

It's like, "you aren't a Minuteman, so get out!"

There are about 20 people in that video in almost every shot, dude.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: ScrambledGregs on 06 Jul 2007, 07:26

I'm counting down the posts until Khar appears in here and tells us all how garbage the Minutemen and Mike Watt are.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Maybe Partying Will Help on 06 Jul 2007, 07:30

Watching the 'King of the Hill' vid again, I noticed that the trumpet player looks a lot like my aunt.  Which either says that the dude is feminine, my aunt is masculine, or they're both androgynous.

Edit: tommydski- you can find the video on the 'We Jam Econo' DVD.  First disc, I think.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: rhinohelicopter on 04 Aug 2007, 23:44

My old bass teacher burnt me a couple fireHOSE albums a few years ago and through that I learned about the Minutemen.  I haven't listened to The Minutemen much but fireHOSE is an excellent band.  My favorites are "Brave Captain" and "Chemical Wire"

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: Ernest on 05 Aug 2007, 12:47

The Minutemen are an honest band people can believe in.

Title: Re: Minutemen and fIREHOSE
Post by: alloashley on 05 Aug 2007, 17:06

i know d. boon died for our sins...