Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Post-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, American Underground Active: 80's Formed: 1980 in San Pedro, CA
Black Flag, Gang of Four, The Sex Pistols, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Funkadelic, The Clash, Blue Öyster Cult, Steely Dan, Wire, The Stooges, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, Richard Hell & the Voidoids Descendents, Minor Threat, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Wipers, Honor Role, R.E.M., bIG fLAME, Pere Ubu, Nomeansno, Mission of Burma, The Mekons, Gone, Fugazi, Cro-Mags, Jello Biafra, Fuel The Teeth, Agitpop, Dinosaur Jr., Sarandon, Holy Rollers, Phantom Tollbooth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Box, Jane's Addiction, The Fuses, By the End of Tonight, Garth Reeves, Shellac, John Schuller, Wrangler Brutes, The Coke Dares, Hot Club de Paris, Fugazi, The Ghost Shirt Society |  |
More than any other hardcore band, the Minutemen epitomized the free-thinking independent ideals that formed the core of punk/alternative music. Wildy eclectic and politically revolutionary, the Minutemen never stayed in one place too long; they moved from punk to free jazz to funk to folk at a blinding speed. And they toured and recorded at blinding speed; during the early '80s, they were constantly on the road, turning out records whenever they had a chance. Like their peers Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, and the Meat Puppets, the Minutemen built a large, dedicated cult following throughout the United States through their relentless touring. Like their fellow American indie bands, the trio was poised to break into the world of major labels in 1986, and they would have if it wasn't for the tragic death of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon in December of 1985.
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Release: July 28, 1998
Label: SST
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Release: April 21, 1989
Label: SST
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