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  • Country / United States
  • Time Span / 1980 – 1985

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Influenced By (10)

Captain Beefheart, Wire, Gang Of Four, Blue Öyster Cult, Pere Ubu, Joe Bouchard, The Stalk-Forrest Group, The Pop Group, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Urinals

Influence On (28)

Fugazi, Soundgarden, Wilco, Sublime, Slint, Dazzling Killmen, Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy, Karate, Beefeater, Short Dogs Grow, Billy Belzer, Pinback, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, The Garden, Gospel, Mac McCaughan, Wingtip Sloat, Chris Corsano, Uncle Wiggly, Jeff Mangum, Ungdomskulen, Call Me Lightning, The Primates, Gay Against You, The Beauty Shop, Kimono Draggin, EL VY

Genres

Rock Non-Music Jazz Folk, World, & Country Electronic

Styles

Punk Hardcore Alternative Rock Indie Rock Experimental

Minutemen

Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter. They were noted in the California punk community for a philosophy of "jamming econo"—a sense of thriftiness reflected in their touring and short, tight songs, and for their eclectic style, drawing on hardcore punk, funk, jazz, and other sources. Continue reading on Wikipedia

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