Sometimes a young person can be exposed to really good music, but they aren’t ready to digest it. This is what happened to me at 12 – I was turned on to San Pedro’s Minutemen, but I just couldn’t get where they were coming from. Then around the age of 14, it all suddenly made sense to me, and I found myself totally digging their album Double Nickels On The Dime, a brilliant piece of work. From day one, this band were on their own planet of musical expression. I’m happy that I got to see them play many times. The one show that blew my mind was at UCLA, with Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets and the Minutemen. Much respect to Greg Ginn and the SST crew for seeing talent in these humans from jump street. Right when the band was about to break through, D.Boon died, and the other members went on to start fIREHOSE. In 2005, a stellar documentary called We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen was released, and I must say it’s a great piece of punk rock history. Even if you are not a fan of the band, there is information in here that will grab your attention. The cast of characters that were interviewed for this documentary proves how influential the Minutemen were. In an era where hardcore had rules about a certain way of dressing and playing, this band broke them all! Check out We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen.
