The Minutemen : Double Nickles on the Dime
Genre: Punk	Dates: 1984

Three self-described "corndogs" from San Pedro, California "purged all their rock" (in bassist Mike Watt's words) and metamorphosed into the most original American punk rock band of the early 1980s. In fact, on first hearing, one will be hard-pressed to call it punk: D. Boon's guitar is Jerry Garcia hopped up on two pots of coffee, and Watt and drummer George Hurley would give any avant-jazz rhythm section a serious scare. Their songs seldom reached the two-minute mark and often didn't surpass a minute (this 43-song release—not a greatest hits set!—fits on a single CD); however, they're packed with unpretentious, angry, and stunned political observations of the first half of the Reagan presidency. Inspiring…but in danger of disappearing into the dustbin of history for those who weren't there. And for budding young musicians who are strapped for cash, bear in mind their motto, powerfully reinforced on this, their best-ever record: "We Jam Econo."
(Parental Guidance Suggested: Explicit Lyrics)

Playlist:
1. D.'s Car Jam / Anxious Mo-Fo
2. Theatre Is The Life Of You
3. Viet Nam
4. Cohesion
5. It's Expected I'm Gone
6. #1 Hit Song
7. Two Beads At The End
8. Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
9. Don't Look Now
10. Sh*t From An Old Notebook
11. Nature Without Man
12. One Reporter's Opinion
13. Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
14. Maybe Partying Will Help
15. Toadies
16. Retreat
17. Big Foist, The
18. God Bows To Math
19. Corona
20. Glory Of Man, The
21. Take 5, D.
22. My Heart And The Real World
23. History Lesson-Part II
24. You Need The Glory
25. Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts, The
26. West Germany
27. Politics Of Time, The
28. Themselves
29. Please Don't Be Gentle With Me
30. Nothing Indeed
31. No Exchange
32. There Ain't Sh*t On T.V. Tonight
33. This Ain't No Picnic
34. Spillage
35. Untitled Song For Latin America
36. Jesus And Tequila
37. June 16th
38. Storm In My House
39. Martin's Story
40. Dr. Wu
41. World According To Nouns, The
42. Love Dance
43. Three Car Jam