The Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime

By Michael T. Fournier,

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In recent years, the Minutemen have enjoyed something of a revival, due to both a chapter in Michael Azerrad's book "Our Band Could Be Your Life", and a feature length documentary film, "We Jam Econo", showcasing the band's legacy. (And having a song serve as the theme for MTV's "Jackass"ā€¦

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From Martinā€™s expansive look at things, letā€™s move onto a more granular approach ā€“ Fournierā€™s Double Nickels. Fournier focuses on just one band and an album (albeit a double record album and one of the best to come out of punk in the 1980s). The Minutemen played a fast, discordant music that sounded like jazz as much as hardcore thrash music. Fournierā€™s examination turns up something few people consider, that punk wasnā€™t all about blistering music but rather sophisticated in its nature. Fournier documents how the bassist in the band, Mike Watt, had extended conversations with one of theā€¦

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