Double Nickels On The Dime

It can't be overstated how important and influential this was for early indie and post hardcore. You can definitely hear traces of what would soon come from Minor Threat/Fugazi, and also stuff like Cap'n Jazz and everything that springs from the Kinsella family. I don't think I had heard Double Nickels on The Dime in it's entirety before and found this to be quite a mood. It covers a great deal of material which deconstructs and intelligently pokes fun at pop music. Also, these guys we're just creative and talented players. Classic punk album which was ahead of the curve for 84.

Some interesting songs, but soooop long.

Just brilliant.

Pretty good!

This is riiiight up my alley. I hear a lot of their influence in other bands that I like. Slowcore and post-punk bands for years would cop sounds from this band. For once, some obscure but influential band is actually something I want to listen to!

Interesting short punk tracks

Especie de punk bastante extraño. hipnótico. Un 2.

Punk. No me ha enganchado ninguna canción.

Watt and Boon basically reinvent their instruments and what punk can be. All time classic.

Some good tracks, overall enjoyable but I did struggle a little with the length. 3.5

43 songs and I didn’t really care for any of them. The only enjoyment that came from this album was hearing the Jackass intro in “Corona” and finding the sample from Sublime’s “Waiting For My Ruca” in “History Lesson Part 2.” 2.5/5

Pretty fun, reminded me of the talking heads at times.

It's ok but the jazz funk punk cross over is hard to love.

Sometimes I’d be into it and other parts I could not stand. Like there’s a part that sounds like he’s trying to scat while imitating a ghost. Idk man.

I've listened to songs of Minutemen before, but nothing memorable. But this double album is something unique. 43 songs in 1:15h! Short, fast, and loud are usually the trademarks of punk rock. But this is not just punk. There are so many different genres and influences. And because most of the tracks are under 2 minutes, they are quite direct and honest, just a short intro, maybe a verse or two, sometimes a bridge, and that's it. It's a bit breathtaking at times, but worth the listen.

Interesting listen.

Holy shit this is a fantastic album, this is the fucking goat. 5/5

No need for it to be a double album, although I'm not 100% sure what I might cut. Good, but too long and sloppy, and not as tight as a punk album should be (if it is to be great)

Liked the variation with some songs recorded 'live'

I've played this album a number of times over the last few years, and I reckon that as a body of work it's overlong and a bit rambling. I get many of the references in politics (but being non-US may miss some). I could hear similarities to other bands in there, notably the Gang of Four. On the whole I reckon this is only an average album.

Interesting combination of new wave and funk influences. Almost sounds like a punk band that started to break out of the confines of the genre. Can definitely hear this as an antecedent of Soul Coughing 10-ish years later.

Not something I'd go back to, but I like it

Stripped down garage punk with some nice, funky bass. Sounds a little like Violent Femmes. There are also moments when I can tell that this album must have influenced a great many other artists. I hear glimmers of Red Hot Chili Peppers, some newer indie bands and even Weird Al. The lyrics sound pretty dense and political, a surprise given the tossed off nature of some of the recordings. I wasn’t paying too close attention but sounds like there’s a lot to dig into lyrically. I like the countryish songs too. Reminds me of how Meat Puppets split the difference between punk and country. Wow, I wasn’t expecting the Steely Dan cover, “Dr. Wu.” This is a wild, weird and experimental album. I respect it and it kept surprising me but I can't imagine wanting to listen to it again any time soon. “Corona” and “The Glory of Man” were highlights. I liked the instrumental tracks scattered throughout too.

"Minutemen" really makes sense when 1hr14minutes of music gets played here across 43 songs! This is some pretty fun proto-punk (i think that's what it is called?), with some surprising moments. Going from the proggy fast and heavy "Viet Nam" into the slow rolling nylon guitar of "Cohesion" is jarring, but in a cool way, and I feel like the album has more little moments like that that I find intriguing. One downside is that it has some moments that feel a little boring compared to the rest. This is a problem that occurs on any album where there is fast and exciting moments, alongside slower ones. It leaves the slower moments to feel a bit less interesting. 3/5, was just OK for me.

So many absolutely iconic moments that make you wonder why did it only have to be this unreasonably long, rendering full album resits quite laborious.

Favorite Track: Hi I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is Corona

Man, I needed a nap after this album. I started out a little unsure about this one, with the Jim Morrison/Ian Curtis-goes-to-college-and-joins-the-slam-poetry-group vibe. But pretty soon I was grooving. The songs are all fairly short. There’s a fun mix of punk, post punk, jazz, ska, and blues. For the first time, I was able to hear the direct connection from post punk to 90s alternative — you can definitely hear the precursors of bands like Nirvana and Sublime on here. The vocals can be grating, especially given the length of the album. And therein lies the biggest downside (in my opinion). It quickly becomes exhausting as it refuses to end. At 43 tracks, it’s kind of amazing that it’s *only* an hour and a quarter. But it’s still a lot. I would’ve loved to take a deeper dive and study the lyrics on a second listen, but I feel like I’d have to break it up into a multi-day project. I know the band’s name refers to the right-wing hate group, but I can’t help but laugh at the double entendre considering the length of this album. No one likes a minute man, but there is such a thing as too much. Sometimes you just wish your partner would hurry up and finish … that’s kind of how this album feels. Also, I’m not sure what it says about me that the only song on here that I recognized was “Corona” because of its use as the theme song to Jackass, even though I’m sure I’ve heard other Minutemen songs on playlists before. I’ll give it a 4 because of its ambition and overall decent execution, but it's more of a 3.5. I just wish it was shorter.

It wants to be punk, but its political without the anger. Pass

If this is what hard core is, then I'm a huge fan of hard core.

I really can‘t give away too many 5s but this deserves one for me. It‘s jazzy, punky but also avantgardy at the same time. What a great piece of work!

A generally enjoyable album. A wide range of quality on this. Many of the songs sound like musical doodles, or half baked ideas. Even the good ideas sometimes needed work. I did like the genre, and if half of the content was cut it would’ve been better 3.5

Neat

Punk can be grating on the nerves and has to thread the needle between unlistenable rage and ear pleasing talented rage. Minutemen have the talent, melodies, ingenuity, and disdain for the subject matter of their songs in equal balance.

didn't get it

An album of 43 tracks that average 90 seconds each is always going to be weird, but I thought this was mostly fine

43 tracks is too many tracks however thin you slice ‘em, but, fair play, this album managed to keep me entertained for a surprisingly large chunk of the journey. There’s a lot to be said for keeping songs brief and moving onto the next idea before they get stale, and while there’s enough of an overriding sound (a punky, goofy, ‘slacker rock’ sorta vibe) to keep the album cohesive there are also plenty of experimental left-turns crammed in to keep it interesting. A classic case in point is the political jazz-racket of Viet Nam, followed immediately by the gorgeous acoustic instrumental Cohesion, followed by some absurdist bluesy noodling on It's Expected I'm Gone. 3 stars, or maybe even 3.5 because I admire their chutzpah.

Couldn't wait for it to end. The vocals were so bad, and it all just sounded exactly the same.

heard according to the split sides and took breaks. while i loved side d, the rest were meh to be besides the standouts of course. this type of art punk isnt really my thing, so it seemed harder for me to get into it. the three sides overall really dragged my listening experience for this. 3 personal favs: theatre is the life of you, viet nam, shit from an old notebook, the glory of man, west germany

It’s long. But good. But long. I enjoyed a lot of it - but I found my attention waning at points. It feels important but it doesn’t seem to be planned to flow and it does not do it accidentally - at the same time it’s at points highly poignant and on point - it just makes me feel a more condensed record would have made it perfect.

Torn between a 4 & 5. They're not technically that good but man it grooves so hard. I don't like punk but this is just enough that it works. It's different than others albums.

There's a reason that one of the most important subculture documentaries of all time borrowed a line from "History Lesson, Part II", and it's because when D. Boon says it, you can't help but believe it. Minutemen were probably the closest thing the 80s had to The Velvet Underground, in that everybody you love loves them and everybody who loves them started a band. D. Boon's untimely death, not long after this album came out, only reinforced their stature.

It has interesting riffs and melody for what would be considered punk. But this genre is not my favorite and I cant give a 43 song album more than a 3 (even if most songs are sub 2 minutes)

On this album, the Minutemen move at a breakneck pace trough a zillion ideas. They play with instrumentation and dynamics and more often than not go for pretty overtly political lyrics in a way that evokes a deep curiosity about what punk can do. All that being said, its most consistent sound - that guitar tone - sometimes makes me feel like I'm being clobbered on the head across its runtime, but I'm willing to let it slide when there's so much else to pay attention to.

weren't full of sub 2 minute songs, it would get old fast. but none of them feel incomplete nor overstay their welcome. more melodic and rhythmically interesting than most punk. and god that bass tone is so good.

This is my kind of punk. It's bit like a tasting platter but also filling enough. Fave: Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth

I’ve listened to another Minutemen album before, but never this one. Wow, really doesn’t fit my mental model of hardcore punk - in a good way! I do love an album that blunders around the genre map from track to track. Had to give it three spaced out listens to start to get a grip on it, and could definitely still benefit from more - I’m sure different things will stand out each time. Fave tracks - “Viet Nam” for that spiky post-punk sound, “Cohesion” for some lovely classical guitar, “Two Beads at the End” is totally new wave, sounds a bit Talking Heads in fact, “Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing” is a laugh, “Corona” is very jolly, “There Ain't Shit On T.V. Tonight” gives great slacker ennui.

There are some really good songs on here, but the album as a whole would benefit from some trimming.

This is a banger, such a quirky little record. Love how obtuse it is. Another hit from This Band Could Be Your Life.

p526. 1984. 1 star. Double album of mediocre demos from an average garage band with no tunes. WTF is this doing on the list?

Punk but it kinda just sounds amateur

I have tried for years to get through this entire album. I think this is the closest I've ever come, but Spotify fucked my queue up so binaural sleep music interjected at a certain point towards the end (what? It's good for sleeping!). I think I missed a couple of songs towards the end. I finally understood why they called themselves Minutemen... their songs are only a couple of minutes long. Which is so punk rock. But for this to have come out in 1984 blows my mind. It's very progressive for punk rock. I always forget the Jackass theme song Corona comes from this album. Not every song thrills me, but there are enough cool little snippets to keep me interested. I wish some of the songs were longer but than they'd no longer be the Minutemen, they'd be everyone else and that is not so punk rock. I may not have liked every song, but the influence this album had on punk rock even through today is undeniable.

Wild album....43 songs. Punk, rock, country-ish at times. 2 minute songs that just feel like 4 good friends jamming. I think I heard the Jackass theme in there (Corona).

Alkuun piti otteessaan funkkiviboineen, mutta lopulta mitta otti meikästä yliotteen ja levyn kuuntelu kääntyi väsytystaistoksi. Hävisin.

Unusual, not really my thing if I’m honest

Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Artwork: 🚗🪞😁 Mix: 😎👌🔥 Musik: 🥩🧷🤪⏳🥱 Wertung: 🥩🥩🥩/5

History Lesson Part 2 is one of the greatest songs about friendship. These songs all have such a strong point of view. A “stranded on an island bring 5 albums” album for me.

When this came up I was pretty apprehensive - 74 minutes long punk record with 45 tracks. But pleased to say I was totally wrong. This album was tight, the majority of the tracks were solid and the mix of punk, jazz, a tiny bit of country and spoken word kept it interesting.

Wanted to rate this higher, but there is a whole side that's filler. Al in fun, these guys never thought about their legacy I guess.

Singular, exhilarating, undeniable. Piles of laundry on the floor that actually are a system. I've met musicians that playing everything from mellow folk on who pointed to Double Nickels as their inspiration to do music. There are probably too many bassists who think they can do something like Mike Watt and have it work though. As a shuffle listener this is only my second or third time hearing the album in full. Normally an unapologetic shuffler, this might be the only sprawling chaotic double album that has me regret any of my listening style.

This is such a great record. Weird format, mostly comes off as buddies frickin around, but also has a surprising amount of musical depth. Love it.

This was surprisingly good. The weird stuff was too weird but the song quality was great

Loved this. Let's go again!

Not horrible for punk. 2.23

Some interesting stuff, but I lost interest about halfway through this too long album since it all got a bit same-y. 2.5

This album is at times both funky and beautiful. But most of the time it's ironic, noisy without a reason, and just like every other punk that should have better ways to serve society. I wish it was the other way around.

Some real simple punk songs. By keeping all their songs so short they were able to cram so many onto a single record and they are all mostly solid, but there were some I occasionally wished were longer. With them being so short, none of them really stuck with me past the first listen through. I liked it, but it just wasn't memorable due to the quick pace. Couldn't find anything to really confirm it, but I assume The Toadies named themselves after the song on this album? Heard the start of Corona and had to think really hard about where I recognize it from and finally remembered.

Here we go again, I thought. Another long ass album. However, there are FORTY-FIVE tracks here, the majority of which are under two minutes in duration. There was only one song I ended up skipping as it was just babbling and it was getting on my nerves. Otherwise, this album playfully bounces you from song to song, mostly never overstaying its welcome. I don't think I'd listen to it again but I enjoyed listening to it. More of a 3.5.

This is a seminal, respected, essential work by a legendary punk band? Awesome. Love that for you.

3+

Exceptional attitude pace and melody. The Twin songs each under two minutes is genius and I never find myself missing the length. Punk perfection.

A lot of the same. And not really keen on his somewhat shouty and flat vocals. Some decent guitarwork - Cohesion a good example of this. Oh, I probably like it because there are no vocals! A bit long and self-indulgent. Some decent drums. But those annoying vocals! Aaagh.

One reasonable track, 'Cohesion' has nice acoustic guitar. I don't like anything else. I guess it's on here because it mixes low-fi rock with funk and (almost) jazz but I don't like it.

Unjustifiably bloated, no offence but it shouldn’t be on the list.

Some good some rubbish, too many songs. 45 is absurd

i love san pedro california and i love the minutemen

Unnecessarily long but not by that much. I really enjoyed it. It was a nice surprise to listen to Corona half way through.

Not my cup o' tea.

Why is this mediocre, endless album on this list?

I saw it was punk and wasn't super stoked, but it's very funky which is right up my alley. Some songs are ska, which was enjoyable. The jackass theme song is from this album?! A lot of good moments, some bleh. I will say that because the songs are short the whole thing being long wasn't overwhelming like similar length albums. 3* Highlights: viet nam, corona, my heart and the real world

6/10 Didn’t mind this, but 40 songs over <80 minutes is a bit much Labelled as punk but felt more post-punk or post-rock to me Well done, so many tunes that of course there are some nice ones. Played with a lot of styles Not sure why this made the list - yes the Jackass theme is a banger but that can’t be it Best: not really that kind of album

Not my jam really.

It’s a bit crude by times but def enjoyable. Very punky lyrically “fuck advertising“ and all that The guitar playing reminds me a bit of Primus. The whole thing is very raw and punky. Feels a bit more like a 90s sound than 80s.

There were moments I enjoyed the album, and probably would have scored it higher, but then It droned on and on and seemed like a bunch of random brain farts rather than any genius. I’m glad I listened but would never listen again. Moments of brilliance lost in randomness.

It's so fucking long, any quality that this album possesses is drowned out by a quantity of crap, there's literally a side called chaff for Christ's sake!

Enjoyed it at first but half of it sounds like demo tracks

Americans don't do punk. Mostly boring and pretentious

Anxious Mo-Fo #1 Hit Song Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth? Shit From An Old Notebook Maybe Partying Will Help Toadies God Bows To Math The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight This Ain't No Picnic Storm In My House The World According To Nouns

I didn't know what to expect going in because I'd never heard of Minutemen, but I was blown away by this album. I'm a big fan of Sublime, The Offspring, No Doubt, RHCP - 90s punk, ska bands in general - so I didn't expect to find this sound in a band from the early 80s. The influence on the bands I love is so clear in this album. It's a lot of songs (43) and it's a bit overwhelming at times, but overall a consistent, fun, upbeat, awesome punk album.

Punk

Not much to say about this one

Wow! Never heard of Minutemen but what an amazing band. Love the guitar, bass and drums. However, the album is insanely long. Not quite finished. 3

Didn't do anything for me I'm afraid.

Loooots of funky punk, needs another listen

“I'd never been so alone Til I read that the Minutemen were dead” -Matt Berninger

Veery good but a bit too many songs. A little too long

This is another punk album,but wait, this is ANOTHER punk album. Its like nothing ive expected to be as "hardcore punk". It blends uniquely with jazz and funk. Its unique and distinctive and unlike anything ive heard.

A big miserable mesh of garbage.

Y'know what...it was actually pretty good.

Forty three songs and an hour+ of play time seemed a bit daunting at first but it wasn't too bad when split into two listening sessions. This might have been better as two albums instead of one. As is, this probably would have benefitted from some trimming but where to start? No songs really stood out as better than the others. None were great and none were bad, they all just kind of happened in that minute and a half to two minute time spans. Overall I liked the energy and the vibe and thought it was an enjoyable listen.

Not my jam

sounds like a demo tape for a garage band.

Didn't know these guys did the jackass intro

Jackass!!!!

It's pretty basic and pleasant- innocent and amateurish. Bless them- it's a nice record. Not Punk and not worthy of the top 1001 albums.

I’ve heard this a few times before but I always forget that in the middle of a bunch of awesome punk jams is the Jackass theme song. It surprises me every time even though it really doesn’t feel out of place. A double album with 45 tracks, most are only 1-2 minutes but there’s still a good amount of variety and not just straightforward punk. There’s political protest songs, protest songs ABOUT protest songs, songs the band members wrote to each other, incomprehensible philosophical musings, and linguistic changes from slang to complex grammar a la James Joyce. Even at the short song length, they really packed a ton of good stuff into this relatively reasonable run time.

Now that's a lot of songs

Sometimes this list makes you feel musically inadequate. Yet another album where i neither know the band or this record. Having said that in this case I’ve missed nothing as it’s completely way out of my zone of likeable music. Advertised as a punk band straying into other genres. Even when I liked punk I would have struggled to like this lot. Best thing about the album is the gag that The Minutemen keep their songs to around the minute mark but would have been better to reduce the track count from 44 to 1 which is the star I give it. 1/5 12/6/24

4.5/5. This is a fucking punk rock epic.

Boomer here. Can’t relate.

Nope! This one hurt my ears.

The singing was wacko

This album was crazy and fun. I love punk rock!

45 canzoni.. ma siamo pazzi?!

It's long in tracks whcih was intimdating when starting the album, In reality the songs are short length, quick, loud and catchy. Quality punk!! but not something I would listen to again Favourite song: Nothing really jumped out to me as a wow song. Nothing was long enough to lend itself to be a favourtie. Least favourite: cohesion. I couldnt see the point in this song. Album artwork: Meh

Might be rated as a great album by the experts, but is crap to me 1/5

A great listen. It’s pretty samey at times but it really drew me in.

Some really interesting moments (especially Cohesion). It's pretty enjoyable, but it didn't completely stand out to me. The songs are so short I thought it was going to be a 35min album - but 43 songs is A LOT. They definitely lost me halfway through. I'm pretty sick of it now towards the end. 3

I liked a lot of the songs but it was too long and would be more enjoyable as an album if there were fewer songs. It reminded me of fugazi a bit and I liked hearing the jackass song in full at last.

Very well produced album.

Solid post-punk album. Nice and melodic punk without too much aggression.

Första låten är bra. Helt okej, lite funkig rock Sen blir det ganska samma hela skivan. Jag zoomar ut lite ganska ofta. En stark två. Godkänd men inte mer

Najs inledning. Spännande!! Eh, 45 låtar? Varje låt är typ 1 min 30 sek. Lite trotsigt. Det är ju svinbra element på skivan. Cohesion tex. Men bara instrumentellt. Borde satsat på att göra några riktiga låtar, för soundet är bra. Plötsligt känner man ingen titellåten till Jackass, "Corona". Överlag gillar jag det mycket. Lite synd på upplägget. Hade nog blivit en fyra med de bästa låtarna lite mer utmejslade. Pigg och intressent musik, det händer mycket skoj musikaliskt.

Uppenbart talangfulla musiker för när det är bra är det riktigt bra, särskilt instrumentellt. Det är dock ALLDELES för mycket skräp, utfyllnad, trams och allmänt mindre lyckade låtar, vilket bitvis innebär rätt plågsam lyssning. Det pretentiösa greppet med 45 korta låtar är heller ingen höjdare. Hade de valt ut de 10-15 bästa låtarna och gjort dem till fullängdare hade den här skivan fått ett mycket högre betyg.

Talentless sons of bitches, I swear. 1/5

A lot of great stuff but too long and multiple dumb filler songs.

Overall great music but the album is strange. Too long and with so many songs it's hard for anything to stand out.

Interesting - I like the concept: lots of short songs, each about a minute long (hence the name). All pretty good, slightly on the punk/indie side of rock. The mystery is why I don't like it more than I do.

Yeah pretty experimental and cool

First punk album that sounded less hardcore than everything I had listened to before that. I adore this album and I wish we could have seen were they would have gone had he hadn’t pass.

Very long but the sings are very short. I groaned when Wiki said they were American punk. It's brilliantly inventive creative and diverse. Take your 4 !

Really fun.

Just okay

Liked it A LOT. already knew Corona lol

Good ol punk goodness I didn’t realize that Corona song was on here

No grand impressions. It's just kinda there.

Not the worst, but far from the best.

This album just did not resonate with me. Over 40 songs taking about an hour and a quarter to get through. Did not HAVE to hear this one...sorry!

En terme d'album punk, c'est pas mal dans ma zone d'intérêt

king of the hil!!! :OOOO

Shite

Here's one I'd never heard about, and what was a pleasant surprise. At various points, I hear Meat Puppets, then Gordan Goodwin, then funk. This was a double album that was not the chore I feared. Though I'm not from LA, the album title is cool too.

I had to listen to this a few times for it to really grow on me. The first I was like, “Isn’t this fIREHOSE?” and thought it was a little thin musically. On the second listen, however, I was struck by the groove and just found it enjoyable overall.

Very fun album with some great funky bass parts and some great lyrics. All of the instruments and singing feel perfect for this type of music. I love well made indie music (indie meaning independent not what would become the genre). Obviously nothing overstays its welcome here. The 2nd half isn't as good, but it is still interesting, and the weird songs don't last too long. Anything that even vaguely reminds me of Black Midi is good music in my book. The singer also reminds me of Ian MacKaye from Fugazi a little bit too.

Hell yes

didn't grab me as much as i hoped or expected it to. will give it a few more listens before comingg to my final view on it, but for now two stars. i respect it, that's for sure

An album I don't know but definitely sits in one of my happy places between punk and new wave/pop. The developing scene of music that drew from punk sensibilities but bought musicianship and songs. It's not full of catchy songs, it's a sound. I think it's something I might have listened to a lot at the time but probably has passed too long for me to give it the time.

Hadn't heard this at all. Great find, fast honest punk. Bass playing on point. Agitated guitar, pointy lyrics.

There’s a lot going on here. Likely more than I can appreciate in a single listen. Musically it’s jazzy post punk with a palpable Talking Heads and Joy Division influence.

Did not like the vocals. Guitar riffs were very technical at times. Otherwise would have rated it a 1 or 2. I’m not a fan of punk rock or metal. Find these a bit noisy and angry. Very annoying to me.

This album is fuckin' perfect. If you don't like this, we can't be friends. Not sure why you'd wanna be friends with scum like me, but there you go.

Really solid punk album. It does fade a bit later on so it could have been shortened to a single album, but this is still a worthy listen.

D.s Car Jam / Anxious Mo-Fo 3.5 Theatre Is the Life of You 3.6 Viet Nam 3.6 Cohesion 3 It's Expected I'm Gone 3.7 #1 Hit Song 3.4 Two Beads at the End 3.2 Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth 3.1 Don't Look Now 3.4 Shit from an Old Notebook 3.2 Nature Without Man 3.4 One Reporter's Opinion 3.2 Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing 3.4 Maybe Partying Will Help 3 Toadies 3 Retreat 3 The Big Foist 3.1 God Bows to Math 2.9 Corona 3.7 The Glory of Man 3.2 Take 5, D 2.9 My Heart and the Real World 3 History Lesson Part 2 3.4 You Need the Glory 2.8 The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts 3 Mr. Robot's Holy Orders 3.2 West Germany 3.3 The Politics of Time 2.9 Themeselves 3 Please Don't Be Gentle with Me 2.8 Nothing Indeed 2.7 No Exchange 2.8 There Ain't Shit on T.V. Tonight 2.9 This Ain't No Picnic 3 Spillage 3.1 Untitled Song for Latin America 2.8 Jesus and Tequila 3.3 June 16th 3 Storm in My House 2.9 Martin's Story 2.7 Ain't Talkin' Bout Love 2.8 Dr. Wu 3 Little Man With a Gun in His Hand 3 The World According to Nouns 3.2 Love Dance 3.1 Score: 3.115555556

Who puts 45 songs on one record? I gave up after the first ten

Great lyrics, but album needed more curating to pick the most interesting songs. It feels like it was just throwing everything in.

this is my shit! Amazing rifts and just fucks. But only for a minute

Mmh

I'm giving this album a 2. I hate everything about this band, this album, everything. But it gives me a very specific nostalgia that I can't help but feel happy. I hate that the most.

unexpectedly really enjoyed this??? it felt like a mix of the garden, sex pistols, and talking heads. really liked it

So many tracks but it's punk so at least they're short.

Rare find. My only critique is that they should have broken this down into 2 albums. Just too much to take in easily

feels like a collection of songs, not an album but overall good/great tracks!

Man hinner ju inte tycka om en låt förrän den är slut.

Non mi fa impazzire sto genere 2

More like two-minute-men, ha. +1 for inventive song titles and for making the theme song to Jackass. 2/5

This was interesting. I’m sure many, including myself, were familiar with Corona and probably knew nothing more from Minutemen. This was probably the most accessible punk I’ve ever heard, full of ripper riffs and vibrant melodies without being overly harsh on the ears. I was surprised to hear Midnight Oil and Tragically Hip kinda vibes throughout. The vocals in Theatre Is The Life Of You struck me as quite Peter Garrett; It’s Expected I’m Gone gave me Gord Downie with his ensemble. It’s certainly not my go-to genre but I’d consider listening to more Minutemen. It’s the first time during this project that I’ve expressed such a sentiment for a punk band.

I’m a little surprised that I don’t know these guys. In 1984 I was pretty heavy into “independent radio”, which this should’ve fit into well. But this is new to me. With a run time of 81 minutes, this is a long album. OTOH, it jams 45 songs into those 81 minutes, for an average song length of 1 min 48 seconds. Only one song exceeds 3 minutes. So if you don’t like a song, it won’t be long till another comes around. And this isn’t 45 songs that all sound the same. There’s some good variations. I enjoyed this one, will need to spend more time with it. 4/5

Not my style. A few songs are okay, mostly the softer ones.

Probably would have liked it if all the songs weren’t 90 seconds or less

Double Nickels On the Dime was the Minutemen's fourth album, which they released after the band had considerable critical and commercial success as a punk/hardcore band. Their relentless touring earned them a devoted following, and Double Nickels placed the Minutemen in the center of 80's punk. The Minutemen made rhythmically complicated punk, with raw guitar and bass lines. Their music is eclectic and political - engaging and energetic punk that helped define the genre in the 80's

This is made for a specific type of person. That person is not me.

# Playlist Track - Corona # Notes - I really did enjoy some moments here and there. Very interesting opening, instrumentals and rhythms. But it goes away in a second. And it's replaced by some nonsensical weird thing that is not fun at all. - I appreciate the punk expression and the sheer courage of releasing 43 short songs. I really do. But it doesn't make the album a better experience. - Recommended to punk fans and folks interested in music history only.

Just incredible

When i saw the amount of songs that Double Nickels On The Dime had, i wasn't going in with the highest expectations to say the least. But thankfully, to my surprise, this album was actually fairly decent. Unlike a certain OTHER long album i have done, This one cut a rather quick pace with every song being under 3 minutes. The songs were also fairly interesting in their own right too. This might not be my favorite structure for an album but I'd argue it could have been handled a lot worse. Best Song: West Germany Worst Song: Take 5, D.

I had high hopes starting out. But soon found it repetitive: drum, bass, jangly elec guitar. Yes, there are songs that are very different, but my overall takeaway is a lot of the same. Others have done it better or at least more entertainingly, esp the speak-singing (early Talking Heads, B-52s). And OMG: 43 songs!

With hints of Richard Hell and Television I would’ve liked this so much more if it wasn’t 45 songs long. It’s great that the songs are short but they do feel very samey. It’s definitely the kind of music I like and would listen to in chunks but the minutemen became hours-long men and I didn’t have the bandwidth to care any more.

This bounced between 2 and 3 stars for me. The tracks I enjoyed came on the Chaff side.

I really liked this. Marianne hinted at not enjoying it, so I was expecting to feel the same, and while it doesn't exactly check all my boxes for music I'm prone to like, I felt like I understood where the band was coming from and the rough and frisky approach to playing and writing (and singing) totally fits. So, I'd call this an unexpected gem and one that warrants the "must listen" tag as I would have never stumbled on this on my own.

The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts is an S-tier song title. This has long been a fave of mine. These guys play so well together. Great riffs and hooks. I love their sense of humor. I just wish D Boon was a better singer. Also, as much as I love this, it's a lot.

I listen to this and sit amazed that bands I loved never made it bigger---Lowjack, Hijack, Bunnyplasm. Maybe Adler will be a rock-n-roller after all? It all sounded flat. Can't stand the singers voice. I don't understand what makes this "hardcore" but it doesn't matter enough for me to try and answer that. Blah.

Great old punk album

Album 365 of 1001 Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime Rating : 3.5/ 5 Some fun punk. I didn't expect much from this but it surprised me. Very bass centric. A lot of short, to the point, songs. A few tracks brought Captain Beefheart to mind. Just an overall decent album. I'd listen again.

Maybe I need to give it more of a chance?

Every time i listen to DNOTD I wonder how this became such a cultural touchpoint to the scene — it's disjointed and long and kind of a mess — until I realize that's exactly why it's great: it's the personification of the scene, a dozen pop songs hidden under the kind of cool that everyone could achieve yet no one had the guts to do.

Het eerste wat opvalt is dat je een track of 45 in vijf kwartier voor je snufferd gaat krijgen. Ik wil me niet nu al laten kennen, maar meestal raak ik dan overprikkeld en ben ik er na een tijdje opeens klaar mee. We gaan het meemaken. Het tweede wat opvalt is dat de drummer een ontzettende baas is. Omdat hier in de eerste zin 'American punk trio' staat had ik niet verwacht om zo'n jazzy drummer te krijgen. In de eerste paar tracks geeft deze man echt wel even zijn visitekaartje af. Ook de gitarist levert meer en beter werk af dan je bij punk zou verwachten. Het enige wat hier punk aan is, is de ironisch klinkende zanger en zijn (waarschijnlijk) geëngageerde, scherpe politieke teksten. Ik ben best onder de indruk van wat we hier allemaal te horen krijgen. Af en toe is het Chilipepperesque. Halverwege schrikken we even wakker van het Jackass intro en daarna gaan we weer gewoon lekker verder in de funktrein. De meeste tracks krijgen niet de kans om te irriteren, maar 'You Need The Glory' is hierop een kleine uitzondering. Ik zou het uit respect voor de muzikaliteit een 5 kunnen geven, maar qua luisterplezier blijft het toch steken tussen een 3 en 4 voor mij. 45 verschillende tracks, hoe kort ook, voelen uiteindelijk toch alsof je 3 uur aan het luisteren bent en dat is teveel voor mij. De helft is zo'n beetje m'n maximum.

I hear a lot of Primus, Early Chili Peppers, and Rollins Band. Funky and assertive. Nothing I particulalrly enjoyed tho.

Meh

43?????

I like punk but I can’t take 45 1:30 minute long songs in a row

Long ass album that doesn’t feel long, all the songs are pretty short and it doesn’t really lose itself like other lengthy albums. Enjoyed the blend of genres on this

I can see how the RHCP was influenced by these guys. A lot of the early RHCP seem to be directly related to songs from this album. I enjoyed the funk.

The music is not bad, but it just didn’t do it for me. Too long album and the short songs make it hard to get into the album. Maybe I should try again some time..

Solid punk record

Like it!

Really liked this. My complaint about it is the length of the songs, for several of them I was really into the groove and it would suddenly end. Very punk in that sense, but this would be a truly great album if they took the top 15-18 tracks and fleshed them out a bit more. Instead, it’s a bunch of great music mixed with a bunch of songs that ultimately feel like filler. Reminds me of Sandinista in that sense, although even as a big Clash fan, I think this album as a whole is better than Sandinista.

Fundamental albun

Interessante, ma non particolarmente convincente, pensavo che il sound fosse più graffiante.

A fantastic surprise in the best way. It combines some of my favourite genres, punk, alt rock and jazz, to create an eclectic collection of super short, super addictive songs. Not a single song overstays its welcome, doing everything it needs to in basically 2 minutes or less, and then makes way for other great ideas. I'm going to be coming back to this a lot in the future, probably not the whole album, but just trying a few songs at a time. For me, it conjures images of skateboarding in 80s/90s America, just effortlessly cool. 11/03/24

So many big thrills. Skate video and surf flick. Jakcass. Too many good things on a massive album. Great for it’s time.

Too long by about 35 tracks.

Enjoyable to begin with, and hey it's the Jackass theme, but really could have done with dumping at least 15 tracks.

This album was phenomenal. It was essentially a journey through American music told through a punk lens that zoomed in an out from the personal to the societal and back again. I heard influences from hardcore, country, folk, rockabilly, funk, soul, jazz, and spoken word. The album never felt disjointed and the various genres flowed together well. This album is surely one of the greatest punk album I've ever heard and is on par with 'London Calling.'

so eclectic, i could barely keep track. i'd place one genre and then it'd move on swiftly to something else. all incredibly striking musicianship though, i enjoyed it a lot

Cool, but long

This was tedious.

Minutemen are one of my best mate’s favourite bands. For years he’s recommended them, but apart from the odd song Ive never bothered. I imagine he’ll be canny annoyed that I took the advice of an algorithm over him… Anyway, know quite a bit about these for some reason without having properly listened to them. I think it’s with them being so distinctive: punk, but a bit jazz at times with insanely good bass riffs. They’re also one of them ‘tragedy’ bands where when on the cusp of being massive the singer died and that ended that dream. I love that whole ‘tight as fuck’ sound that they have going on. Every note sounds effortlessly in place while still being very off beat. If that’s the right term. I like it anyway, and it influenced just about every decent band of the mid 00s, as well as that second wave of angular post punk that is finally starting to fade (where for a while every new band sounded like Parquet Courts / Minutemen). Anyway; this is great. Sorry Wardle; I shouldve listened to you years ago.

This was brilliant. I generally like angular punk and this was clearly influential but just great in its own right. Lots of it reminded me of taking heads, a bit of McLusky, but really there was loads of variety. The glory of man sounds so much like LCD Soundsystem. There was a good chunk of random filler, album could have been 20 mins shorter (which still would have been very long)! Would have given it an extra mark for the Jackass theme but it's already a 5.

Ah that was really fun. Definitely appreciate the short songs, came across as truly freewheeling. Best songs were Storm in My House, West Germany, and Corona. Refreshing.

I quite enjoyed this album they have a really interesting Punk blended sound. However, I would find it hard to pick out the best tracks because most of them ended far too quickly. It's a long album at over an hour and most tracks ending within 2mins, made it hard for me to really love it.

Never heard of these before and it was not what I was expecting! Really interesting. Punk, but not punk. Really short songs, but really quite eclectic in styles. This made it interesting as the start but I found by the middle it was what made it pretty tough going. Kinda all feels a bit artsy? Like some sort of art project. I dunno. Bit too out there for me I think. It's the jackass theme tune! Kinda glad I heard it but don't think I will be listening again

Albumet med överlägset flest låtar hittills. Och kortast genomsnittlig tid per låt. Lite märkligt bitvis, för det mesta bara. 3 / 5

• Känns som en bild från introt på en sitcom eller något. Fint foto annars, rolig vinkel / användning av backspegel • Otroligt korta låtar • Lite Talking Heads • Unikt ändå, utan att vara allt för förskräckligt • Lite Viagra Boys • 43 låtar på 74 min • Man blir lite vilsen mellan alla låtar Betyg: Kanske lite väl långt, men musiken är det egentligen inget större fel med => 3/5

Album Nr. 55 Der Stil sagt mir überhaupt nicht zu.

This was a really interesting album, punk, funk, jazz, country, it has a little bit of everything. I can hear how this influenced later acts, especially Sublime. The funky bass lines, with punk influenced guitar and vocals. The vocals are sometimes almost spoken word, and at other times dissonant and out of key. It's a real interesting mix of genres. Most surprising to me was the song Corona, which was the theme song to Jackass. I didn't expect to hear that in here.

Jackass song is good...

Decent musicianship, but when you take funk instrumentals with punk vocals, you lose me. Not really bad, but not for me

I don't think I've ever experienced lo-fi punk before, but it was pretty cool here. I strangely hear the influence on, like, a lot of my favorites here. Dinosaur Jr in particular. Interesting listen even though I likely won't revisit very often. Favorite track: No Exchange

I respect the idea of this - short bursts of songs, express your idea then get out of there. Favourite tracks Shit from an Old Notebook, The Glory of Man, Storm in my House

Wow this album is tight Among the very, very best drumming I’ve heard on this challenge Some punk is way too simplistic, boring, and tries too hard to be angry at everything. I don’t care for much original punk like the Sex Pistols (and don’t even get me started on how lame the Ramones are). The Clash are pretty cool though. But I’ve grown to REALLY like a certain type of discordant post punk. Like that one Gang of Four album. Strange interesting clashing riffs and an ultra-tight punchy rhythm section. Super satisfying

Little punk vignettes tied together by the frantically jazzed up play of Mike Watt and D.Boon, and Boon’s varied political ramblings. Proved that punk didn’t have to be all fast guitars and ratty vocals. Punk could extend to a mindset, overlaid with an arty jazzy fusion, an early imprint of indie rock, a classic of both genres.

Too long, not very interesting to me

43 songs. forty three songs. 81 minutes. Kind of insane really. I do like a lot of what I'm hearing, but I'm not sure this genre lends itself to having an 81 minute album, infact the albums that i like in this style are usually around 35 mins, which is perfect in terms of length. Part of the player is, it's very hard to differentiate between the songs. I'm constantly hearing all these bits i like, but then i look at the tracklist and i have zero idea what i heard 5 minutes ago, because they could be 4/5 songs ago. Musically i like a lot of the rhythms and grooves on the record. A lot of different tempo changes across the songs. Some great understated basslines. With regards to a rating, I really feel like any rating I give is unfair, realistically with the things i like on the record it should be scoring higher, and i don't feel comfortable giving this kind of music a low rating, but it's just too much. I honestly think there is a super interesting 35 min record here, even a good 50 min record, but when you are going to 80 mins plus, with songs that are so short, nothing can have an impact because you are going on to the next thing straight away and nothing can have weight.

So much in this album. I'm glad to be introduced to more besides Corona which is really all I knew. 4 sides of songs. Short snippets a lot like pink flag but still all not really throw away - even with calling side 4 chaff. I think I liked the Mike side the most, but it feels a little too massive to assess in a day. Do you want new wave or do you want the truth, History Part 2, Toadies, all bubbled up first in my attention, but I'll revisit this. Great.

Just terrible. Don't understand how people listen to stuff like this.

Red Hot Chili peppers kind of vibe in quite some songs

# 170 : Interesting feel on this, not what I expected at all, Good album except it goes too long, I guess it's good most of the "songs" are under 2 minutes! Feels just like a bunch of dudes playing whatever came into their heads one weekend in a mates garage. Favourite Track : The Glory Of Man

The runtime really killed any momentum I had enjoying this project, I also imagine that due to the sheer volume of music, it makes this very forgettable. Yeah punk music, whatever- I can’t stay interested for 40+ songs especially when they are too short. They absolutely shred tho!

Honestly really liked this and yeah its a genre meld but I think that the Punk influence is here and the songs that i do not like do not overstay their welcome. I like maybe partying will help alot! I really think this is a 4 and the guitar playing is so unique I would love to mosh to this

4.1

Ok, but not for me 2/5

I have loved this album for so long. It's sprawling, ramshackle, exciting, and a moment in time.

Post-Punk. Teils interessante instrumentale Anteile, teils Garage Rock. Verwirrend ohne richtig schlecht zu sein.

Art rocky but not as easy to jam too

This feels like one of those albums that people rave about because some one has declared that it's trendy. I've heard worse albums, but my general feeling is that listening to this truly depressing album has wasted an hour of my life.

It is as though Minutemen saw the Abbey Road medley and thought: let's blow it up and split it in two. There is everything for everyone here, from freak out jams to placid guitar picking to unexpected forays into their history and all kinds of modes and moods to grab ahold of, even if they would end up becoming the soundtrack to a generation of amateur daredevil miscreants. Even if Double Nickels on the Dime mostly spill through the fingers (so many one minute songs will do that), there is a grip maintained that won't be loosened. A true independent rock Bible.

Ok

It was ok but got a bit bored, did wonder how many people who bought this originally listened to all 4682 tracks

A jazz punk record? Sign me up! So much humor, joy and rage on this double album. It is long, but the songs are short.

Nice one, but too long. That should have been 2 albums.

I only listened to the first 13 songs. For me they all sounded the same, so I did without the remaining 30.

A double-album from an obscure punk band with 43 tracks? It starts with what sounds like jazz funk and then goes into Spanish guitar and a sketchy live recording. Hmmm. It’s a bit of a curate’s egg this album - I really liked the punk tracks, but I felt they were trying a bit too hard to sound like Talking Heads on the funkier tracks.

Enjoyed this one

Interesting album, full of ideas and nice pieces. The album is maybe too full of... everything, but that's also what gives it its peculiar sound and appeal, its collage quality, sometimes it almost sounds as if listening to a sampling album, before samples became a thing.

Interesting mix—way more complex than most other punk music. Overall, it's annoyingly long. After I listened to half of the songs, I had a strong urge to stop it. I don't think that they had enough good songs to actually fill a double album.

No clue why I hadn’t listened to this before. I listen to Henry Rollins' radio show regularly so I know I've heard a Minutemen song here and there, but it hits very different when there's a whole bunch all at once. Ended up listening to it twice and it just got better. Most excellent.

No comment

Classic punk album about smacking nazis around. I love this shit.

Sadly, but this is so far the worst I've listened to.

Loved it, great punk garage band sound.

Solid offering in the early 1980's Southern California surf punk genre. Some interesting sounds. Probably a line from Dick Dale to these guys.

I liked the "all you can eat buffet" feel of this, with so many little interesting tidbits of this and that to sample. Of course, the length made it feel like that old skit, "Not all you WANT to eat, all you CAN eat!" where I was then force-fed for three days. It was a fun little surprise to hear the "Jackass" theme in the middle there. Glad to now know its provenance. It's not always a great listen, but it's fun and interesting.

When I opened the album on Apple Music and saw “punk” at 1 hour and 15 minutes, I felt a little nauseous. But it was not as challenging as I imagined. I enjoyed much of it. I just don’t understand how that was only 75 minutes…it felt much longer.

With 40 tracks, there's bound to be some hits and some misses. Luckily, there's a lot of variety on this album and tracks are short. I didn't listen closely enough to catch any cohesive through line for the album as a whole but there were quite a few tracks that caught my ear and made me sit up. Glad to have heard it.

I likely made a face when a 2-album 75 minute punk album from 1984 popped up here. While I have dabbled in the genre at various times in my life we still have an uneasy relationship at best. After stalling I finally sat down to listen to this and proceeded to have a ton of fun! There’s a huge variety of songs that I found completely engaging and a whole lot of fun. If all punk were like this it would likely be one of my favorite genres. My interest in this never wavered and I can see myself coming back to this again. The trio here sounds fantastic and really know there way around a lot of musical genres. Loved this from beginning to end, fit in two listens today, and expect to be back for more. Terrific!

Sometimes less is more.

Definitely on the list of acquired tastes. Raspy signature vocals with pop/rock/new wave elements in the background. A little trite for the genre

Woooof! I'd never heard of this, or them, and it's tremendous. All of the words that are often red flags for me, like eclectic (usually means incoherent), ramshackle (usually means poorly played) and DIY (usually means bad production) sum up this album, but in a really great way. This feels like pure punk, but in ethos rather than just a Pistols/Ramones pastiche. At times it's really gentle and skilful, but never loses its power. There are so many influences and styles mixed in here, and it's easy to imagine lots of bands taking inspiration from this record. You can hear a specific song (I don't know which there's millions of them) that might be the only song Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ever heard, and you can at times find the roots of the Elephant Six movement that spawned Neutral Milk Hotel and others. Very good stuff indeed, and thank you Robert.

Very unique Cool

Not bad, but very difficult to listen to. Usually, such a skilled band is not difficult to listen to for me, but the song length being taken to the extreme factors in a lot.

3.5 stars. A bunch (43) of short tracks that is all over the place but not too it's detriment. Punk in it's own way. Less rowdy than most of the genre but lyrically poignant in a goofy delivery. Guitar can be jazzy and catchy at times but it's one of those albums whose importance outweighs it's enjoyment. Standout is the memorable riff-driven "Corona".

Muito legal!!!!

Mike Watt's philosophy on bass playing and even to some extent, living, has always been a significant influence on me but I had oddly only heard Minutemen in passing. His 1995 solo album "Ballhog or Tug Boat?" was the one that landed on me early on by happenstance. Catching up to, in his words, "the best album I ever played on", this is a long over-due introduction to Watt's earlier days. The album title and cover photo is appropo for the heavy-touring Minutemen, who made this double album into perhaps some of the best music for a long drive ever. Pondering this album's place in hardcore history, I'm hearing a broadening in scope. There is everything from "Corona's" country shuffle, pleasing oddball lunacy such as "You Need The Glory" to countless angular no-wave jams. Nothing lingers on your speaker set for long, however, as the average length of a track seems to be under the 2 minute mark. To say nothing of the drums and guitar, I'm especially loving the relationship between the vocals and basslines, barking and swerving around each other. I'm looking forward to a lot of future roadtrips to this one.

The Minutemen may actually be too punk for me. They broke all the rules of establishment punk with their sensible volume and music-standards compliance while railing against the system. I really appreciate them, but I prefer the more corporate punk sound.

It was an entertaining hour of short punk songs.

Fun punk. Jackass theme. A good time.

Is it punk? Rock? Jazz? Yes. Are the vocals annoying? Also yes. Good, but way too long.

Too much drum pounding. Hard to listen to!

What in the heck is this album? it reminds me of a band doing an extended set at a house party. Maybe Partying Will Help fits the vibe. This Ain't No Picnic is also in there.

most of the songs are between a minute 30 and two minutes long - very quick and to the point. there's a lot of creativity throughout this album, as it switches from hardcore to swing to spoken word to americana. Big fan of it.

Q bien suena. Me gusta. Muy bueno. Gracias, yo no lo hubiera escuchado sino fuera por uds.

This is an undeniable classic in my book, but I'd rather listen to Zen Arcade any day. This is still really good, don't get me wrong... Just a little exhausting to get through for me. It could grow more on me some day I suppose, but this is where it is right now.

Not my thing

Vocals are not deep like other classic punk

Pretty wild that they have 43 songs on this album and yet it’s only 70 something minutes. What an interesting combo of punk jazz funk. Not something I really enjoyed but thanks to Jackass I will always like listening to Corona. Their style is quick fast and fun. It’s pretty good. Just not for me. 4.8/10

1. D.'s Car Jam / Anxious Mo-Fo - 8.8 - I am not going to write things about most of these songs. 2. Theatre Is the Life of You - 8.3 3. Viet Nam - 8.0 4. Cohesion - 8.9 - genuinely beautiful instrumental 5. It's Expected I'm Gone - 9.6 - love this. they should make real-length songs more often. 6. #1 Hit Song - 9.2 7. Two Beads at the End - 8.4 8. Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth - 8.9 9. Don't Look Now - 8.1 10. Shit from an Old Notebook - 8.6 11. Nature Without Man - 8.5 12. One Reporter's Opinion - 8.8 13. Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing - 9.8 - damn this is awesome 14. Maybe Partying Will Help - 9.0 15. Toadies - 8.7 16. Retreat - 7.8 17. The Big Foist - 7.5 18. God Bows to Math - 6.5 19. Corona - 8.6 - lol Jackass 20. The Glory of Man - 9.3 21. Take 5, D. - 8.0 - awesome instrumentation but is this a note to a tenant 22. My Heart and the Real World - 7.7 23. History Lesson - Part II - 9.5 24. You Need the Glory - 4.0 - so what's going on. Not a fan. 25. The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts - 9.5 - insane title 26. Mr. Robot's Holy Orders - 8.9 27. West Germany - 9.1 28. The Politics of Time - 7.8 29. Themselves - 7.5 30. Please Don't Be Gentle with Me - 6.8 - wow this should maybe be extended! Then it'd be good! 31. Nothing Indeed - 8.1 32. No Exchange - 7.6 33. There Ain't Shit on T.V. Tonight - 9.6 34. This Ain't No Picnic - 7.5 - weird vocals on this 35. Spillage - 9.4 36. Untitled Song for Latin America - 9.7 37. Jesus and Tequila - 8.8 38. June 16th - 8.5 39. Storm in My House - 8.3 40. Martin's Story - 7.2 41. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - 8.3 42. Dr. Wu - 7.9 43. Little Man with a Gun in His Hand - 9.1 44. The World According to Nouns - 9.6 45. Love Dance - 7.6 46. Three Car Jam - 5.0

These guys are like a punk jam band. The songs are all still like 1:30 long, but the singer only sings for maybe 30 seconds of each song, so I guess that's punk's version of a jam band. It's a double album. 43 songs. Still gets done in 1hr 14 mins. They just seem to amble about and not really accomplish much. I mean it's not bad, but it just has no direction. Interestingly, they apparently did the Jack Ass theme song, Corona. Favourite songs: Corona, My Heart and the Real World, Viet Nam, The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts, #1 Hit Song Least favourite songs: "Take 5, D.", You Need the Glory, Nature Without Man, No Exchange, Jesus and Tequila 2/5

Interesting band - a lot of short (<2min) titles.

I've always liked the Minutemen, but I've never loved them. This album would be a great single LP, but the sheer length along with some filler loses it a star for me. I do wish D Boon had done a campfire folk album before he died though. The acoustic tracks on this are killer.

No to the vocals. Some instrumentals ok but overall did not like this very long and short songs album.

4.0

Did not like at all. Didn't even finish one song.

Has some really great instrumentals. Enjoyed those a lot! The vocals leave something to be desired but I'd take more just for how fun I found the rest.

Bisschen anstrengender Funk-Rock

There's a lot to like here, but there's a lot that could have been left out and wouldn't be missed.

Good but very long. Good cooking dinner music?

Super fun album. Great mix of punk, folk and jazz 4 stars.

3- Stars (7/15)

Not what I excepted with the album cover. I love it

Really liked this, and I had never heard of them.

Some nice bass lines and guitar but just not my thing. Interesting there were 43 songs and many of them short. Enjoyed the tracks without lyrics a lot more than those with them.

Luck of Lucien I Left My Wallet in El Segundo Public Enemy Can I Kick It? GO Ahead In the Rain Description of a Fool

Non stop awesomeness from this densly packed album. There must be upwards of 40 songs here and everyone has something to offer. The playing is virtuoso and the production clean and clear. Double Nickels on the Dime deservaes a place alongside Blonde on Blonde, Exile on Main Street, The White Album and London Calling as one of the great double albums iin R & R history. 5 stars

definitely a cult band. I hear midwest emo influence in this

i can see how this album was influential during the 80s punk era, leading into early 90s grunge. i appreciate it but i don't think i'd seek it out. it gets an extra star for being the King of the Hill theme song.

Surprisingly talented for a punk group. But just not really my taste

Good short songs Some weird ones but you can’t have all hits 3/4****

'Corona' from Jackass was fun

This was really cool. I'd never heard of minutemen before, I'll definitely be adding this to my rotation

43 nummers!?!?!?!??!?! WTF???? Minutemen maken wel redelijk hun naam waar, bijna alle nummers duren ongeveer een minuut. De muziek is wel echt heel divers en ik merk dat dit een van de punk albums is die ik best redelijk trek. Als dit album 20 nummers had denk ik dat ik het echt heel vet had gevonden, maar vind er nu veeeeel te veel filler tussen zitten. Waardoor de matige nummers de goede naar beneden trekken en het gehele album een beetje mid word.

This album is all over the place! One second I’m bopping like yeah there are some cool guitar riffs here and then the next minute it sounds like a bad recording of the karaoke bar

I liked the Jackass song