The Boy went down at 8:30 tonight...worn out from a stomach bug that he's had for the last few days. His Momma's got it now and she went to bed right after tucking him in.
So that's left me out here on the couch...alone with my new netflix account (thanks Martha)...and the Minutemen.
We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen
It was good. A lot like a Minutemen album...hit the essence of each moment and then move on. They didn't spend anymore time on Double Nickles on a Dime than they did Project Mersh...or D Boon's untimely death. It was as much about their process as anything else...
what a process.
I think its best if I don't say much for fear of an 'Adam hates on the minuite men' category appearing, but thats 6 and a half minuites waiting for something to start that I'll never get back.
ReplyDeleteYou and my best mate J should get together and talk scratchy lo-fi music.
I actually think there's something there for you...had you in mind while I was posting it actually.
ReplyDeleteThere is an immediacy to the recordings...pretty sure Cut was a live two track recording, but there weren't setting out to be a lo-fi band in the early 90's sense of the term...these jokers could play.
Listen again...tell me George Hurly is out for a lark...d boon created his own language on the guitar and M. Watt is playing funk...and not some derivative crap like the Chili Peppers...he's reworking the concept.
Part of was economy...they didn't have a lot of money, but they were one of the few SST bands to make money.
More importantly though...is the economy of sound...powerful bursts of hooks, like unpacking a breakbeat and stretching it out into a 60 second "song."
This is a genuine article, the form of something, that you are carelessly dismissing...listen again.
O.K done, you gotta go ahead and create that category I think.
ReplyDeleteWe're gonna let this one stew for a day or two before taking such a drastic measure.
ReplyDeletelol :-p
ReplyDeletec'mon man, you know your dying to create an 'Adam hates on rock and roll' category!
Meh. Not exactly my cup of tea, but I'm just a silly girl who doesn't understand half of what was said in this post.
ReplyDeleteI do understand, however, that you should guard your life, less you get the bug next.
Lor
I'll cut you some slack Lor...aside from some Kareoke, as far as I know you are not a serious musician who should know better...nor are you pushing 40 like me.
ReplyDeleteAdam on the other hand has no excuse...especially now that I know what he is really capable of...bomb-*** rocknroll.
You are correct about the bug...Martha was in bad shape last night.
You've had a few days to think about it Adam...what's the final word on the Minutemen?
ReplyDeleteCut. What a song. I now have to dig out Buzz Or Howl, 'cos it's got to be ten years since I've heard that sucker. Good work fella.
ReplyDeleteAs always this blog is a service to the world...an expression of the way I live my life..always thinking of others, rarely thinking of my self.
ReplyDeleteJust like how I've volunteered and accepted the role of producer for Adam's music...even though he never asked.
You are quite welcome...you all are quite welcome.
Cut is untouchable.
Ok I had more than a week, and several listens, and no. It holds nothing, sorry.
ReplyDeleteI never got into that 'too cool for school' scene with music, it just sounds hollow.
Whoa whoa...hollow.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame. The Minutemen were an actual band with traceble roots, and clear influences...continueing and making genuine contributions to the vocabulary of rocknroll.
There were put-ons and pretentious bands in that scene, there were kids out for a lark, but not the Minutemen...this calls for action.
'sounds hollow'
ReplyDeleteEverything sounds hollow on my laptop...don't try to worm yer way out of it now.
ReplyDeleteToo late. You're officially on the spot.
As I type, Flimsy Cups is developing a series of Rorschach Sound tests in order to determine what exactly it is you hate about RocknRoll.
Hey its just not my bag dude, sorry. I'm guessing 90% of what you like I'm gonna hate, and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteKinda touching it troubles you so though, aw I feel loved. Remember what happened last time you set me a musical test.. you got pwned.
I got exactly what I wanted.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could post it too...then the interweb would know what a closet-rocker you are.
The point has gone beyond your personal tast and moved into the area of judgement...this is a universal issue now.