What Makes A Man Start Fires? (CD) ~ The Minutemen (Artist) Cover Art

What Makes A Man Start Fires? (CD)

By: The Minutemen (Artist)

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The Minutemen Artist Snapshot:

California's the Minutemen were one of the first bands to expand upon the limited possibilities of the hardcore punk genre. By combining the energy, attack, and attitude of punk rock with styles as far reaching as jazz, funk, and country, the trio built up a devoted following from 1980 on, while simultaneously influencing a huge array of bands. The Minutemen's career was cut tragically short when singer/guitarist D. Boon died in a car accident in 1985. Bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley went on to form fIREHOSE in 1987.

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DISC 1 for What Makes A Man Start Fires? (CD) Album By The Minutemen (Artist)
1   Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
2   One Chapter In The Book
3   Fake Contest
4   Beacon Sighted Through Fog
5   Mutiny In Jonestown
6   East Wind / Faith
7   Pure Joy
8   '99
9   Anchor, The
10   Sell Or Be Sold
11   Only Minority, The
12   Split Red
13   Colors
14   Plight
15   Tin Roof, The
16   Life As A Rehearsal
17   This Road
18   Polarity
 

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On their second full-length release, the Minutemen didn't stray too far from their original formula. The trio still deals in short, intensely played mini-songs here, although most of the 18 tracks last a minute or longer--roughly twice the average duration of songs on 1981's THE PUNCH LINE. Recorded over a year later, WHAT MAKES A MAN START FIRES has a couple of guitar overdubs, but the Minutemen maintain their stripped-down, unadorned sound and trademark gruff passion.

In a typical song, Boon's scrappy guitar playing and passionate vocal invective sit atop percolating funk rhythms. Despite his limited range, Boon gets by as lead singer through his sheer intensity. His lyrics occasionally turn inscrutable, but Boon makes sure his most emphatic messages come through. This is rock broken down to its barest essentials: vocals, bass, drums, lots of passion. Songs teeter on the edge then barrel forward; they start and end abruptly, and the intensity never lets up.

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