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##   <center><b>Minutemen</b>  - <i>King of the Hill</i></center>

## Minutemen are another group that I'd
<div class="pull-right">https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grapthar/1qhoywS7-52a2e51017dc44c0617362a055843bcb.jpg<center><b>Minutemen, performing live (© Edward Colver)</b></center></div><div class="text-justify">consider an all time favorite, and a band that really helped me expand my view of punk and rock music.  The group was formed in 1980 in San Pedro, CA by D. Boon (guitar, vocals), Mike Watt (bass, vocals) and George Hurley (drums), who stayed together through the entire life of the group.  Though they were around the hardcore punk scene of the '80s, and toured and played with groups in it, they had a much more genre-bending sound, incorporating ideas from folk, funk, and jazz, along with spoken word poetry, to create something that is instantly recognizable as <i>their</i> sound.  Unfortunately, the band broke up prematurely, after a car crash caused the death of D. Boon.  Watt and Hurley had very little interest in music after this, and nearly quit all together.  However, a fan of the band, Ed Crawford, encouraged them to continue, and with him, the 3 formed <b>fIREHOSE</b>.  </div>

(Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutemen_(band)">Wikipedia - Minutemen</a>)


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## <center>[Listen to *King of the Hill* by **Minutemen** here...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2BtgmawhCw)</center>
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## I first heard the group through their first album, 1981's
<div class="pull-left">https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grapthar/mFeDcboJ-R-1163058-1357972132-5100.jpeg.jpg<center><b>Minutemen, <i>Project Mersh</i> (1985, SST Records)</b></center></div><div class="text-justify"><i>The Punch Line</i>, which features a lot of SUPER short songs (often under a minute), but very clearly had their unique style of funk/punk on display, even in the form of short tracks.  The lyrics were incredibly interesting, often highly political, and D.Boon's mix of singing and a sort of speaking (rhythmic, though not rap) was very unique, and immediately caught my attention.  I then delved into their discography, and realized that I was absolutely hooked on these guys.  If you have ever seen the show <b>Jackass</b>, then you've actually heard the band before, as they used the <b>Minutemen</b> song <i>'Corona'</i> for the theme song of the show.  For today's track, I decided to go with <i>'King of the Hill'</i>, which was released on what became the band's final EP, <i>Project Mersh</i>, in the early part of 1985.  D. Boon passed away at the end of that year, 3 days before Christmas, but left an incredible legacy of music and lyrics, that have continued to inspire new generations of young people.</div>



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