Introducing the Minutemen

Introducing the Minutemen
Compilation album by Minutemen
Released July 28, 1998
Recorded 1980–1985
Genre Alternative rock, hardcore punk, post-punk
Length 57:07
Label SST (363)
Producer Spot
Minutemen chronology
Post-Mersh Vol. 3
(1989)Post-Mersh Vol. 31989		 Introducing the Minutemen
(1998)		 D. Boon and Friends
(2003)D. Boon and Friends2003
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Introducing the Minutemen is a retrospective and relatively comprehensive compilation of songs by influential punk/alternative trio The Minutemen, compiled by bassist and notable solo artist Mike Watt twelve years after the untimely demise of the band. The album is made up of tracks spanning the band's entire career, sampling tracks from all of their studio releases with the exception of the Tour-Spiel EP and the Black Flag-Minutemen collaboration Minuteflag. Due to the comprehensive and wide-spanning nature of the collection, it is generally perceived to be an effective introduction to The Minutemen and their music.

The band's landmark breakthrough Double Nickels on the Dime donates the most tracks, with seven. The three-song Joy EP and the rarities collection The Politics of Time both contribute a mere two tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Definitions"
  2. "Joe McCarthy's Ghost"
  3. "Paranoid Chant"
  4. "Search"
  5. "The Punch Line"
  6. "Fanatics"
  7. "Straight Jacket"
  8. "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs"
  9. "Fake Contest"
  10. "The Anchor"
  11. "Split Red"
  12. "Life as a Rehearsal"
  13. "Cut"
  14. "Dream Told by Moto"
  15. "I Felt Like a Gringo"
  16. "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"
  17. "Maybe Partying Will Help"
  18. "Toadies"
  19. "Corona"
  20. "History Lesson, Pt. 2"
  21. "This Ain't No Picnic"
  22. "King of the Hill"
  23. "Tour-Spiel"
  24. "The Price of Paradise"
  25. "The Big Stick"
  26. "Courage"
  27. "Spoken Word Piece"
  28. "Just Another Soldier"
  29. "If Reagan Played Disco"
  30. "Case Closed"
  31. "Futurism Restated"
  32. "Joy"
  33. "Black Sheep"
  34. "Badges"
  35. "Party With Me Punker"

Tracks 1-3 are from Paranoid Time
Tracks 4-7 are from The Punch Line
Tracks 8-12 are from What Makes A Man Start Fires?
Tracks 13-15 are from Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
Tracks 16-21 are from Double Nickels on the Dime
Tracks 22 and 23 are from Project: Mersh
Tracks 24-28 are from 3-Way Tie (For Last)
Tracks 29-31 are from Bean-Spill
Tracks 32 and 33 are from Joy
Tracks 34 and 35 are from The Politics of Time

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