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Minutemen
United States - San Pedro, CA

DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME 2xLP 01. Anxious Mo-Fo 02. Theatre is the Life of You 03. Viet Nam 04. Cohesion 05. It's Expected I'm Gone 06. #1 Hit Song 07. Two Beads at the End 08. Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth? 09. Don't Look Now 10. Shit From an Old Notebook 11. Nature Without Man 12. One Reporter's Opinion 13. Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing 14. Maybe Partying Will Help 15. Toadies 16. Retreat 17. The Big Foist 18. God Bows to Math 19. Corona 20. The Glory of Man 21. Take 5, D. 22. My Heart and the Real World 23. History Lesson - Pt. II 24. You Need the Glory 25. The Roar of the Masses Could be Farts 26. Mr. Robot's Holy Orders 27. West Germany 28. The Politics of Time 29. Themselves 30. Please Don't Be Gentle With Me 31. Nothing Indeed 32. No Exchange 33. There Ain't Shit On T.V. Tonight 34. This Ain't No Picnic 35. Spillage 36. Untitled Song for Latin America 37. Jesus and Tequila 38. June 16th 39. Storm In My House 40. Martin's Story 41. Ain't Talking About Love 42. Doctor Wu 43. Little Man With a Gun In His Hand 44. The World According to Nouns 45. Love Dance Label: SST Records Cat #: SST 028 Format: 2xLP Released: 1984

Reviews: Another brand new double album from your favorite label. 45, count 'em, 45 songs on this doozie! What can I say about the Minutemen that hasn't been said by smarter reviews than I? I mean, they're a religious experience! And not only do you get 42 truly wonderful Minutemen songs here, but also bitchin' covers of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", "Creedence's "Don't Look Now" and "Doctor Wu" by Steely Dan. You must get this record! Hey Dennes, twist one up!! -G.I. (from Flipside #43, Fall 1984) The Minutemen have packed 45 of their minimal, funk-punky songs onto this very satisfying twin album. Most of the compositions here rate from fair to very good, and utilize some combination of melody, guitar riff, or interesting lyric twist to sustain the listener's interest. The seven or eight really excellent numbers live up to the Minutemen's best standards--"Corona" and "My Heart and the Real World" have superb melodies, while cuts like "Nothing Indeed" employ the typical Minutemen formulae very well. -Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rocknroll #17, September 1984)