Boon's rhythm was so precise and in the pocket, and he played those complex 9th and 11th chords without looking at the fretboard, while singing and thrashing around...he was such a force of nature and very unique! R.I.P. D! 🙏🎸👊
that was Richard Derrick on drums .... a friend of mine all thru school .... one thing about Richard ..... he was a natural musician .... give him any instrument and in 5 minutes he knew how to play it .... at a party once I brought my moms old accordion and richard was playing like a pro in 5 minutes ..... he past away 4 or 5 years ago
He's definitely holding it down and holding his own here. The drummer equivalent of the "actor's nightmare" would be to find yourself onstage trying to play George Hurley's parts! Was he in Wednesday Week? I think that band had a pretty fluid lineup, and it seems to be their drum kit.
Smart, but misguided. We know conclusively, according to multiple sources: "Mao's policies were also responsible for a vast number of deaths, with estimates ranging from 40 to 80 million victims due to starvation, persecution, prison labour, and mass executions, and his government has been described as totalitarian."
@@RidgeRunner-lz5ko ah yes everything the OP knows about D has to have only come from one 20 second interview right? And also, let's just pretend it's normal for people to go about and read very dense and difficult literature about economics or really any kind of scholarly writings on politics/econ/society right? That's what everyone does in their free time right?
Drummer is Richard Derrick, D.'s roommate. This set is on a cool CD called D. Boon And Friends, which has a bunch of house jams, plus an acoustic solo D. set.
Saw these guys play a party at California Institute for the Arts in 1982, and to this day, it is one of the top three most powerful rock shows I've ever seen. D Boon could play anything with astonishing rhythm. They were my favorite punk band of the era, by far.
Fan-freakin'-tastic!!! I wonder if half these kids knew that they were hearing a late performance of one of the greatest punk bands, if not one of.the greatest bands, period, ever!! I would have been flipping my lid, or just paralyzed with pure joy.
At the time, I thought they were the best band in the world. They had a pretty good reputation in LA but only among people who payed close attention to the alternative rock scene. If you were just a regular student and only casually into music, then no, you might not have realized it. My roommate that year listened to the crappiest radio station that was entirely programmed and didn't have live djs. He wasn't at that concert. As you can see, I was bopping my head. Normally at their concerts, I was dancing like a madman, but I'm sure I had a book bag and the place was pretty packed.
Audio recordings of much of this set can be found on the release D. Boon and Friends. If this video intrigues you, I definitely recommend picking it up. It contains home recordings by Boon, with multi-instrumentalist Crane and drummer Richard Derrick, seen here subbing for George Hurley. Demo recordings, yes, however they are certainly worthwhile for anyone looking for undiscovered Boon material. Unfortunately, this collaboration, dubbed Cosmic Joke, is our only hint at his musical progression.
This is such a great live performance of one of my favorite Minutemen songs. D. As usual is just going off. That man had enough energy to carry the band by himself. But was lucky enough to have been friends with Watt and played for years. See what I did there. This drummer is good but George is in his own category. In my opinion as good as Neil Peart. I only use his name not because I think he is anywhere near the best drummer but George could keep up with him. Those three finding each other changed what I thought music could be. I had the opportunity to see the Minutemen and fIREHOSE more times than I can count. Minuteman only twice both times with black flag. I love the fact that I was able to buy the tour Spiel 7in from Watt. Out of a box in the back of a van in 85 and 16 years later buy a t-shirt from him out of a trash bag. It speaks volumes to their commitment to DIY. And this video to the talent of the incomparable d. Boone. He plays those crazy chords and does not even look at his guitar as he jumps all over the place like a guy half his size. This was not a one-off thing. That was how he performed. Absolute brilliance! One last aside I believe this was the reactionaries right before they switched drummers and names. I'm also curious to know if the drummer in this performance is the same guy that plays the trumpet on King of the Hill? If you know please tell?
They said George couldn't get out of work that day and D. Boon's roommate filled in. It was Crane that played trumpet with them on some songs including King of the Hill not the drummer in this video.
Boomer here. D. Boon was like the Jackie Gleason of rock 'n roll ( to say punk is an insult). Holy shit he could move around on stage for sure. Grew up on the East Coast. Dolls, Cramps, Stooges, Ramones etc. But my two favorite California bands were the DK's and the Minutemen. Living out here now in LA, some 20+ years later. I'm still spreading the word of the Minutemen.
I had to listen to George do this song to get a feel for how this sounds different. This guy fills in pretty good but after listening to the original, I have more appreciation for what George added to the group.
Correct, circlejerks450. The late Martin Tambourivich was the singer for the Reactionaries back in '78. He was a was a butcher at San Pedro Farms, but loved to dabble and have fun with music. Creative guy(once made a hell of a halloween costume) and overall cool dude. Passed away about ten years ago.
@jimmyji That's Richard Derrick. He was room mates with D. George could not get off of his day job, so Richard filled in. This was shot at a show on the UCLA campus Jan 30, 1985.
Who is to say? I hope their is cool stuff out there, that I am just too old to know about/have the time to find, the naive idealist in me is holding out a vision of a cool scene similar to what I remember, but I'm just told old to know about it. But yeah, you are probably right, music seemingly just sucks now, even though young artists have tools like youtube, bandcamp, the ability to make their own CD's coupled with cheap color printing to make cd covers, etc. I feel lucky to have had this in my youth.
Despite being aware of who they were for like 30 years, I never really delved into the Minutemen because I'm a big fan of distortion and power chords, and D.Boon...wasn't. I just randomly threw on 3 Way Tie and was really blown away, to the point that I had to see what they were like live, and wow D.Boon was really something to behold.
@Manuel Grotesque I think the guy in the hat at 0.40 is a young Perry Farrell, founder of Jane's Addiction and Lollapaloosa. Watt played with him briefly in the 90's in Porno for Pyros.
Świetny zespół - szkoda że tak mało znany w Polsce. To autentyczna muzyka rockowa, bez zbędnego lukru. Szczera, ale nie anarchistyczna i mówiąca o problemach zwykłego człowieka.
I believe that this was the only show the Minutemen played without George. D agreed to play the show as a favor and there wasn't much as far as pay goes. I may me wrong?? Great Vid.
what does the interviewer say? I understand 'petit livre rouge de mao', and that the songs don't last more than a few minutes or sth like that. But I would like to know exactly.
Boon's rhythm was so precise and in the pocket, and he played those complex 9th and 11th chords without looking at the fretboard, while singing and thrashing around...he was such a force of nature and very unique! R.I.P. D! 🙏🎸👊
Vocals were always perfect no matter how hard he rocked out.
One of a kind, look at him go! Just an incredible talent and personality
that was Richard Derrick on drums .... a friend of mine all thru school .... one thing about Richard ..... he was a natural musician .... give him any instrument and in 5 minutes he knew how to play it .... at a party once I brought my moms old accordion and richard was playing like a pro in 5 minutes ..... he past away 4 or 5 years ago
Did you guys play together?
I was wondering. It didn't look like George.
RIP Richard, really cool that he got to play with a legendary band and played well
How long did he play with the minutemen for?
He's definitely holding it down and holding his own here. The drummer equivalent of the "actor's nightmare" would be to find yourself onstage trying to play George Hurley's parts!
Was he in Wednesday Week? I think that band had a pretty fluid lineup, and it seems to be their drum kit.
Just found this. He was something... I took flowers to his grave (and his mom's) on April 1 (2024) for his birthday. RIP D. Boon 🙏❤
What an audience. There's Duck head, Leonard Cohen, Punk Rock Chick, Nerdy Dancer, the Principal... Everyone looks weird and interesting.
A moment in time, with some iconic characters in there for sure!
It's SoCal, you see all kinds of weird and interesting people there...
That’s Lou Barlow bro
Can't forget Sunglasses Guy No. 6
0:29 Jarvis Cocker
1:14 Arlo Parks
1:21 Elissa Steamer
Greatest fucking band ever
AGREED
Yep, pretty damned good.
As a father I made damn sure my son knows all about Boone and Watt and Hurely.
Whose on the drums.
@@jacksonthompson2531 yeah, that’s what I was wondering!!
@@jacksonthompson2531 Other comments say it's Richard Derrick, who was D's roommate and who contributed to other projects under the same record label.
@@101Volts he' great!
Coolest father ever!
D Boon could wail. Underrated guitarist
the guy could also bust a move.
I don’t think he was/is ever underrated. The guy gets mad accolades. I kinda see what you’re saying though
He doesn't get enough praise. The dude was phenomenal as a guitarist and a songwriter.
D. was a fucking genius...so unique and original!
@@Sk8inpunk92 praise isn't everything
Jesus, not only was he an amazing guitarist but he was a ridiculously smart dude, RIP
Jesus... and tequila!
You got that from this interview?
Smart, but misguided. We know conclusively, according to multiple sources: "Mao's policies were also responsible for a vast number of deaths, with estimates ranging from 40 to 80 million victims due to starvation, persecution, prison labour, and mass executions, and his government has been described as totalitarian."
@@RidgeRunner-lz5ko ah yes everything the OP knows about D has to have only come from one 20 second interview right? And also, let's just pretend it's normal for people to go about and read very dense and difficult literature about economics or really any kind of scholarly writings on politics/econ/society right? That's what everyone does in their free time right?
d boon was a force of nature, that dance @ 2:09 lol so raw
D. Boon was the goddamn best rock musician of all time !
I think George had to work that day. It was a noon show at UCLA. I was there. See some friends there too.
One of my favorite moments from the Minutemen. Even though George wasn't there. I t was mind blowing to watch them gradually capture that audience.
the drummer from this gig actually commented on this video, pretty cool
Ugh! Verrry jealous! 🤘🏽
Drummer is Richard Derrick, D.'s roommate. This set is on a cool CD called D. Boon And Friends, which has a bunch of house jams, plus an acoustic solo D. set.
Did Richard Derrick play for any other bands?
He’s good
Thank you, I was wondering why George looked so different!
@@DoppelgangerShockwave - a friend of his tells me he did a lot of stuff with SST and SST-adjacent people, but I'm not sure how to run it all down?
That guy did a pretty good job filling in for George.
Who was it?? It tripped me out dude haha
Yeah, but...
George Hurley...Neil Peart of punk!
Is it a real young Tom Watson?
Who the hell was that on drums?? Not bad at all!
We need a band like this today.
no we dont
get to work, then
@@S-Theoyes we do. he already said we do, so we do.
The joy of the guy at the end shaking hand with Mike Watt :D
Yeah that dude with the glasses was really jamming the hell out! He knew how damn good that music was and saw that incredible talent.
Love how the vibe, diversity and lack of pretentiousness of the crowd speaks to the music and the band.
I am the tide-- the rise and the fall. BOSS!
Mike Watt was killing it. R.I.P. D. Boon. Double Nickels on the Dime is a classic.
Saw these guys play a party at California Institute for the Arts in 1982, and to this day, it is one of the top three most powerful rock shows I've ever seen. D Boon could play anything with astonishing rhythm. They were my favorite punk band of the era, by far.
To the blonde at 0:45 - I wasn't cool enough for you then, but now... call me.
lmao
As good as any band could ever wish to be
what a shame the leader singer passed so early. all of these lyrics have resonated with me so much.
greatest 3-piece of All Time
Fan-freakin'-tastic!!! I wonder if half these kids knew that they were hearing a late performance of one of the greatest punk bands, if not one of.the greatest bands, period, ever!! I would have been flipping my lid, or just paralyzed with pure joy.
I was loving it. At that point, I was seeing them once a month.
handymandan100 but would have you known??
At the time, I thought they were the best band in the world. They had a pretty good reputation in LA but only among people who payed close attention to the alternative rock scene. If you were just a regular student and only casually into music, then no, you might not have realized it. My roommate that year listened to the crappiest radio station that was entirely programmed and didn't have live djs. He wasn't at that concert. As you can see, I was bopping my head. Normally at their concerts, I was dancing like a madman, but I'm sure I had a book bag and the place was pretty packed.
Clearly like the best band of all time. Just the essentials
Audio recordings of much of this set can be found on the release D. Boon and Friends. If this video intrigues you, I definitely recommend picking it up. It contains home recordings by Boon, with multi-instrumentalist Crane and drummer Richard Derrick, seen here subbing for George Hurley. Demo recordings, yes, however they are certainly worthwhile for anyone looking for undiscovered Boon material. Unfortunately, this collaboration, dubbed Cosmic Joke, is our only hint at his musical progression.
This is such a great live performance of one of my favorite Minutemen songs. D. As usual is just going off. That man had enough energy to carry the band by himself. But was lucky enough to have been friends with Watt and played for years. See what I did there. This drummer is good but George is in his own category. In my opinion as good as Neil Peart. I only use his name not because I think he is anywhere near the best drummer but George could keep up with him. Those three finding each other changed what I thought music could be. I had the opportunity to see the Minutemen and fIREHOSE more times than I can count. Minuteman only twice both times with black flag. I love the fact that I was able to buy the tour Spiel 7in from Watt. Out of a box in the back of a van in 85 and 16 years later buy a t-shirt from him out of a trash bag. It speaks volumes to their commitment to DIY. And this video to the talent of the incomparable d. Boone. He plays those crazy chords and does not even look at his guitar as he jumps all over the place like a guy half his size. This was not a one-off thing. That was how he performed. Absolute brilliance! One last aside I believe this was the reactionaries right before they switched drummers and names. I'm also curious to know if the drummer in this performance is the same guy that plays the trumpet on King of the Hill? If you know please tell?
They said George couldn't get out of work that day and D. Boon's roommate filled in. It was Crane that played trumpet with them on some songs including King of the Hill not the drummer in this video.
Boomer here. D. Boon was like the Jackie Gleason of rock 'n roll ( to say punk is an insult). Holy shit he could move around on stage for sure.
Grew up on the East Coast. Dolls, Cramps, Stooges, Ramones etc. But my two favorite California bands were the DK's and the Minutemen. Living out here now in LA, some 20+ years later. I'm still spreading the word of the Minutemen.
JUst shows how much energy George added to that band!! He was great!!
there's Berry's duck walk,then there's the D. Boon shuffle :D
The tone...treble and volume on high. D Boon. beyond words and still as original as anything since
I had to listen to George do this song to get a feel for how this sounds different. This guy fills in pretty good but after listening to the original, I have more appreciation for what George added to the group.
The LA Street Scene! I was there, running around crazy 😅
Breaks my heart to look at this, yet I can't help it.. - D.Boon ,😂, - J.YO'
Correct, circlejerks450. The late Martin Tambourivich was the singer for the Reactionaries back in '78. He was a was a butcher at San Pedro Farms, but loved to dabble and have fun with music. Creative guy(once made a hell of a halloween costume) and overall cool dude. Passed away about ten years ago.
Victim's Family and Primus among the heirs of this incredible sound.
Pixies too I feel
That's me at 0:52 standing on the right wearing a hat and a tie.
+Robert Shaw awesome man, I would love to have been there.
It was a nice day with beautiful weather. I was seeing them once a month and they were always great.
That's pretty cool. Old guy. I kid. I kid.
Hey, I did get to see them once a month for six months.
What else did you get to see? Us youngsters have to live vicariously through you
I can relate to the dude just kinda stroking out in front of the speaker👌
incredible!
This band is very together.
love MINUTEMEN
D Boon had such energy
Gente rara escuchando esta banda, Pero la verdad pudo ser mas conocido, Un crack realmente y lastima que se fue tan pronto, Desde Argentina =)
Mighty document.
sweet video man
It's amazing that they were able to play such a fast song at an even faster pace than the studio version and still nail it.
best fucking song on youtube. man, thanks SO much for posting this.
I would have gone wild
@jimmyji That's Richard Derrick. He was room mates with D. George could not get off of his day job, so Richard filled in. This was shot at a show on the UCLA campus Jan 30, 1985.
actually surf was pumping that day's why no George
ROCK AND ROLL
LOVE🖤👣🕶🎸🥁🎼
Who would've thought Alan Harper could rock that bass?
that cd rocks. i love the echo off the wall
So good. Weird not seeing Hurley on the kit though.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing
he had to work and couldn't make the gig.
@@redmartianlmao we've all been there, even the most humble and greatest of rockers had to deal with their work schedule
Some tight and in yer face playing there ! Regular bunch of mid 80's students watching them in awe. Can imagine them inspiring the Pixies .
I feel like the rawness of music is gone forever
Who is to say? I hope their is cool stuff out there, that I am just too old to know about/have the time to find, the naive idealist in me is holding out a vision of a cool scene similar to what I remember, but I'm just told old to know about it. But yeah, you are probably right, music seemingly just sucks now, even though young artists have tools like youtube, bandcamp, the ability to make their own CD's coupled with cheap color printing to make cd covers, etc. I feel lucky to have had this in my youth.
St. Vincent, anyone? Might not be your thing but she does have an abrasive guitar technique such as in her song "Marrow".
Lol sounds like you need to go to some diy underground shows
I emulated Mike Watts bass playing when learning to play.
2:00 fingers fast as lightning
D.boon. r.i.p. allllways loved u., Luv- J.YO'
R.I.P. Richard
Kiss-Horváth Ferenc yes. Richard Derrick, longtime friend of D. Boon’s, filling in for Georgie that day
Despite being aware of who they were for like 30 years, I never really delved into the Minutemen because I'm a big fan of distortion and power chords, and D.Boon...wasn't. I just randomly threw on 3 Way Tie and was really blown away, to the point that I had to see what they were like live, and wow D.Boon was really something to behold.
@Manuel Grotesque I think the guy in the hat at 0.40 is a young Perry Farrell, founder of Jane's Addiction and Lollapaloosa. Watt played with him briefly in the 90's in Porno for Pyros.
I know you left your comment 5 years ago and are probably not going to see my reply but that is absolutely not Perry.
WOW!
D Boon LEGEND!
Świetny zespół - szkoda że tak mało znany w Polsce. To autentyczna muzyka rockowa, bez zbędnego lukru. Szczera, ale nie anarchistyczna i mówiąca o problemach zwykłego człowieka.
Music gods
♥️
Like I have heard before ..." If Punk and Jazz were to have a baby it would produce The Minutemen ........with some Funk too
Yeah, a local Minneapolis screed back in '83 described Minutemen as "jazz-funk with the intensity of hardcore".
Why did I have to not be born when this happened?
that was fucking fantastick!!!
God fucking dammit. So fucking cool.
There's something really funny to me about the woman at 0:45 with the bemused look on her face, presumably watching D pogo and thrash around.
Even hiding behind the Ray-Bans, she's gorgeous!
double nickels on the dime is fucking amazing
Fucking underrated
Absolute MASTERPIECE!
♥
I love to c big people play guitar they always get down as fuck
Is it just me or this version rip so much harder than the album version
It definitely is faster
in person mustve been something else
I believe that this was the only show the Minutemen played without George. D agreed to play the show as a favor and there wasn't much as far as pay goes. I may me wrong?? Great Vid.
Loucamente bakana !!! ..s2
But I will say, it's great to see WATT playing D.'s dance steps.
Lucky Gringo's that got to see this band live ! Great Song, is it a different drummer ?
look at d go man!
It looks like the bass drum says "Wednesday Week" on it. They were a sort of Paisley Underground band of that time. Maybe it was their drummer?
Rip D Boon ❤
they sound like a typical beer garden band.
oh, I now see the other comments, Greatest Band in the World with George !
why can't I "thumbs up your remark?! well anyways, "thumbs up about 500 times.
1:07 I KNOW that's not Nardwuar, but I like to think that it is.
I think that might be Raymond Pettibon giving the woman a flyer at 1:42
looks like him!
Not surprising, since he was a close friend of theirs.
It was Ray, you're correct!
Taylor Swift at 0:45 I knew she was a vampire
amazing footage. weird to see/hear the boys without george. this guy holds it down but he is no hurley.
D BOONE RULES!!!!
the best
Any more of this set?
Nobody rocked the fuck out like D. Boon.
D.Boon is my guitar hero
Is the D Boone shirt “Word of mouth “? Jaco Pastorius ?
Video's either an example of really great editing, or everyone there actually suffered a slow donning seizure.
@Samguitar27 There's a chance it could be him. Dinosaur were huge fans of the Minutemen and toured with them.
@MrGroovybassman Cool, thanks for the upload anyway.
2:10 - GO D. BOON!
thanks for putting this
i'm french and wonder where does this footage come from?
what does the interviewer say? I understand 'petit livre rouge de mao', and that the songs don't last more than a few minutes or sth like that. But I would like to know exactly.
Filmed in UCLA, American university in California
Is it just me or does Mike Watt give off a presidential vibe?