I see a few people on here commenting on how George Hurley is an underrated drummer. TH-cam isn't giving me the thumbs up icon option, so I just wanted to say that I wholeheartedly agree!
Never forget the moment a guy in my Spanish class opened up the Thrasher with D. Boon’s obit and showed it to me, somehow knowing how much The Minutemen meant to me at 16.
'85 seemed like the year it was all starting to happen for them.....they turned out to be that super-cool dream that you wake up from than immediately get bummed out that it was only a dream that cut off way too early.........that was 8 years before I was born and it feels like I could have been there...Their sound doesn't sound constricted to the era that their music was born of.....They are just extraordinary talented ordinary people who's music could have been created decades ahead or earlier.....D. Boon just seems like an angel or a spirit when I see him living, breathing, talking, singing, playing and shredding in the only footage we've got of him.....
I got to see him play in November of 1985 (opening for R.E.M.) only to have him die a month later. I was devastated for months as I bought 3 of their records after seeing them. I only knew 2 or 3 tunes before the concert. Still one of my favorite bands.
I remember waiting for this episode to air. Love the Minutemen! They blazed a trail all their own. Punk rock is a mentality that is not proven by the way you look or the clothes you wear.
3340steve I think this is the only footage I've ever seen of D with a Les Paul. Usually he played Teles or a Melody Maker. I was wondering if maybe it was Curt Kirkwoods(Meat Puppets) guitar. He might have borrowed it on that SST tour.....
It sounds bad, like straight hard rock. The minutemen sounded phenomenal on their early records. Then become to sound straight and more straightforward like a mainstream rock band. Too bad....
I love Black Flag Rollins is my idol, Love the misfits, dk's killed it but the minutemen were the best musicians in punk and it kills me to think of what they could have been if D was still around.
And today (Dec. 22, 2020) marks the 35th anniversary of d. Boone’s death at the age of 27 in a traffic accident. The axel fell off of his van while he was resting in the back. For punk rock in Los Angeles, that is the day the music died. Mike Watt did amazing work with fIREHOSE (and other bands) after that, but it definitely broke a part of his heart forever.
I saw the "broken heart" with my own eyes. I drove up from NOLA to BR to see fIREHOSE open up for Sonic Youth. Kim was standing in the audience right beside me...her eyes were fixed on Watt and it looked like she was getting a woody from watching him play. When their set was over, I wandered toward the back of the building and found Mike...I told him how glad I was that he and George had hooked up with ed and were keeping the sounds alive. All the sudden he was balling like a baby, tears all over his face, going "Why D? Why D?" I was too young to really know how to console him--he just sat on some steps weeping, so I just sorta backed away and let him cry.
It’s sad how underrated these guys are. They’re a truly amazing and talented band.
I see a few people on here commenting on how George Hurley is an underrated drummer. TH-cam isn't giving me the thumbs up icon option, so I just wanted to say that I wholeheartedly agree!
amen
notreallybandfromottawa his style alone but yeah he’s awesome. The blonde curly devil lock though?
"We've got all the time in the world." Sigh, if only.
Mike Watt is so likeable for some reason.
Never forget the moment a guy in my Spanish class opened up the Thrasher with D. Boon’s obit and showed it to me, somehow knowing how much The Minutemen meant to me at 16.
'85 seemed like the year it was all starting to happen for them.....they turned out to be that super-cool dream that you wake up from than immediately get bummed out that it was only a dream that cut off way too early.........that was 8 years before I was born and it feels like I could have been there...Their sound doesn't sound constricted to the era that their music was born of.....They are just extraordinary talented ordinary people who's music could have been created decades ahead or earlier.....D. Boon just seems like an angel or a spirit when I see him living, breathing, talking, singing, playing and shredding in the only footage we've got of him.....
i agree. he's like a cherub. such a great loss and a shame, out of anyone, why d.? RIP
I got to see him play in November of 1985 (opening for R.E.M.) only to have him die a month later. I was devastated for months as I bought 3 of their records after seeing them. I only knew 2 or 3 tunes before the concert. Still one of my favorite bands.
“Should be a rock band on every block, because it can happen!” such a wise man rip d boon
I remember waiting for this episode to air. Love the Minutemen! They blazed a trail all their own. Punk rock is a mentality that is not proven by the way you look or the clothes you wear.
I agree, George Hurley is one of my favourite drummers of all time
Holy cow, where did D Boone get a Les Paul ? I have never seen him with one ever. Rockin forever!!!!!
He sounds fantastic on a Gibson.
3340steve I think this is the only footage I've ever seen of D with a Les Paul. Usually he played Teles or a Melody Maker. I was wondering if maybe it was Curt Kirkwoods(Meat Puppets) guitar. He might have borrowed it on that SST tour.....
He probably borrowed it from The Meat Puppets I was guessing as well.
Actually it was borrowed from Tom Trocolli
It sounds bad, like straight hard rock. The minutemen sounded phenomenal on their early records. Then become to sound straight and more straightforward like a mainstream rock band. Too bad....
@@Jil8840 Have to disagree there, D. Boon sounds fantastic on the Les Paul and I'd kill for the unedited footage.
"All they are is 3 f*****g corn dogs from San Pedro!" Ha-ha.
1:47 dinosuar jr sound a few years before dinosaur jr found that sound
what's the name of this song?
@@in3rcia218 "Take Our Test" from Project Mersh.
I love Black Flag Rollins is my idol, Love the misfits, dk's killed it but the minutemen were the best musicians in punk and it kills me to think of what they could have been if D was still around.
Have you heard of Converge?
They would probably had become a mainstream act!!!
George Hurley- SOOO under rated!
Only by those who don't know who he is. =P
@@KravMagoo exactly.
I got chills when George said, around the 2:50 mark, I think, that they've "got all the time in the world." And this was April, 85?
+Raymond Arcangel I think it's more like August to November given the interview footage shows D. has hair. He was bald earlier in 1985.
Dee Boon's Got the Coolest stage presence ever ! Not to mention his dancing style !
Those were the days on late-night MTV
And today (Dec. 22, 2020) marks the 35th anniversary of d. Boone’s death
at the age of 27 in a traffic accident. The axel fell off of his van
while he was resting in the back. For punk rock in Los Angeles, that is
the day the music died. Mike Watt did amazing work with fIREHOSE (and
other bands) after that, but it definitely broke a part of his heart
forever.
I saw the "broken heart" with my own eyes. I drove up from NOLA to BR to see fIREHOSE open up for Sonic Youth. Kim was standing in the audience right beside me...her eyes were fixed on Watt and it looked like she was getting a woody from watching him play. When their set was over, I wandered toward the back of the building and found Mike...I told him how glad I was that he and George had hooked up with ed and were keeping the sounds alive. All the sudden he was balling like a baby, tears all over his face, going "Why D? Why D?" I was too young to really know how to console him--he just sat on some steps weeping, so I just sorta backed away and let him cry.
A rock band on every block
Loved this. I taped it on my VHS. I think D. passed very soon after this
These guys were the real deal 👌
D FUCKIN BOON
D just doesn't sound like himself on that Les Paul...Telecaster is D's usual guitar.
Yeah that was weird seeing D. play such a "classic rock" axe. But you couldn't fault him for trying new sounds I guess.
@@ifutureman i heard that he borrowed it cuz his tele wasnt working or something
Understand, but kinda dig the Les Paul. All the sound comes from your fingers, D didn’t turn into Tom Sholz or anything.
@@mikec6617 It sounded like his amp settings were all wrong, way too much bottom end. Not his usual sound at all.
@@chlum6295 he borrowed it from cris kurkwood
Hurley is Awesome...
1st Snippet is Retreats
2nd Snippet is Ain't talking about love
3rd is the end of "Hey Lawdy mama"
"Take our Test" is the 3rd and 4th snippet.
d. boon has the best style of anyone ever in this video
@Epsilon15 Second song is a snippet from their cover of aint talking about love. 3rd ... i have no idea.
D playing a Les Paul???
The future.
Second song is I think their version of Van Halen's "Ain't Talking Bout Love". I don't recognize the third one.
+hiddenfire65 1: The 3rd one's their cover of "Hey Lawdy Mama."
Is there a more footage of that live show at the beginning of the video, preferably with left and right audio channels lol?
3rd and 4th music snippet sound to me like they were playing with "Untitled Song for Latin America" maybe?
A few questions:
1) What are the second and third songs?
2) Is there more footage of this gig online?
Where is the sound??
I know Retreat, Take Our Test, and I Felt Like A Gringo are in this one
Anyone have a link to that set?
There's also their cover of Hey Lawdy Mama.
And no, I don't have a link (yet at least!)
whats the song at 1:47?
Take Our Test
What song are they playing at 1:45 ? I don't recognize it.
take our test
Anyone know the song at 1:23.
their cover of hey lawdy mama
FUCKIN MINUTEMEN
How did george hit that skin so well with that hair in his face? lol
The drums ain't going nowhere
Go see Mike next month!!
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George Hurley tried unsuccessfully to sell me a 5 dollar band sticker in Houston Texas in 86 for a show I snuck into..good.times
The who???
I guess this weeks theme was "bikers" lol...who the fuck let boone borrow their LesPaul?
whats the song at 1:47?
take our test