The Minutemen Now Have a Movie
I discovered Mike Watt via the firehose’s From Ohio. It took me quite a few listens to acquire a taste for his heavy, miniminalist, flannel punk bass playing. After all these years, the question of Ballhog or Tugboat is still open.
Maybe checking out the Minuteman movie – We Jam Econo – will help answer it.
September 2 – 8, 2005
7:15PM & 9:15PM nightly
September 3 & 4, 2005
1:15PM, 3:15PM, 5:15PM, 7:15PM & 9:15PM
Bell Auditorium
Inside the Bell Museum of Natural History
10 Church Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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My favorite Firehose lyric:
“For the singer of R.E.M.”
Here’s a version of tradition you can put in your drawer
in the desk where next to your chair’s the handle to your door
dismantle the door handle, put the parts into your desk drawer
say some words then make a sign, now open up the drawer:
the drawer can’t tell you more
than to deal with the door
Now you object to objects actually meaning more
than some pathetic, lame aesthetic stolling rone is famous for
push the drawer closed, grab a firehose, point it at the door
get it all wet, remember, forget what rock & roll is for
the drawer can’t tell you more
than to deal with the door
Now you’re fishing for a mission way beyond the door
first you dream, next you’re scheming, searching through your drawer
for an oar for your trip bound for yet uncharted shores
over-reaching, find me spieling, cataloging doors
the door’s a symbol for
these objects in your drawer
Thanks. Watt’s lyrics are like his bass playing.
Yeah, Watt’s the man. And he’s still kicking much ass to this day. I picked up Contemplating the Engine Room back in ‘98, and was hooked. Went back to the old Minutemen and fIREHOSE stuff and got caught up with it (probably heard it on a skate video or two back in my mid-80’s thrasher days). After 30 years, his new stuff is just as relevant as anything (Banyan is a great band, and Watt’s latest solo album is a trip).
Anybody been lucky enough to catch him at The Entry? When the hellride rolls through the midwest, he always plays in Madison. I’ve got to get down there to see him sometime…