Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime

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‘Double Nickels On The Dime’ is the third album from art punk visionaries Minutemen. Their eclectic, sprawling double album opus covers genres as varied as post-hardcore, funk, country, spoken word, and jazz, ‘Double Nickels On The Dime’ remains one of the holy grails of the U.S. independent scene of the 1980s, and many consider it as one of the greatest punk albums ever made. Crammed full with clever, tightly written material, and performed with free-spirited playfulness, ‘Double Nickels…’ is a record everyone should hear at least once. Boasting an intimidating forty-five songs squeezed into just eighty minutes (tracks rarely reach the two-minute mark), nothing is left to stagnate here. You barely get enough time to find your footing amongst the syncopated grooves, in-your-face bass grooves, and angular, idiosyncratic guitar lines before the rug is pulled out from under you. While this could be exhausting for first-time listeners, on further spins you’ll find a wealth of inspired, unique, and intelligent musical ideas. Listen out for their Steely Dan cover too…’

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