2/29/2012

The Minutemen -- "If Reagan Played Disco"

There's no mistaking the signature sound of The Minutemen.  On this track, as always, Mike Watt's spastic bass gives the song its funky, frenetic groove, and D. Boon's equally spastic guitar provides the perfect backdrop for his brief burst of crude but insightful punk political philosophy.  What the band lacked in poetic finesse they made up for in creativity and sheer energy.

For those who weren't on board with the Reagan Revolution back in the 1980s, The Minutemen were your band.  If you're still not on board with Reagan Revolution, The Minutemen are still your band.  Tracks like this still sound great nearly thirty years after the fact.