the sweetness!
This collects two of their albums The Punch Line and What Makes A Man Start Fires? both excellent albums that come from a punk place but lead you down so many other muscial avenues. One of the best bands from the 80's hands down!
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The minutemen changed my life the early 80's -- maybe they'll change yours too. Defintely not for everybody, but if you are musically adventurous and politically courageous, anything by the minutemen is recommended.
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