Minutemen's first record occurred almost immediately after they opened for Black Flag in Minutemen's hometown of San Pedro, California. Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn offered the group a chance to record and release a record, and a late night session at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California was booked.
Recordingedit
The group recorded all seven songs in the order in which they appear on the record, with no overdubbing except for backing vocals by the group and drummer George Hurley's brother Greg. At the beginning of "Joe McCarthy's Ghost", bassist Mike Watt can be heard telling guitarist D. Boon and the Hurley brothers, "You just sing 'Joe McCarthy', want to do that?". A discussion between the four participants can be heard underneath George Hurley's previously recorded drum introduction.
Ginn later told Minutemen how to put out a record, which spurred Watt and Boon to form New Alliance Records later that year.
The EP also appears as part of the My First Bells cassette (1985) and the Post-Mersh Vol. 3 CD. Two tracks from the EP, "Paranoid Chant" and "The Maze" appeared on the SST compilation The Blasting Concept.
A sample of the intro to "Joe McCarthy's Ghost" can be heard on one of the radio ads compiled on the "Crass Commercialism" track on Black Flag's Everything Went Black album.
Packagingedit
Early released copies of the EP were printed with black artwork. All other editions are green. In 1982, in Trouser Press, Robert Payes said the record is "a must for the savage Ray Pettibone artwork alone."[4] The following year, however, Byron Coley - writing for The Boston Phoenix - would note that the artwork didn't fit the music.[5]
John Leland and Ira Robbins wrote in Trouser Press that the EP "offers dogmatic politics redeemed by idiosyncratic Wire-type songs. Kicked along by drummer George Hurley, each abbreviated blurt of rhythm serves as a backdrop for the rants of bassist Mike Watt and guitarist D. Boon. The best is the apocalyptic “Paranoid Chant,” in which Boon screams, “I don’t even worry about crime anymore.”"[11] According to Robert Christgau - who commented on it in his review of the band's first full-length album - the EP "could pass for speed-rock".[12] Coley was more mixed: he found that the band's early music "didn't give much leeway to the imagination", going on to criticize the band's seriousness and the "naive wordplay" in their lyrics.[5]
A retrospective review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic found the EP to be "a startlingly coherent set of primal minimalism -- a cross between Californian hardcore punk and the succinct experimentalism of Wire. It speeds by too quickly for any particular song to stand out, but the band's terse, frenetic energy is invigorating, as are their imaginative ideas."[1] In a 2022 review of their second LP, Huw Baines says of Paranoid Time, "all the pieces are in the right places, from Watt’s wandering bass to Boon’s history-lesson-with-footnotes rants and lacerating leads".[13] In a perfect score review from 2008, Punknews.org reviewer John concluded that Paranoid Time "is infinitely important to independent rock. There is no excuse not to own it."[8]
^ abcBogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard. p. 740. ISBN9780879306533.
^"Minutemen Paranoid Time (1980)". Punknews. April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
^"Album Covers by Raymond Pettibon". Art Fag City. Art Fag City. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^Payes, Robert (December 1982). "American Underground". Trouser Press. Vol. 9, no. 10. New York. p. 42. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ abThe Boston Phoenix 1983-02-22: Vol 12 Iss 8. Internet Archive. Boston Phoenix. 1983-02-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^Baines, Huw. "The Genius Of… What Makes a Man Start Fires? by Minutemen". guitar.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
January 01, 1970
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Paranoid Time is the debut EP by American hardcore punk band Minutemen 1 It is also the second ever release by the SST record label 2 founded by Black Flag s Greg Ginn and Chuck Dukowski The album cover is a drawing by the American artist Raymond Pettibon 3 Paranoid TimeEP by MinutemenReleased1980RecordedJuly 20 1980StudioMedia Art Studio in Hermosa Beach CaliforniaGenreHardcore punk 1 Length6 31LabelSST 002 ProducerGreg GinnMinutemen chronologyParanoid Time 1980 Joy 1981 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording 3 Packaging 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Production 8 ReferencesBackground editMinutemen s first record occurred almost immediately after they opened for Black Flag in Minutemen s hometown of San Pedro California Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn offered the group a chance to record and release a record and a late night session at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach California was booked Recording editThe group recorded all seven songs in the order in which they appear on the record with no overdubbing except for backing vocals by the group and drummer George Hurley s brother Greg At the beginning of Joe McCarthy s Ghost bassist Mike Watt can be heard telling guitarist D Boon and the Hurley brothers You just sing Joe McCarthy want to do that A discussion between the four participants can be heard underneath George Hurley s previously recorded drum introduction Ginn later told Minutemen how to put out a record which spurred Watt and Boon to form New Alliance Records later that year The EP also appears as part of the My First Bells cassette 1985 and the Post Mersh Vol 3 CD Two tracks from the EP Paranoid Chant and The Maze appeared on the SST compilation The Blasting Concept A sample of the intro to Joe McCarthy s Ghost can be heard on one of the radio ads compiled on the Crass Commercialism track on Black Flag s Everything Went Black album Packaging editEarly released copies of the EP were printed with black artwork All other editions are green In 1982 in Trouser Press Robert Payes said the record is a must for the savage Ray Pettibone artwork alone 4 The following year however Byron Coley writing for The Boston Phoenix would note that the artwork didn t fit the music 5 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Great Rock Discography5 10 7 Punknews org nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Spin Alternative Record Guide8 10 10 John Leland and Ira Robbins wrote in Trouser Press that the EP offers dogmatic politics redeemed by idiosyncratic Wire type songs Kicked along by drummer George Hurley each abbreviated blurt of rhythm serves as a backdrop for the rants of bassist Mike Watt and guitarist D Boon The best is the apocalyptic Paranoid Chant in which Boon screams I don t even worry about crime anymore 11 According to Robert Christgau who commented on it in his review of the band s first full length album the EP could pass for speed rock 12 Coley was more mixed he found that the band s early music didn t give much leeway to the imagination going on to criticize the band s seriousness and the naive wordplay in their lyrics 5 A retrospective review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic found the EP to be a startlingly coherent set of primal minimalism a cross between Californian hardcore punk and the succinct experimentalism of Wire It speeds by too quickly for any particular song to stand out but the band s terse frenetic energy is invigorating as are their imaginative ideas 1 In a 2022 review of their second LP Huw Baines says of Paranoid Time all the pieces are in the right places from Watt s wandering bass to Boon s history lesson with footnotes rants and lacerating leads 13 In a perfect score review from 2008 Punknews org reviewer John concluded that Paranoid Time is infinitely important to independent rock There is no excuse not to own it 8 Track listing editSide ANo TitleWriter s Length1 Validation Tamburovich Watt0 382 The Maze Boon0 393 Definitions Watt1 134 Sickles and Hammers Boon Watt0 47Side BNo TitleWriter s Length1 Fascist Boon0 562 Joe McCarthy s Ghost Watt0 593 Paranoid Chant Watt1 19Personnel editMinutemen D Boon guitar vocals Mike Watt bass vocals George Hurley drums backing vocals with Greg Hurley backing vocals on Joe McCarthy s Ghost and Paranoid Chant Production editGreg Ginn record producer Spot engineerReferences edit a b c Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Erlewine Stephen Thomas 2002 All Music Guide to Rock The Definitive Guide to Rock Pop and Soul Hal Leonard p 740 ISBN 9780879306533 Minutemen Paranoid Time 1980 Punknews April 22 2008 Retrieved March 8 2019 Album Covers by Raymond Pettibon Art Fag City Art Fag City 2 October 2007 Retrieved 23 April 2017 Payes Robert December 1982 American Underground Trouser Press Vol 9 no 10 New York p 42 Retrieved December 18 2021 a b The Boston Phoenix 1983 02 22 Vol 12 Iss 8 Internet Archive Boston Phoenix 1983 02 22 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Paranoid Time at AllMusic Martin C Strong 1998 The Great Rock Discography 1st ed Canongate Books ISBN 978 0 86241 827 4 Retrieved March 15 2020 a b Minutemen Paranoid Time Sheffield Rob 2004 Minutemen In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed London Fireside Books pp 545 546 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Retrieved October 17 2011 Weisbard Eric Marks Craig eds 1995 Minutemen Spin Alternative Record Guide 1st ed New York Vintage Books ISBN 0 679 75574 8 Minutemen Trouser Press Retrieved 2022 04 22 Robert Christgau CG minutemen www robertchristgau com Retrieved 2022 04 22 Baines Huw The Genius Of What Makes a Man Start Fires by Minutemen guitar com Retrieved 5 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paranoid Time amp oldid 1224252214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
