The Punch Line

by Minutemen

The Punch Line cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: SST
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 15:06
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Martin Tamburovich, Mike Watt

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut full-length from San Pedro's Minutemen crams 18 dizzying tracks into exactly 15 minutes, completely redefining the boundaries of American punk. By injecting incredibly tight, highly rhythmic funk influences into brief, manic blasts of political protest, 'The Punch Line' establishes a brilliantly quirky, fiercely energetic foundation for alternative rock.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, political, protest, DIY, funky, experimental, guitars, bassy, fast

Tracklist

  1. Search (0:53)
  2. Tension (1:20)
  3. Games (1:04)
  4. Boiling (0:57)
  5. Disguises (0:48)
  6. The Struggle (0:41)
  7. Monuments (0:51)
  8. Ruins (0:49)
  9. Issued (0:41)
  10. The Punch Line (0:41)
  11. Song for El Salvador (0:32)
  12. History Lesson (0:38)
  13. Fanatics (0:31)
  14. No Parade (0:51)
  15. Straight Jacket (0:59)
  16. Gravity (0:57)
  17. Warfare (0:55)
  18. Static (0:52)

Credits

  • Minutemen - primary artist
  • George Hurley - artwork [back cover], drums, written-by, vocals [in the middle]
  • D. Boon - artwork [cover art], vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Martin Lyon - artwork [insert]
  • Mike Watt - bass, vocals, written-by
  • Spot - producer, engineer
  • Martin Tamburovich - written-by

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