3-Way Tie (For Last)

Thanks to Eddie Vedder, the Minutemen are enjoying a second wave of success. In 1995, Vedder joined former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt on a couple of ...

3-Way Tie (For Last)
3-Way Tie (For Last)
Minutemen
SST Records, 1985
REVIEW BY: Sean McCarthy
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 06/21/1997
Thanks to Eddie Vedder, the Minutemen are enjoying a second waveof success. In 1995, Vedder joined former Minutemen bassist MikeWatt on a couple of tour dates. Unfortunately, the media chasedVedder once they got word of the small club tour. Fortunately, itbrought back the legacy of a great trio, capable of writingpolitically charged rock and punk anthems.
It's probably safe to assume the Minutemen were never fit forrock star status. But the tragic death of singer D. Boon in a caraccident and their last album they made in the studio, 3-Way Tie(For Last) makes you wonder what the band may haveaccomplished after this great release. (The Minutemen did releaseone more album, Ballot Result, but it was more of a greatest hits, chosen bythe fans in true anti-rock star splendor.)
Unlike harder edged indie rockers Husker Du and Black Flag, theMinutemen had an amazing ability to bring mainstream music intotheir underground world. A good example of this is the rockabillyswagger of "The Big Stick." They also do a great, grunge cover ofCCR's hit "Have You Ever Seen The Rain."
Proudly activists, the Minutemen's lyrics were both insightfuland funny. The anti-war rants of "The Price Of Paradise" and "TheBig Stick" may not have the lyric complexity of their relaizedmasterpiece Double Nickels On The Dime, but they still rock withconviction. Best way to describe the lyric quality is likelistening to a brilliant, well read, passionate activist.....who'scurrently tanked on whiskey and gin.

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