The Minutemen Acoustic Performance 1985

Kick off the week with this beautiful acoustic set by The Minutemen from a cable access show called "Acoustic Blow-Out" from 1985. This was probably a pretty unique way to see a band back in the mid-1980's because MTV's "Unplugged" didn't really take off until the early 1990's.  I'm quite certain that MTV never would have invited a band like The Minutemen to perform. Lucky for us, out in Los Angeles, someone had already started recording bands acoustically.

Playlist:
Corona
Themselves
Badges
I Felt Like a Gringo
Time (Richard Hell Cover)
Lost (Meat Puppets Cover)
Ack Ack Ack (The Urinals Cover)
History Lesson Part II
Tour Spiel
Little Man With A Gun in His Hand

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Bonus Video: The Minutemen perform a cover of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love." I have always felt that
this was one of those rare instances where the cover version of the song is far superior to the original.






Thanks to stogref and ButterKnifeLtd for the uploads to YouTube.