HALE the conquering hero!. . .Van Halen album $1.99 & 5 for $5 album (includes 'Saturday Night Fever') @ amazon.com. . .

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. . .of notes is the 'Saturday Night Fever album for $5. . .


Van Halen album $1.99 & 5 for $5 album (includes 'Saturday Night Fever') @ amazon.com. . .




HALEN a cab. . .



Every Friday, we're offering five great albums for just $5 each. This week, our editors have picked the disco throwback soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever, the latest from southern indie rockers My Morning Jacket, a blues collaboration between Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, metal from Motörhead, and a classic from seminal punk rockers Minutemen.

this week's 5 for $5. . .

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FWIW, the Minutemen are pretty far from punk rock, in terms of sound.

They were very DIY & upbeat. You may know their song Corona as the opening theme to Jackass... #19 on Double Nickels.

Take a listen to #20, very catchy. Taped it off college radio in the 80s, and for years didn't know who it was, only that I liked it a lot.

This Ain't No Picnic (#33) got a bit of MTV airplay on 120 Minutes.

Read the reviews at the bottom.

I'm still waiting on Blockbuster to ship me We Jam Econo on DVD.

http://corndogs.org/ has "live and rare audio and video from various Mike Watt incarnations" including Minutemen.

Mike Watt has gone on to fill in for a few years as bassist for Iggy & The Stooges. His site is http://www.hootpage.com/


R.I.P. D. Boon

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Allow me to clarify: 5 albums for $5 each. I purchased the Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime last night. Great album under any circumstances, and one hell of a deal for $5.

Also picked up this Monk/Coltrane collaboration for a buck: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UBOS0M/?&tag=Priceg499-20