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| | The Lard Biscuit: Minutemen |
 | | The Minutemen's sound was startlingly original, using a deconstructionist, stripped-down "jam econo" approach: no verse-chorus-verse format, no traditional guitar solos, bass and drums sharing the lead role, few rhyming lyrics, a whole lot of honest anger and passion tempered by a sense of humor, and their famously brief and succinct songs. |
 | | The Minutemen were one of the first bands signed to SST Records, a revered independent music label founded by members of Black Flag. |
 | | The Minutemen were finished, long before they could reach their fullest potential or get the recognition they deserved. |
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