
What Makes A Man Start Fires? captures the Minutemen at their most inventive, blending sharp, urgent post-punk energy with incisive lyrics and dynamic musicianship. Originally recorded in the early hours at Music Lab studios in Hollywood and mixed by Spot at Total Access Studio, this album showcases the band's influential approach to rock in the early '80s, cementing their legacy on SST Records.
Praised as one of the standout releases of 1983 and a defining work in art punk and post-hardcore, What Makes A Man Start Fires? features the essential talents of D. Boon and Mike Watt. For fans of raw, uncompromising sound and thought-provoking songwriting, this album remains a vital listen in the Minutemen's catalog.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: SST Records
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 1989
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TRACKS
A1. Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
A2. One Chapter In The Book
A3. Fake Contest
A4. Beacon Sighted Through Fog
A5. Mutiny In Jonestown
A6. East Wind/Faith
A7. Pure Joy
A8. '99
A9. The Anchor
B1. Sell Or Be Sold
B2. The Only Minority
B3. Split Red
B4. Colors
B5. Plight
B6. The Tin Roof
B7. Life As A Rehersal
B8. This Road
B9. Polarity
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