Constant evolution, unstoppable improvements of an already excellent material from the start. You can tell that this EP from 1982 was recorded when the second "full-length" album (so to speak, since it's the Minutemen), "What Makes a Man Start Fires" (which was yet another step forward compared to the first two EPs and "The Punch Line") was already ready and just postponed. In 6 minutes (for five sound shards), there is an impressive variety of styles, and Hardcore-Punk is increasingly just a fragment of the incredibly rich offering. Alongside the irreverent and sarcastic lyrics, this brilliant trio from San Pedro adds a musical fantasy where in a matter of seconds a jazz rhythm can make love to the irregular noise-punk clatter of the guitar ("Split Red"), where an outstanding bass constantly flirting with funk (Mike Watt becoming even more amazing, who also sings in three out of five tracks here) joins melodic openings or post-punk riffs and guitar lines, and on top of that, many other little things. In a total duration of 6 minutes. One of the most distinctive and overflowing inventive bands of their generation.
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