false2025-11-07 21:06:40Joy19811981-08-011981-08-013ExperimentalHardcore PunkPunkRock72d4072d-efa1-4ab3-bbb6-fa648d26d278d4ad0149-d8ae-4105-8009-0221fce9ff356a00217b-c13d-3ff6-9225-30759af00e29/media/data/media5/Music/Minutemen/Joy/folder.jpgMinutemenMinutemenMinutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980. Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter. They were noted in the California punk community for a philosophy of "jamming econo"—a sense of thriftiness reflected in their touring and short, tight songs, and for their eclectic style, drawing on hardcore punk, funk, jazz, and other sources.