Minutemen Project: Mersh 4/7/14 UK Universal Music Enterprises

UK Universal Music Enterprises

Stunning ballads like “My Shepherd” and “Valkyrie In The Roller Disco” are among the most beautiful melodies Newman has ever written

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Minutemen Project: Mersh 4/7/14 UK Universal Music EnterprisesThis 1985 E. P. was the band's penultimate release before the death of singer guitarist d. Boon put a premature end to this unique and influential trio. The term "mersh," meaning commercial, was a tongue in cheek reference to the band's decidedly uncommercial stance in terms of their sound, lyrics, and attitude. The first two cuts, "The Cheerleaders" and "King of the Hill" certainly rank among the Minutemen's finest work. In "Cheerleaders" Boon's laid