Project Mersh
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Project: Mersh is the penultimate release (final extended play, or EP release) from influential punk/alternative trio The Minutemen before D. Boon's death later that year.
The cover, which was painted by D. Boon, depicts a meeting of three exhausted record label executives in which one of them says "I got it! We'll have them write hit songs!" Project: Mersh was a sarcastic and ironic attempt at a commercial (or "mersh") recording. All six songs surpass the two-minute mark ("More Spiel" is nearly six minutes long) and incorporate verses, choruses, and hooks. Crane who provided backing vocals and played the trumpet on Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat returned to lend his voice and instrumentals to the album. The album even utilizes a synthesizer which was played by Ethan James [link]. The album also features a cover of Steppenwolf's "Hey Lawdy Mama."
Track listing
- The Cheerleaders (3:52) (Boon)
- King of the Hill (3:24) (Boon)
- Hey Lawdy Mama (3:37) (Byrom, Edmonton, Kay)
- Take Our Test (2:44) (Watt)
- Tour-Spiel (2:45) (Watt)
- More Spiel (5:52) (Watt)
Musical Personnel
- D. Boon - guitar, lead vocals
- Mike Watt - bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, speech
- George Hurley - drums, sound effects, wood block
- Crane - trumpet, backing vocals
- Ethan James - synthesizer, backing vocals
External links
| The Minutemen |
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| D. Boon | Mike Watt | George Hurley |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Punch Line | What Makes a Man Start Fires? | Double Nickels on the Dime | 3-Way Tie (For Last) | Ballot Result |
| Extended plays: Paranoid Time | Joy | Bean-Spill | Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat | Tour-Spiel | Project: Mersh | Georgeless E.P. |
| Compilations: The Politics of Time | My First Bells | Post-Mersh Vol. 1 | Post-Mersh Vol. 2 | Post-Mersh Vol. 3 | Introducing the Minutemen |
| Other releases: Minuteflag | D. Boon and Friends |
| Bootlegs: ...just a Minute Men | Jam "Schtik" To Do For Gigs | | Acoustic Blowout | Live At Flynn's Ocean 71 |
| Related articles |
| The Reactionaries | New Alliance Records | Martin Tamburovich | George Hurley and Mike Watt |
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