Mike Watt
The Secondman’s Middle Stand
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The Secondman’s Middle Stand is the latest release from former Minuteman Mike Watt. The album chronicles Watt’s harrowing ordeal of battling and overcoming a severe illness. Amazingly this tale is delivered both musically and lyrically with wisdom and a sense of humor instead of gloomy moroseness. Drums, B3 organ and Watt’s trusty bass are the only instruments used to create a musical backdrop that segues from swirling and bombastic to mellow and steady as his story progresses. The lyrics are incredibly honest, conveying the pain Watt endured and the mental anguish that accompanied it. “Puked to High Heaven” and “Pissbags and Tubing” are songs about exactly what their titles imply. However, this is no pity party. In the latter song, Watt sings “Healin’ hurts but before was worse / it teaches me patience / healthy to learn.”– Connell Burton McDaniel
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 Record Label Columbia / Red Ink Released January 2005 |
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Bio[+]One of the pioneers of punk rock, Watt has been holding down the “Thud Staff” since his early years playing with the Minutemen and fIREHOSE. Born in Porstmouth, VA on December 20, 1957, his family moved to San Pedro, CA while Watt was still a youngster. A D.I.Y. kinda guy, it is believed that Watt has spent about half of his life living in a van, traveling from gig to gig. His discography is far too long to mention; suffice it to say that he’s played with just about everybody from Porno for Pyros to Juliana Hatfield. His latest release, Contemplating The Engine Room chronicles Watt’s history along with that of his father and long-time departed friend, D. Boom (of The Minutemen). He also runs his own web page, jams with The Perk and operates his own web radio station.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (June 2002)
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Bio[+]
One of the pioneers of punk rock, Watt has been holding down the “Thud Staff” since his early years playing with the Minutemen and fIREHOSE. Born in Porstmouth, VA on December 20, 1957, his family moved to San Pedro, CA while Watt was still a youngster. A D.I.Y. kinda guy, it is believed that Watt has spent about half of his life living in a van, traveling from gig to gig. His discography is far too long to mention; suffice it to say that he’s played with just about everybody from Porno for Pyros to Juliana Hatfield. His latest release, Contemplating The Engine Room chronicles Watt’s history along with that of his father and long-time departed friend, D. Boom (of The Minutemen). He also runs his own web page, jams with The Perk and operates his own web radio station.
– Maurice S. Teilmann (June 2002)
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Scene
Merch
The Secondman’s Middle Stand (current page)