''Bootstrappers'' is the first release by the
Bootstrappers, which at the time featured guitarist
Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical music, contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.
A central figure in the Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimenta ...
and the
Reactionaries
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Minutemen
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Firehose rhythm section
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The rhythm ...
of bassist
Mike Watt
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and drummer
George Hurley
George Hurley (born September 4, 1958) is a drummer noted for his work with Minutemen and fIREHOSE.
Music career
Early years
Originally from the East Coast, Hurley and his family moved to San Pedro, California, when he was six years old. ...
.
On the album, Watt used a Guild
Ashbory electric bass, an instrument the approximate size of a mandolin with rubber-band-like silicon strings.
After this album, bassist Mike Watt was replaced by bassist Thom Kotik and drummer George Hurley was replaced by drummer
Jan Jakub Kotík
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Life
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.
Track listing
#The Memory Is A Muscle – 3:36
#Spider Baby – 2:30
#New Boots – 1:05
#Taxista – 1:14
#Flicker – 1:39
#Third Rail – 2:08
#Media Dub – 8:00
#D-I-A-L-C-A-S-H – 4:10
#X/Delta – 2:52
#Their Faces Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue – 1:49
#Presidential Apology – 4:51
#Mud – 1:28
#Indeed – 1:31
#Empty-Vee – 3:39
#Long Beach Dub/Feen – 7:04
#Maneuvers – 4:59
:All songs composed/credited to George Hurley, Elliott Sharp, and Mike Watt.
Musical Personnel
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Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp (born March 1, 1951) is an American contemporary classical music, contemporary classical composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.
A central figure in the Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimenta ...
- guitar, sampler
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Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...
- bass
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George Hurley
George Hurley (born September 4, 1958) is a drummer noted for his work with Minutemen and fIREHOSE.
Music career
Early years
Originally from the East Coast, Hurley and his family moved to San Pedro, California, when he was six years old. ...
- drums
References
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Bootstrappers (band) albums
1989 debut albums