Mike Watt
Mike Watt
Artist Information
Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Post-Punk, College Rock, American Underground
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, VA
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Bassist Mike Watt was the living embodiment of the punk rock spirit. As a founding member of the highly influential Minutemen, he created one of the most important bodies of work in the American underground canon, delivering adventurous, fiercely polemical music informed by such disparate traditions as funk, folk, and free jazz. Although his subsequent material -- most notably his records with the trio fIREHOSE, as well as his latter-day solo efforts -- lacked the sheer impact of his earliest outings, Watt remained true to the D.I.Y. ethos that originally inspired him, emerging as one of the most highly respected figures in contemporary music.
Discography
Release: April 18, 2005
Label: Easy Action, Red Ink
Release: October 7, 1997
Label: Columbia
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