Music Style hardly

Musical Influences minutemen, the who, meat puppets

Similar Artists minutemen, the who, meat puppets, neil young

Artist History DMM formed in Orange County, CA in the summer of 1987. They put out a 6 song 7" ep on their own in 1988 and then hooked up with Dr Dream Records in the fall of 1989. They put out two records for Dr Dream, "Live Sample" and "Real Good Life" for more info on these check out http://allmusic.com. The band took a break between 1992 and 1996. In 1997 they released "Wait" on Toadaphile in SF, CA.

Group Members Mark Andrea, Ron Sloan, John Hawthorne

Instruments guitar, bass, drums

Albums Live Sample, Real Good Life, Wait

Press Reviews http://www.snackcake.com/7/reviews.html http://allmusic.com It's hard to believe that this album was released in the same year as Live Sample, the sophomoric first effort from Don't Mean Maybe. Perhaps it was the influence of new drummer Ron Sloan, perhaps the guidance of producer Jack Endino deserves the credit, but this is a vastly superior effort. The songs have more punch, the instrumental attack is sharper, and the bandmembers show their considerable chops off to much better effect. The comparison to the Minutemen is still valid, but instead of sounding like a frat rock knock-off of that band there is an element of sincere homage and craftsmanship here. The vocals on most tracks are even soulful, especially on the mournful "Tranquil Sea," a meditation on a homeless man who is unable to appreciate the beauty of the landscape around him. The surprise cut on this album is a scorching cover of "Hot Smoke and Sassafras," a surreal blast of garage psychedelia that was a hit for the Texas group Bubble Puppy in 1969. Don't Mean Maybe gives this piece of fluff a jazzy post-punk attack that is novel and yet faithful to the original spirit. Real Good Life is a real good album, and if the band had been able to follow it up immediately with another of similar quality they could have hit the big time. — Richard Foss

Additional Info 4 song Web Release

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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