The Minus 5
The Minus 5 is an American pop rock band, headed by musician Scott McCaughey and most frequently featuring R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.
Band history
Formed in 1993, McCaughey designed the Minus 5 as a pop collective, with each record the group put out featuring a new lineup. Throughout these releases, he worked the most frequently with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, who was featured on the group's eponymous debut EP, which was only released through Hello CD of the Month Club, run by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, in 1994.
Their full-length debut album Old Liquidator was released in 1995, and the Minus 5's lineup consisted of McCaughey, Buck, and Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies. After releasing Old Liquidator on East Side Digital, the group reconvened in late 1996 to record their Hollywood Records debut, The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy, released the following spring. Also in 1996, McCaughey's 1989 solo album My Chartreuse Opinion was reissued by Hollywood as a Minus 5 album.
The Minus 5 (album)
The Minus 5 is the self-titled seventh full-length album by American rock band The Minus 5. Featuring a lineup of Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck (of R.E.M.), Bill Rieflin, and John Ramberg, it was released in 2006 on Yep Roc records and features contributions from Kelly Hogan, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, and Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger. It is often referred to as "The Gun Album".
Track listing
References
Podcasts:
The Minus 5
ALBUMS
- Butcher Covered released: 2009
- Killingsworth released: 2009
- Who Was Changed and Who was Dead released: 2009
- The Minus 5 released: 2006
- Down With Wilco: A Tragedy in Three Halfs released: 2003
- Because We Hate You / Let the War Against Music Begin released: 2001
- In Rock released: 2000
- Old Liquidator released: 1996
- The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy released: 1995
- My Chartreuse Opinion released: 1989
Because We Hate You / Let the War Against Music Begin
Released 2001- Barky’s Spiritual Store
- Lonely Spartanburg Flower Store
- I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite
- For the Love of a Girl
- Fuselage
- My Drum Set
- Worthless
- She’s a Book
- Good Times Rock ’n’ Roll
- Little Bell
- Summerland
- Mamie Dunn, Employee of the Month
- Your Truth, Our Lies
- The Ballad of Only You and the Can Prevent Forest Fires
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by Minus 5
The Minus 5
by: Minus 5I like you with a gun.
The way you shine, silver barrel in the sun.
It's no wonder I sleep underground.
Cause I just want to, I just want to be around.
I'll kick your sister's ass.
I'm going to take your brother's face and smash it in the
grass.
It's no wonder I am spiral bound
Cause I just want to, I just want to be around.
Every day when I feel this way, I need somebody say it's
o.k.
Shoot some holes in my crow-black sky, saying life
doesn't really half-suck most of the time.
This is a tale of dynamite, like those two ships that
blew up in the night.
It's no wonder I'm that sinking sound.
Cause I just want to, I just want to be around.
I like you with a gun.
Yeah, I like you with a gun.
I'm so loaded, chamber's spinning round.
But I just want to, I just want to be around.