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. The same year, McCaughey's 1989 solo album My Chartreuse Opinion was reissued by Hollywood as a Minus 5 album.
In 2001, the Minus Five and the Young Fresh Fellows, another McCaughey project, released a split double album, Let the War Against Music Begin/Because We Hate You; the "Let the War Against Music Begin" half was the Minus 5 submission.
After a change of guard at Hollywood Records, the Minus 5 found themselves releasing music via independent channels, with the Return To Sender label releasing a collection of outtakes from Let The War Against Music Begin called I Don't Know Who I Am before McCaughey signed the band to the Yep Roc label for his collaboration with Wilco, Down With Wilco. Yep Roc later issued an EP dominated by Down With Wilco outtakes, At The Organ, and reissued In Rock, a collection of tunes McCaughey recorded in a single day in 2000.
In 2002, the band contributed a track, "Girl I Never Met" to Rami Jaffee, Pete Yorn, and Marc Dauer's Trampoline Records release: Trampoline Records Volume I.
The band's seventh album, self-titled (but known as The Gun Album), was released early 2006, and features, along the regular line-up, guest appearances by Wilco, Kelly Hogan and The Decemberists' singer/songwriter Colin Meloy, among others.
Buck and McCaughey went on to play in The Baseball Project together in 2008.
All the Time
The Minus 5 Lyrics
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Where the river overflows
All over, over you
I don't argue point of view
There is a pointer for you
Give it up for change OK
I still want you all the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
Call the mediator scum
When theirs call for you to come down
It's a come down that's for sure
Don't you have some place to be?
Where the good is time is release
Hey I am falling of the stairs
But it's not mend to turn your mind
I still want you all the time
All the time
All the time
All the time
Blankets on the river bank
With the money in the bed
We lay together like it or not
The Minus 5's song "All The Time" contains cryptic lyrics that can be interpreted in a variety of ways. The first lines of the song, "Crying on the way to the bank / Where the river overflows," suggests a sense of sadness and despair despite financial success. The repetition of "All over, over you" emphasizes that the wealthy individual is unhappy and unfulfilled, with their wealth not bringing them the happiness they expected.
The second verse seems to address relationships, with the lines "I don't argue point of view / There is a pointer for you / Give it up for change OK" indicating a lack of confrontation and an attempt at reconciliation. The chorus then reiterates the singer's constant desire for this person, with the repeated refrain of "I still want you all the time."
The third verse contains references to conflict and escalation, with the line "Call the mediator scum / When theirs call for you to come down / It's a come down that's for sure" suggesting a reluctance to compromise or submit to authority. The song ends on a somewhat ambiguous note, with the lines "Blankets on the river bank / With the money in the bed / We lay together like it or not" leaving the listener to draw their own conclusions about whether the wealth in this relationship is a source of comfort or conflict.
Overall, "All The Time" seems to be exploring the complex and sometimes contradictory emotions surrounding wealth and relationships, with a sense of longing and uncertainty permeating the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Crying on the way to the bank
Feeling unhappy despite earning money
Where the river overflows
Near a location where emotions are overflowing
All over, over you
Thinking about someone constantly
I don't argue point of view
Not interested in debating opinions
There is a pointer for you
Here is a hint for you
Give it up for change OK
Accept the need for change
It's not mend to turn your mind
No need to alter your thoughts
I still want you all the time
Thinking about someone constantly
Call the mediator scum
Disliking the person trying to help
When theirs call for you to come down
When there is a need to be more realistic
It's a come down that's for sure
Expecting disappointment
Don't you have some place to be?
Do you have somewhere else to go?
Where the good is time is release
A place where one can relax and feel good
Hey I am falling of the stairs
Encountering a stumbling block
Blankets on the river bank
A cozy scene by the water
With the money in the bed
Valuing wealth over intimacy
We lay together like it or not
Being in an uncomfortable situation
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: MCCAUGHEY
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Void 00
Given the fact that R.E.M. will never reunite it is almost unbelievable to me that Mike, Peter and Bill were on a stage together and played an old R.E.M. song. It really makes me happy.
Rogerio Pereira
Fato. O REM está vivo!
Ken Vail
Never say never
Stephanie Smith
Love this song Kick ass song Kick ass performance 👏 🙌 ❤❤
rboona
Love to see Bill Berry is playing drum again
Kevin Cragun
I believe Bill to be one of the most under rated drummers in rock.
ianA
such a great moment captured, glad to see they still genuinely enjoy each other's company and musical companionship
Kilgore Trout
pish.
Turnerbrewer
REM are so F’n awesome. Love that Bill, Peter & Mike Mills are still going strong.... love it!
Texarkana forever!!
kfoster009
Return of the Rickenbackers....also Mike is a great vocalist as well as a great bassist!