The Replacements

[dudeman]

they're getting the band back together! woo hoo!!!

I know, i know - it's not the WHOLE band, but gimme a break.

The thought of Paul and Tommy and whoever else is on the stage plugging in, turning up, and playing those songs has put a BIG smile on my face.

I got my tickets for Riot Fest chicago a few weeks ago based on what already appeared to be an awesome lineup (Violent Femmes, Blondie, Quicksand, Dinosaur jr, Bob Mould, Motorhead ,Guided by Voices, Public Enemy,, Best Coast, TOOTS!). The Mats headlining just pushed this thing WAY over the top.

Me and the lady went last year and it was a blast. A really great vibe at the park, lots of great food, and a fun ride on the ferris wheel watching some california punks rile up the crowd.

Back to the matter at hand - The Replacements - i woulda paid an arm and a leg to see Westerberg solo in the hopes of hearing some Mats live, but this is really fucking fantastic news. I've had their albums on repeat the past several days - Let it Be has me feeling like i'm 14 all over again. Awesome news.

 

[dudeman]

Found this great blog with a bunch of 'Mats bootlegs.
Looks like a winner - i'll be digging deep into this to get pumped up for the late september live appearances...

The Replacements - Color Me Impressed Live Archice Project

 

[lazarus]

Nice find, though it appears to mix solo Westerberg and Tommy's side project Bash & Pop (whose first album was very good) with the Mats stuff.

 

[dudeman]

I got no problems that it mixes the solo stuff. I love pauls solo stuff. 14 songs gets filed with the Replacements at my house. "knockin on mine", "things" (oh those things...), and "down love" and "mannequin shop"... and a whole bunch of others are great tunes.

I don't know that Tommy Stinson solo album, tho. i'll have to check it out. thx for the tip.

 

[dudeman]

It's things like this that make me really love the internet - it facilitates quirky fanaticism.

Watch 9 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Alex Chilton’ today in Minneapolis — slicing up eyeballs // 80s alternative music, college rock, indie

The Replacements, 'Alex Chilton' — rehearsal June 27, 2013 - YouTube

Sounds good, all 9 seconds of it. Way to stoke the fire, boys!

 

[Von Schloopen]

Nice find, though it appears to mix solo Westerberg and Tommy's side project Bash & Pop (whose first album was very good) with the Mats stuff.

The horror.

 

[Von Schloopen]

They're working.

 

[No spoken words]

I am.....starting to seriously consider.....seeing them. August would be impossible, September, though, maybe.

 

[lazarus]

The horror.

Did I say or imply it was a problem? I even complimented the Tommy stuff.

It just might be confusing to people who didn't realize the band broke up in 1991, as they're not clearly labeled as solo/other group shows.

You can shove your sarcasm up your ass.

 

[Von Schloopen]

You can shove your sarcasm up your ass.

That escalated quickly.

 

[u2popmofo]

That escalated quickly.

I wish it would escalate to you dying in a horribly painful manner.

 

[Von Schloopen]

I wish it would escalate to you dying in a horribly painful manner.

You wish I was dead? My wife left alone and my child with no father? My body breathless and covered in dirt?

You actually hope for such an occasion? You've actively "wished" for it?

Wonderful. WTF?

 

[lazarus]

That escalated quickly.

No more out of nowhere than your remarks.

I wish it would escalate to you dying in a horribly painful manner.

You wish I was dead? My wife left alone and my child with no father?

Oh, I'm sure your wife won't be alone.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Oh, I'm sure your wife won't be alone.

Seriously? If I'm dead my wife won't be alone? You're getting really creepy.

 

[LemonMelon]

He's suggesting that your wife is of low moral fiber.

 

[bono_212]

I am.....starting to seriously consider.....seeing them. August would be impossible, September, though, maybe.

Joiiiinnnn ussssss

 

[lazarus]

He's suggesting that your wife is of low moral fiber.

Von Schloopen is Lance's Dad??

I'm so confused now.

 

[Von Schloopen]

He's suggesting that your wife is of low moral fiber.

Oh, I believe when you say the word "sure", you're we'll beyond suggestion.

 

[lazarus]

 

[Von Schloopen]

Which are you responding to? The one who wishes I was dead or the one who said my wife is of low moral fiber?

 

[cobl04]

You wish I was dead? My wife left alone and my child with no father? My body breathless and covered in dirt?

You actually hope for such an occasion? You've actively "wished" for it?

Wonderful. WTF?

It's not funny anymore try different jokes
Hug and kiss my ass, X and O.

 

[lazarus]

It's not funny anymore

Was never funny. But close enough, Cobbler.

 

[cobl04]

I know, I just wanted to reference Kanye.

It's just descended into desperate self-parody.

 

[Von Schloopen]

It's not funny anymore try different jokes
Hug and kiss my ass, X and O.

Indeed. You guys have cornered the market on funny jokes.

I wish it would escalate to you dying in a horribly painful manner.

Nothing funnier than wishing people would die.

 

[No spoken words]

Joiiiinnnn ussssss

Denver is the likelier destination should I go, but you never know.

 

[bono_212]

Denver is the likelier destination should I go, but you never know.

 

[No spoken words]

X

 

[bono_212]

Dog

 

[IWasBored]

Indeed. You guys have cornered the market on funny jokes.

Nothing funnier than wishing people would die.

Well, actually, if there's a correlation to dead anyone jokes and dead baby jokes, the only thing funnier than one dead you would be 100 dead yous.

 

[dudeman]

Paul and Tommy made it to the stage tonight. Looked like a good setlist.

Great coverage over at Slicing Up Eyeballs. That's a great website:

The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years — slicing up eyeballs // 80s alternative music, college rock, indie