The Replacements

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The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass) and drummer Chris Mars. Originally called the Impediments, the Minnesota residents changed their name to the Replacements after being banned from a local club for disorderly behavior. In their early days, they sounded quite similar to Hnsker Dn, the leaders of the Minneapolis punk scene. However, the Replacements were wilder and looser than the Hnskers and quickly became notorious for their drunken, ...[more]

 

 

INSOUND EXCLUSIVE REISSUE! BACK IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWENTY YEARS. VINYL FORMAT. Strictly limited to 1,000 copies! Originally released in 1989, "I'll Be You" was the first single from The Replacements' superb full-length Don't Tell A Soul. This 7" also contains a non-LP B-side, "Date To Church", featuring vocal accompaniment from none other than the legendary Tom Waits. Featuring the albums' original artwork and repressed using the master files. A highly limit   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2009! Let It Be made the Replacements into college radio and critical favorites, leading the group to a major-label contract with Sire. The band's major-label debut, Tim, does represent a bit of a compromise of the group's garage punk sound. Producer Tommy Erdelyi (formerly of the Ramones) helped clean up the band's sound, primarily by harnessing the rhythm section to a click track -- no longer does the band thrash all over the place, they keep a ste   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Bob Stinson was kicked out of the Replacements after Tim, allegedly because he was unwilling to make the musical leap forward necessary for Pleased to Meet Me. With Stinson left the band's hardcore roots, leaving behind the conflicting desires of Paul Westerberg's wish to be a serious singer/songwriter and for the group to become either the Faces or Big Star. The full-blown production works on the horn- and string-drenched "Can't Hardly Wait," but it makes other tracks irritating   [ read more ]

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