The first time I ever heard The Replacements was from the 90s teen comedy Can't Hardly Wait starring Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt.The film, named after a 'Mats song follows teenagers who go to a party the last night of high school graduation.Though most people my generation might attach the song to memories of a misguided foreign exchange student saying "Would you like to touch my penis?", the rock band from Minnesota sang beer-drenched songs about the working class, being young, and the pitfalls of love. The Replacements are perhaps most famous for hovering below the mainstream throughout their existence, never selling a significant amount of records but receiving attention on MTV and performing a set on SNL so wild that Lorne Michaels banned them from the show for life.
Though they formed around 1978, it wasn't until 1984's Let It Be that band began to receive critical recognition. The record was a departure from the straightforward punk leanings from their previous releases, and focused on drawn out instrumentation and more mature lyrical matter.Lead singer Paul Westerburg's vocals were scratchy and unpolished, highlighting the self- depricating "I Will Dare" and the somber "Unsatisfied".
The Replacements broke up Independence Day 1991 after their last show ever played in Chicago. The legacy is defined by their ever reaching influence on other genres.They weren't quite punk but the music was brash.There were rockabilly aspects in their sound but it wasn't too dominant, and they were far too clever to be considered a straight up rock and roll band. Their nearly twenty year career serves as a blueprint for bands who wanted to be fearless but exhibit heart in everything they do.
"Bastards of Young" Live Performance 1986
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The Replacements-"Alex Chilton" Mp3
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