In honour of the Mats reissues...

[Brian_Wallace]

Ok, first of all don't be riding my ass because I'm praising a band that is more than three years old...
 
  But wasn't/isn't Tommy Stinson the coolest rock star ever?
 
 Check him out at 1:23, 2:05, 2:38, 3:16, 3:20 and the final spit take.  I think I have a man crush.  I mean that was towards the end and he was only 23!  Plus, he looked like Nick Rhodes.  Shame he's spent the last ten years with "Guns N Roses" who haven't released a single record in said ten years.
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I KNOW they were a legendary drunk punk band but this was towards the end.  Were they REALLY that f'ed up in that video or were they ACTING drunk?

[Cock Van Der Palm]

I saw The Replacements a couple times and would love to comment and answer your question, however you are an asshole and as such, I won't.
 
 
 

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
  Ok, first of all don't be riding my ass because I'm praising a band that is more than three years old...
 
  But wasn't/isn't Tommy Stinson the coolest rock star ever?
 
 Check him out at 1:23, 2:05, 2:38, 3:16, 3:20 and the final spit take.  I think I have a man crush.  I mean that was towards the end and he was only 23!  Plus, he looked like Nick Rhodes.  Shame he's spent the last ten years with "Guns N Roses" who haven't released a single record in said ten years.
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I KNOW they were a legendary drunk punk band but this was towards the end.  Were they REALLY that f'ed up in that video or were they ACTING drunk?

[HoyaSaxa03]

my friend subletted an apartment from tommy's daughter last summer in NYC
 
 true story.

[HoyaSaxa03]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5khB5i21s8

[HoyaSaxa03]

paul:  "i have a responsibility to the songs, the rest of them can get fucked"
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd0t0QM09fE

[Mobius]

I love this raved up version of Talent Show.  Prime later era Replacements
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1gdRQ_N3PU

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Mobius:
  I love this raved up version of Talent Show.  Prime later era Replacements
 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1gdRQ_N3PU

tommy sounds great there, bass-line is jumping all over the place ... matt dillon at the end is pretty funny

[StoneTheCrow]

Best band of the 80's.  Put on some great shows in the DC area - my only regret is not ever seeing Bob with the band.  Had tix to see them at the old 930 but Paul broke his hand stage diving in NYC a couple of days earlier and by the time they rolled around again Bob had been canned.  Still, the show at the Bayou in '87 remains my favorite concert experience ever.

[saintangelsin]

wow brian, you might actually have a decent soul after all. Why on earth would anyone rag on you for liking an old band?
 
 Anyway, I really love the replacements. My friend got me into their music about ten years ago and yes i was only 12 at the time. When I first heard one of their songs, I actually thought they were a new band. Funny how something that was actually released around the time I was born still sounds so fresh and sharp in modern times.
 
 ps- It's alright to have a crush on Tommy Stinson. I used to be all girl crazy for The Mats, but then again that was just based on their lyrics alone. For years, I had no clue what they looked like. But seriously, if someone wrote me songs like they have, I'd marry the guy haha.

[Mobius]

Here's an awesome snapshot of that 1987 tour.  Nevermind/IOU from Cincinnati.  Pretty much exemplifies everything awesome about the era.  Its Cincy but you can almost smell the old 9:30
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzZMQliY0B8