Buftex Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Ok, their #11 (Color Me Impressed) is my #1... http://musicblog.wyep.org/2015/05/05/the-replacements-ranked/
The Poojer Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Going to see them tomorrow. JW has been very glowing in his assessments of the shows he's seen on this tour
Buftex Posted May 8, 2015 Author Posted May 8, 2015 I saw them (twice) at the ACL festival last fall...they were great, despite the ****ty setting.
Chef Jim Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 I saw them (twice) at the ACL festival last fall...they were great, despite the ****ty setting. ACL festival? Where is that? Wounded Knee? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzing!!
Delete This Account Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 ¶ excuse my indulgence, because the boys are backing down.¶ so, as their song goes: raise a big whiskey to them.¶ rock and roll might just be dead. and i've had weigh too much, too drunk.¶ but let's all push on because, after all, we're all professionals here, and the bills need to get paid.¶ the replacements have broken up yet again, marking the end of an error.¶ and i'm fortunate to call their brash swagger and clamor my own.¶ ¶ i'm no fan of many things.¶ in fact i'll heckle the sellouts from cher to bono,¶ both of them certainly apply.¶ and i'll challenge you to a duel, however, if you question their relevance and/or resonance.¶ we'll take 10 paces at dawn, or don,¶ and see who's left stumbling.¶ ¶ the original degenerates have finally unravelled in spain of all places,¶ where paul westerberg announced no mas.¶ not that the mats are the same left o' the dial outfit of before¶ with bobby stinson dead¶ chris mars smartly keeping his distance¶ and jespersen still cashing his checks.¶ ¶ there's only so much anyone can take,¶ and it's not easy being a 'mats fan given their degenerate leanings.¶ they might have been left of the dial,¶ but the replacements have always maintained¶ their raised middle finger place in my contrarian heart.¶ forever, it seems, treatment bound.¶ ¶ i've seen them four times, and each one immemorable.¶ and the last of the last wasn't the best,¶ yet a lasting impression of their imperfection.¶ i'd say !@#$ you and !@#$ you, lorne michaels.¶ but that would be immaterial.¶ once again on the lip of the spotlight,¶ they backed away and quit.¶ ¶ it's certainly not the first time,¶ but it could well be the last.¶ and that's more than fine with me.¶ at the very least,¶ as pete townshend once said¶ but failed to follow up upon,¶ i'd rather the replacements died before they got old:¶ the have you seen lucky, swinging party, don't tell a soul,¶ pleased to tim meet me, hootenany, let it be,¶ red-light run it,¶ stinkin'¶ bastards.¶ ¶ jw¶ ¶
Gugny Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 ACL festival? Where is that? Wounded Knee? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzing!! I thought about going, but was ... wait for it ... torn between this and the Saratoga Jazz Festival.
Delete This Account Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 Ok, their #11 (Color Me Impressed) is my #1... http://musicblog.wyep.org/2015/05/05/the-replacements-ranked/ cough, cough, cough. off top of my head 1. Bastards of Young. 2. Alex Chilton 3. Can't Hardly Wait. 4. I Will Dare. 5. Favorite Thing. 6. Here Comes a Regular. 7. Left of the Dial. 8. I Will Dare. 9. Kids Don't Follow 10. Kiss Me On The Bus. jw
Delete This Account Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 buy the "i don't cares" if you like music. now. jw
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