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Post by vanhagar3000 on Feb 13, 2008 16:42:09 GMT -5
Going to the CT show last night, reminded me of the 80s club scene in the Twin Cities area. Not only did we have Hodgson, Lizz Winstead, and others doing comedy, but we had Husker Du, Prince, and others performing live music. I was never allowed into the bars, because for most of the decade I was pre-fetal. Then of course, there is The Replacements. Who I remember reading about in the ACEG recently (one of the obscure references). Just great music in that post-punk/MTV era. They produced the ultimate anti-music videos, with Bastards of the Young and others. They really continued improving until they hit their magnum opus with Tim. (produced by Tommy Ramone) After that things went south, but they were great up until then. So whaddya all think of the 'Mats? Kiss Me on the Bus from the OGWT |
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Post by spidervodka on Feb 13, 2008 18:17:09 GMT -5
Um......what is, or are, "The Mats"? Whatever it is, it sounds fun!
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Post by xmattxyzx on Feb 13, 2008 19:34:47 GMT -5
Let It Be >> Tim
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 13, 2008 23:42:05 GMT -5
<Tim.  Can't wait for Rhino remasters of Let It Be, Tim & Pleased to Meet Me. |
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Feb 14, 2008 1:31:35 GMT -5
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Post by Mod City on Feb 14, 2008 19:21:23 GMT -5
Always liked "I Don't Know" from Pleased To Meet Me. I had a dubbed tape of Tim once upon a time when I was much younger, too. Good stuff. I hear they were quite the (drunken) show live.
And that "Bastards of Young" video is classic. Looks back to when MTV didn't suck.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Feb 15, 2008 17:45:27 GMT -5
Love The Replacements.
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Feb 17, 2008 2:09:41 GMT -5
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Mar 3, 2008 12:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by quinnmartin on Sept 15, 2008 13:38:11 GMT -5
PTMM >>Let It Be/Tim  |
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Post by donmac on Sept 21, 2008 19:25:04 GMT -5
Didn't the nickname "the 'Mats" come about because someone mistakenly thought the Replacements were called the Placemats?
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Post by soundandvision on Sept 26, 2008 13:43:18 GMT -5
Didn't the nickname "the 'Mats" come about because someone mistakenly thought the Replacements were called the Placemats? Something like that. Or maybe they were considered the "doormats" of the industry. I picked up "Tim" (one of my all time favorite records) and "Pleased to Meet Me" (recorded in my hometown).. and they simply sound fantastic. |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Sept 27, 2008 18:45:02 GMT -5
Didn't the nickname "the 'Mats" come about because someone mistakenly thought the Replacements were called the Placemats? As I read it long ago the original fans of the band called them the Placemats as a nickname and it was shortened to The Mats. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2013 16:05:51 GMT -5
Reviving an old thread. I previously was ' soundandvision' on this board. So, that's me up there. I wanted to give a recommendation to any Replacements fans still left out there: Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements. The documentary was released in 2011 and made its way around the country through 2012. It is on DVD now and available via Amazon Prime Instant. Watched it a few weeks ago, can't recommend it enough. |
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