Carrying over a theme from a Kinks cover, here’s the young Mats ripping through the uber-classic Substitute in 1981. The boys would have made decent mods. [audio:cover02.mp3] PS – I have a fair amount of…
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Cover Band: The Replacements do The Kinks
As Jim Walsh’s book gives witness to, the Mats frequently played the role of a cover band live. Many times the covers were delivered with purpose and practice. Sometimes they were tossed off in bits…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Covered
It’s time to wrap up my little nerdy journey through the history of one song. This week’s videos show that there are a lot of bands who are also fans of this song. The only…
They’re waiting in the darkness….
Things I have never seen at First Avenue until last night: 1. A crowd rapt with attention, hanging on every word someone is speaking. 2. Chairs on the floor. And no one felt the urge…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Sing-Along
The concept of the live show sing-along seems silly at times. Sometimes the song seems purposely written for drunken fans to shout the chorus. Kiss – Rock And Roll All Nite and pretty much every…
Win tickets to MGD’s ‘The Craft’ featuring Paul Westerberg from Paulwesterberg.net!
Here’s your chance to get into the invite-only show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on Sunday, September 23rd. All you need to do is write a post telling the world what’s so great about…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: The Return
This week features a video from Paul Westerberg’s solo debut on Saturday Night Live. His return to the show was a bit surprising, considering after the 1985 Mats’ wild appearance was met with the anger…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: The Last
After Pleased To Meet Me, Can’t Hardly Wait was pretty much unchanged when the Mats’ played it live. Their live act found a touch of stability as they played larger venues and did an opening…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: Memphis
This week contains a double shot of Can’t Hardly Wait. They are taken from the recording sessions for Pleased To Meet Me in Memphis produced by Jim Dickinson, producer of Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers. The…
Can’t Hardly Wait, A Retrospective: From An Airshaft
This week’s CHW comes from a turning point in the band’s future. After lengthy touring in support of Let It Be, The Mats went into the studio with Alex Chilton in January of 1985 to…