‘Mats Memories – Paul Westerberg

All 149 ‘Mats Songs Ranked

Jodi — Sat, 09 May 2015 15:49:39 +0000

Editor’s note: OF course you won’t agree. Still pretty good attempt at an epic task.

23. “Favorite Thing” (Let It Be) – Bar “I Will Dare,” this song was likely included on more romantically-themed (or romantically-hopeful) mix tapes passed by Replacements fans than any other. It also has a fascinating structure to it; forget about verse- verse- chorus, this one could be labelled verse- verse- verse- verse- chorus- chorus- bridge. Regardless, it sounds great. Tommy Stinson’s bass under the “you’re my favorite thing” sections give the expression of yearning the palpable nervous energy it deserves. And the generational rebellion in the first verse plus the rock & roll attitude in the 2nd and 4th give this song a complexity that gives it an edge over a simple love song.

via 91.3fm wyep :: where the music matters.

Sold out: Replacements’ “Let It Be” on Twin/Tone vinyl | Artcetera | StarTribune.com

Jodi — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:05:36 +0000

The party is over for the Replacements’ “Let It Be” on original Twin/Tone vinyl. Thirty-one years after the legendary album hit stores, the last sealed copy of it from Twin/Tone Records’ original stock pressing was sold earlier this week, according to Twin Cities record retail guru John Kass. Thus, for at least the next few months, the record is more or less sold out on vinyl.

via Sold out: Replacements’ “Let It Be” on Twin/Tone vinyl | Artcetera | StarTribune.com.

Craig Finn on His Favorite Minneapolis Dive Bar – MensJournal.com

Jodi — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:41:10 +0000

I had a rock gig flyer collection that covered the walls of my bedroom. Many of the advertised shows had taken place at the Uptown, but I was unable to get past the doorman. Each week I would look at the Uptown’s show calendar in City Pages. The shows would taunt me: local favorites like Arcwelder and Babes in Toyland played there but also hip touring bands like Nirvana and The Flaming Lips. Minneapolis at the time had a thriving music scene but it was all a little older than me and a bit out of reach. I was pretty sure I was really missing out on all the amazing stuff that happened at the Uptown.

via Craig Finn on His Favorite Minneapolis Dive Bar – MensJournal.com.

Bob Dylan on The Replacements

Jodi — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:07:28 +0000

From The Current’s post about a story in The New Yorker which ends with this nice little quote:
“When the song was over, Dylan, who was wearing a hoodie, said, “You guys rehearse much?,” and then walked out.”

Read the whole thing at the The Current.

Replacements Day at 89.3 The Current

blasty — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:04:56 +0000

Tune in on Wednesday, May 4th, for Replacements Day on 89.3 The Current. We’ll be playing a different Replacements song every hour all day long—so if you’re a Mats fan, be sure to keep listening all day to hear ’em all. In the meantime, check out our Replacements trivia quiz, favorite album poll and CD giveaway below, plus details for screenings of the new Replacements documentary Color Me Obsessed and the afterparty at the 7th St. Entry.

Replacements Day on 89.3 The Current

Mississippi river born in ’59

Jodi — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:26:52 +0000

Today’s Mr. Paul Westerberg’s 50th birthday. Yesterday the Strib ran a nice piece about the old man.

“Starting in the 1980s, the Replacements injected a much-needed dose of mischief into a musical environment close to being overtaken by poseurs and synth-rock. Westerberg and his bandmates Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars and Bob Stinson took their direction from romantic songwriters and glam bands from the coasts — sentimental troubadours like Eric Carmen and Neil Diamond and party hounds like Thin Lizzy and Kiss. Ambitious, skilled, and swaggering but not stupid, they were the Clash without the notion that they had something important to say.

“Originally content to play simply fast and loud, Westerberg’s often comic and daring music grew increasingly more ambitious. By the band’s third and fourth albums, he was throwing off evocative tales of heartbreak, pain and confusion at a level that most bands would be lucky to stumble upon once in a career. Commercially, the Replacements mostly went nowhere, but you have to remember, this was the decade of Phil Collins.”

I can’t stand no rejection

Jodi — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:53:33 +0000

Do you ever get into one of those modes where you can’t seem to stop listening to a certain song?

I do. Today it’s “Kiss Me on the Bus.” I don’t know what it is about the song that’s clicking with me today, but it is. I am going to boldy state that this is the most underrated of the ‘Mats love songs (right before Customer).

What do you think? Pop trash or underrated genius?

(P.S. I lost my job so expect a lot more annoying inanity up in these parts)

Bands & how often they are mentioned by Craig Finn in A Positive Rage

Jodi — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:04 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if part of the reason I have such a soft spot for Craig Finn of The Hold Steady is his love of The Replacements. Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy the music of The Hold Steady, but the esteem my tender heart holds for Mr. Finn is quickly approaching the same level as Mike Doughty’s.

If you know me, you’ll realize how momentous that is.

So I was watching A Positive Rage again tonight, and this time I kept track of the bands Finn mentions. Of course, I am here to share that with you.

Led Zepplin = 1
The Stones = 1
The Beatles = 1
Pavement = 1
Mission of Burma = 1
Sean Lennon = 1
Husker Du = 2
The Replacements = 6

Yeah. The DVD is pretty sweet.

A confession from the absent blogger

Jodi — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:45:27 +0000

Whenever Gary’s Got a Boner comes on Evangeline, my iPod, I shuffle past it. Trip Shakespeare, my cubemate, agrees.

I feel so much better confessing that to you.

How the hell y’all westernerds been?

Your required reading for the day

Jodi — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:56:41 +0000

Crawdaddy’s kick ass interview with Peter Jesperson regarding the reissues. Yes, there will be a quiz. I was going to pull a quote to entice you, but they’re all to good. Go read it!