replacements reunion – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net Best Thing That Never Happened Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:34:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-pwfinger-32x32.png replacements reunion – Paul Westerberg https://paulwesterberg.net 32 32 Review: The Replacements add more blunder, thunder at Forecastle Fest | StarTribune.com https://paulwesterberg.net/2014/07/21/review-the-replacements-add-more-blunder-thunder-at-forecastle-fest-startribune-com/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2014/07/21/review-the-replacements-add-more-blunder-thunder-at-forecastle-fest-startribune-com/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:34:58 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1517 “We’re the Cements, the world’s greatest Replacements tribute band,” he announced at the start of the 75-minute set, where they played to about half of the festival’s 25,000 attendees sandwiched between Jenny Lewis and Beck on the big stage I’m guessing there wasn’t a lot of inner-band camaraderie for them backstage.

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]]> https://paulwesterberg.net/2014/07/21/review-the-replacements-add-more-blunder-thunder-at-forecastle-fest-startribune-com/feed/ 2 Will Replacements reunion be fans’ Favorite Thing or leave them Unsatisfied? – TwinCities.com https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/07/24/will-replacements-reunion-be-fans-favorite-thing-or-leave-them-unsatisfied-twincities-com/ Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:17:29 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1275 The Replacements are a band with an off-the-charts cool factor, a trove of indelible songs and the potential to draw from an expanding fan base. They’ll not only attract many of the original followers nostalgic for the ’80s but also subsequent generations eager to see a legendary band perform live for the first time. When last seen more than 20 years ago, the Replacements were selling out 4,000-seat theaters. By then, founding members Bob Stinson and Chris Mars were long gone, and only Westerberg and Tommy Stinson remained from the original lineup. The ramshackle charm of the early days had long since been replaced by a steady professionalism, until that one final shot of chaos in Grant Park.

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]]> The Replacements Quiz: How Smart Are You? | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/13/the-replacements-quiz-how-smart-are-you-the-current-from-minnesota-public-radio/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/13/the-replacements-quiz-how-smart-are-you-the-current-from-minnesota-public-radio/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:57:50 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1269 With the news of The Replacements lining up to play a string of gigs later this Summer/Fall, we thought we’d dive a little deeper into their backstory to create a Replacements super fan quiz.

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]]> https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/13/the-replacements-quiz-how-smart-are-you-the-current-from-minnesota-public-radio/feed/ 3 The Replacements Announce First Shows in 22 Years | News | Pitchfork https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/12/the-replacements-announce-first-shows-in-22-years-news-pitchfork/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/12/the-replacements-announce-first-shows-in-22-years-news-pitchfork/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:48:06 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=1268 Now, the Replacements have confirmed headlining slots at three Riot Fests in Chicago, Toronto, and Denver.

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BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!

]]> https://paulwesterberg.net/2013/06/12/the-replacements-announce-first-shows-in-22-years-news-pitchfork/feed/ 8 One more chance to get it all wrong, or maybe get it half right? https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/05/08/one-more-chance-to-get-it-all-wrong-or-maybe-get-it-half-right/ https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/05/08/one-more-chance-to-get-it-all-wrong-or-maybe-get-it-half-right/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 20:26:47 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=339 This thread startin’ business is all complicated & shit…

Everybody read the Spin article, right?  All of a sudden Tommy has done a 180, & it seems the fabled reunion isn’t so much a fairy tale but a possibility.

I would never fault anyone for a pay check.  & If it happens, I’ll go, probably on more than one occasion.  Still, I can’t help being turned off by the idea.  The Mats have been many things over the years, but an oldies act sure-as-shit ain’t one of ‘em.

& I’m sorry, fuck precedence, it’s just not the Mats without Christopher Mars behind the kit.  If the man don’t wanna play, the man don’t wanna play.

However, if Paul & Tommy went into the studio/basement together & cut a new record…Then decided to tour in support…Now, that’s something I could get behind.  I could care less what the called themselves. Y’know they’re gonna bust out all the oldies, but the new material changes everything.

Even more than that, between Paul & Tommy, I think there’s real potential for a fantastic album.  & I  would love to hear it.

Curious about everyone’s opinion in regards to a Mats reunion.  & Let’s hear a little noise regarding a Paul & Tommy record.

Side Note:  Lately whenever there are rumors of a  Mats reunion, the Pixies are inevitably mentioned.  I just watched “Loud, Quiet, Loud” & the Pixies are the most un-fun band in the world.   Sesh, what’s the fucking point?

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