LISTEN: The Replacements Live

As part of an apparent continued attempt to reveal the vast depths of my music nerdery, presented here for your listening pleasure are two shows from The Replacements.

The Replacements live shows were notoriously known to be hit or miss. Some shows could be life changing while others sent even the hardest of hardcore fans headed for the exit. I would imagine that these two shows would fall somewhere closer to the former.

The first captures a blistering live set from '86 recorded at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ. A few months later Bob Stinson would be kicked out of the band and the Replacements would slip into yet another of their many sonic incarnations. This set focuses on material up to and including their major label release "Tim."

The second set features Slim Dunlop and compiles recordings from The Replacements ill fated tour with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 1989. Slotted as the opening act, in true Replacements style the band used every opportunity they could to heckle both Petty and his fans. But it was one night's antics in particular that broke the camels back so to speak. The Replacements dressed up in drag with clothes stolen from Petty's wife and played about five songs including a nine minute version of "Walk On The Wide Side." They ended the set with Westerberg yelling something along the lines of "Last night, Tom Petty said that if we fucked up again, he would fucking fire us. Well, Fuck You, Tom Petty! And Fuck You, Nashville!"

Both sets capture the Replacements in all their ramshackle glory and seem to be sourced from either the soundboard or FM Broadcast.

DOWNLOAD: The Replacement. Maxwells - Hoboken, NJ. 2/4/86 Full Show Download.

Sample: Can't Hardly Wait
 

Sample: Left Of The Dial
 

DOWNLOAD: The Replacements. "Shit, Shower, Shave." Tom Petty Tour '89 Full Download.

Sample: Talent Show
 

Sample: Alex Chilton
 

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Your Eyes Like Sparks, My Heart's Like Gasoline

I got Paul Westerburg's Stereo/Mono release when it came out back in 2002. We used to play it in the record store, alot. It was good, but never really made it into my own "constant rotation." Maybe it was just a case of over-exposure.

I watched "Adventureland" a couple of weeks ago and I got the urge to dig it back out. Man, what a great album. If you've never heard it, track it down and check it out. When it came out, it was bundled with a record from Westerburg's more rock & roll alter ego Grandpa Boy. If you can find it, grab it.

Grandpa Boy:

Eyes Like Sparks



High Time



AAA




Paul Westerburg:

Mr. Rabbit



Let The Bad Times Roll




And here's Paul and rest of the Replacement boys back in 1986, earning their lifetime ban from Saturday Night Live with a visceral performance of "Bastards of Young" followed by "Kiss Me On The Bus."


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