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Post by prozach on Mar 14, 2004 14:06:57 GMT -5
Narrator: They were four brash teenagers from the Midwest who laid the groundwork for a musical revolution. While hairbands ruled the airwaves and lesser, crappier bands like REM stole the spotlight, they churned out music for a lost generation. But along the way drugs, alcohol, a lack of fame and one crazed fan with a hypodermic all took their toll. They burned as bright as a shooting star, and then they were gone.
Next: Behind the Music: The Replacements
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Post by Christy on Mar 14, 2004 14:29:55 GMT -5
sometimes i wonder what it would have been like if the replacements had been targeted for that show where they re-unite bands....(on VH-1)
i think the end result would be a camera man getting his teeth kicked in, instead of ryan adams...
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Post by prozach on Mar 14, 2004 18:56:06 GMT -5
Narrator: The year was 1984, and while the populus was "Jump"-ing to the recent hit by Van Halen, a small punk band from the Midwest was releasing the crowning achievement of its indie career. The album was called "Let it Be", an audacious stab at the Beatles. The album would land the group a major label record deal. We tracked down the Replacements former leader, Paul Westerberg, to ask him about those heady days of two decades past.
Westerberg: How the @%$# did you get into my house? Get the &*%$ out of here! Johnny!? Get my shotgun!
Narrator: Paul's partner in rhyme was dynamic bass player Tommy Stinson . . .
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Post by serferjoe on Mar 14, 2004 19:31:20 GMT -5
I would like to see it but VH1 is so lame.....
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Post by prozach on Mar 15, 2004 10:38:58 GMT -5
Narrator: Though they never achieved mainstream success, the Replacements influence on todays musicians is undeniable.
Britney Spears: I like to think of 'Oops . . . I Did It Again' as a 21st century 'Skyway'
John Reznik: The Replacements? Doesn't ring a bell.
Jon bon Jovi: What the . . . ? I thought I was here to receive a Grammy.
Narrator: Yes, the band might be gone, but their legacy lives on.
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Post by scoOter on Mar 15, 2004 11:07:13 GMT -5
keep it coming, prozach! this is gold!
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Post by prozach on Mar 15, 2004 12:45:55 GMT -5
Narrator: Tommy Stinson wasn't even old enough to drink when the Replacements started playing the local bars. He remembers those crazy days fondly.
Stinson: That was pretty wild. Other kids were picking out tuxes for prom and we were getting heckled by drunk guys down at the Prancing Pony. This one time I -
Axl Rose leaps in front of the camera. He sports dreadlocks, a football jersey, and is around twenty pounds overweight.
Axl:WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE! WE GOT FUN AND GAMES!
Stinson: Um, Axl, I'm kinda in the middle of something.
Axl: AYE-YI-YI SWEET CHILD OF MINE!
Stinson: Seriously, I'm -
Axl: TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARAD-
Stinson slugs Rose, who crumples to the floor. Then he looks into the camera pleadingly. "Paul, Chris, help. You gotta get me out of this."
Narrator: Since the Replacements disbanded, Tommy has moved on to bigger and better things with the new Guns-N-Roses.
Axl: (mumbling in pain from the floor) Buy 'Chinese Democracy'. Due in stores by 2009.
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Post by zook on Mar 15, 2004 13:13:07 GMT -5
Brilliant! I would jump in but there is no way I could top this. More! More!
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Post by scoOter on Mar 15, 2004 13:54:19 GMT -5
*tosses roses at prozach's feet*
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Post by prozach on Mar 15, 2004 14:18:26 GMT -5
Narrator: But a band's true importance often lies in how they were viewed by their peers. What did other important musicians from their era think of the Replacements?
Sting: I think they were a load of bollucks. Nothing special at all. While I was writing " De-do-do-do" they were messing with crap like "Unsatisfied". Why, the last time I was in the rain forrest . . .
Joe Elliott: (broadcasting live via satellite from Base Camp at Mount Everest) They were a good bunch a chaps, but they were missin' sumthin'. They needed more songs about ingrediants. Spices. Pepper, salt, sweet-n-low, that type a thing. That coulda taken them to the top.
Sting: . . . and then I told the Dali Lama, "See, this is where you're wrong. True enlightenment only comes when . . ."
Michael Stipe: I am so sick of hearing about the Replacements! We need to talk more about world peace. And curing baldness.
Sting: . . . and this is where I keep my twenty third Grammy. It's very special because I dedicated it to Chung Hou, a sixteenth century philospher who . . .
Cameo: WORD UP
Sting: . . . because society should be about more than who's got the shiniest tennis shoes . . .
Joey Ramone: I'm dead, you %$#*@.
Sting: . . . not true art. Now, about my new CD . . .
Narrator: Yes, the Replacements hold a special place in the heart of their peers. After the break, a sedated, straight-jacketed Paul Westerberg opens up about love, loss, and tonsils.
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Post by Monkey on Mar 15, 2004 14:20:30 GMT -5
It just keeps getting better. "WORD UP" =  |
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Post by Christy on Mar 15, 2004 14:48:12 GMT -5
Kids, I hate to break it to you, but Cameo officially signals that this thread has veered off-topic.....
and we all know from previous experience, that if PW and cameo are mentioned in the same post, that the universe will turn upside down and etc. etc. etc.
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Post by A Regular on Mar 15, 2004 15:29:56 GMT -5
It just keeps getting better. "WORD UP" = Very good stuff, please don't let it die, like Joey. |
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Post by prozach on Mar 15, 2004 17:16:31 GMT -5
Narrator: But are the Replacements still relevant today? Are they Dylan or the Stones? Have they slipped into impotent unimportance like Poison, or are they a pillar of modern society like Def Leppard? We asked some celebrities to find out their thoughts.
Tom Petty: Paul is like . . . a rock'n'roll ghost, you know? He reminds me of Alex Chilton. He's the kind of guy who says 'I will dare', you know? I just can't hardly wait until he puts out more music. You can quote me on any of that.
The other guy from Wham: Sooo overated.
Johnny Cochran: It's an outrage that the Replacements weren't more popular! An outrage! If the song doesn't fit you must aquit!
Luke Perry:Replacements? I wouldn't want to replace them with anybody! HA HA. He He. hu. Ahem. Testing, 1,2,3, is this on?
John Mayer: (squints, purses lips, dips head) Paul's music . . . (in a barely audible whisper) . . . is like a wonderland. We got all afternoon -
a figure leaps from offstage and decapitates Mayer with Frodo's sword. He turns and flees out the back door. But not before the cameras catch the letters emblazoned on his shirt:gravy
Narrator: But let's get back to the recording of 'Tim"
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Post by claypigeon on Mar 15, 2004 17:35:06 GMT -5
Where's a quote from that British photographer who's in every freakin' episode even if he didn't know the band?
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Post by zook on Mar 15, 2004 18:12:58 GMT -5
Narrator: Are they Dillon or the Stones? Is that Matt, Kevin or Barry Dillon? I'm not sure any are more relevant than the Stones right now anyway. |
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Post by prozach on Mar 15, 2004 19:09:30 GMT -5
Narrator: I meant Dylan. Carry on.
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Post by prozach on Mar 16, 2004 3:09:18 GMT -5
Where's a quote from that British photographer who's in every freakin' episode even if he didn't know the band? I didn't know the Replacements, but i still think they were quite important. turns to VH1 producer, whispers 'can i get my check now'? |
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