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Post by cellarfullofnoise on Sept 16, 2005 16:42:15 GMT -5
... and is D.T. in Hangin' D.T. an allusion to delirium tremens (sp?) i.e. the shakes?
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Post by FirstAveFiend on Sept 16, 2005 16:56:29 GMT -5
Great poll Cellar and good choice. Its going to take me a while to make a final decision on this one.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 16, 2005 19:44:10 GMT -5
it was a tie between shiftless when idle & raised in the city. i went with shiftless for some reason. then again, i so love takin' a ride....
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Post by ABoyNamedPosh on Sept 19, 2005 9:38:46 GMT -5
I seem to be the only one who thinks 'Don't Ask Why' is up there with their best. It's even better on bootlegs from the Tom Petty tour.
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Post by shoplifter on Sept 19, 2005 9:47:39 GMT -5
My first 'Mats album. Borrowed to me by an aunt's boyfriend in 1988. I never gave it back. The first song I really loved was "Kick Your Door Down". It appealed to my 8th grader's mentality, and I loved Bob's lead melodies.
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Post by ih8music on Sept 19, 2005 10:17:46 GMT -5
that was tough. i could probably justify half of those as the best on that album - i love 'em all.
Ended up going with Shutup solely because I love the "Tommy's too young/Bobby's too drunk/I can only shout one note/Chris needs a watch to keep time/and we aint got time to vote" line...
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Post by mcharter on Sept 22, 2005 5:47:46 GMT -5
Man I can't remember what song I just voted for...the problem is Sorry Ma is my fav Mats album. Been listning to it in the car and at work alot. One of the guys I work with is amazed that it's the same band that does"skywa" or "if only you were lonely" So awsome to see peoples faces when they're starting to "get it"
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Post by Schecky on Sept 25, 2005 2:25:16 GMT -5
"Customer" is a favorite, but I vote for "Johnny's Gonna Die."
I've always thought that it was written about Bob.
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on Sept 25, 2005 17:55:04 GMT -5
This was my first Replacements album. And, yes, it's kind of tacky now to say that it changed my life forever but...it changed my life forever. I first bought it when I was 16 (which was only four years ago) and used to listen to it walking home from school on a weekly, if not daily basis, along with the other Replacements records. The later records captured me more, but Sorry Ma was the gateway record and, even if I for some reason grow to loathe it someday like Paul apparently was, I shall always be grateful to it for being THE record that showed me what the rock and roll spirit was all about. Alright, that's enough sentimentality from me. I voted for "Don't Ask Why", but every song is a winner.
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Post by TomT on Sept 25, 2005 19:32:14 GMT -5
GD Job, just curious but how does a 16 yr old in 2000 get into the Mats? Did someone influence you or did you find them on your own?
I voted for Customer BTW. This one just rocks out so good. Even better live. I can really relate to it as well cause I had a crush on a local convenience store clerk when I was 13 or so. I go in just to walk around and maybe get to talk to her.
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Post by SnowCover on Sept 25, 2005 21:12:30 GMT -5
I was a 15 year old in 2003 when I started to really get into The Replacements. While my parents were really into them, I don't know if I would have if I hadn't gotten the Singles soundtrack. From ages 12 to 14 I was mostly into grunge type stuff, so I got Singles. When I heard the Westerberg tunes it was like "Hey, I know these songs." It sparked an interest that led to me getting out the old Replacements records.
Sorry Ma was actually the first one I listened to. Would also make it the first punk album.
Oh, and my parents had pretty much stopped listening to them before I was ten.
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Post by Smoo on Sept 25, 2005 21:15:49 GMT -5
I voted for Taking a Ride and I'm pretty sure I'm right.
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Post by TomT on Sept 25, 2005 21:16:23 GMT -5
Oh, and my parents had pretty much stopped listening to them before I was ten. So did you "inherit" their Mat's cd's? |
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Post by SnowCover on Sept 25, 2005 21:22:10 GMT -5
No, they didn't have any Replacements CDs.
But I did "inherit" all the records except All Shook Down, which was on a tape.
That also includes the original pressing of Stink (stamped three times, one is smeared) and the reissue of it (if I'm getting my Stink lore right).
And Boink!!!, the Horseshoes And Handgrenades tape, 14 Songs tape, and the CDs for Eventually and Suicaine Gratification.
Edit: Oh, I forgot that my mom also got the CDs for Let It Be, Hootenanny, and Tim.
Another Edit: My mom also got Stereo/Mono, but I don't remember hearing her ever listening to it really.
Yet Another Edit: Dead Man Shake too. What a horrible post. Should have spent longer trying to remember what they had.
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Post by TomT on Sept 25, 2005 21:26:25 GMT -5
No, they didn't have any Replacements CDs. But I did "inherit" all the records except All Shook Down, which was on a tape. That also includes the original pressing of Stink (stamped three times, one is smeared) and the reissue of it (if I'm getting my Stink lore right). And Boink!!!, the Horseshoes And Handgrenades tape, 14 Songs tape, and the CDs for Eventually and Suicaine Gratification. Edit: Oh, I forgot that my mom also got the CDs for Let It Be, Hootenanny, and Tim. Another Edit: My mom also got Stereo/Mono, but I don't remember hearing her ever listening to it really. Sounds like you got cool parents... My mom thinks punk rock is the work of the devil and my Dad never talks about music. He plays chess... |
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Post by SnowCover on Sept 25, 2005 21:27:03 GMT -5
No, they didn't have any Replacements CDs. But I did "inherit" all the records except All Shook Down, which was on a tape. That also includes the original pressing of Stink (stamped three times, one is smeared) and the reissue of it (if I'm getting my Stink lore right). And Boink!!!, the Horseshoes And Handgrenades tape, 14 Songs tape, and the CDs for Eventually and Suicaine Gratification. Edit: Oh, I forgot that my mom also got the CDs for Let It Be, Hootenanny, and Tim. Another Edit: My mom also got Stereo/Mono, but I don't remember hearing her ever listening to it really. Sounds like you got cool parents... My mom thinks punk rock is the work of the devil and my Dad never talks about music. He plays chess... My mom's alright. |
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on Sept 25, 2005 22:21:55 GMT -5
GD Job, just curious but how does a 16 yr old in 2000 get into the Mats? Did someone influence you or did you find them on your own? I voted for Customer BTW. This one just rocks out so good. Even better live. I can really relate to it as well cause I had a crush on a local convenience store clerk when I was 13 or so. I go in just to walk around and maybe get to talk to her. Well, I discovered both the Replacements and the Clash through Napster, back when it was free, by somehow stumbling upon "I Fought the Law" and the Shit Shower Shave version of "Left of the Dial" (just titled "Shit, Shower, Shave" so I assumed that's what the name of the song was). Now the Clash song was really cool and changed by perception of punk rock (that it could be sort of a jaunty form of raw pop music, as opposed to what it had become in the late 90s/early 00s), but "Left of the Dial" is the one that captured me. First thing I heard was the guitar riff: raw, ballsy, but a supremely awesome melody and a grungey guitar tone (but not of the standard, hokey Black Sabbath/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam variety that I was sick of). Second thing was the singer's voice: I immediately thought of Johnny Rzeznik (who I had heard mention the Replacements at least once before), but Paul's voice was deeper and had a much greater intensity. Thirdly, I noticed the lyrics. I had no idea what the hell they were about at the time (I thought "left of the dial" had something to with a phone, as in a dial tone), but I was dumbstruck by them. They were neither deeply miserable (unlike roughly everything else I had listened to up to that point) nor obnoxiously happy. They harbored an area that was more in the middle, uncontrieved, and most importantly REAL. Now having been blown away in such a way, you'd think I would've gone out and bought a Replacement's record immediately. Not so. I was not yet at the point where I had reached total disgust with the music of the time and was ready to try something new. When that day finally game (about a year and a half later), I stumbled upon Sorry Ma, along with a few of the other albums, at my local music store and figured I'd try it. The rest is history. Sorry for the novel, but I do tend to ramble. To sum it all up, I discovered the Replacements through Johnny Rzeznik mentioning them at least twice and through the magic of illegal file sharing. Bless both those things. And, yes, I am ashamed it took me a year and a half to delve into the best band ever. Still, that's nothing when you consider that I fell in love with "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine" by R.E.M. when I was 12 years old and didn't end up buying Document until last year. Ditto for the Clash. Took me about two years after hearing "I Fought the Law" before I decided to throw my hat in with the U.S. version of the debut and London Calling. At least, I have a good excuse for that. Mostly I was too busy wearing out the first six Replacements albums to bother listening to anything else. |
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Post by TomT on Sept 25, 2005 22:42:46 GMT -5
GD Job, just curious but how does a 16 yr old in 2000 get into the Mats? Did someone influence you or did you find them on your own? I voted for Customer BTW. This one just rocks out so good. Even better live. I can really relate to it as well cause I had a crush on a local convenience store clerk when I was 13 or so. I go in just to walk around and maybe get to talk to her. At least, I have a good excuse for that. Mostly I was too busy wearing out the first six Replacements albums to bother listening to anything else. That's pretty cool GD Job. Have you gotten into the Ramones yet? |
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on Sept 25, 2005 22:58:25 GMT -5
At least, I have a good excuse for that. Mostly I was too busy wearing out the first six Replacements albums to bother listening to anything else. That's pretty cool GD Job. Have you gotten into the Ramones yet? Sure, I've been into the Ramones for about three years. Their first album didn't blow me away on first listen (very few records do), but they gradually grew on me, to the point where they became one of my favorite bands of the 70s (behind Big Star, the Stooges, and maybe The Clash). Admittedly, I haven't ventured past their first three albums and I wouldn't call myself a die-hard fan, but the amount of great songs on those first three albums alone is pretty mindblowing. |
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Post by pline on Sept 27, 2005 9:59:57 GMT -5
I have to go with I Hate Music. From the "tape's rolling,... so what?" to the kick ass bass, drums and guitars. Also like the prophetic line "I hate my father, one day I won't" line. Raised in the City is a close second.
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