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Post by bigbak on Nov 16, 2020 19:55:27 GMT -5
"They were nice guys, and they were dicks"
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Post by con on Nov 18, 2020 0:05:10 GMT -5
Wow! Never seen this. Pleurisy?! Had no idea. What a great piece. Thx, Veets.
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Post by raccoon on Nov 25, 2020 11:11:01 GMT -5
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Schecky
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Post by Schecky on Nov 26, 2020 14:21:59 GMT -5
Nice read. I’d read the book.
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Post by raccoon on Dec 22, 2020 9:25:37 GMT -5
Came across this tidbit this morning on dimeadozen.org. Am waiting for the show to download at the moment so I can give the song in question a listen: dangerousminds.net/comments/alex_chiltons_rarely_heard_tribute_song_for_the_replacementsThe download for the show featuring the song is here: www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=630023Also stumbled upon this brief Mats/Chilton comment about their appearance together at the Uptown in 1985: A fellow who ran a local record store in Minneapolis suggested I should go check out Alex Chilton at The Uptown Bar, which at the time, was a venue I had never set foot in, so I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know what to expect from Alex, either, as he had been fairly reclusive for a number of years. He had been urged to come to Minneapolis and produce a recording for The Replacements, which resulted in their first major label album, Tim. By the time the record was released, however, Chilton became relegated to "assistant" status. The engineer who worked on the sessions once told me the situation was a disaster; he claimed that all Alex did was sit around and smoke pot and play with the faders, and the folks at the studio called in Tommy Erdelyi [aka Tommy Ramone] to produce the record. Anyone who has the 2008 Rhino re-issue of Tim finally got to hear some of the fruits of Alex's contribution to that album...Based on one of Alex's comments during this set, there had been another show the previous night - as I recall, someone told me that had taken place at either Seventh Street Entry or First Avenue, in downtown Minneapolis. I have no idea why I wasn't there. Recently, a pal of mine who used to play guitar in the Mpls band Vertigo, told me that their drummer had played with Alex at First Avenue, possibly around this time, so that might have been the same show, but I can't say for certain. For this particular show, I believe Alex had come into town and hired a rhythm section through the Musicians' Union, or something like that. Alex was opening for The Replacements, and his bass player hadn't shown up, so Tommy Stinson was recruited to fill in on bass for about half the set. This led to a couple of awkward moments, as Tommy's playing abilities were of a different caliber than Alex's. "Boogie Shoes" was aborted, which was too bad, but they did what they could. Alex had a bunch of loose leaf sheets of music in his guitar case, and he was obviously cherry-picking material he thought would work for this set; there is a definite shift in the second half, as far as key changes and time signatures are concerned. Link to download to the Chilton's Uptown show featuring Tommy is here: www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=677428And, what the hell? here is the link to the Mats show at the Uptown featuring Alex on the same night: www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=487415
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Post by raccoon on Dec 22, 2020 9:46:54 GMT -5
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Post by curmudgeonman on Dec 22, 2020 10:36:14 GMT -5
I heard that Chilton "song" about the 'Mats decades ago on a college radio station in the Bay Area. My impression was that he made up that snippet in between songs.
My first exposure to Chilton was in the mid 80's before the Alex Chilton song came out, when the "Mats, R.E.M., the dBs, Game Theory, etc. were singing his praises in interviews. That's when I found an import copy of Big Star's 3rd Album. I remember the record puzzled me, it wasn't what I was expecting. Then I went to see Chilton at the Berkeley Square at that time and it was even more puzzling; most of the crowd, R.E.M. and 'Mats fans didn't know what to make of the set that was mostly blues and old standards, no real power pop. Then a couple of years later the Alex song came out all over radio and finally CD copies of #1 Record and Radio City were released. THEN I GOT IT.
I saw Alex a number of times after he released High Priest, a really good record. By then, he was incorporating some Big Star songs into his set, finally doing a Big Star reunion tour, which was great. By then I finally understood and loved the Sister's Lovers album.
Years ago, I remember reading an interview with him and he stated, without a trace of sarcasm, that one of his life's pleasures was watching Walker Texas Ranger on TV. I miss Alex Chilton.
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Post by Hide N Lurkin' on Dec 23, 2020 11:06:28 GMT -5
Minnesota Hardcore is a fast-paced, musical docu-series that examines the punk scene in the Twin Cities from 1980 to 1985. The Minnesota scene was a close-knit community of artists and fans that encouraged culture and spawned huge talents like Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Rifle Sport and more. Minnesota Hardcore is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota. www.tptoriginals.org/series/mn-hardcore/
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Post by Jer on Dec 23, 2020 15:15:35 GMT -5
On Saturday Juliana Hatfield did a live stream where she played her best-known album "Become What You Are" front to back. She actually played it twice after she wasn't thrilled with the first run-through, plus a couple other songs. Afterwards she took questions, mostly about what her next covers record should be, the third after Olivia Newton-John and The Police. The Replacements was brought up among many others, but she said she wouldn't do it because the music is such a reflection of the actual people who made it and Westerberg's voice was such a key part of it. She was very adoring, just more like - no way, it's sacred. REM seems to be in strong contention, but it sounds like The Carpenters is in the race. I'm hoping for the latter.
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Post by chisel93 on Dec 24, 2020 16:39:37 GMT -5
On Saturday Juliana Hatfield did a live stream where she played her best-known album "Become What You Are" front to back. She actually played it twice after she wasn't thrilled with the first run-through, plus a couple other songs. Afterwards she took questions, mostly about what her next covers record should be, the third after Olivia Newton-John and The Police. The Replacements was brought up among many others, but she said she wouldn't do it because the music is such a reflection of the actual people who made it and Westerberg's voice was such a key part of it. She was very adoring, just more like - no way, it's sacred. REM seems to be in strong contention, but it sounds like The Carpenters is in the race. I'm hoping for the latter. liveontomorrow.co.uk/news/2020/12/22/video-juliana-hatfield-become-what-you-are-live-at-q-division-december-19-2020
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Post by firespirit on Dec 26, 2020 9:00:55 GMT -5
I watching an episode of the Simpsons and there was a reference to a "Mexican Bar Mitzvah". So I wondered if it was a Mats reference. Ya know that line in Asking Me Lies? So I looked up the writer, a guy named Dan Vebber. Turns out he was a writer on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Coincidence? I think not!😅
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Post by raccoon on Dec 26, 2020 19:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by oldmatsfan on Dec 27, 2020 13:02:59 GMT -5
Very cool, lots of interesting tidbits to read over, thanks for posting.
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Post by mudbacktodirt on Dec 30, 2020 19:52:54 GMT -5
Maybe it's not that random. But, here is a guy on YouTube talking about his favorite Replacements songs. Pop Culture Graveyard is the name of the YouTube channel.
Anybody who likes The Replacements enough to make a 20-minute video talking about them is fine by me and has a channel worth checking out beyond just this one video below:
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Post by Hagbard on Jan 14, 2021 19:18:41 GMT -5
An interview with Paul and Tommy from 91 has been uploaded to YouTube. It’s from an old episode of 120 minutes. youtu.be/aTG2Ucw8Pdw
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Post by oldmatsfan on Jan 15, 2021 9:58:40 GMT -5
An interview with Paul and Tommy from 91 has been uploaded to YouTube. It’s from an old episode of 120 minutes. youtu.be/aTG2Ucw8PdwThanks, listening to it now.
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Post by holeinthedrapes on Jan 30, 2021 18:54:51 GMT -5
I think this belongs in here because of the obvious connection, though not explicitly Replacements. The last two categories on last night’s Jeopardy were “Big Star” and “#1 Record”. I was impressed with myself that I got the reference to the categories (that had nothing to do with Big Star the band) but then wondered how many times there are categories like that when I do not get the reference.
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Post by con on Jan 30, 2021 19:55:23 GMT -5
An interview with Paul and Tommy from 91 has been uploaded to YouTube. It’s from an old episode of 120 minutes. youtu.be/aTG2Ucw8Pdw“Cool” is kinda hackneyed now, but these two were the epitome of it. Great find—thx, Hagbard.
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Post by con on Feb 7, 2021 11:14:42 GMT -5
Another well-produced take on the ‘Mats story (the Tim era, mostly)...
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Post by oldmatsfan on Feb 7, 2021 12:27:09 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the video Con!
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