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Post by gilliam on Apr 20, 2015 17:09:50 GMT -5
I got offered a VIP ticket to go see The Replacements in San Francisco Monday night 4-13-15. Being a big fan of the band and Paul Westerberg I jumped at the chance to see them. Had premium viewing (right in front of sound board) and got to meet some of the band backstage after. But most of all the music!! The friend I was with had been to the Toronto and Seattle shows and told me hands down this was the best show he has ever seem them do. I had no frame of reference but he said this show will be one fans talk about for years to come. All I can say is when I was in that moment I was taken to a higher plane. WOW true raw rock and roll. One critic said: "Even at their most sober and most radio-friendly, Replacements songs hit in the chest because they’re honest, and sad, and sometimes filthy, or maybe honestly sad and filthy; there’s just nothing studied, no posturing about ‘em. To be fair, when you have a hard time remaining upright for the duration of a set, as the Replacements did for much of their time together, it’s pretty easy to avoid striking a pose. Still: The power of raw sincerity is not to be underestimated." - Emma Silvers KQED Full review here (she nails it!): SF Masonic Show Review by Emma Silvers KQEDI'll post some quality videos of what I saw... of course no YouTube video can do it justice but I found a few that have decent video and OK audio
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