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Post by hoodwinkjr on Sept 6, 2021 15:24:56 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for making this thread an interesting read. I do think there is something important missed here which I experienced meeting slim firsthand. He loved to tell stories and ‘gossip’ with the fans and was sometimes a little too honest about his time with the the band. That got back to paul around the time he was planning the proposed buddy holly tour and he couldn’t get over it which is really too bad for them and all of us. I would have loved to see them together recreating some of those songs of the last two records! Really hope slim is doing well he’s such a fun person and great player.
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Post by FreeRider on Sept 7, 2021 18:37:11 GMT -5
that's interesting, hoodwinkjr. But I can't see that Slim's storytelling would involve really painting the band in a really bad light. Or maybe it was a slip of the tongue in some of those stories? it depends upon what is considered bad light, I suppose. Still, let's not forget that it was Slim who had all the tapes stashed away for all these years! Did the others know that Slim had them? It may also be part of his maturity and wisdom to NOT trash the "master" tapes or whatever. He had the foresight to realize, "hey, we shouldn't be recording over these" or "these tapes are worth keeping, we can't just erase these!" When Slim’s wife, Chrissie Dunlap, discovered the tapes in 2014, she was a bit aghast at first that her husband — sidelined by a severe stroke in 2012 — might be in trouble.
“The first thing I noticed when I found the seven tapes in a cupboard in our basement was ‘Paisley Park’ (written on them), and my first thought was that Slim was holding out on Prince stuff,” said Chrissie, who later learned that this was just another way Slim’s old band wanted to protect its recording legacy.
“Slim certainly proved worthy of Paul’s trust in hiding them, because for over 30 years he told no one we had them, and remarkably they were not corroded.”
Fittingly, Dead Man’s Pop repositions Slim as something of an unsung hero from the Replacements’ most high-profile era. Dunlap had only just joined the Replacements on tour in 1987 after the firing of Bob Stinson — bassist Tommy Stinson’s late brother — but he was already proving a valuable player and something of an anchoring presence in the studio in 1988.
“At first, Slim really stood back more and just cheered Paul on, which was probably good for Paul,” Wallace said. “But as time wore on, Paul and I and the whole band realized Slim was an integral and exceptional element.
“You can really hear it now in his playing and his background vocals. Slim provided a nice yin/yang from Tommy and Paul’s bluster. He was more gentle and brought out a quieter side to these songs, which really was called for.”
Dunlap’s presence is also heavily felt on the more blustery two-disc live set, recorded at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s student union ballroom the night before the band returned home to play Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul in June 1989.
“Slim was so solid as a player, he allowed Paul and Tommy to wing it more in the shows without everything falling apart like it used to,” Mehr said. [i/i]
www.vnews.com/The-Replacements-get-a-redo-on-the-album-that-purportedly--ruined--them-28778422
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Post by hoodwinkjr on Sept 7, 2021 21:45:39 GMT -5
Thanks Freerider it’s exactly what you said really just as slip during a fun story. When we talked it was a joke about Paul’s clinical state. Paul was so thin skinned at that time that’s all it would take. I can’t remember the exact wording from mehr but he confirmed this basically in trouble boys. Slim had the utmost respect for Paul as a brilliant songwriter and loved being a part of the band’s legacy. Man and his solo on they’re blind just killed on the dmp comp. peeling the mix back really helped me hear the guitars and even some nice bass fills from tommy.
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Post by Jer on Sept 8, 2021 12:58:02 GMT -5
Man and his solo on they’re blind just killed on the dmp comp. I agree totally, but I also liked the original release solo a lot too. DMP gets the edge, but the solo on the original-release was a little more rockin'. That song was the biggest highlight of DMP for me. Slim related, here's a bit I've probably posted before about the time I met him.
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Post by FreeRider on Sept 10, 2021 9:31:55 GMT -5
Thanks Freerider it’s exactly what you said really just as slip during a fun story. When we talked it was a joke about Paul’s clinical state. Paul was so thin skinned at that time that’s all it would take. I can’t remember the exact wording from mehr but he confirmed this basically in trouble boys. cool, thanks for the additional info there. Yeah, I couldn't see Slim talking crap or anything as part of any gossip or story telling. I read Trouble Boys but after finishing it, I was kind of disappointed by their antics and all and didn't feel the need to revisit the book! But I'll take a gander and flip thru the book again to see how Mehr wrote this episode up
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Post by FreeRider on Sept 10, 2021 9:32:47 GMT -5
nice, I think I remember seeing this before. Very cool story
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