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The band recorded a four-song demo tape in Mars's basement; [23] Westerberg handed it to Peter Jesperson in May 1980. [24] Jesperson was the manager of Oar Folkjokeopus, a punk rock record store in Minneapolis; [25] he also founded Twin/Tone Records with Paul Stark (a local recording engineer) and Charley Hallman.
Let It Be is the third studio album by American rock band the Replacements.It was released on October 2, 1984, by Twin/Tone Records.A post-punk album with coming-of-age themes, Let It Be was recorded by the band after they had grown tired of playing loud and fast exclusively as on their 1983 Hootenanny album; the group decided to write songs that were, according to vocalist Paul Westerberg, "a ...
A music video for "Alex Chilton" was released in 1987. The video was created by repurposing footage from the music video for the band's song "The Ledge," also from Pleased to Meet Me. [6] [7] The video for "The Ledge," a song written about suicide, was rejected by MTV for "objectionable song content." Extra footage from these films were later ...
The group’s influence loomed huge over the subsequent grunge and alternative rock boom, as artists such as Nirvana, Green Day, Liz Phair, Pavement, and Wilco ushered the Replacements’ spirit ...
This album was originally intended to be frontman Paul Westerberg's solo artist debut. His management talked him into doing it as a Replacements album before the recording started. As a result of its initial intent, All Shook Down is marked by numerous session, side and journeyman musicians, in addition to the three other Replacements.
The discography of American rock band The Replacements consists of seven studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, five extended plays, 16 singles, and 10 music videos. Formed in Minneapolis , Minnesota by guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg , guitarist Bob Stinson , bass guitarist Tommy Stinson , and drummer Chris Mars in ...
Paul Harold Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Replacements. [2] Following the breakup of the Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him release three albums on two major record labels.
Tim is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band The Replacements.It was released in September 1985 on Sire Records.It was their first major label release and also the last album made by the original line-up of the band: guitarist Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band towards the end of 1986.