"Lovelines - Wednesday, October 13, 1982 Volume 4 Number 79"
I am weary arguing about politics, and discussing 9/11 the intellectual midgets who think the World Trade Center collapse was a controlled demolition perpetrated by the government, the Jews, and Burt Bacharach. I am ready for something light and happy. Lets talk about music.
For those of you unfamiliar with the boys - Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, and Chris Mars - they cranked out some garage band level music in the early 80's. If you went down to the CCC Club on Lyndale, you were as likely to be hit it the face with a mic stand as you were by a quality performance. But out of this average post punk band emerged a great American rock band, once dubbed the "best band you've never heard of" by Peter Buck of REM. I came to them late, by my buddy and frequent do.com contributor Brian Smith. Smith saw them back in the day at Kauffman Union and 7th Street Entry, where on-stage fist fights between band members were common. I didn't get a chance to see them live. I did see Paul at the State Theater in '93 and that show kicked it, but alas, until Mr Peabody comes up with a way back machine, these mp3's are all we have.
Here in no order, are what I consider to be some great works of the Mats. You may click on them to listen. Remember, lets leave the RIAA out of this, huh?
Kids Don’t
Follow - Stink A Minneapolis referenced ballad.
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My
favorite band, local teen sensations (circa 1985 anyway) The Replacements have
been broken up for about 20 years now. But their music, is as powerful as
the first time I heard it, back when the earth was still cooling, and I had not
yet been beaten down by "The Man".
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