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The Replacements Were An Alternative Rock Group That Formed In Minneapolis Minnesota In 1979. The Band Originally Started Off As A Hardcore Punk Outfit But Began To Incorporate Folk And Power Pop Influences In Their Sound. They Become One Of The Leaders Of The Early Alt-Folk Set And One Of The Flagship Bands Of The American Post-Punk Scene In The 80s Being A Major Influence On 90s Indie Rock As Well. The Band's Best Known Lineup Consisted Of Paul Westerberg Vocals Guitar Bob Stinson Guitar Tommy Stinson Bass And Chris Mars Drums . They Were Infamous For Their Abrasive Hard Drinking Lifestyles And Their Ragged Stage Performances Notorious For Coming To Some Shows Too Drunk To Play Very Well At All. Sometimes They Just Performed Entire Sets Of Covers Their Picks Showing Their Debt To 70s Hard Rock Outfits. The Sound Of This Band Showed Off What Their Many Fans Saw As The Very Best Of Independent Rock N' Roll. More Than Possibly Any Other Band Since The Rolling Stones And The The Ramones The Replacements Embodied The Spirit Of Rock From Their Raucous Performances Drug Addictions Charismatic And Romantic Frontman And Wild Sometimes Basic And Sometimes Powerfully Confessional Songs. At Any Given Time Almost Any List Of 'The Best Rock Albums Of All Time' Will Include Either The Album 'Let It Be' Or 'Tim' Sometimes Both. Their Sound Started Off As A Classic Rock Influenced Shade Of Punk Mutating To A Melodic Hardcore Sound Reminiscent Of Local Buddies Hüsker Dü. They Also Progressed Into A Relatively Straightforward But Heartfelt Rock Style With A Number Of Highly Soulful Ballads From The Heart Of Westerberg To Round Out The Mix. The Band Broke Up In 1991. Bob Stinson Who Was Fired From The Band In 1986 And Was Subsequently Replaced By Slim Dunlap Died In 1995. Westerberg And Mars Both Have Solo Careers And Tommy Stinson Formed Several Bands Like Perfect And Bash And Pop And Now Plays Bass For Guns And Roses And Soul Asylum. In 2012 Paul Westerberg And Tommy Stinson Reformed The Replacements And Recorded An EP "Songs For Slim" As A Benefit For Former Member Slim Dunlap Who Had Suffered A Stroke. The Band Played Their First Show Since 1991 On August 24 2013 At RiotFest In Toronto And Has Since Played At Several Festivals Since. The Band Also Currently Includes Josh Freese On Drums And Dave Minehan On Guitar. The Band Played Its Final Show In June 2015.
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The Left Side Of The FM Radio Dial Is Where You'll Find College Radio Stations Which In The Early And Mid-'80s Were The Only Places You Could Hear Indie Artists - It Was Truly "alternative." One Such Band Was Let's Active Whose Guitarist Lynn Blakey Got To Know Replacements Frontman Paul Westerberg. She Asked Him To Write Her A Letter But He Doesn't Write Letters So He Lost Touch With Her. Instead He Kept The Radio Tuned Left Of The Dial When The Band Was On Tour Hoping To Hear Her Music. One Night He Did - She Was Doing An Interview On One Of The College Stations. Unfortunately These Stations Have Low Power And A Limited Range So He Wasn't Able To Hear Her For Very Long. "I Heard Her Voice For The First Time In Six Months For About A Minute " Westerberg Told Rolling Stone. "Then The Station Faded Out." A Little Background On What You'll Find "left Of The Dial." In America The FM Frequencies From 88.1 To 91.9 MHz Are Reserved For Non-Commercial Stations Which Tends To Be A Mix Of National Public Radio NPR Affiliates Community Radio And College Radio. As Commercial Radio Got More Homogenized In The Early '80s College Radio Became Vital For Emerging Artists That Didn't Hew To Popular Taste. Most Of These Acts Stayed Underground But A Few Broke Through - R.E.M. For Example. The Stations Were Run By Students Who Could Typically Play Whatever They Liked Often Records From Their Own Collections. When Record Labels Tried To Build A Buzz For These Up-And-Coming Artists They Would Often Send Music And Other Goodies To These Stations Hoping For Airplay.
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The Replacements Were An Alternative Rock Group That Formed In Minneapolis Minnesota In 1979. The Band Originally Started Off As A Hardcore Punk Outfit But Began To Incorporate Folk And Power Pop Influences In Their Sound. They Become One Of The Leaders Of The Early Alt-Folk Set And One Of The Flagship Bands Of The American Post-Punk Scene In The 80s Being A Major Influence On 90s Indie Rock As Well. The Band's Best Known Lineup Consisted Of Paul Westerberg Vocals Guitar Bob Stinson Guitar Tommy Stinson Bass And Chris Mars Drums . They Were Infamous For Their Abrasive Hard Drinking Lifestyles And Their Ragged Stage Performances Notorious For Coming To Some Shows Too Drunk To Play Very Well At All. Sometimes They Just Performed Entire Sets Of Covers Their Picks Showing Their Debt To 70s Hard Rock Outfits. The Sound Of This Band Showed Off What Their Many Fans Saw As The Very Best Of Independent Rock N' Roll. More Than Possibly Any Other Band Since The Rolling Stones And The The Ramones The Replacements Embodied The Spirit Of Rock From Their Raucous Performances Drug Addictions Charismatic And Romantic Frontman And Wild Sometimes Basic And Sometimes Powerfully Confessional Songs. At Any Given Time Almost Any List Of 'The Best Rock Albums Of All Time' Will Include Either The Album 'Let It Be' Or 'Tim' Sometimes Both. Their Sound Started Off As A Classic Rock Influenced Shade Of Punk Mutating To A Melodic Hardcore Sound Reminiscent Of Local Buddies Hüsker Dü. They Also Progressed Into A Relatively Straightforward But Heartfelt Rock Style With A Number Of Highly Soulful Ballads From The Heart Of Westerberg To Round Out The Mix. The Band Broke Up In 1991. Bob Stinson Who Was Fired From The Band In 1986 And Was Subsequently Replaced By Slim Dunlap Died In 1995. Westerberg And Mars Both Have Solo Careers And Tommy Stinson Formed Several Bands Like Perfect And Bash And Pop And Now Plays Bass For Guns And Roses And Soul Asylum. In 2012 Paul Westerberg And Tommy Stinson Reformed The Replacements And Recorded An EP "Songs For Slim" As A Benefit For Former Member Slim Dunlap Who Had Suffered A Stroke. The Band Played Their First Show Since 1991 On August 24 2013 At RiotFest In Toronto And Has Since Played At Several Festivals Since. The Band Also Currently Includes Josh Freese On Drums And Dave Minehan On Guitar. The Band Played Its Final Show In June 2015.
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The left side of the FM radio dial is where you'll find college radio stations, which in the early and mid-'80s were the only places you could hear indie artists - it was truly "alternative." One such band was Let's Active, whose guitarist, Lynn Blakey, got to know Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg. She asked him to write her a letter, but he doesn't write letters, so he lost touch with her. Instead, he kept the radio tuned left of the dial when the band was on tour, hoping to hear her music. One night, he did - she was doing an interview on one of the college stations. Unfortunately, these stations have low power and a limited range, so he wasn't able to hear her for very long.
"I heard her voice for the first time in six months for about a minute," Westerberg told Rolling Stone. "Then the station faded out."
A little background on what you'll find "left of the dial." In America, the FM frequencies from 88.1 to 91.9 MHz are reserved for non-commercial stations, which tends to be a mix of National Public Radio (NPR) affiliates, community radio, and college radio. As commercial radio got more homogenized in the early '80s, college radio became vital for emerging artists that didn't hew to popular taste. Most of these acts stayed underground, but a few broke through - R.E.M., for example. The stations were run by students who could typically play whatever they liked, often records from their own collections. When record labels tried to build a buzz for these up-and-coming artists, they would often send music and other goodies to these stations, hoping for airplay. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.