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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-Replacements - All For Nothing/Nothing For All
"Portland" Is The Replacements' Apology For The Worst Show They Ever Played - Quite A Statement For A Band That Built Its Reputation On Performances Of Disastrous Debauchery. It Happened On December 7 1987 At The Pine Street Theatre In Portland Oregon. Young Fresh Fellows Were The Opening Act. Accounts Are Hazy And Shifting Depending On Who Tells Them But The Calamitous Overall Effect Of The Event Remains Legendary So Much So That It's Still Written About Over 30 Years Later. A Few Common Details Emerge From Various Accounts. The Replacements Got Uproariously Drunk A Given For Them But This Time It Was Excessive . They Took The Stage In Absurd Getups Such As Green Spray-Painted Shoes With Dollar Signs On Them And A Homemade Necklace With A CD On A String. They Started Into Songs They Didn't Actually Know How To Play Then Just Dropped Them And Moved On. Eventually They Began Tossing Their Clothes Into The Audience With Bassist Tommy Stinson Winding Up In His Underwear After Throwing Out His Pants With His Money Still In The Pockets. Things Got Worse When The Theatre Ownership Refused To Pay The Band. At That Point The Replacements Trashed Everything From A Chandelier To A Full-Sized Couch That Was Sent Airborne Out A Window. While It's Impossible To Quantify Replacements Message Boards And Writeups Across The Internet Memorialize This Show As The Band's "worst Ever" A High Compliment Among Replacements Fans . The Pine Street Theatre Ran From 1986 To 2001. Because It Was Relatively Close To The Seattle Nucleus Of The Grunge Scene It Hosted Some Of The '90s Biggest Acts Including Nirvana Screaming Trees Soundgarden Red Hot Chili Peppers Nine Inch Nails And Sonic Youth. It Was A Funky Little Venue With An Odd Character And Is Still Remembered As An Icon Of Portland Quirkiness To This Day. The Replacements Recorded The Song In 1988 At Bearsville Sound Studio Two Miles West Of Woodstock The Town Not The Concert Location New York. Albert Grossman 1926-1986 Onetime Manager To Bob Dylan Janis Joplin Gordon Lightfoot And Other Notable Acts Built The Studio In 1969. The Song Was Shelved Until The All For Nothing/Nothing For All 1997 Compilation Album. Bassist Tommy Stinson Asked The Label To Rent Him A Classical Upright Bass For The Song. He Played Beautifully On It Better Than Those Present Expected Before Smashing The $4 000 About $10 000 In 2022 Dollars Instrument To Pieces.
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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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"Portland" is the Replacements' apology for the worst show they ever played - quite a statement for a band that built its reputation on performances of disastrous debauchery.
It happened on December 7, 1987, at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Young Fresh Fellows were the opening act. Accounts are hazy and shifting depending on who tells them, but the calamitous overall effect of the event remains legendary, so much so that it's still written about over 30 years later.
A few common details emerge from various accounts. The Replacements got uproariously drunk (a given for them, but this time it was excessive). They took the stage in absurd getups such as green spray-painted shoes with dollar signs on them and a homemade necklace with a CD on a string. They started into songs they didn't actually know how to play, then just dropped them and moved on. Eventually they began tossing their clothes into the audience, with bassist Tommy Stinson winding up in his underwear after throwing out his pants with his money still in the pockets.
Things got worse when the theatre ownership refused to pay the band. At that point the Replacements trashed everything from a chandelier to a full-sized couch that was sent airborne out a window.
While it's impossible to quantify, Replacements message boards and writeups across the internet memorialize this show as the band's "worst ever" (a high compliment among Replacements fans).
The Pine Street Theatre ran from 1986 to 2001. Because it was relatively close to the Seattle nucleus of the grunge scene, it hosted some of the '90s biggest acts, including Nirvana, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, and Sonic Youth. It was a funky little venue with an odd character and is still remembered as an icon of Portland quirkiness to this day.
The Replacements recorded the song in 1988 at Bearsville Sound Studio, two miles west of Woodstock (the town, not the concert location), New York. Albert Grossman (1926-1986), onetime manager to Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Gordon Lightfoot, and other notable acts, built the studio in 1969. The song was shelved until the All for Nothing/Nothing for All 1997 compilation album.
Bassist Tommy Stinson asked the label to rent him a classical upright bass for the song. He played beautifully on it (better than those present expected) before smashing the $4,000 (about $10,000 in 2022 dollars) instrument to pieces. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.