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Talent Show by The Replacements
The Replacements
Artist Biography For The Replacements
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.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Talent Show
The-Replacements - Don't Tell A Soul
"Talent Show" Is A Story About An Anxiety-Ridden Band Performing At A Talent Show With Little Confidence In Winning "We Might Even Win This Time Guys You Never Know" . They're Doing It Because They've Been Doing Talent Shows For So Long That They Don't Know Anything Else "It's Too Late To Turn Back Here We Go" . The Song Isn't Exactly About The Replacements. They Came Up In House Parties And Clubs Rather Than Talent Shows. Far As We Know They Never Followed "some Lip-Synch Chicks" As The Characters In The Song Do. But The Characters In The Song Clearly Share The Replacements' Spirit. “We're Feelin' Good From The Pills We Took” The Replacements Were Notorious For Inebriation And Chaos At Their Shows. Even By Regular Rock Standards They Were On Another Level. There Were A Lot Of Factors At Play There But The Group's Perpetual Anxiety Was A Part Of It. Even In Meetings With Executives And In Business Dealings They Were Known To Occasionally Fly Off The Handle. Multiple Music-Business Veterans Have Noted The Replacements As The Most Difficult And Unprofessional Band They Ever Worked With And That Character Is Part Of Their Beloved Legacy. The Tune And Chorus Of The Song Come From "Portland " Which Was Recorded During The Don't Tell A Soul Sessions But Not Released Until The All For Nothing/Nothing For All Album In 1997 It's Also Included As A Bonus Track On The 2008 Reissue Of Don't Tell A Soul . "Portland" Tells The Story Of A Particularly Bonkers Show The Band Did. The "Portland" Story Can Be Imagined As The Aftermath Of The "Talent Show" Story After The Band Has Ingested Those Pills Taken The Stage And Let Things Rip But Replacements Frontman And Songwriter Paul Westerberg Has Never Stated That Was His Intent. While Performing This Song On An MTV Awards Show The Line "Feelin' Good From The Pills We Took" Was Censored. In A Kiss-Off To The Show The Band Replaced "it's Too Late To Turn Back" With "it's Too Late To Take Pills" For The Rest Of The Song. The Band's Consistent Refusal To Bend To Mainstream Expectations Held Them Back Commercially Throughout Their Career. It Also Gave Them A Larger-Than-Life Reputation And One Of The Most Hardcore Fanbases In Popular Music. Most Replacements Albums Kick Off With Heavy Rockers But Don't Tell A Soul Is Different With Its Use Of The Mellow "Talent Show." In A 1989 Interview With Paul Elliot Of Sounds Westerberg Explained That He Was Conscious Of That "Yeah I Thought That Was A Good Idea 'cause We'd Always Started With A Big Shot Each Time Before. I Like The Fact That The New Album Starts Acoustically. Also It Would Be Difficult To Play 'Talent Show' Down On The Record 'cause It Has A Real Opening Feel To Me. Like The First Line Uh I Can't F--Kin' Remember It But Whatever It's An Anticipatory Song."
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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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"Talent Show" is a story about an anxiety-ridden band performing at a talent show with little confidence in winning ("We might even win this time, guys, you never know"). They're doing it because they've been doing talent shows for so long that they don't know anything else ("It's too late to turn back, here we go").
The song isn't exactly about the Replacements. They came up in house parties and clubs rather than talent shows. Far as we know, they never followed "some lip-synch chicks" as the characters in the song do. But the characters in the song clearly share the Replacements' spirit.
“We're feelin' good from the pills we took”
The Replacements were notorious for inebriation and chaos at their shows. Even by regular rock standards, they were on another level. There were a lot of factors at play there, but the group's perpetual anxiety was a part of it. Even in meetings with executives and in business dealings they were known to occasionally fly off the handle. Multiple music-business veterans have noted the Replacements as the most difficult and unprofessional band they ever worked with, and that character is part of their beloved legacy.
The tune and chorus of the song come from "Portland," which was recorded during the Don't Tell A Soul sessions but not released until the All For Nothing/Nothing For All album in 1997 (it's also included as a bonus track on the 2008 reissue of Don't Tell A Soul). "Portland" tells the story of a particularly bonkers show the band did. The "Portland" story can be imagined as the aftermath of the "Talent Show" story, after the band has ingested those pills, taken the stage, and let things rip, but Replacements frontman and songwriter Paul Westerberg has never stated that was his intent.
While performing this song on an MTV awards show, the line "Feelin' good from the pills we took" was censored. In a kiss-off to the show, the band replaced "it's too late to turn back" with "it's too late to take pills" for the rest of the song. The band's consistent refusal to bend to mainstream expectations held them back commercially throughout their career. It also gave them a larger-than-life reputation and one of the most hardcore fanbases in popular music.
Most Replacements albums kick off with heavy rockers but Don't Tell A Soul is different with its use of the mellow "Talent Show." In a 1989 interview with Paul Elliot of Sounds, Westerberg explained that he was conscious of that:
"Yeah, I thought that was a good idea 'cause we'd always started with a big shot each time before. I like the fact that the new album starts acoustically. Also, it would be difficult to play 'Talent Show' down on the record 'cause it has a real opening feel to me. Like the first line, uh, I can't f--kin' remember it but, whatever, it's an anticipatory song." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.