Replacements, the

Replacements, the

▪ American rock band
      American rock band that combined the intensity of punk with melodic hooks and heartfelt lyrics, in the process providing an important bridge from the punk movement of the late 1970s to the alternative rock of the late 1980s. The principal members were Paul Westerberg (b. Dec. 31, 1960, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.), Chris Mars (b. April 26, 1961, Minneapolis), Bob Stinson (b. Dec. 17, 1959, Mound, Minn.—d. Feb. 15, 1995, Minneapolis), and Tommy Stinson (b. Oct. 6, 1966, San Diego, Calif.).

      Formed in 1979 by guitarist-vocalist Westerberg, drummer Mars, and guitarist Bob Stinson—all in their teens—and Stinson's 12-year-old bassist brother, Tommy, the Replacements emerged from the thriving Minneapolis music scene of the early 1980s that also produced Prince and the influential hardcore band Hüsker Dü, with whom the Replacements were compared by virtue of the straight-ahead punk sound of their debut album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981). With an attitude as petulant as that of their early songs, the Replacements were renowned for erratic live performances that ranged from inspired anarchy to drunken chaos. On their third recording, Hootenanny (1983), they began to include country (country music) and blues influences, which set the stage for three eclectic, critically acclaimed albums: Let it Be (1984), Tim (1985), and Pleased to Meet Me (1987). The albums document Westerberg's growing sophistication as a pop tunesmith, but they promised a commercial breakthrough that never came. An unstable blend of personalities, the Replacements dissolved after All Shook Down (1990), which was essentially a solo album by Westerberg, whose solo career was the most successful of those of the ex-Replacements.

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