The Replacements, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, started off as a hardcore punk band who began to incorporate country, power-pop, and singer-songwriter influences in their sound to become one of the leaders of the early alt-country set and one of the flagship bands of the American 80's post-punk scene, as well as a major influence on 90's indie rock. The band was wild and full of life, featuring vocalist and guitarist Paul Westerberg and Chris Mars the drummer as well as the Stinson brothers Bob playing guitar and Tommy playing bass. They were infamous for their hard drinking lifestyles and their ragged stage performances, notorious for coming to shows too drunk to play very well at all, or sometimes just performing entire sets of covers. The sound of this band showed off the very best of independent rock n' roll. More than possibly any other band since the Rolling Stones, the Replacements embodied the spirit of rock n' roll, from their raucous performances, drug addictions, charismatic and romantic frontman, and wild, basic rock n' roll songs. At any given time, almost any list of "The Best Rock Albums Of All Time" will include either the album
1 | Lay It Down Clown | Tim |
2 | Dose Of Thunder | Tim |
3 | I'll Buy | Tim |
4 | Swingin' Party | Tim |
5 | Talent Show | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
6 | The Last | All Shook Down |
7 | Waitress In The Sky | Tim |
8 | Happy Town | All Shook Down |
9 | Skyway | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
10 | Merry Go Round | All Shook Down |
11 | Alex Chilton | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
12 | I'll Be You | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
13 | Gary's Got a Boner | Let It Be |
14 | Bastards Of Young | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
15 | Answering Machine | Let It Be |
16 | The Ledge | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
17 | Black Diamond | Let It Be |
18 | Someone Take the Wheel | All Shook Down |
19 | Torture | All Shook Down |
20 | One Wink at a Time | All Shook Down |