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The Replacements

Musical Group

The Replacements are an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1979, led by Paul Westerberg, known for influential 1980s albums that blend punk energy and melodic songwriting.

Formed in Minneapolis in 1979. Core original members included Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars. Critically acclaimed in the 1980s for albums such as Sorry Ma, Hootenanny, Let It Be and Tim.

DeBaser's reviews present The Replacements as a seminal Minneapolis rock band merging punk fury and melodic songwriting. Critics highlight key albums such as Let It Be, Tim, Hootenanny and Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash. Themes across reviews: teenage angst, American suburbia, melodic power-pop, and tragic decline.

For:Fans of 1980s American alternative rock, punk and college-rock; listeners who appreciate melodic songwriting with punk attitude.

 Restlessness, alienation, anger, disenchantment. This is rock, and few have epitomized it like the Replacements.

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 “God/What a mess/On the ladder of success ... We are the sons of no one/Bastards of young”

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 "Sorry Ma, forgot to take out the trash" is the long-awaited debut of the Mats: one of the peaks of American hardcore.

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