New Replacements: "Message To The Boys"
Oh, this is soooo good: classic 'Mats flavor and a rocking sound on this, the first new Replacements song in 16 years. I am loving it. The song was premiered earlier today on the Jim Rome show, which seemed an odd choice to many (apparently he is a sports radio guy), but his passion about music came through as he talked about his time working on college radio and his love for the Replacements.Message To The Boys - The Replacements
(rip from streaming online radio, up for a limited time)
I heard Stinson's interview, and Westerberg was also supposed to call in. Anyone catch the whole thing? I am anticipating the forthcoming album Don't You Know Who I Think I Was: The Best Of The Replacements, due June 13 from Rhino Records.
Labels: replacements
posted by heather @ 2:30 PM
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10 Comments:
So nice. Very good on a night that the Bulls are eliminated from the playoffs and the Cubs are getting spanked (again).
You kick all of our asses all of the time.
Seriously.
Sweet!! I like this! Great find.
Wow, great post!
OK, the opening riff sounds a little derivative of Paul's "Dyslexic Heart" off the Singles soundtrack, but otherwise this is a great -- dare I say "feel good" -- melodic rock track that picks up where "Don't Tell A Soul" left off. And it actually has a looser, less anxious feel than a lot of the songs on that album (on which they were trying so so so hard to break through).
I listened to it three times before writing this comment. Happy Friday indeed!
Daver -- Totally agree with you on the "Dyslexic Heart" thing. I kept waiting for the Na Na Na Na's to come in.
Great tune. Great job!
awesome! are they doing an album?
Kudos to MPLS. Thanks for the Mats, Husker Du, & Soul Asylum & that Purple Rain guy, too.
It will be hard for any of these acts to reform and be vital I'm afraid. Nostalgia is a mixed bag & the sign of a dying culture.
Oh Heather, once again you have made a little pixiegirl very very happy... xox
Oh man, I am totally flipped out. Thanks SO much for posting!
Went over a neighbor/friend's house last night and we got to talking about regional beers - what one does when watching bball. He mentioned Grain Belt. Told him I never had it, but saw a photo of the mats standing in front of a Grain Belt billboard. This am got msg from friend attaching "Message to the Boys." Ain't life grand.
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