Me too

I listen to them quite often.

Awesome 🤘🏽🤘🏽

FUCKIN EH!

Me too

@@billyhager2204 Twice a day..

Fuck I'd be listening every second night then.... 😂

Boring punk…

Limón Camilo z

Johnny's Gonna Die. Best link ever@@change100

Thank you, Limon...sorry to fuck up the accent mark in your name...stupid 7th St. Entry keyboard..you are awesome..

@Limón Camilo THANKS!!!!

this should be pinned

they save the best for last. "Johnnys gonna die" is the best song from their first album and the performances are unbelievably good here.

But they was. Because here we are

@@max23452barely

Tommy and I are the same age. The drinking age was 19 then. It changed in 1986. He was grandfathered in.

@@g13nnf42 Yep - Tommy is a mere two days younger than me! Great set from my all time favorite band.

And now I live in the cities!

It's really the rhythm section that makes a good band into a great band.

I believe he was 12 when he joined.

It seemed like he avoided disclosing being influenced by bands w/ the closest similarities to Nirvana like Husker Du, Replacements or Descendents bands that came way before Nirvana, they started the punk rock combined w/ melodic elements and poppy hooks, maybe Kurt wanted to keep the image to the media that he thought of the sound originally but he secretly was a fan.

Totally and then the pixies in that order.

Slumber land hello

long live the spirit of The Replacements and long live punk!

Hello Japanese brother!

Every rock group needs a 14 year-old member. Product differentiation. Novelty.

💀

More punk than any punk band.

crazy that them and Husker Du were at the same venue . that’s a blessing

@@BigToeArt In what sense?

@@MaximusWolfeI think it was their IDGAF attitude and that they were outsiders in an outsiders scene. Look at how they are dressed in ‘81. They didn’t plan out their wardrobe. They didn’t care if what they wore was fashionable or cool or punk. While the punks devolved into tribes these guys were out working day jobs as a janitor, cook and factory worker and didn’t care about the “scene”. They were themselves, their messy, screwed up, goofy, cantankerous selves. Hand me down clothes and all.

@@shaneborger9054 Plenty of bands were doing that by 1981. The hard core scene especially was full of bands that didn’t subscribe to fashion and worked day jobs.

Weirdly the Clash are one of the few punk bands that I don't like. I'm much more into the Damned, Mats, Misfits, the Stooges and the Stranglers

Also check out “This Band Could Be Your Life”. Covered 80s underground/college/alternative bands like the Mats, Husker Du, Minute Men, Dino Jr. My favorite era of music!

Exactly

This is their weakest album, but Johnny's Gonna Die is fantastic. The Replacements lost some punk and gained some heart-on-your-sleeve angst with some of the most clever lyrics and the most haunting and alarming melodies of all time. The most overlooked band ever by the consumer.

@@oppothumbs1They weren’t overlooked by the consumer - they imploded, they were their own worst enemies.

@@wellesradio Combination of both.

@@oppothumbs1 They got a lot of breaks, more than many bands get. The buzz was earned based on their talent, but no one is owed an audience.

I like that. To me this is better than all of the more critically acclaimed stuff. Great punk band.

Trust me. They got MUCH better live. Saw 'em a dozen times.

They may have been a hell of a lot more consistent from gig to gig at this point, but their live peaks started getting significantly higher around '83 or so... there's a small handful of recordings from '84 to '86 that are just truly special, transcendent stuff. A hell of a lot of trainwrecks, too, but that's the 'Mats for ya. They were an unstable atom, just like the Jeffrey Lee and the Gun Club.

Peter Jesperson/Twin Tone were responsible for these blistering live sets from the 'Mats and Husker Du! Super pro job filming. Both bands just let er rip...no redos, overdubs, etc...just two tight as hell (despite being loaded and, likely speeding out too) playing dynamic/explosive/no bullshit and unapologetically honest musical kickassery. and, they were even better (imho) during the 2nd set...when they were likely even more shitfaced and high...same for Huskers if you check their sets out. Mind you, Huskers were still in Land Speed Record ultrafast mode in 1981 Cheers

Huskers set - not nearly as good quality. Hopefully, someone will clean it up and do a remaster. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h62PisKCxNe6m40.html IMHO the best live Huskers is that show they performed for television broadcast in London (Camden Palace) in 1985. It was pretty insane of them as they played (I *think*) Portland or Seattle and then took the redeye to the UK where they made it to the venue like an hour or less before they had to play (on an unfamiliar backline and Grant playing drums that were not his aside from his snare). They played a PHENOMENAL show that was filmed quite awesomely and that had very good audio too. So much so that the uploaded versions from old VHS recordings even sound very good with little or zero love given to them! After they played they did an interview and headed to the airport where they flew directly to Vancouver (where I live) scored some blow/speed and basically played another fantastic set within maybe 5 hours of landing. They had sent their gear (aside of guitars/badd/snare of course) ahead and it was ready for them upon arrival. They just did a short line check and BOOM! Here's a typical quality VHS upload of that Camden Palace gig kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndl3qpt13r3PmZ8.html Cheers

This their best shit tho, later stuff ain’t rock n roll

14! Thomas Eugene Stinson (born October 6, 1966)

So true

They get all the credit. Maybe not commercially, but this is one of the most acclaimed bands of its era.

David Day 🤘🤘🤘

Bobby was the fire that lit up the group. His girlfriend was involved in the diaper wearing. Did you hear of Bob playing nude and peeing into a shoe onstage? The guy had problems but made his mark.

What's the diaper thing?

TOTALLY RIGHT!!!

Pavement couldn’t clean out their van

@@thomasminarchickjr.7355 the Grifters could, though

@@DaveAnchovies Clean the Van? The Stooges would soak it with gas, Iggy would strike the match & bring the bratwurst.

they were fantastic

The guitarist looks about 38 though :'D Typical dad look (But maybe I just think that because my dad was young during that time...?)

So smart of Bob to give his brother a bass so they could play in a band together. Tommy sure rocks at the age of 14 it's insane!

That was what made the mats so great. Greatest band even when they put in no effort.

Agreed. This is better than all of the more highly acclaimed stuff they did.

value of a memory never dies!

laudanum669: They (both bands mentioned) have fans from all around the world -- not just Twin Cities/Mn. or the U.S.

The replacements have had a bigger impact on my life than any other band

That's pretty much what I said. My point was that in the early 80's there were many good bands on the local scene. which one would make an impact was hard to tell way back then. I kinda figured out that "The Replacements" were a big deal after their 1986 SNL performance.

My favorite American band

Holy fuck, I literally can't imagine being a part of that scene and not realizing that you had the best fucking bands in the world in your literal backyard.

Or at its apex, depending on yr point of view.

They make a grown man cry. well me anyway

Hotter than a two dollar pistol.

Ouch. That's hot. 🔥

Bobby was a Christ-like figure. I always enjoy his wry gring. One fine guitarist, like all of the greats he made it look easy.

He should be a legit guitar hero. In another world or context he’s Adrian Belew or someone like that. He had that avant-garde spirit

True that. Punk rock deluxe. Better to me than the music everyone made a big fuss about.

If you look at the end Tommy stops playing bass and you still hear it so sadly this is edited.

I can’t un-hear it now

It’s about Johnny Thunders

Best comment ever

Same! And experience the amazing venues lost to become parking lots and condos

more like 12 or 13. . . .

He is 14. His birthday is October of 1966. This was recorded in September of 1981. Yes, I am a 'Mats geek.

Somethin To Du was about the band Husker Du who were also from Minnesota. Both bands were playing nightclubs in that city at the same time

We mocked U2 at Minnehaha Academy - for chapel service 1989. I had no idea the Mats also mocked U2. haha.

Nirvana got the title Nevermind from them

@@cpinckard3702 Yep

Let's give some props to Roy Freedom, DJ extraordinaire from the beginning @ 7th St. He was a handful (maybe a cupla dozen of us is generous) of folks who pushed the music when the bands weren't there then were. Hope you're well, brother.