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A Replacements Reunion
More than 15 years since splitting, the surviving members of seminal '80s alt-rock outfit The Replacements, singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars, have reunited to record two new tracks.
The songs, "Message to the Boys" and "Pool & Dive," were written by Westerberg and will be included on Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements, a compilation due out June 13 on Rhino Records.
Talk of a Replacements reunion has periodically surfaced since the group split in 1991. But acrimony between band members coupled with various solo pursuits conspired against that happening--until now.
Westerberg invited Stinson to play bass on the soundtrack to the movie Animated Season, which Westerberg scored. Then, in December, in the band's hometown of Minneapolis, Westerberg, Stinson and Mars entered the studio to record the new tracks. Mars contributed backing vocals, while session drummer Josh Freese, who has worked on Westerberg's solo projects, filled in for Mars behind the drums.
The fourth founding member, guitarist Bob Stinson, Tommy's brother, died of a drug overdose in 1995. His replacement, Slim Dunlap, was not invited to participate in the sessions--though based on what told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, he didn't seem to mind.
"It's really neat they put aside their little squabbles and did it," Dunlap said.
As for the upcoming album, it will include cuts from the band's seven albums and its 1982 EP, Stink. The 20-track compilation includes "Here Comes a Regular," "Kiss Me on a Bus," "Bastards of Young," "Alex Chilton," "Shiftless When Idle," "I Will Dare," "Answering Machine," "Unsatisfied," "Can't Hardly Wait," "Left of the Dial" and "I'll Be You."
Formed in 1979 as a post-punk band called the Impediments, the foursome took the name the Replacements after their hard-partying ways got them barred from a local Minneapolis club.
Stink garnered them a cult following, but the band never managed to make like another Minneapolis outfit, Soul Asylum, and cross over into the mainstream--perhaps because of its refusal to make videos for the MTV crowd. Infighting led to Mars' departure in 1990, and the Replacements broke up a year later.
Westerberg launched a modestly successful solo career, highlighted by his contributions to 1992's hit Singles soundtrack. Stinson formed two new bands, Bash & Pop and Perfect, and has also performed with Axl Rose's revamped Guns N' Roses for the past eight years.
No word whether the Replacements' newfound congeniality will extend to a tour or full studio album. However, Rhino is said to be working on a box set for future release.
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