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The Replacements reunite to record two new songs

Contributed by PatPelado. Posted by aubin on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 1:00 AM (EST)

Billboard is reporting that The Replacements have reunited to record their first new material in more than 16 years.

Singer/guitarist Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars convened in the band's Minneapolis hometown to record two Westerberg-penned songs: "Message to the Boys" and "Pool & Dive."

The tracks will appear on the recently announced greatest hits disc titled Do You Know Who I Think I Was? The Best of Replacements which is due out May 23rd. Session drummer Josh Freese played drums on the songs while Mars contributed backing vocals.

Though never successful in the mainstream, the loved and influential band, which formed in 1979, released seven albums and helped define the then fledgling Minneapolis punk rock scene along with Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum .

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TheOneTrueBill (March 30, 2006)

I'm not really sure how to feel about this.

TheOneTrueBill (March 30, 2006)

Um, they did two albums after Bob Stinson left the group.

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TheOneTrueBill (March 30, 2006)

Three! Three albums!

opened_ground (March 30, 2006)

left the band? fired? discuss.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

they did 3, please to meet me, don't tell a soul and all shook down. cheers. aaron

Someone (March 30, 2006)

the first one was a mats album, the second was half a mats album and the thid was a paul westerberg album that the label forced them to call a mats album

CUAPUNKRADIO (March 30, 2006)

has anyone seen that myspace song vid by good clean fun, good shit

Godfather (March 30, 2006)

just two fucking songs? they better be good

swingline (March 30, 2006)

i'll take it.

istapledmyfoot (March 30, 2006)

this is good news, but sketchy grammaring w/ the sentence about Josh Freese, so I'm assuming he played drums while Mars only did backup vocals?

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kingofpain (March 30, 2006)

From what I heard Mars doesn't/can't play anymore.

istapledmyfoot (March 30, 2006)

can't?

kingofpain (March 30, 2006)

I guess he quit playing and just kind of lost his ability to play like he used to.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

i am sick of josh freese. i am sick of him attempting to be other drummers..stewart copeland, devo, chris mars...he's like this dude you insert here when the real artist is not interested in doing art. HIRED GUNS SUCK.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

jealous?

Someone (March 30, 2006)

So if you were him you'd just stay at home, watching the Vandals go slowly downhill?

Scruffy (March 30, 2006)

He's always got A Perfect Circle. In all seriousness, he does good studio work. His sparse drumming on Rhett Miller's "The Instigator" is one of the things that makes it the better of the two (widely released) Miller solo albums.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

nin too

Someone (March 30, 2006)

The thing is, he doesn't "attempt" to, he succeeds.

opened_ground (March 30, 2006)

"Pleased to Meet Me" is kind of underwhelming but the last two tracks make it so worth it. This is good news.

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Someone (March 30, 2006)

This band is all about the strikes and gutters. Don't Tell a Soul is far better all around, but the last few tracks off Pleased are pretty good. I just skip to them.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

Incomplete sentence in the third paragraph. Hopefully this will rule. This band was revolutionary.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

Anyone see Alkaline Trio on Craig Ferguson or whatever....I love the trio but that was a pretty lame performance they played "Burn"...Skiba was wearing black lipstick.

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kingofpain (March 30, 2006)

I forgot about it. I turned it to CBS right as the show was ending. I'm kind of glad I missed Matt wearing black lipstick.

Godfather (March 30, 2006)

yeah he looked fucking awful, especially with that hat and makeup, but i thought the performance was good

SlackMFr (March 30, 2006)

I dig the Trio, but all this new makeup they've been wearing fucking sucks. Is Poison or Cinderella becoming influences on the band? Why the makeup? WHY!?

bobbett (March 30, 2006)

oh man oh man oh man

FortyMinutesWesterberg (March 30, 2006)

A Smiths reunion wouldn't be exciting if Johnny and Mozzy didn't get back into bed together, and I always felt the same way about Westerberg and Stinson. I like the post-Stinson albums, but you know, a reunion is supposed to be a bigger deal. Especially when you're just recording two songs -- you can't tell me it's all for the art if they're going to quit so soon.

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opened_ground (March 30, 2006)

I'm pretty sure stinson played on every replacements album. I know Mars left the band prior to them disbanding though.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

i've solved the mystery - There were two Stinsons! tommy was there until the last record which i think he's barely on if at all. bob was kicked out before pleased to meet me. and yeah, i'm not a huge fan of post-stinson replacements, but let it be can't be touched

Someone (March 30, 2006)

reminds me of the van halen/roth reunion from 1996

Someone (March 30, 2006)

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kingofpain (March 30, 2006)

Holy shit. Already?

swingline (March 30, 2006)

don't download it. it's bullshit.

kindofalongwaydown (March 30, 2006)

"Convened in the bands Minneapolis hometown" ??

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Someone (March 30, 2006)

What's so hard to understand about that?

Someone (March 30, 2006)

"convened in the band's Minneapolis hometown" It's incorrect. You can say the band's Minnesota hometown or the band's hometown of Minneapolis.

SlackMFr (March 30, 2006)

What about the boxed set that's been talked about on this site just earlier this week? Screw the hits CD, I want the box damnit!

Someone (March 30, 2006)

all i can say is holy fucking shit! yeeees.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

http://torrentreactor.net/view.php?id=5374411

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SkolarX (March 30, 2006)

what is it?

Scruffy (March 30, 2006)

I can't decide if this is awesome or just a bad idea. The geek in me says it's frickin' awesome, though.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

i think its a cool move. Numerous bands want to be them but never will.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

I will look forward to hearing these new tunes, I always loved The Replacements and got to see them live a few times. I'm a little bummed hearing that Chris did not play the drumes on the tracks though.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

helped define the then fledgling Minneapolis punk rock scene along with Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum Meh.

Someone (March 30, 2006)

Josh Freese is everywhere.

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WorryRock (March 30, 2006)

except with the vandals

Someone (March 30, 2006)

Horrible idea!

WorryRock (March 30, 2006)

kudos to the 'mats for not naming their best of "bastards of young" or "left of the dial", too obvious

Someone (March 30, 2006)

This just in. Josh Freese is now the offical drummer for every band in the world. Thank you, that is all.

1234go (March 30, 2006)

50 posts is fucking criminal. This should tower over every single thing ever announced here.

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