The Replacements The Mats

Initially a punk rock band they are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock.

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The replacements also known as the mats or the mats from the insult of a detractor who joked the band s name was the placemats which the band then adopted were an alternative rock band from. Woof 55415 st woof 55415. The early mats lp comp ltd promo re rm unofficial dogbreath dogbreath. The replacements biography by stephen thomas erlewine follow artist.

This morning the replacements and rhino announced the release dead man s pop the first ever mats box set. Overview biography. As it happens the replacements who were dubbed the mats short for placemats by their fans have themselves been assayed in song. Woof 55415 st.

Willfully messy and driven toward self sabotage they became one of the best and most influential rock roll bands of the 80s. I was lucky enough to have produced the project along with the estimable and ever diligent jason jones of rhino and wrote the liner notes. Formed in a minneapolis basement in 1979 the replacements were a notorious rock n roll circus renowned for self sabotage cartoon shtick stubborn contrarianism stage fright dionysian benders heart on sleeve songwriting and ultimately critical and popular acclaim. The early mats lp album comp rm unofficial pin dogbreath.

The replacements were an american rock band formed in minneapolis minnesota in 1979. Alex chilton awesome song hope you like it i do not own this song.