These 18 tracks take you for a ride of beer-soaked raw power, highlighting Stinson's wild guitar leads and Westerberg's early penchant for songwriting. So much has been said about The Replacements over the years that its hard not be redundant, but they really did embody the coolest loser, reckless abandon, youth in revolt, bare bones rock n roll that they are often praised for, and that is evident right out the gate with this album. It's a fantastic introduction to the band's scrappy-yet-melodic sound, influenced by bands like The New York Dolls and The Buzzcocks. As far as punk rock debuts go, Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash is one of the best. Following a demo recorded in 1980 that got them signed to Twin/Tone Records, their debut album came out in 1981. The Replacements got their start in Minneapolis, Minnesota circa 1979 and consisted of Paul Westerberg (vocals, guitar), Bob Stinson (guitar), Tommy Stinson (bass) and Chris Mars (drums). Thank you to anybody who still checks in here, any interest in this blog is a huge reason why I keep doing it, and why we'll (maybe) make it through another 1000. It began as a way to give back to the community of blogs that helped introduce me to a ton of music I still hold near and dear to this day, and hopefully I've been able to do that for some of you. I did not start this blog with any plans or intentions to carry it over the next decade of my life, and yet here we are, 10 years and 1000 posts later. This post is already way too long, so I'll keep this part short. Thus, they're the perfect band to feature for numero ten hundred. Over the years a lot of what I've listened to has changed, but one constant I always go back to is The Replacements. I contemplated not featuring any band at all, until it dawned on me how fitting this band truly is. I don't how or why it happened, but out of sheer coincidence post #1000 is so closely aligned with the 10-year anniversary of this blog (April 23, to be exact).
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