Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus

In the early/mid-1980s the Replacements were one of those ridiculously cool bands who seemed to delight in their reputation for doing things they weren't supposed to do and getting away with it. They turned up to gigs too drunk to play, they refused to make music videos and when they finally did their first one it was simply a continuous shot of a stereo, they named an album Let it Be (believe it or not, some people were scandalised by that). Yes, they were pretty insufferable back then. But they did get away with it, because they were also pretty good. Pity in their later years they went all MOR and boring.

This is from the last album I liked of theirs, 1985's Tim. Why did anyone ever think hair like that was a good idea?

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