Kid Gleason Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_di...t_id=1002274305 Replacements Reunite For New Songs March 29, 2006, 4:40 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y As tipped yesterday (March 28) on Billboard's Jaded Insider blog, Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars have reunited to record two new songs for an upcoming retrospective, "Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements." Due June 13 via Rhino, the set will feature "Message to the Boys" and "Pool & Dive," the band's first new recordings in 16 years. Session drummer Josh Freese was behind the kit for the new recordings, while Mars, who in recent years has foregone music for an art career, contributed backing vocals. The songs were written by Westerberg and were recorded at producer Ed Ackerson's Flowers studio in Minneapolis. At deadline, it is unclear if any further activity is brewing within the Replacements' camp. Westerberg told Billboard.com in 2005 that he still reflects fondly on the Replacements' early days, especially "when we were riding in the van and we ripped the seats out and would just listen to tapes and listen to Black Flag. [We would] sort of slam dance and stuff around in the back of the van and be drinking hard liquor at noon and it was just, you know, carefree times. We didn't give a damn." Westerberg also said he tried to reunite the Replacements for an October 2004 benefit concert for Soul Asylum's Karl Mueller, who later died of cancer. "I didn't call the guys myself," he admitted. "One of our old roadie pals came over who owns a bar now and runs a club and was asking if I would do a benefit for Karl and I said, 'See if the boys want to play.' And he kind of went around and got various answers and it didn't come back real strong like, 'Hey let's do it.' And I felt like that was the opportunity, that was the chance and we just missed it. "Now I say, there's probably no chance we'll get back together again," he said, without pinpointing which of his former colleagues were not interested. "It bothered me for like an afternoon," he laughed. "But, it did bother me for that long because I was secretly excited and some of them weren't." Meanwhile, sources say the long-awaited Replacements boxed set is still in the planning stages and will not be out until 2007 at the earliest. Rhino is also working on expanded editions of the Replacements' albums, but no release date has yet been announced for those packages either. Here is the track list for “Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?”: "Takin a Ride" "Shiftless When Idle" "Kids Don't Follow" "Color Me Impressed" "Within Your Reach" "I Will Dare" "Answering Machine" "Unsatisfied" "Here Comes a Regular" "Kiss Me on the Bus" "Bastards of Young" "Left of the Dial" "Alex Chilton" "Skyway" "Can't Hardly Wait" "Achin' To Be" "I'll Be You" "Merry Go Round" "Message to the Boys" "Pool & Dive" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 05:34 PM) http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_di...t_id=1002274305 sellouts i love box sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I'm hopeful that these new songs will be good, but Westerberg has faded so far (in my humble opinion, anyway) from the sloppy drunken wonderfulness of the 'Mats that I'd be surprised if they were strong songs. Now, if they would TOUR......my concert hiatus is OVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Very cool, but I wish they were putting together a whole new album. Maybe if they get along for these sessions . . . I agree the Replacements are awesome. It will be good to hear what they come up with on these new tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 Grandpaboy was actually a pretty dang strong Westerberg outing. I'm not a solo Paul fan at all, but that one had many signs of Mats brilliance on it. But then again, rumour was that Stinson helped him with it. Jim...small steps man, small steps. It's going to take A LOT to get Mars playing ever again. He's the holdout. Tommy would do it in a second. But Chris wants none of it again. From what I have heard, if he could have the memories even removed he would. But I know Paul has been talking to him off and on over the past few years, so maybe there is some give going on with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 eh...i'm not that excited over new pixies material since bamthwok...maybe its best to just let the good be good and not let the bad come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 maybe they can do a new version of "bastards of young" and call it "bastards of old". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Wow. Tommy's got his hands full, since he'll be touring with Soul Asylum as Karl's, well, replacement isn't the word I'm looking for, I guess, and now this? You're right, though, Kid. I don't think Mars will tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) Wow. Tommy's got his hands full, since he'll be touring with Soul Asylum as Karl's, well, replacement isn't the word I'm looking for, I guess, and now this? You're right, though, Kid. I don't think Mars will tour. Plus if GnR ever comes out. Though the rumour there is that the original GnR is back together...well, Slash, Duff and Sorum with Axl. But it is still speculation on things that have been said by Slash and Ian Astbury from The Cult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 12:56 PM) Plus if GnR ever comes out. Though the rumour there is that the original GnR is back together...well, Slash, Duff and Sorum with Axl. But it is still speculation on things that have been said by Slash and Ian Astbury from The Cult. That would be an interesting little train wreck if it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 11:34 AM) http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_di...t_id=1002274305 They are a great band to see in concert. I got to see them 5 times in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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