The Replacements - Valentine [Aug '86 Demo] (Last session w/ Bob Stinson) video free download

Jerry Cohen

Some of the Bob mythologizing is rubbish. Tommy Ramone, who produced Tim said basically Bob did all his parts in one day and barely showed up the rest of the time. He was increasingly unreliable, and Westerberg's songwriting hit is peak with Pleased To Meet Me, in my opinion. If they could have continued with Bob, they would have. I love Tim and LIB, but the records they did after that were even better.

99ladders

gorgeous gorgeous...thank you

Andy Sternberg

please post more!

Dfactor Pop

I have a 4CD set of all the studio outtakes from Sorry Ma up to these as well.... crazy to listen to 'em all after all these years....

All Desperado

Jesus H Balls.

Nicky Doubledick

I have no idea anymore. These are the last sessions Stinson did with the band. I have a lot of them that I had to take down, but I am going to attempt to put them back up again soon. I just have a lot of Replacements rarities and bootlegs.... a whole external hard drive full of stuff. That's not even including the Westerberg solo stuff, Bash & Pop, Tommy's stuff, Static Taxi, etc.... I could go on and on. My favorite band ever.

perfectyouth1

the replacements give me goosebumps

perfectyouth1

never heard the demo, awesome!

J Codyz

@scumgod13 Mine too, I loved the two together. I heard he got a little on the psychotic side? I seen Paul solo in '93? small hall here in St. Louis and had friend who got us great seats, I was ready... Paul gets to the mic and falls out from an O.D. of Pain Killers etc. I got over it and still love him as I did at 19, these outtakes are great! Thanks

scumgod13

@matthewprokes Wow, some of the stuff I listen too would shock you then.Lucinda Williams,Cowboy Junkies to AntiSeen and MOTORHEAD!Everything in between.The Mats have a very special place in my heart.I was 19 and come home from work my girlfriend of 2 years had cleaned everything out of the house and was gone.Then the next week my band broke up.I sat in my room with no bed and only a few CDs which was Tim, hootenanny and Sorry Ma,then all my heavy stuff I wasn't up to.I listened to TIM nonstop!

matthewprokes

@scumgod13 you never struck me as a mats type of guy scumgod.thought you were more into the hardcore stuff gg etc. good for you tho. any fan of the mats is cool in my book

scumgod13

the Replacements lost a big part of their sound by parting with Stinson.I don't know the story behind it.I first heard them in 1986 (I think) it was the album TIM and I fell in love with it,then I bought Sorry Ma,Hootenanny,Let it Be then I got Pleased to meet me in 88 maybe,I was a kid.Until I figured out that The Guitarist changed I just knew I didn't like as well.Still with either Guitarist they're in my top 10 bands of all time.They Changed My LIFE for the Much Better.

Exilemainstreet

Thanks for posting this. My favorite Mats song. Never heard the demo before. Very cool.

plugprune

used to cover this back in the 80's.... one of the most beautiful tunes ever written. tho i'm still bangin it out and I HATE nostalgia, wasn't this day and age fun? there is a real corporate feel and lameness to most tracks i hear now. with that said bravo Tommy. you always desrerved it. Tho you owe me a drink cos I tuned your guitar in 1995 at Coney Island High cos you were too fucked. Buy me a beer or ...simply NYC Again

Nicky Doubledick

@KeepitExternal Well put. I love PTMM and it's probably top-3 for me, although maybe it falls short and sits around 4. I really go through phases of loving Hootenanny. But anyway, you put it well when you said that he just wasn't quite the maniac Bob was.

KeepitExternal

Bob ruled but I still think Pleased to Meet me has some of thier best songs. Paul was a great guitar player. Just not quite a maniac like Bob was

J Codyz

@mrwibbles1 Paul's a great guitar player, I always thought Paul carried him myself.

J Codyz

@machbaby He went crazy... That's how I heard it???

Eric M

I've always wondered what might have been if Bob had never left the band. A lot of the energy and soul of the band went with him. It basically became Paul Westerberg and three other guys after Bob's departure. Yes, great songs were still written and performed, but the magic was gone. The Replacements were like a ship that hit an iceberg and were slowly sinking from that point on.

mrwibbles1

Bob Stinson was so great, as were the Replacements. But really, Bob was the guitarist.

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