They play the shit out of their own songs(and a few covers) for their own amusement. Also, this is as American as anything ever done in this country. Makes me proud.
Or Prince. Or early, punk Soul Asylum. Or Morris Day & the Time. Or... Crazy to think what a vibrant, important music scene this sorta sleepy city had.
I just watched the TPT documentary on MInnesota Hardcore - and discovered my old buddy - the photo was 1984 the doc said - so he was 13 years old - as the "2nd wave." I played the Entry when I was 16 years old. I saw hardcore bands there and the main room. Yes Husker Du was graffiti on the old West high school in Uptown. Even for us youngsters - the vibe was in the air.
There are certain places in time where things were really going on, history in the making where people will eventually read about. Thing is, most people never realize it when it's happening...
Doctor McSlam I seriously had goosebumps for the first 5 minutes. If someone didn’t know what punk rock was, this would be one of a few things I would show them.
playing with husker du, they didnt mess this show up. husker du was still a full throttle hardcore band and were rejected by twin tone. im sure their was competion, less than 2 years later, husker du was also one of the best live bands in the world. check em out in philly in 83, especially 8 miles high.
rolling stone passed the 'mats early years off...calling em a flash in the punk pan. they'd rewrite that review in later editions of their crappy record guide. obviously didnt bother catching a show
@@DaveAnchovies yeah, maybe the guys who wrote for magazines got to interview royalty & stopped being fans or getting high with the fans cuz they were too busy tryin to be from somewhere cool . . . & thot they were rock stars too
This might be the best show I've ever heard. Blown away. And Bob. Jesus, he was great. You pick it set 1 or set 2. Listen to that guitar. That band never sounded better. All of them. Paul, Tommy, and Chris, thanks for this and Bob is still having his moment in the sun. Imagine you were 15 and just hearing this band. You would think about playing guitar right off and Bob would be the benchmark.
Just found this!!! What a magnificent thing to wake up to!!! Thank you so much for shring this treasures (and part 1, too!!) Fuck, glorious. Long Live Rock n Roll!!!
0:00 Kick Your Door Down 3:12 Dope Smokin' Moron 5:00 Skip It 7:23 Maybelline 9:07 I Hate Music 10:48 Stuck In The Middle 12:55 Otto 14:57 I'm In Trouble 17:10 Don't Ask Why 19:03 Costumer 20:44 Rattlesnake 22:27 Slow Down 24:55 Hey Good Lookin'
It's crazy to think that Tommy Stinson was like 14 years old here. I was flicking boogers in study hall when I was 14, and Tommy was playing on the same stage with all sorts of legendary bands (including his own).
@@neaituppi7306 Generally, they could get in to play, but had to go outside between sets. Which was OK because the rest of the band went out to smoke a doobie on breaks anyway.
goodness sakes the production of this is incredible it's hard to believe that this was filmed with BIG video cameras and not GoPros everything is so in focus in addition the audio is amazing this is a top notch concert video ! well done 👍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I saw them at the Orpheum in Mpls when they were tripping they would start a song and then start laughing and couldnt finish ANY song!! Very annoying but normal for them!!
This gets better and better every time I see it. Tommy was probably like 15? I've been to the entry probably 50 times and I ended up meeting Tommy a few times in the later days. Just a really nice guy. Very gracious and dug talking about music.
at this moment, ironically, the tightest set from any era is from their punk era. never seen a bomb at home...especially with rivals Husker Du on the bill. and Rolling Stone panned the first album--flash in the pan, huh? they rewrote it in later volumes of their shitty record guide
I saw these guys open for REM in a tiny club in Indianapolis, circa 1982. To this day, they remain the loudest band I have ever seen/heard. Just eardrum splitting volume.
Watching this at 2:45 am and have seen it before but I can't stop watching It 40 years beyond! Bob was so good. Tommy was so young. Chris was steady . Paul was beyond perfect.
Does anyone have any information about the song "Skip It" played at 5:00 ? Sounds like an original that never made it on an album or any of the reissues/extended releases. It sounds incredible!
Kick Your Door Down 0:01 Dope Smokin Moron 3:14 Skip It 5:02 Maybelline 7:24 I Hate Music 9:09 Stuck in The Middle 10:52 Otto 12:56 I’m in Trouble 14:59 Don’t Ask Why 17:12 Customer 19:05 Rattlesnake 20:46 Slow Down 22:28 Hey Good Lookin’ 24:57
The Romones downstrokes, the power chording, raggae/Ska pull backs...then some gentle arpeggios, the dynamics. Dam Bob was/is a god. I would have loved hearing him mature.....Not to mention Tommys 13 or 14!!!....Good god what a band.
They're actually a lot tighter than they would be as the years progressed. The songwriting got much better but the performances got more drunken and rowdy. What a great band!
Steve Faure Interesting observation. IMO this is probably the best of all TH-cam / Matts offerings. Super-tight...everyone spot-on. As years progressed, Paul’s songwriting developed a bit of Beatles-like tune-full clever sweetness that when combined with Bob’s more “hardcore” sensibility created tension..and...some really great output that was probably better than they themselves appreciated.
I saw The Replacements in Boston at The Rat around this same year. I only knew they were from Minneapolis and hadn't heard a song by them. I don't recall it really, I just know it wasn't one of their "drunk" shows as that would've stuck out for me.
Bob especially added something special. I was amazed they even tried to carry on without him. The story goes that when they went to Memphis to record demos for ‘Pleased To Meet Me’, the plan was to break up right there in the studio, but I guess they had a change of heart. PTMM is a good album, but pretty far removed from what came before. At that point it turned into the Paul show. Once Chris was out that should have been the end, but the end didn’t take long to come after that. Something like six months.
reposting this comment so timestamps are at top of comments 0:00 Kick Your Door Down 3:12 Dope Smokin' Moron 5:00 Skip It 7:23 Maybelline 9:07 I Hate Music 10:48 Stuck In The Middle 12:55 Otto 14:57 I'm In Trouble 17:10 Don't Ask Why 19:03 Costumer 20:44 Rattlesnake 22:27 Slow Down 24:55 Hey Good Lookin'
Wow So much energy Saw them ten years later ‘91 Bob and Chris were gone but they were still amazing 2 nights - the first night was more fired up - best concert - so much fun
Dope smoking moron is the best song! And i'm a total pothead! Lmfao Originally heard these guys on local spokane college radio in the 80's with vampire lezbos(plasma), the accused(devil woman), the meat puppets(in a car), the beat farmers(happy boy), dead milkmen(punk rock girl), gwar(i'm in love with a dead dog), and i forget who else. I remember it like it was yesterday
This is the maybe the best thing I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen it 20,000 times.
🔥
I've seen the videos but I'm listening to it on decent monitors and it sounds awesome.
Bob Stinson is such an underrated guitar player.
Damn right!
He does the same solos every time but hey, they fit the song
@@tattoofthesun It might be the same solo but Bob never played it the same way twice!
One of the best ever, plus that fucking tone!
woulda been nice if Paul tuned up even a little
They play the shit out of their own songs(and a few covers) for their own amusement. Also, this is as American as anything ever done in this country. Makes me proud.
Bob Stinson is just BEAUTIFUL. RIP, my brother.
Imagine living in Minneapolis in the early 80s. Just walk down the street to see The Replacements or Husker Du every fucking week. Jesus.
Or Prince. Or early, punk Soul Asylum. Or Morris Day & the Time. Or... Crazy to think what a vibrant, important music scene this sorta sleepy city had.
Soul Asylum
I just watched the TPT documentary on MInnesota Hardcore - and discovered my old buddy - the photo was 1984 the doc said - so he was 13 years old - as the "2nd wave." I played the Entry when I was 16 years old. I saw hardcore bands there and the main room. Yes Husker Du was graffiti on the old West high school in Uptown. Even for us youngsters - the vibe was in the air.
There are certain places in time where things were really going on, history in the making where people will eventually read about. Thing is, most people never realize it when it's happening...
Went through his era an it was indeed good. At times one had to choose what and where you wanted to go. Great time for local and national music
I can’t give a hard enough like for this.
This is pure legend.
Doctor McSlam I seriously had goosebumps for the first 5 minutes. If someone didn’t know what punk rock was, this would be one of a few things I would show them.
playing with husker du, they didnt mess this show up. husker du was still a full throttle hardcore band and were rejected by twin tone. im sure their was competion, less than 2 years later, husker du was also one of the best live bands in the world. check em out in philly in 83, especially 8 miles high.
rolling stone passed the 'mats early years off...calling em a flash in the punk pan. they'd rewrite that review in later editions of their crappy record guide. obviously didnt bother catching a show
You know it
@@DaveAnchovies
yeah, maybe the guys who wrote for magazines got to interview royalty & stopped being fans or getting high with the fans cuz they were too busy tryin to be from somewhere cool . . . & thot they were rock stars too
This should be in the national archives.
Tommy on my right, Bobby on my Left! Stuck in, Stuck in the middle!
This might be the best show I've ever heard. Blown away. And Bob. Jesus, he was great. You pick it set 1 or set 2. Listen to that guitar. That band never sounded better. All of them. Paul, Tommy, and Chris, thanks for this and Bob is still having his moment in the sun. Imagine you were 15 and just hearing this band. You would think about playing guitar right off and Bob would be the benchmark.
Just found this!!! What a magnificent thing to wake up to!!! Thank you so much for shring this treasures (and part 1, too!!) Fuck, glorious. Long Live Rock n Roll!!!
0:00 Kick Your Door Down
3:12 Dope Smokin' Moron
5:00 Skip It
7:23 Maybelline
9:07 I Hate Music
10:48 Stuck In The Middle
12:55 Otto
14:57 I'm In Trouble
17:10 Don't Ask Why
19:03 Costumer
20:44 Rattlesnake
22:27 Slow Down
24:55 Hey Good Lookin'
Costumer is too good of a typo
@@ericgilbertson5785 fuck 2 years on and just noticed this lol
Rock n roll. Pure
@twintonedigital please pin to top and thanks! Mats 4ever!
It's crazy to think that Tommy Stinson was like 14 years old here. I was flicking boogers in study hall when I was 14, and Tommy was playing on the same stage with all sorts of legendary bands (including his own).
Tommy and Steve McDonald of Redd Kross are the MVP kids of the 80s
He was flicking boogers from the stage.
@@TvDaddyAndTheTabloidArmy 14 about to turn 15 the next month.
I think by the late eighties a band member that was younger than 18 would not have been allowed in a lot of clubs.
@@neaituppi7306 Generally, they could get in to play, but had to go outside between sets. Which was OK because the rest of the band went out to smoke a doobie on breaks anyway.
goodness sakes the production of this is incredible it's hard to believe that this was filmed with BIG video cameras and not GoPros everything is so in focus in addition the audio is amazing this is a top notch concert video ! well done 👍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Take a breath, dude.
I've been a Replacements fan since the mid 80s and this is the first I've seen of this. Absolutely blown away.
i worked at mama rose's with bob remember the nites they would practice in my basement
go on...
Oh man you can’t tease us like that and not tell us some stories!
I saw them at the Orpheum in Mpls when they were tripping they would start a song and then start laughing and couldnt finish ANY song!! Very annoying but normal for them!!
This is Gold! First time seeing and hearing them this early on
My lord this is good rock n roll. Great band even when they weren't at full power, but seriously, this gig is nuclear!!
This gets better and better every time I see it. Tommy was probably like 15? I've been to the entry probably 50 times and I ended up meeting Tommy a few times in the later days. Just a really nice guy. Very gracious and dug talking about music.
Both of these guys are playing guitars with no neck pickup?
Just freaking Minnesota legends
I've been watching these 2 vids since the weekend
Incredible. Thank you for recording and sharing this.
WOW!!!!!!! Thanks for posting this. The sound is FANTASTIC!
Recording this was a really good idea.
fucking right
This rips my nuts out. Tuning and all. Unbelievable footage of a legendary influence.
They were on. Bob is so good.
I was born the year this was filmed, didn’t discover the Replacements until 10 years ago. Still the best band I’ve discovered in the past decade.
At least you did.
Have you checked out Death? Specifically the album "For all the world to see". Similar sounds
@@BobbyGeneric145 oh yeah, really enjoyed the documentary on them.
Amazing!!! I can’t believe I’m just discovering them now!
Better l8 than never 💓
This makes a pretty good case that right there, right then, they were probably the best band on the planet.
at this moment, ironically, the tightest set from any era is from their punk era. never seen a bomb at home...especially with rivals Husker Du on the bill. and Rolling Stone panned the first album--flash in the pan, huh? they rewrote it in later volumes of their shitty record guide
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏😊💕100%
1:50 16:08 18:15 19:50 21:40 23:40 Bob is, with all certainty, quite remarkable
Bob at 7:57 teaching little brother on the fly . Love It : ^ )
crazy to think he played like this while drunk asf
6:00 these boys are having a ball. Look at the smile on Chris’ face. What a band
I watched the whole show every day while we were in lockdown
damn.....the energy was busting at the seams......
Sorry ma forgot to take out the trash,one of my all time favourites!
I saw these guys open for REM in a tiny club in Indianapolis, circa 1982. To this day, they remain the loudest band I have ever seen/heard. Just eardrum splitting volume.
Watching this at 2:45 am and have seen it before but I can't stop watching It 40 years beyond! Bob was so good. Tommy was so young. Chris was steady . Paul was beyond perfect.
Pure Rock n Roll Genius Mats Forever!
So ahead of its time.
I play along to this with my guitar. It is so much fun
tommy's got to be in class in a few hours
Does anyone have any information about the song "Skip It" played at 5:00 ? Sounds like an original that never made it on an album or any of the reissues/extended releases. It sounds incredible!
They were all younger but look how young Tommy Stinson looks. How did they even get him into the venue?
@andydguitar like I said, how'd they ven get him into the club? lol
@@mlwsf He was allowed to sit backstage between performances in the presence of an adult, usually Peter Jesperson.
@@gustavmarie cool, thanks for that.
Jespersen took guardianship so Tommy could tour, I think I read somewhere.
Jeeeez the way this version of customer takes off knocked the wind out of me!! Good stuff
Love this a lot! Thank You for sharing, Awesome Show!
the fakeout ending in skip it is so great
Yeah I agree its fucking phenomenal
Absolute awesomeness 😊😃❤️🎶🎶🎶 I can’t believe I was 6 years old when this show happened.
Kick Your Door Down 0:01
Dope Smokin Moron 3:14
Skip It 5:02
Maybelline 7:24
I Hate Music 9:09
Stuck in The Middle 10:52
Otto 12:56
I’m in Trouble 14:59
Don’t Ask Why 17:12
Customer 19:05
Rattlesnake 20:46
Slow Down 22:28
Hey Good Lookin’ 24:57
The Romones downstrokes, the power chording, raggae/Ska pull backs...then some gentle arpeggios, the dynamics. Dam Bob was/is a god. I would have loved hearing him mature.....Not to mention Tommys 13 or 14!!!....Good god what a band.
Brilliant band!
They're actually a lot tighter than they would be as the years progressed. The songwriting got much better but the performances got more drunken and rowdy. What a great band!
Steve Faure
Interesting observation. IMO this is probably the best of all TH-cam / Matts offerings. Super-tight...everyone spot-on. As years progressed, Paul’s songwriting developed a bit of Beatles-like tune-full clever sweetness that when combined with Bob’s more “hardcore” sensibility created tension..and...some really great output that was probably better than they themselves appreciated.
the hard party lifestyle destroyed them before they even had a chance to leave the runway
the best g damn garage band in the world.
Tommy on the left, Bobby on the right. Stuck in the middle. Not a bad place to be.
So good.
"Thank you. Husker Du are next."
Talk about a Twin Billing.
I've played on that stage, very tiny in the back of First Avenue.
Looking good Bob.
Legendary.
Who could've know that people were witnessing history in the making? Thanks for posting and sharing! (Now how about that Husker Du set?)
I saw The Replacements in Boston at The Rat around this same year. I only knew they were from Minneapolis and hadn't heard a song by them. I don't recall it really, I just know it wasn't one of their "drunk" shows as that would've stuck out for me.
THIS IS NICE. GOD WE WERE YOUNG THEN.
Paul's guitar probably cost him $200 in 1981, the early 60s SG/LP Specials/Juniors run upwards of $3500 these days.
Great recording
Fun trivia: Tommy was only four years old here.
Crazy, I wouldn’t have pegged him for a day older than embryonic fetus.
Second verse same as the first...
Best. Video. Ever.
heh
Isn't that line by Bloodhound Gang?
thank you
The sound of the p90 pickup. Classic.
Still cant believe ive played on this same stage as these MN legends
Don't wanna get all technical and shit, but Paul's guitar tone rocks
Has the output socket been moved on his guitar? There’s a sizeable hole above where it is now..?
He was also out of tune the whole fucking set 😂
@@domswift7492 I like to think 'alternative tuning ' lmao
@@domswift7492thats best part of it all, big middle finger to perfection
If there was a time machine that is where I would be.
Love the Mats
“The best lack all conviction
While the worst are full of passionate intensity.”
W. B. Yeats, ‘The Second Coming’
Around this time I was living at a group home. I think I really started playing in bands when I was 16. Tommy is like 2 months older than me.
Skip it is such a great song, I wish they would’ve recorded it
Bob Stinson was the heart and sound of the band!!!!
The tuning suits me fine - Twin/Tone by definition.
They’re guitars are tuned a 1/2 step down. Did they usually tune a 1/2 step down when they played live?
This was when they were REALLY trying to do great shows!😂
Bob's lead gtr could be a little louder in the mix. take some of the volume and some of the distortion from Paul.
7:25 intro to maybelline just completely kick starts my entire body
Paul is an absolute force here. They all are
I love all of the 'Mats stuff, but there was definitely something missing after Bob and Chris left.
they are both here
Bob especially added something special. I was amazed they even tried to carry on without him. The story goes that when they went to Memphis to record demos for ‘Pleased To Meet Me’, the plan was to break up right there in the studio, but I guess they had a change of heart. PTMM is a good album, but pretty far removed from what came before. At that point it turned into the Paul show. Once Chris was out that should have been the end, but the end didn’t take long to come after that. Something like six months.
The Twin Tone stuff is all that matters. Best live footage I've seen of them.
@@Brewzerr Paul wrote the songs, not Bob. Why wouldn't they carry on without him, when the driving creative force was still in the band?
Why carry on? Bob was the heart, who gives a shit who wrote the songs. They were mediocre after Bob left
Kickass
History being made 40 some years ago .... amazing
smoking and a drinkin bob stinson ❤❤❤
Replacements or Husker Du?
i was there
They just come at ya. What a great performance. Jesus.
reposting this comment so timestamps are at top of comments
0:00 Kick Your Door Down
3:12 Dope Smokin' Moron
5:00 Skip It
7:23 Maybelline
9:07 I Hate Music
10:48 Stuck In The Middle
12:55 Otto
14:57 I'm In Trouble
17:10 Don't Ask Why
19:03 Costumer
20:44 Rattlesnake
22:27 Slow Down
24:55 Hey Good Lookin'
shredding
Wow
So much energy
Saw them ten years later ‘91 Bob and Chris were gone but they were still amazing
2 nights - the first night was more fired up - best concert - so much fun
Is this available in the original format anywhere? I don't see why it needed to have the top and bottom of the image cut off. Otherwise this rules.
Strange that Tommy doesn't say anything here
Fuckin rock n roll perfection
Husker du that!!
This is tighter than some of their albums
Raw energy...like Iggy and The Stooges!
Saw iggy and the stooges @ Jay's Longhorn. Most intense show I can remember...
So much to say.....but long live THE MATS!
That’s how to treat a fckn bass, man.
These kids are pretty good. Get their shit together and they just might go somewhere.
Just think how good they would’ve sounded had their guitars been tuned in sync.
There are very few bands that can sound this good while so totally out of tune.
I was thinking the same thing!
Sounds great despite the tuning. Reading the book about them now. Didn’t realize the extent of their partying. Fantastic band!
yea, read all about joe
Dope smoking moron is the best song!
And i'm a total pothead! Lmfao
Originally heard these guys on local spokane college radio in the 80's with vampire lezbos(plasma), the accused(devil woman), the meat puppets(in a car), the beat farmers(happy boy), dead milkmen(punk rock girl), gwar(i'm in love with a dead dog), and i forget who else.
I remember it like it was yesterday