Tommy Stinson of the Replacements talks 'Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash,' surviving COVID
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- The Replacements' first album, "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash," turned 40 on Aug. 25, 2021. That morning, Mats bassist Tommy Stinson joined The Current's Jim McGuinn to talk about its recording, the upcoming box set, and his favorite song on the album. Plus: the story of his brother Bob's organ ending up in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Transcript here: www.thecurrent...
In my late 50s and when I listen to songs from 'Sorry, Ma' it truly does make me feel 17 again. "Taken a Ride", "Careless", "I Hate Music." These all started a life-long love affair with The Replacements. Thank God I found their music...
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Tommy always had the coolest stage presence. A great yell too.
Tommy, you’re a real treasure man! Much love to you and a quick return to full health.
I grew up on the Replacements. I listened to Tim literally every single day on my walkman on the way to school and it made me so happy. Still does! I also remember begging my parents for money to buy Don't Tell a Soul. I love all their albums equally...Bash and Pop's as well. Out of all the music I've ever known, no band evokes the same great feelings over all these years as the Replacements.
When I brought "Tim" home from the record store, my older sister and her husband and my folks had just gotten home from dinner (they probably had a couple of drinks in them). They asked what I bought and I showed them. They said to play it for them, and I did while I waited for them to dismiss it as noise or whatever. They liked it! They mentioned "Springsteen" ("Kiss Me On the Bus"), "Beatles" (solo on "Hold My Life") and "Chuck Berry" ("I'll Buy") as references. When "Dose of Thunder" came on, it was a different story🤣. It's still one of my favorite driving records!
@@angelotro That's so awesome! I had the "Let it Be" record. I soooo wish I'd saved it!! It's so hard to pick a favorite, I love early all the way to the last album. 😊
Also, depending on the night, they could be the best band in the world to see play live -- or the worst.
This could hinge on either how drunk the guys were, or how bad of a mood they were in, or how they felt about the audience, or how they felt about each other, or how they felt about that particular venue hosting them for that given gig, or how they felt about their mgmt, or how they felt about touring in-general -- or any combination of those factors.
...and by "they", it was like 45% Paul, 30% Bob, and the other 15% split btw. Tommy and Chris.
@@memye288: I just took a vacation trip to Minneapolis last month to visit family on my birthday week, and one of the things that I did while I was there was went on a pilgrimage to visit some Mats'-related landmarks around the city to take pix of. One of the places that I went to was the "Let It Be" house on Lyndale
Something about Tommy brings me a sense of calm. He is so relaxed and cool in any interview I see of him. Such a cool guy.
Is a Truly great album! What a Great time to be in Mpls! Much Love! ❣️
Fortunate enough to make it to 4 reunion shows with my wife. Tommy Stinson is a stand up midwestern kid with no "ROCK STAR" entitlement issues. Always willing to chat. Both solo bash&pop records are FANTASTIC. #BRAVO #mpls #muddywaters #urbanwildlife 👍🇺🇸👏🎸🥁🗽
My favorite band of all time, hands down.
Love that album! Love The Replacements
Was a college DJ back in the eighties when I first came across them....soon started a band because of those guys....forward to 1987 or so we went to see them in New Haven CT....before the gig we stopped in at a local bar and.... there they were at the bar already juiced for the show!! We sent them drinks...they said thanks...and they poured out the bar to the venue!! Great memory!!
Tommy mentions Paul as an afterthought. Paul was The Replacements.
As you can see from his solo work, he WAS not The Mats by himself
How is the world getting old around us Mats fans, and we’re staying so svelt!!
“Sorry Ma” is my favorite Replacements album. Got it from a Best Buy when I was 14 in 2005. The Replacements were mentioned in, “Come as You Are”, by Michael Azzerad. He mentioned they were from Minnesota. Being from Minnesota, I had to check them out and there it was.
Me too in December 2002. I got my at Best Buy too in Portland, Or. Johnnys Gonna Die, Something to Dü, Hangin Downtown, Otto.
@@markusantonio4866 they’re classics! Stand up well to anything they wrote in their entire catalogue. Bob Stinson kicked ass on that record too.
Please tell me you've listened to Hüsker Dü, being from Mini Soda
@@MooyakAttackoooooohhh yahhhh. Husker Du rules! Love all their stuff.
@@marcusjones8016 Fuck yeah 🤘🏻
I was moved by the mention of Peter [Jespersen] mid-way thru -- especially when Tommy said he'd trust him with his life, given that the band had had a falling-out with him some time in the past; so, it's good to know that they've mended fences between them 'cuz he was their #1 fan from day one! Without him, who knows if they'd ever have gotten that first album recorded!!
Yeah. When Peter was fired, it sent him into a tailspin. He felt betrayed, and almost died from his alcoholism. Nice to see that it had a happy ending.
They will always be my favorite band.
One of the great bands of all time. Ignore at your peril.
Thanks for talking about Bob Stinson, Jim. Thanks to Tommy for carrying that Mats flag for us while Paul stays in the basement.
I think Paul's been in the living room more, lately... ;-)
@@DfactorPop no judgments either way. He’s made some great demos/albums in that basement. If him not printing them is part of the deal for them to even come out, I get it. Fans would love to hear him talk about this stuff too though. Tommy, Bob Mehr and Jason Jones have done a great job promoting them though.
@@DfactorPop Tell Paul to move his ass out that living room and do some gigs!
I have a rule to never meet musicians who admire but I couldn’t resist speaking to Tommy after a show and he was really cool.
This friend of mine, Sarah, recorded a tape for me - big deal - with the music she used to listen to in NJ back then in 1992. Wilco, Iggy, GR, among others. The only tune I vividly recall from that cassette: Customer. We would sing it like only a couple of crazy teens would. Great memories. I miss you.
Their best album of so many great ones.
Long live the guitar band 🎸
big fan of Tommy
Wonderful conversation with Jim & Tommy
top 5 album all time
There should be more than Bob’s organ in the RRHOF.
I'm from Sunny England and I'm just going down the replacements and Westerberg rabbit hole, can't believe I've never heard of this band. So it's a must for me to share a band from the British isles I must share with you, very similar spirt and through the 00 I rode the wave of the libertines. If you watch the Camden documentary of Disney that should give you a little taster. Paul's songwriting for me gives me inspiration to write and noodle a melody together. I hope someone gives them a listen if you haven't heard of the libertines x much love x
Just a truly authentic Rock and Roll life , glad I got to catch the Mats I don't give a fuck energy in my youth .RIP Bobby.
"I'm a Customer." Yes, so fun, so great.
I love all of the Replacements box sets so far but, I’m really hoping for Tim most of all. It would be a great improvement if the sound was remixed & mastered properly. Legendary lp!
I'm seriously hoping they remix that as well.
@@zippymufo9765 The reverb kinda distances them. I like the “in your face” Replacements best. Too much verb always gags me with a spoon. 😂 ‘85 was a good year, except for overblown recording techniques. Mainly the drum sound.
@@jwhines2 True, it's funny how the excessive "80's reverb" sound has aged so poorly that some new mixes are dialing it back or removing it altogether (the new mixes of the Velvet Underground material from "VU" and "Another View", The Misfits "12 Hits From Hell", Blast's "Blood")
@@zippymufo9765 Absolutely 👍
I remember an 80’s radio interview where they started putting reverb on George Harrison’s acoustic & voice. George told them that he hated reverb and to keep it dry. I think he did a Dylan tune. Reverb is cool as long as it’s tasteful on bits of a song.
I’m pretty sure the new release of Pink Floyd’s Momentary Lapse has Mason’s re-recorded drums without the big reverb. They wanted it to sound less 80’s & more like the rest of the catalog.
@@zippymufo9765 What about that 80's snare drum?
Tommy Stinson is a really smart and great guy!
"Tommy said so....."
"Yeah, it was his kidney!" Such a very Replacements joke to make! 😂
He seems nice
Customer is golden
Might as well do the Mighty Mofos, Run Westy Run and all the bands in between that I don’t remember Docs also…
Should've played slower on that 1st LP,could've sounded close to psychobilly. "White + Lazy" from "Stink" is 1 of the best hardcore songs ever recorded,still holds up.
Bob's solo start at :42 or so I LOVE YOU th-cam.com/video/XLb_0h7ldDM/w-d-xo.html
"he played "around the parts" not "played the parts."
If that isn't Bob to a Stinson?
Paul Kossoff played a similar role in Free, with Andy Frazer playing lead lines on bass or piano.
Interviewer is slow and painful to listen to, a bit dull and barely informed. Thankfully Tommy carries the session.
Such an amazing album with such a horrible name.