The Replacements are pioneers of Minnesota punk along with other hometown heroes such as Husker Du. The band existed between 1979 and 1991. Bassist Tommy Stinson was just 12 years old when the band first formed. His brother Bob was also a member of the band as a guitarist until 1985 when they released their third album Tim and he died in 1995. After Bob left the band, the band kept touring and released three more albums (Pleased to Meet Me in 1987, Don't Tell a Soul in 1989 and All Shook Down in 1990), as his replacement Slim Dunlap joine ...read more
The Replacements are pioneers of Minnesota punk along with other hometown heroes such as Husker Du. The band existed between 1979 and 1991. Bassist Tommy Stinson was just 12 years old when the band first formed. His brother Bob was also a member of the band as a guitarist until 1985 when they released their third album Tim and he died in 1995. After Bob left the band, the band kept touring and released three more albums (Pleased to Meet Me in 1987, Don't Tell a Soul in 1989 and All Shook Down in 1990), as his replacement Slim Dunlap joined until The Replacements broke up in 1991. After breaking up, Paul Westerberg went solo and Tommy Stinson participated in Guns N Roses' reunion with a possible new album Chinese Democracy, which had never been released since recording it in the late 1990s. « hide
