Rocker pete jones legendary x front man john doe is in trouble. Initially a punk rock band, they are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock. A poisoned valentine to the music industry, the records title and cover swipe at the kind of smug gladhanding they abhorred, and would go to often insanely selfdestructive lengths to avoid, from playing a crucial record company showcase at cbgbs too drunk to stand, to. Release dates 3 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 10 october 20 cbgb film festival usa 22 april 2014. Its not mentioned here if this applied to all copies a photo of side 2 is not provided or if mine is just a random misprint. Nowhere is the dichotomy of the replacements more evident than on their second major label effort. The replacements pleased to meet me remastered 2008 fnt. Pleased to meet me expanded edition the replacements.
The replacements pleased to meet me releases discogs. The first half of color me obsessed leans towards the latter, with plenty of hilarious tales of onstage drunkenness centering mostly on the antics of guitarist bob stinson, whose penchant for wearing tutus andor standing in. Pleased to meet me, an album by the replacements on spotify. One of their very first songs was a tribute to westerbergs great hero and soontobe inevitable heroin casualty johnny thunders. A threedecadeold recording of a replacements concert has been unearthed from the warner music vaults and is going to become the next replacements live lp. The song though, is not recorded to the replacements standard which shows throughout the rest of the album. The replacementspleased to meet meremastered2008fnt. Threatened with bankruptcy and a lawsuit from his label, pete turns to his lost love and former producer turned radio reporter laura klein. Listen free to the replacements pleased to meet me i. The singles from the album were cant hardly wait which was the inspiration for the title of a movie, as well as alex chilton and the ledge the video for which was banned from airplay on mtv due to its lyrical content about suicide.
So if you come back about that season, you will find me. Except for the right of replacement or refund described in paragraph 1. Following several acclaimed albums, including let it. The replacements pleased to meet me 2008, cd discogs. Live at maxwells 1986 was announced today, with the release date set for oct. Hes solo in his personal and professional life and he cant seem to finish his longawaited album. Pleased to meet me is considered the sellout album but really it sounds like a slightly more buffed up and moderately less consistent tim. Pleased to meet me could be heard as an overcompensation for tims failings. Picking a replacements album postbob stinson is probably sacrilege to many hardcore mats fans, but pleased to meet me is my favorite. Another noticable let down is chris mars sloppy drumming which almost seems rushed. Alex chilton awesome song, hope you like it i do not own this song.
The replacements cant hardly wait lyrics genius lyrics. Pleased to meet me expanded edition, an album by the replacements on spotify. Their typical hard rocking sound still forms the bulk of the album, but pleased to meet me presents a wider range of musical genres in comparison to its predecessors, going from punk rock to soul and cocktail jazz. Pleased to meet me is a funny, unexpected look into the unrealized dreams and possibilities of artists. The replacements albums from worst to best stereogum. If pleased to meet me has a bad or terrible song, it is pretty hard to argue that it is not shooting dirty pool, which follows in the tradition of similar throwaways from previous albums. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. Something else happens when alex chilton introduces the pleased to meet me selections, as the booming drums seem to come from another world than the dinky snare of the tommy ramoneproduced tim. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Pleased to meet you definition and meaning collins. As is the case with any impassioned faithbased group, opinion amongst ardent replacements fans.
Pleased to meet me is the finest record the replacements ever made, writes the currents david campbell. Please feel free to like, share, comment, subscribe, and playlist as you see fit. Mpr graphicluke mills the current realized a dream this year, a dream to compile a definitive list of the 893 most essential albums of all time according to nearly 8,000 listeners, readers and. Cd, album, deluxe edition, reissue, remastered country. With karin bergquist, andy blieden, john doe, joe henry. If i ranked my favourite replacements records, id have to place ptmm very closely behind tim and let it be. Since my prior streaming audio provider went bellyup. The beauty of the replacements was that, on any given night, they were either the best or the worst band in the world.
Features song lyrics for the replacementss pleased to meet me album. The replacements alex chilton pleased to meet me 1987. He could think of her as much as he pleasedthat, at least, his mother would never. Pleased to meet you pleased to meet you pleased to meet you im pleased to meet you push against the nameless crowd cant find my way to open air the words i hate to say aloud thanks so much for being here though i fear im in your snare meet me greet me, but can you use me. Album details pleased to meet me is the fifth studio album by the american rock band the replacements, was released on sire in 1987. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The replacements released eight studio albums during their existence, but its the middle three let it be, tim, and pleased to meet me that are widely considered to be its masterpieces. While all of the tracks are good with the possible exception of i dont know, which i usually end up skipping they arent all great, as let it be. It lands in that sweet spot where technology, team, craft, chops, guts, attitude, ideas, creativity and some major label money all intersected at the. The first album released after founding lead guitarist bob stinsons official departure, pleased nevertheless retains plenty of the mats innate punky drive, albeit here more focused and. Much was made of it being a digital recording, which in 1987 was seen.
This was the socalled transition record for the mats, jumping to the majors with theyre most polished and produced record to date as their record company hoped for a hit. Pleased to meet me expanded edition by the replacements. John doe as pete jones john doe is an american singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Then again, the replacements dont make sense as a success story, so the failure of the gleaming, glistening pleased to meet me winds up making its polish kind of heartrending. With your help, weve compiled a list of the 893 most essential albums of all time. Pleased to meet you by tunnel 18 free listening on. While some continue to champion the replacements dont tell a soul and all shook down exit albums, pleased to meet me truly represents the last vital effort of a great band beginning its descent. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist paul westerberg, guitarist bob stinson, bass guitarist tommy stinson and drummer chris mars for most of its career. They are, in order, tim 1985, pleased to meet me 1987, dont tell a soul 1989, and all shook down 1990. Released in 1987, pleased to meet me is the replacements fifth album sixth if the ep stink is counted and was their second major label release, and the only one the band recorded as a trio, as. As it turns out, this was the last time they could still shoot for the stars and seem like their scrappy selves and, in many ways, it was the last true replacements album.
The equally raucous i dont know, on pleased to meet me, the replacements fifth fulllength platter, is westerbergs latest ode to his own. You can say pleased to meet you as a polite way of greeting someone who you are. Pleased to meet me is the finest record the replacements ever made. Pleased to meet me is the fifth studio album by the american rock band the replacements, released in 1987 by sire records.
A hard core of the replacements fandom consistently ranks their seventh. I still like it a fair deal, the curveball tracks in particular nightclub jitters and skyway do an excellent job of breaking up the track flow and stop monotony from their typical sound setting in. When im just another face, from another place meet me greet me. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Via a myspace bulletin, heres a link to a long but fascinating story about the making of the replacements 1987 album pleased to meet me. The replacements were an american rock band formed in minneapolis, minnesota, in 1979. But what fuels pleased to meet me is the combination of westerbergs instinctive grasp of adolescent trauma and the bands basementrock fury, brilliantly produced by memphis studio legend jim. Ill write you a letter tomorrow tonight, i cant hold a pen someones got a stamp that i can borrow i promise not to blow the address again lights that flash in the. Columbia house pressing contains a blank side 2 label sire logo but no song titles. The project gutenberg ebook of the torrent, by vicente blasco. The replacements pleased to meet me lyrics and tracklist.
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