I hate ILoveMusic, it's got too many POLLS - Artist Poll #104 - THE REPLACEMENTS - RESULTS

Idk. This was my #1 - I saw Joe Pera mentioned above and this song does a similar thing. Once that opening guitar chimes in ...

i wasn't expecting it so high either but it's where i had it so i'm very glad

That it’s a track 9, generally not a showcase kind of spot, too.

"Left of the Dial" was my #1 ... it's perfectly of its moment, like a photograph, but also a culmination of college radio before 1985

I did just listen to it - the version in my head is much more mid-tempo and restrained than the actual version is.

Left of the Dial is their best song, anthemic, longing

The competition for #2 through #4 was pretty close. They were jiggling around constantly. Another couple of ballots and those four could have been reversed again. But #1's lead over the rest has been significant and entirely consistent since the pool of ballots was very small.

i had Left of the Dial in the lower part of my ballot but its still v good/great

https://images2.imgbox.com/0d/c4/cbuXl1sr_o.jpg

#2
Alex Chilton
from Pleased to Meet Me (1987)
Score: 874
Votes: 35 (4)
Youtube: audio track

Watching Color Me Obsessed now. Pretty interesting. Quite a few name interviewees.

I NEVERRR TRAVEL FAAAAAAAARRRRR

WITHOUT A LIIIITLLLE BIG STAAAAAAR

https://images2.imgbox.com/6b/85/EYmgCisH_o.png

#1
I Will Dare
from Let It Be (1984)
Score: 972
Votes: 36 (3)
Youtube: audio track

confession: Alex Chilton was the song that got me into the Replacements. We used to play Rockband a ton, and Mr Veg added Alex Chilton when they released it as dlc. I’d never heard it before & I was like O_O “what is this magical song i fucking love it” and got all their albums and here I am

I Will Dare is an excellent song to dance to

Pete Buck mandolin solo FTW! REM & the Mats were the Beatles & Stones of 80s college rock radio. some friends & I even made a pilgrimage from Michigan to Athens, GA on a whim one snowy March weekend, driving straight through and I distinctly remember having the windows down between Atlanta & Athens when left of the dial came on a left of the dial radio station "sweet Georgia breezes, safe cool and warm" - everything just clicked into place.

Thanks everyone for voting and writing stuff. I'll post full voting numbers a little later...

Interesting that #1 and #3 had the same number of votes, in fact more first place votes for “Left of the Dial,” but still got knocked out in points. Can’t complain with the top 3!

Well done 3xNag!

Also, I docked “I Will Dare” on my ballot specifically b/c of Buck’s contribution.

great #1, BrianB otm re R.E.M./Mats and the Athens/Minneapolis connection

i could be convinced that any of the top 12-15 or so of this poll could have been the #1. making setlists must have been hard for them near the end, there's like a couple dozen that you HAVE To play

yes!!!!!!!! i bought "let it be" because joe hanna, the proprietor of play it again records in bethlehem, pa., told me i had to, and "i will dare" was therefore the first replacements song i ever heard, and i was hooked forever by the time they got to the first chorus. the performance is wonderfully loose and optimistic. the unexpected swing, as someone said in the voting thread, really makes this one. but it's also such a beautiful pop song, with the punk attitude still intact but the passion of their wider ambitions, their dare, so to speak, fully on display. it hit me exactly where i was at that exact time, and it's never let me go.

fantastic poll, nag! and everybody!

thanks for running Nag, was a lot of fun.

"alex chilton" is a helluva pop song too. obviously. those backing vocals.

Thank you Nag!!

*barfs*

*falls off stage*

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/592c63b613d197565213fddc/2:1/w_648/f13abfd2.jpg
I loved it. Especially that very last part

*sound of guitar falling off stand*

Tom Petty liked it so much he stole a line.

Petty says he didn't, and I'm inclined to believe him - he's usually upfront if he "borrows" something, but that wasn't the case here.

From a 1991 interview with Greg Kot:

''Aren`t you the guy who wrote I stole a line from the Replacements?''

he asks, referring to a review of ''Into the Great Wide Open'' in which he was accused of swiping the line ''A rebel without a clue'' from a 1989 Replacements song, ''I`ll Be You.''

''I have to be honest: I never even heard the Replacements record,''

Petty says with a chuckle. ''It`s just a real common line that everyone says all the time-I think Meatloaf used it on one of his records, too. It`s a cliche, yeah, but it just sounded so good in that place and it summed up the character so well that I had to use it. It`s a phrase that`s been around, like `twist and shout.` ''

he had just spent a summer touring with them! and one would assume they played chw almost every nite of that tour.

Androgynous would be a sort of amazing if someone wrote it now, never mind in 1984. Peak Westerberg empathy. And the underwater-sounding piano on it is unexpected and perfect.

I love the sandblocks on there too. It makes the whole track sound like a scratchy old 78 rpm record.

i mean "i'll be you" obviously. their single at the exact time they were opening for him. sigh.

great poll, nag!

you ran it like a well-oiled machine!

Yeah, and you can really hold your oil, it seems.

excellent poll, it was a great time to revisit these albums

thank you Nag! and all the regulars

thank you nagx3, “i will dare” is a very worthy winner

"Unsatisfied" was my #1 as well as Let It Be. "I Will Dare" would have been a hit, maybe even a #1 record, in like 1992.

Thanks for your hard work Nag, this was great!

Seen Your Video
Left of the Dial
Unsatisfied
Bastards of Young
Kiss Me On the Bus
Skyway
Alex Chilton
Kick Your Door Down
Swingin Party
Answering Machine
Androgynous
Go
Here Comes a Regular
I Will Dare
Can’t Hardly Wait
Color Me Impressed
Perfectly Lethal
Hold My Life
Talent Show
Takin’ a Ride
Kids Don’t Follow
I’ll Be You
You Lose
I Don’t Know
I Bought a Headache
Johnny’s Gonna Die
Portland
The Ledge
Sixteen Blue
Gary’s Got a Boner

Let It Be
Tim
Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash
Pleased to Meet Me
Stink

sorry, i jumped the gun there

Sad I missed this poll of my favorite band from age 13 thru college at least, but pleased to catch up now. Looks lovely.

I couldn't find the clip, but there was this totally forgettable movie starting Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz called "Feeling Minnesota." I don't remember much if anything about it, but iirc it was about two former classmates coming back to the Twin Cities for a funeral or something and reconnecting. There's a scene where the two are driving down the street (in a convertible) listing to "I Will Dare" and sort of mumbling along in the most awkward way possible.

Song is definitely in the trailer, which also indicate I literally remembered nothing about this and got everything wrong but the scene I'm thinking of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-xSv0k1fvA

me and some friends went down from the dorm, to watch the filming of that, saw Keanu walking around smoking a cig

i sure liked hanging out w you all and talking about these guys

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b4/c4/21/b4c4219e98b91f6ca42647f939df887d--paul-westerberg-the-replacements.jpg

Great poll, great fun, thanks Nag!

I had the Feeling Minnesota soundtrack for some reason! First place I heard "I Will Dare" actually.

Thank you nag for the poll!!!.. & Josh to a lesser extent for that trailer.

EVERY TRACK
110 distinct compositions got the nod
38 ballots
                                                             pts     vts    #1s  
 1  I Will Dare             Let It Be (September 1984)       972      36      3
 2  Alex Chilton            Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  874      35      4
 3  Left of the Dial        Tim (October 1985)               857      36      5
 4  Can't Hardly Wait       Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  828      36      4
 5  Bastards of Young       Tim (October 1985)               761      30      2
 6  Unsatisfied             Let It Be (September 1984)       756      29      6
 7  Answering Machine       Let It Be (September 1984)       708      31      2
 8  Color Me Impressed      Hootenanny (April 1983)          701      32      2
 9  Favorite Thing          Let It Be (September 1984)       629      29      1
10  Androgynous             Let It Be (September 1984)       600      30      1
11  Hold My Life            Tim (October 1985)               598      27      0
12  Skyway                  Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  549      28      0
13  Here Comes a Regular    Tim (October 1985)               540      28      2
14  Sixteen Blue            Let It Be (September 1984)       522      31      0
15  Within Your Reach       Hootenanny (April 1983)          448      25      0
16  I'll Be You             Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989) 443      27      0
17  Kiss Me on the Bus      Tim (October 1985)               426      24      0
18  Little Mascara          Tim (October 1985)               405      26      0
19  Kids Don't Follow       Stink (June 1982)                316      21      0
20  Swingin Party           Tim (October 1985)               302      23      0
21  Valentine               Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  297      17      0
22  The Ledge               Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  279      20      0
23  I.O.U.                  Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  267      15      0
24  Never Mind              Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  261      18      0
25  Talent Show             Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989) 249      17      0
26  Johnny's Gonna Die      SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           226      13      0
27  Achin' to Be            Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989) 225      16      0
28  Go                      Stink (June 1982)                225      15      0
29  Takin' a Ride           SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           220      12      0
30  We're Comin' Out        Let It Be (September 1984)       207      12      0
31  Shiftless When Idle	    SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           188      14      0
32  Waitress in the Sky     Tim (October 1985)               183      14      1
33  If Only You Were Lonely I'm in Trouble (August 1981)     175      12      0
34  Seen Your Video         Let It Be (September 1984)       160       8      1
35  I Don't Know            Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)  149      12      0
36  Portland                DTAS era micellany               146      12      0
37  Take Me Down to the     Hootenanny (April 1983)	     138      10      0
38  Black Diamond           Let It Be (September 1984)       112       8      0
39  Careless                SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           106       7      0
40  I Hate Music            SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           104       8      0
41  Merry Go Round          All Shook Down (September 1990)  103      11      0
42  Hayday                  Hootenanny (April 1983)          101       7      1
43  Customer                SMFTTOTT (August 1981)           100       6      0
44  Tommy Gets His Tonsils  Let It Be (September 1984)        99       8      0
45  Run It                  Hootenanny (April 1983)           99       7      0
46  I'm in Trouble	    SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            94       6      0
47  Treatment Bound         Hootenanny (April 1983)           90       8      0
48  Sadly Beautiful         All Shook Down (September 1990)   87       7      0
49  Nightclub Jitters       Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)   81       6      0
50  We'll Inherit the Earth Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  79       6      0
51  Fuck School             Stink (June 1982)                 79       4      1
52  Anywhere's Better Than  Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  78       6      0
53  I'll Buy                Tim (October 1985)                73       5      0
54  Don't Ask Why           SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            70       3      0
55  Love Lines              Hootenanny (April 1983)           65       5      0
56  Nowhere Is My Home      Tim era miscellany                61       4      0
57  Kick Your Door Down     SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            58       5      0
58  God Damn Job            Stink (June 1982)                 58       4      0
59  Asking Me Lies          Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  58       3      0
60  Buck Hill               Hootenanny (April 1983)           57       6      0
61  Perfectly Lethal        Let It Be era miscellany          54       3      0
62  You're Getting Married  Stink era miscellany              52       3      0
63  Willpower               Hootenanny (April 1983)           48       5      0
64  Bent Out of Shape       All Shook Down (September 1990)   46       2      0
65  Red Red Wine            Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)   44       6      0
66  Somethin to Du          SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            43       4      0
67  Photo AKA. PO Box       PTMM era miscellany               43       3      0
68  Hangin' Downtown        SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            42       2      0
69  Gary's Got a Boner      Let It Be (September 1984)        39       5      0
70  Dope Smokin Moron       Stink (June 1982)                 36       1      0
72  Darlin' One             Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  34       6      0
71  They're Blind           Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  34       3      0
73  Birthday Gal            PTMM era miscellany               32       4      0
74  Rock 'n' Roll Ghost     Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  30       2      0
75  Nobody                  All Shook Down (September 1990)   27       3      0
76  Pool & Dive             Don't You Know... comp (2006)     26       2      0
77  Beer for Breakfast      PTMM era miscellany               25       3      0
78  You Lose                Hootenanny (April 1983)           25       2      0
79  Another Girl, Another.. Achin' to Be single (1989)        24       3      0
80  Attitude                All Shook Down (September 1990)   24       2      0
81  All Shook Down          All Shook Down (September 1990)   23       3      0
82  Torture                 All Shook Down (September 1990)   23       1      0
83  Wake Up                 DTAS era micellany                22       1      0
84  More Cigarettes         SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            21       1      0
85  Run For The Country     PTMM era miscellany               20       1      0
86  Date to Church          I'll Be You single (1989)         19       2      0
87= Someone Take the Wheel  All Shook Down (September 1990)   18       2      0
87= Lay It Down Clown       Tim (October 1985)                18       2      0
89= Trouble On The Way      PTMM era miscellany               18       1      0
89= Dance On My Planet      DTAS era micellany                18       1      0
91  Back to Back            Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)  17       2      0
92  Dose of Thunder         Tim (October 1985)                17       1      0
93  Raised in the City      SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            15       1      0
94= Otto                    SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            13       1      0
94= Rattlesnake             SMFTTOTT (August 1981)            13       1      0
96  Shooting Dirty Pool     Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987)   11       1      0
97= When It Began           All Shook Down (September 1990)   10       1      0
97= Happy Town              All Shook Down (September 1990)   10       1      0
99  I Won't                 Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989)   8       1      0
00= I Bought a Headache     SMFTTOTT (August 1981)             7       1      0
00= Satellite               ASD era miscellany                 7       1      0
02  One Wink at a Time      All Shook Down (September 1990)    6       1      0
03= Temptation Eyes         Let It Be era miscellany           4       1      0
03= Bad Worker              Hootenanny era miscellany          4       1      0
03= Like a Rolling Pin      All for Nothing... comp (1997)     4       1      0
06= Til We’re Nude          PTMM era miscellany                3       1      0
06= Love You Till Friday    SMFTTOTT (August 1981)             3       1      0
08= Gimme Noise             Stink (June 1982)                  2       1      0
08= My Little Problem       All Shook Down (September 1990)    2       1      0
08= Mr. Whirly              Hootenanny (April 1983)            2       1      0

Look at #61 Karl Malone. We almost did it! LOL

whooooo one vote for "Run for the Country," that would be me

it's a great song! i had it my top 20 :) xp