This should have been more of a blowout.
Funny, I was thinking it should have been a 45-45 tie.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
this is wrong
― go Nick go! Scrub that paint! Scrub it!! Yeah!! (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
well, the Replacements WANTED to lose. It fits the profile.
this weirdly makes sense to me
― iatee, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:53 (fourteen years ago) link
You oppose the results?
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:54 (fourteen years ago) link
ignore him
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:55 (fourteen years ago) link
the cool thing about both bands is that the replacements sound more like mpls and husker du sounds more like st paul to me
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
also based on seeing grant hart recently i REALLY hope he finally puts out that record he's been working on for years, great songs
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:00 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.myspace.com/granthart2541
^^"schoolbuses are for children" is off the new one supposedly and on grant's myspace
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:02 (fourteen years ago) link
― iatee, Tuesday, August 25, 2009
― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:21 (fourteen years ago) link
I am bummed about the endless delay in the release of Grant Hart's record. It was supposed to be out in 2008, then 2009, now . . .?
How does he sustain himself in his primary job if he isn't releasing new material? Does he tour constantly (it doesn't seem like he has enough of a back cataloge to do that forever).
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:32 (fourteen years ago) link
the cool thing about both bands is that the replacements sound more like mpls and husker du sounds more like st paul to me― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:56 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:56 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark
Please explain to the few non-Minnesotans here, thanks.
― dad a, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 00:51 (fourteen years ago) link
friend's 12-year-old son is becoming big 'Mats fan
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 01:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Alex Chilton is the jam. This band should have been huge.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 26 August 2009 01:17 (fourteen years ago) link
― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:21 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah funny ppl always say that but damn didn't Westerberg make careerist moves the whole way, gradually chasing out Bob and Chris, replacing them with pro dudes and chick from Concrete Blonde cameos....saying "fuck the system" right through his genius punk rants for the acclaimed art film Over The Hedge?
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
but both bands are great while they were great
probably a better link for a Pleased to Meet Me poll, but in honor of the recently deceased Jim Dickinson:
http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A48990
― feed them to the (Linden Ave) lions (will), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link
easy tiger, Westerberg did the music for acclaimed art house film Open Season. Ben Folds did Over The Hedge.
― Brio, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
lol my bad
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
also the whole st paul vs mpls thing i can't really put in words but st paul feels different than mpls and the bands fit that
― the turdlike genius of Jeff Tweete´ (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:51 (fourteen years ago) link
shootin dirty pool
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
there's tons to be said for either, of course; if forced to chose, my love for "In a Free Land" and my hatred of the last couple Replacements albums would tip me to the Dü.
― Michael Train, Thursday, 27 August 2009 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
why can't they both win
― henry s, Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:59 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark
― 丫 power (dyao), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 13:01 (fourteen years ago) link
How much rivalry was there between these two? Saw them both play Metro one weekend around 1986 (Replacements Friday, Husker Du Saturday) and Mould made some crack along the lines of, "[sniffing sounds] ... This mike smells like coke ... guess the Replacements were just here ..."
― dad a, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 14:40 (fourteen years ago) link
"...Break the Mould!"
― Half lies and gorilla dust (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 15:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, good God, it's an absolute disgrace that Husker Du won this. Husker Du's albums are crap, even the ones that are supposedly great. Bland, boring, and repetitive, they have maybe a handful of good songs, while the Replacements have dozens of great songs and a hell of a lot more variety too. Does anyone even listen to Husker Du anymore? I think they're only revisited because they always end up in critic's choice lists, not because anyone likes or relates to these songs.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
are you familiar with the word "challops"?
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link
Sir, I have listened to Husker Du. Husker Du records have come in and out of my record collection. Their albums are tedious, monotonous, and poorly produced. Husker Du, sir, are complete crap.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
nuh-uh
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
― I accidentally sonned your dome (stevie), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
Name one Husker Du song that's better than, say, "Androgynous." ONE!
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
"Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely"
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
"Celebrated Summer"
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
alternately: "Hare Krishna"
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
"Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill"
"Turn On The News"
"Keep Hanging On"
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
"Green Eyes"
― pplains, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
"The Baby Song"
― Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
"She's A Woman"
"She Floated Away"
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
"Makes No Sense At All"
you guys, he said "one"
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
"Pink Turns To Blue"
― I accidentally sonned your dome (stevie), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
"Too Far Down"
nah, that was u2 iirc
― Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhbrMgSfR0w
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:47 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Okay, let's not get carried away.
― pplains, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
I like an Irish drinking song as much as anyone else, but
― pplains, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
Always member seeing that described in Melody Maker as a heavy metal sea shanty.
― Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
don't think it's really arguable that Husker Du are more monochromatic/limited in scope than the 'Mats. kinda amazed they won this poll - I never want to listen to either much these days, but the 'Mats stuff is at least fun. So much of Husker Du's output is horribly thin-sounding and terribly produced, I find it actively painful to listen to that high-end hissing wall of guitars sometimes.
― Jilly Boel and the Eltones (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link