Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I posted this on mygnr too.

I don't think this means Tommy is out, but it is exciting for Replacements fans!

Pic: http://blogs.citypages.com/jwalsh/2006/03/mats_06.asp

Photo stirs Replacements reunion rumors

BY ROSS RAIHALA

Pioneer Press

A mysterious photo circulating on the Internet has sparked rumors that the Replacements have reunited to record new material.

The picture, which was posted Monday on the gossip site Buddyhead.com, shows Replacements drummer Chris Mars, bassist Tommy Stinson and vocalist/guitarist Paul Westerberg posing in a recording studio with session drummer Josh Freese. By mid-day Tuesday, it had been removed from Buddyhead.com as well as from a Westerberg fan site.

Westerberg's manager, Darren Hill, said an official statement would follow soon, possibly today, and added, "There is a lot of misinformation going around."

Fans on the Web have speculated what the photo could mean, suggesting the group ? which disbanded in 1991 ? might be recording songs for an upcoming Replacements box set. Some have wondered if the whole thing is an early April Fool's Day gag.

Jeff White, a publicist for Rhino Records, echoed Hill's sentiment about the rumors: "The Web is the bane of my existence."

He did confirm a single-disc Replacements compilation that spans the band's career is tentatively due out in late June. Remastered versions of the Replacements' studio albums ? including fan favorites "Let it Be," "Tim" and "Pleased to Meet Me" ? would likely follow by the end of the year.

"There is a box set in the works," White said, "but it's probably a year off. It's way too early to say what (it will contain)."

White said he was aware of the photo and confirmed band members were in the studio together, but he did not know any further details.

In a recent podcast available for download from Rhino's Web site, Stinson said band members have been sorting through the vaults as well as looking at televised Replacements performances from "Saturday Night Live" and European TV for possible inclusion in the box set.

Stinson also discussed his work with Westerberg on the soundtrack for the upcoming animated film "Open Season," which in turn led to Stinson landing his own film deal, writing music for "Catch and Release," a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner that's due next year.

Pop Music Critic Ross Raihala can be reached at rraihala@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5553.

Read more about the local music scene on his blog, "The Ross Who Knew Too Much," at www.twincities.com.

The Replacements were one of Minneapolis' most celebrated underground bands of the '80s and released several albums for the local Twin/Tone label before signing a deal with Sire Records.

Original guitarist Bob Stinson died in 1995, while his replacement Slim Dunlap continues to perform live around the Twin Cities. Tommy Stinson, Westerberg and Mars each pursued solo careers, although in recent years Mars has concentrated on his work as a painter. Tommy Stinson is also a member of Guns 'N Roses and has performed live with Soul Asylum in place of the late bassist Karl Mueller.

Tommy is in GNR, at least that is what I was told last night.? Darren Hill, btw, is a great guy and has really done a great job managing Paul W.  On a side note, it is very satisfying to see the Mat's beginning to see some commercial pay-out for their incredible work and catalog.  The box set, I have been told, will be phenomenal--much stuff from vaults that we have not heard before.  I must say, it's ironic, that Tommy's involvement in GNR, may actually help the Replacements sell some units.  Whatever the case, if you have not checked them out, do!  They are one of the best bands of the last twenty-five years!

GN'R reunion... I'm tellin' ya!

Well, I'm glad this is happening cause it was simply sad for those two to talk like that for eachother in public...

Yeah :hihi: Everything's getting clearer day by day!

Yeah!!! Tommy "Fucking Yes Man" Stinson Out ;D. Duff in : ok:

You sound like a broken record....  ::)

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=28186.msg526786#msg526786




/jarmo

Oh so now according to you gnr will have two bass players?  :rofl:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002274305

Thanks to Sp1at for the heads up.


As tipped yesterday (March 28) on Billboard's Jaded Insider blog, Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars have reunited to record two new songs for an upcoming retrospective, "Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of the Replacements." Due June 13 via Rhino, the set will feature "Message to the Boys" and "Pool & Dive," the band's first new recordings in 16 years.

Session drummer Josh Freese was behind the kit for the new recordings, while Mars contributed backing vocals. The songs were written by Westerberg and were recorded at producer Ed Ackerson's Flowers studio in Minneapolis.

Westerberg told Billboard.com in 2005 that he still reflects fondly on the Replacements' early days, especially "when we were riding in the van and we ripped the seats out and would just listen to tapes and listen to Black Flag. [We would] sort of slam dance and stuff around in the back of the van and be drinking hard liquor at noon and it was just, you know, carefree times. We didn't give a damn."

Sources say the long-awaited Replacements boxed set is still in the planning stages and will not be out until 2007 at the earliest. Rhino is also working on expanded editions of the Replacements' albums, but no release date has yet been announced for those packages either.

Here is the track list for ?Don't You Know Who I Think I Was??:


"Takin a Ride"
"Shiftless When Idle"
"Kids Don't Follow"
"Color Me Impressed"
"Within Your Reach"
"I Will Dare"
"Answering Machine"
"Unsatisfied"
"Here Comes a Regular"
"Kiss Me on the Bus"
"Bastards of Young"
"Left of the Dial"
"Alex Chilton"
"Skyway"
"Can't Hardly Wait"
"Achin' To Be"
"I'll Be You"
"Merry Go Round"
"Message to the Boys"
"Pool & Dive"

Okay, so yesterday GN'R were rehearsing because of Tommy and now he is back with the Replacements?  Make up your mind guys.

that picture etc was done in febuary. Besides there is no Mats "reunion", there isnt going to be a tour anytime in the next year or so as Tommy is fully committed to guns.

Which one is reuniting, the old guns or the new guns?

Hollywood Rose  : ok: