Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

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Trouble Boys is the first definitive, no holds barred biography of one of the last greatbands of the twentieth century The Replacements With full participation from reclusive singer and chief songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, guitarist Slim Dunlap, and the family of late band co founder Bob Stinson, author BobMehr is able to tell the real story of this Download Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr – kino-fada.fr I met the Replacements well, two of them after one of their shows when I was a young teen My friend and I were lingering in a hallway, killing time before my father arrived to collect us when suddenly, a door opened and out stepped Tommy and Paul, chatting and laughing When they spotted us they didn t even hesitate to walk over, say hello and thank us for attending their show They both hugged me, and Tommy sweetly kissed my cheek They were utterly charming and acted as if they couldn t I met the Replacements well, two of them after one of their shows when I was a young teen My friend and I were lingering in a hallway, killing time before my father arrived to collect us when suddenly, a door opened and out stepped Tommy and Paul, chatting and laughing When they spotted us they didn t even he...The Replacements are my favorite band, so this review is not objective I don t know how it ll read to neophytes, but this is the book die hard fans have been waiting for Mehr should be commended for the decade he put into it.Given the group is made up of typically cagey Midwesterners, this is probably the most revealing portrait of them we ll ever get I finished it with a greater appreciation of their music, and athorough understanding of the dynamics within the group Mehr also made The Replacements are my favorite band, so this review is not objective I don t know how it ll read to neophytes, but this is the book die hard fans have been waiting for Mehr should be commended for the decade he put into it.Given the group is made up of typically cagey Midwesterners, this is probably the most revealing portrait of them we ll ever get I fini...Wow, I have never read a musical biography so well written and documented This book was like the music of The Replacements themselves, full of emotion and never boring This book made me feel I ran the full gamut of emotions from elation to anger to gut wrenching sorrow Bob Mehr, you ve done well.I savored this account of the rise and fall of the band The personalities of the Mats came through, and the music itself is somehowunderstandable The work is meaty and full of anecdotes The Wow, I have never read a musical biography so well written and documented This book was like the music of The Replacements themselves, full of emotion and never boring This book made me feel I ran the full gamut of emotions from elation to anger to gut wrenching sorrow Bob Mehr, you ve done well.I savored this account of the rise and fall of the band The personalities of the Mats came through, and the music itself is somehowunderstandable The work is meaty and full of anecdotes The story of Bob Stinson was particularly poignant His undiagnosed mental health issues, childhood abandonment and abuse as well as a myriad of substance abuse problems plaguing him until th...The line between drunken shenanigans and dickishness can be a blurry one, especially depending on which side of the bottle you re on, but damn, what a bunch of dicks.Bob Stinson, the guy who hadof an excuse than the others all sorts of terrible childhood stuff, including molestation was less of a dick than the others and seemed like an amiable, if troubled guy, with the other three although mostly Paul and Tommy rota...I am a Minneapolis native who discovered the Replacements when I was 14, and the first time I saw them perform is actually mentioned in these pages an all ages show with Slim at First Avenue on May 27, 1987 yes, I am that obsessive Mats nut who remembers the day and still has her ticket stub in a box in the attic When I was in junior high, burning through all the Twin Tone vinyl I could get my hands on, I wanted a book like this, but I m glad Bob Mehr didn t write it until I was a I am a Minneapolis native who discovered the Replacements when I was 14, an...It has been hard for me to put into words just how much reading this book meant to me The Replacements have long been one of my favorite bands if not my all time favorite for as long as I can remember, and I read this during an intense week dealing with doctors and solitary travel, so much of my time with this book saw me in waiting rooms, hotels, trains, and cafes alone, anxious over my own personal battles, which may have heightened my connection to the tumultuous times recounted here It has been hard for me to put into words just how much reading this book meant to me The Replacements have long been one of my favorite bands if not my all time favorite for as long as I can remember, and I read this during an intense week dealing with doctors and solitary travel, so much of my time with this book saw me in waiting rooms, hotels, trains, and cafes alone, anxious over my own personal battles, which may have heightened my connection to the tumultuous times recounted here Second, it has been quite a while since a book sank its hooks into me so deeply, as I could hardly put it down, and being a huge Mats fan, it was like re living the catalogue of albums I ...First of all, that cover photo of Tommy Stinson am I right Heartbreaker Secondly, poor Bob never had a chance I am talking out of the gate, he deserved better This is a great read, Westerberg has some great stuff, and he can come across as an ass human This book is as close as you ...Sonearly a year after getting the book in hardcover and like nine days after downloading the audiobook read by Mary Lucia, I ve finished Trouble Boys I have, as the kids say, so many feels All the feels Oceans and galaxies of feels Unmeasura...Look, I read a lot of these rock biographies They don t have to be particularly well written to be enjoyable Trouble Boys is special It s better than good It s great Bob Mehr indulges in no flashy prose He disseminates information gleaned from 230 interviewees and a decade of full access research, forms it into one of the tightest, most cohesive and entertaining biographical narratives I ve ever read He doesn t mythologize the band or glorify the endless boozy exploits He simply tells Look, I read a lot of these rock biographies They don t have to be particularly well written to be enj...It took me a long time to suss this, but Paul Westerberg is a great songwriter My way in was an odd one Through his cover of an old folk song called Mr Rabbit Which is a great old folk song and an amazing cover Then I spent a month playing almost nothing but Westerberg s melancholy, turn of the millennium solo album In Stereo, which includes his cover of Mr Rabbit From there, I began to check out the Replacements back catalog I always knew the band had some good songs But I ve It took me a long time to suss this, but Paul Westerberg is a great songwriter My way in was an odd one Through his cover of an old folk song called Mr Rabbit Which is a great old folk song and an amazing cover Then I spent a month...

Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
  • English
  • 01 October 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 521 pages
  • Bob Mehr
  • Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements