The Replacements : All Over But the Shouting: An Oral History (Paperback)

From the founding of the 1980s band The Replacements to their rise through the local and national club circuits, their major label deal in 1985, and the slow and painful implosion that followed, this work by noted music journalist Walsh lays down the gripping oral history behind the little band that could--but didnt.

Formed in a Minneapolis basement in 1979, the Replacements were a notorious rock 'n' roll circus, renowned for self-sabotage, cartoon shtick, stubborn contrarianism, stage-fright, Dionysian benders, heart-on-sleeve songwriting, and--ultimately--critical and popular acclaim.

While rock then and now is lousy with superficial stars and glossy entertainment, the Replacements were as warts-and-all 'real' as it got.