The Replacements—9/5/81—Live at the 7th Street Entry—Minneapolis, MN

Fuck politics, let’s rock. Since I got some good feedback on the Big Black “Pigpile” YouTube player I threw together a couple of months ago, let’s have at it again…

If someone held a gun to my head (please, don’t) and asked me to pick my favorite 80’s band, I’d probably blurt out the Replacements. Granted, I lost interest in them after Bob Stinson, god bless his inebriated soul, was excised from the band, but all of the stuff they released on Twin/Tone and their first long-player on a major (Tim) are fun-packed, balls-out ‘n’ boozy gems. Here for your viewing pleasure is a very early live show (two 25-minute sets) by the Replacements from September 5th, 1981 in Minneapolis, recorded shortly after they released their underrated (and my favorite) album Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash.  Read below the fold for the set lists and additional info.  Enjoy.

Info from the Twin/Tone Records site (where you can download the above clips in QuickTime format):

During the first week of September 1981, Twin/Tone took the mobile recording unit and rented a bunch of video gear and recorded 15 bands live (five nights) at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis… These QuickTime movies are from the show on September 5th.

The band had released “Sorry Ma...” earlier in the year and were already working on future projects. These clips are presented as they were recorded live… in set order and very much with the tuning that troubled the night. The Replacements were the middle band of three (Husker Du closed the show) and played two 25 minute sets.

Set One

• Takin’ A Ride - Staples In Her Stomach (4:47)

• Careless (1:13)

• Goddamn Job - Junior’s Got A Gun (3:40)

• Something to Du (1:48)

• Kids Don’t Follow (2:28)

• D.E.A.D. - Love You Till Friday - Raised In The City - Shutup (7:38)

• Johnny’s Gonna Die (2:34)

Set Two

• Kick Your Door Down (3:05)

• Dope Smokin Moron - Skip It (4:15)

• Maybelline (1:49)

• I Hate Music - Stuck In The Middle (3:53)

• Otto (3:53)

• I’m In Trouble - Don’t Ask Why (4:07)

• Customer - Rattlesnake (7:38)

• Slow Down (2:26)

• Hey Good Lookin’ (2:19)

Posted by Kevin K. on 01/10/08 at 12:46 PM • Permalink
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I hate music! Thanks for this. You reminded me how long it’s been since I’ve listened to these guys. I used to listen to them all of the time. The quality is pretty great. Wish I could figure out how to convert it to audio.

The 2 (or was it 3) Tim era ‘mats show at the Ritz in NYC are the highlights of my concert-going career. I was plenty loaded.