Sep 06, 2014 bob stinson, who gained national notoriety as the madman guitarist for the seminal minneapolisbased rock n roll band the replacements was found dead saturday in his uptown apartment. Replacements tommy stinson to release new bash and pop album. What set his legacy band the replacements apart was the experience of seeing them live. The stops, starts, stories, and laughter was always a part of a show that could fall apart at any moment. But you wont have any original members other than stinson. How tommy stinson moved on from replacements and gnr. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist paul westerberg, guitarist bob stinson, bass guitarist tommy stinson and drummer chris mars for most of its career. Tommy stinson talks replacements, guns n roses and his. For a band that so embodied the antithesis of imagedriven 80s music, the replacements have nevertheless evolved their own imagedriven mythology. See more ideas about tommy stinson, paul westerberg and no one loves me. Tommy stinson looks back on his postreplacements cult.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The musician chats about life after the replacements, his time in guns n roses, and the time he collaborated with puff daddy. Tommy stinson the replacements australian tour announced. See more of the replacements live archive project on facebook. Bob stinson, chris mars, paul westerberg, robert dunlap, slim dunlap, steve foley, tommy stinson. Tommy stinson rose to prominence as the bassist for 80s collegerock titans the replacements, who reunited for a few wellreceived tours in recent years. Why tommy stinson resurrected his postreplacements band. Beach slang recruited former replacements bassist tommy stinson for their new lp, the deadbeat bang of heartbreak city, out january 10th via bridge nine records. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for the replacements, one of the definitive amer. How tommy stinson moved on from replacements and guns n roses after reigniting his old band bash and pop and weathering a failed marriage. If you expect tommy stinson to weigh in on the replacements newly released live album for sale.
The epic alcohol intake, the sloppy performances, the raids on their own record company and tapes being flung into the mississippi river, the many comic misadventures of late guitarist bob stinsonall have fed the legend of a band that. Tommy stinson talks replacements, guns n roses and his cowboys venture. Tommy stinson was born on october 6, 1966 in san diego, california, usa as thomas eugene stinson. Joining what would become one of the most revered american bands of all time at the tender age of 11 would be an impressive enough feat, let alone dropping out of high school to go on tour with the band in support of their third album let it be, now considered one of the greatest albums of all time. In the mid1990s he was the singer and bassist for the rock band perfect, and. Jan 27, 2017 how tommy stinson moved on from replacements and guns n roses after reigniting his old band bash and pop and weathering a failed marriage, veteran artist reflects on balancing music with fatherhood. Tommy stinson, photographed in hollywood, california, by neil zlozower. Soon, defining member paul westerberg would join and the. Oct 05, 2017 from teenager in the replacements to replacement in guns n roses and the recent resurrection of a band thats been dormant for over two decades, its been a long, weird career for tommy stinson. Tommy stinson born thomas eugene stinson, 6 october, 1966 in minneapolis, usa was one of the founding members of the legendary 1980s alternative band the replacements. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tommy stinson at the discogs marketplace.
Title, az title, za label, az label, za year, 09 year, 90. Initially a punk rock band, they are considered one of the pioneers of alternative rock. The replacements came together in 1979 when bob and tommy were in the garage getting loaded and playing with their band dogbreath which specialized in playing their favorite tunes by ted nugent and yes reallyreallyreally fast and featured another teenage alcoholic high school drop out named chris mars on the drums. Bob and tommy stinson interesting motherfuckers acid. Tommy stinson brings revived bash and pop project to. His experience shines through on one man mutiny, his most textured and balanced work to date. Following several acclaimed albums, including let it. From teenager in the replacements to replacement in guns n roses and the recent resurrection of a band thats been dormant for over two decades.
Thomas eugene stinson is an american rock musician. The replacements live archive project home facebook. Just 12 years old when he joined, stinson played bass for the replacements until their breakup in 1991. If you think tommy stinson landed the worlds easiest gig when he joined guns. Tommy stinson will release an album under the name bash and pop, a nod to the group he formed in 1992, the year after the replacements split up for first time. Tommy stinson is best known as the spikyhaired charismatic bass player of legendary garage punkers the replacements. Oct 27, 2016 tommy stinson talks replacements, guns n roses and his cowboys venture. Sep 26, 2008 the acoustic guitars are out in full force, singing is hushed, and westerberg made much of the record with studio musicians, with only a couple of tracks featuring contributions from tommy stinson. And from there, founding members paul westerberg and tommy stinson took off running, ably backed by guitarist dave minehan and a crowd favorite, drummer josh freese.
While the following suggestion certainly sounds far more ominous than intended, one gets the feeling that hanging out with axl rose has started to rub off on tommy stinson. Tommy stinson is reviving his postreplacements band bash. Tommy stinson ready to roll past the replacements again. Beach slang recruit the replacements tommy stinson for. Sep 21, 2016 tommy stinson will release an album under the name bash and pop, a nod to the group he formed in 1992, the year after the replacements split up for first time. The replacements came together in 1979 when bob and tommy were in the garage getting loaded and playing with their band dogbreath which specialized in playing their favorite tunes by ted nugent and yes reallyreallyreally fast and featured another teenage alcoholic. Paul mayor chris coleman kicked things off by declaring it replacements day in st. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for the replacements, one of the definitive american alternative rock groups. Bob stinson, who gained national notoriety as the madman guitarist for the seminal minneapolisbased rock n roll band the replacements was. The replacements were an american rock band formed in minneapolis, minnesota, in 1979.
Just a couple months after playing the last of the repacements shows in portugal, tommy stinson is already ready to hit the road again, this time fronting a new mvpclass band that will hit the. Thomas eugene stinson born october 6, 1966 is an american rock musician. The musician chats about life after the replacements, his time in guns n. Tommy stinson of the replacements takes us to his old house. Replacements run was special, but its time to move on. The acoustic guitars are out in full force, singing is hushed, and westerberg made much of the record with studio musicians, with only a couple of. Since hes more interested in talking about his new band coming to the turf club on saturday, tommy stinson offered these short answers to the two most heard questions about the old bands he is probably leaving behind. In the course of my writing career, ive had the pleasure of interviewing many of my favorite musicians. Tommy stinson is a bassist best known for his role as one of the founding members of punk group the replacements stinson also replaced duff mckagan in guns n roses in 1997, touring with the. Westerberg would later be introduced by a mutual friend at a band rehearsal at 3628 bryant.
Tommy stinson during the boston calling music festival at city hall plaza on sept. Being my fourth time seeing tommy, i was accustomed to seeing him with his band bash and pop or as a member of the epic band the replacements. Stinson had barely hit puberty in 1979 when his 20yearold brother, guitarist bob stinson, and drummer chris mars coerced him into learning bass and joining their fledgling group in the basement of the stinson household. The band rehearsing in the basement was called dogbreath, led by two brothers named bob and tommy stinson.
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