Washington Post -
16 Feb 2016 20:52
They were legends, misfits, the best band ever, drunken hacks, doomed underachievers or all of the above. The Minneapolis-born Replacements started playing punk rock in the late '70s, earned criticial acclaim for a string of records (1984's "Let It Be," 1987's "Pleased to Meet Me") essential to any collection, and then fizzled, in 1991, under a cloud of jealousies, chemical-induced mishaps and plain, old bad luck. Singer Paul Westerberg and bassist Tommy Stinson revived the band for nostalgic st...
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