Re: The Replacements
too late to edit The Minutemen must be on that list of the most underated/underapprciated bands of that era.
Saw them in Phoenix w/Black Flag around 1984, At the time Phoenix was a great music town many Socal hardcore, roots rock and paisley underground bands ie Battalion of Saints, even LosLobos -at the time,X ,Blasters etc played often just to pay the bills..this was before hardcore/alternative rock was co-opted by the major labels..great time to be young and into music because the scene was so diverse and all the gigs were at a very high enery level.
Best show I ever saw in a bar was Los Lobos at Mason Jar Phoenix 1985-this was back when LosLobos rocked hard. That punk scene back then thu was pretty rough-everyone was so wasted.
The SouthWest rock scene of the time which gave birth to bands like TrueWest, Green on Red, LongRyders, THeBlasters were the precurser to what has now beome so popular ie Alt.Country,Americana-good old roots rock but with energy!
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