Seven ages of rock - a history of rock music over the past 50 years

The Replacements

Formed 1979

• Principal Members
• Slim Dunlap
• Steve Foley
• Tommy Stinson
• Paul Westerberg

Biography

The Replacements (also known as The 'Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the band's name was 'The Placemats', which the band then adopted) were an alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began as a punk rock outfit, along with other hometown heroes Huesker Due, but they gradually shifted to a more mainstream, blues-influenced rock style.

Loud and exuberant, the band featured guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars. Bassist Tommy Stinson was just 12 years old when the group first formed...

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