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At Rhino Records and the Warner Music Group, I must thank Mike Wilson, Mike Johnson, Steve Lang, Dave May, Mason Williams, Kent Liu, Brian Hay, Mark Pinkus, Jason Reynolds, and Kate Haffenden for all their help.
Rick Fuller has worked tirelessly for a decade to help create a comprehensive visual archive for the Replacements. I owe him and his wife, Anniken, a great deal professionally and personally. So, too, the crew of filmmakers, editors, and researchers who helped document the ’Mats story on celluloid: Bob Medcraft, Andy Gund, David Richardson, Todd Johnson, Dan Jagunich, Hart Perry and Diana Heinz Perry, Sunday Stevens, and the estate of Peter Nydrle.
Along those lines, I should recognize the many photographers who provided images for this project. The Replacements were fortunate to have two fine artists and even finer gentlemen in Greg Helgeson and Daniel Corrigan chronicling their early career. Also thanks to Michael Wilson, Dewey Nicks, Ted Barron, Kevin Scanlon, Wayne Viens, Steven Cohen, Paul Natkin, Marty Perez, Jason Sands, Ebet Roberts, David Seltzer, Steve Linsenmayer, Lisan Sieroty Lema, Deborah Feingold, Mark Lacy, and Just Loomis. An extra special thanks to Donna Ranieri for going above and beyond in all ways.
For insights, encouragement, and assistance, I would like to thank Matt Wallace, Tony Berg, Lou Giordano, Don Was, Andrea Olson Lorimer, Steve Davis, Frank Riley, Gary Gersh, David Browne, Bob Mould, Kim Buie, Tony Philputt, Dan Baird, Rick Richards, Warner Hodges, Benmont Tench, Alan “Bugs” Weidel, Mary Klauzer and East End Management, Andy Schwartz, Lynn Blakey, Morgan Neville, Ken Feinleib, Michelle Picardo, Angie Carlson, Steven Hyden, Daniel Waters, Danny Bramson, Jeff Tweedy, Jakob Dylan, Glenn Dicker, Mike LaMaistre and Andy Cirzan at Jam Productions, Marty Lennertz, Johnny Mars and Lin Brehmer at WXRT, Rick Krim, Chris Coleman, Audrey Bilger, Cheryl Pawelski, Greg Allen and all at Omnivore Recordings, Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon, Ken Weinstein, Greg and Esther Cartwright, Josh Freese, George Lewis, Glenn Morrow, Fred Woods, Brad Quinn, Stephen Siegel, Tom Scharpling, Winona Ryder, Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch, Amy Salit, Henry Owings, Gena Rositano, Dave and Kathleen Philips, Neko Case, Ryan Adams, Scott Giampino, Chad Quierolo, Luther Dickinson, and Dr. Warren Zanes.
During my many trips to the Twin Cities, I came to understand that “Minnesota Nice” is not just lip service. For their help and hospitality, I thank Curt Almsted, Terry Katzman, Ray Reigstad, Lori Barbero, Kevin Bowe, Chris Riemenschneider, John Wareham, Jon Bream, Jim Walsh, Martin Keller, John Freeman, Mike Leonard, Sonia Grover, Neal Karlen, P. D. Larson, Jack Jodell, Maggie Grey, Mary Rose Zika, and the family of John Zika.
In Memphis, my efforts were aided by Dan Russo, Jody Stephens, and Elizabeth Montgomery Brown of Ardent Studios. Eric Plumley of Burch, Porter & Johnson was crucial in navigating legal issues and acted as counsel and conscience whenever needed. Ross Johnson offered sage advice and many laughs. I’m indebted to Sara Kaye Larson for her years of support. Nor could I have made it through without Winston, Elizabeth and May Eggleston, Dan Holloway, Dr. John Whitmore, Sherman Willmott, David Dunlap Jr., John Paul Keith, Steve and Joann Selvidge, Jack Yarber, Eric Freidl, Zac Ives, John Hoppe, Madison Farmer, Bruce Watson, Justin Bailey, and all my guys at Rhodes hoops.
Thanks in memoriam: Jef Jodell, Tom Carlson, Steve Foley, Kevin Foley, Jim Dickinson, Brendan McCabe, Don Smith, John Hampton, John Fry, Alex Chilton, Ian McLagan, Tommy Erdelyi, Ross Shoemaker, and Rich Fitzgerald.
As I worked on the manuscript, I benefited from the feedback of several trusted readers. Few people know rock-and-roll better than Tommy Keene and Jon Wurster. Their suggestions, critiques, and queries were crucial in the completion of this book. For editing guidance, musical advice, and unbridled enthusiasm (as well as occasional ball-busting), Ari Surdoval proved an invaluable ally time and again.
Michaelangelo Matos cut and shaped an unwieldy manuscript into a proper book without losing its essence. I was fortunate to have his help. Also a special thanks to Da Capo’s design and production team: Fred Francis, Jack Lenzo, Amber Morris, and Cindy Buck.
When it comes to literary pursuits, Eric Waggoner has been in my corner—the Mickey to my Rocky—for fifteen years. If this book is worthwhile or moving at all, it’s because I strove to reach the bar that he’s set for me. Thank you, Brother E, for everything.
In addition, I must pay respects to a group of authors who are inspirations as well as friends: Robert Gordon, Jimmy McDonough, Stanley Booth, Nick Tosches, and Peter Guralnick.
For two decades I’ve been fortunate to work for and with several fine publications. I’ve been a proud contributor to MOJO magazine in the United Kingdom since 2003; though we operate at a remove, the following folks are always close to my heart: Jenny Bulley, Andrew Male, Phil Alexander, Ian Harrison, Lois Wilson, Keith Cameron, Danny Eccleston, and Piper Ferguson. While he was at SPIN, Steve Kandell assigned me a Replacements feature that was instrumental in making this book a reality. Steve remains my editor at BuzzFeed and a voice to whom I always listen. From my years at the Phoenix New Times, I need to thank the man who gave me a career, Gilbert Garcia, as well as Dewey Webb, Brian Smith, Dominic Salerno, and Jeremy Voas. At the Chicago Reader: Kiki Yablon, Alison True, Mark Athitakis, Jim Shapiro, Philip Montoro, Kate Schmidt, Sheila Sachs, and Elizabeth Tamny. In Memphis, at the Commercial Appeal: Louis Graham, Peggy Burch, John Beifuss, Chris Herrington, Richard Robbins, Peggy McKenzie, Mark Richens, Rosemary Nelms, and Jan Smith.
I was sustained throughout all my work on this book by the friendship of Ali Borghei, my ace Zac Crain (who always has my dough-nuts), and Charles A. Levy IV, who helped in untold ways. My life would not be complete without Sara Cina, Mark Zubia, Patrick Sedillo, John Fogarty, Jeff Pettit, Lawrence Zubia, Amy Lombardi, Sally Timms, Jon Langford, Adam Weiner, Derek Erdman, Jim Newberry, Alec Pappas, Scotti Moore, Katie Parker, Josh and Connie Venable, Jim Swafford, Robert Shipp, Bill Leen, Scott Johnson, Michael Lundsgaard, Amy and Jim Adkins, Brent Babb, Curtis Grippe, Steve Larson, G. Brian Scott, Sandra Quijas, and, especially, the late Doug Hopkins, without whose inspiration I’d still be writing articles on supply chain management.
In the end, I owe everything to my family, both extended and immediate, especially my baby sister Bebe, my Uncle Sam, and my Uncle Shirzad, who instilled in me a passion for music and writing from an early age. To my parents, Ted and Cima—who never made demands, loved unconditionally, and supported me in ways big and small—I hope to someday be worthy of all you’ve given me.
And last, a special thanks to my darlin’ one, Lindsay “Coco” Hames, whose love made all the difference.
INDEX
Aalvik, “Swedish” Egil, 261–262
Aaron, Charles, 409–410
“Achin’ to Be” video, 310, 349
Aerosmith, 199, 328, 356, 384
Agitpop, 193, 255
Ahl, Dave, 58
Albini, Steve, 155–156
The Album Network magazine, 285
All Shook Down, 359–360, 363–364, 366–368, 375, 377, 382–385, 389
Allen, Bruce, 60, 92, 139, 429
Allman, Duane, 23, 25
Almaas, Steve, 59
Almsted, Curt. See Curtiss A
Alouette, Sandy, 170, 191, 200, 223
Amis, Danny, 66
AOR (album-oriented rock), 58, 242, 258, 377
Appleby, Margarette, 17, 18
Ardent Studios, 231, 233–236, 418
Armstrong, Billie Joe, 419, 434
Asia, 114
Atkins, Chet, 249
Attractions, 219
Auer, Jon, 382
Ayeroff, Jeff, 203, 209
Ayers, David, 78, 99, 111, 113–115, 139, 143, 160, 167, 255, 265
Azerrad, Michael, 189
Baird, Dan, 273–274, 333, 346, 391, 401
Baker, Brian, 131
Baker, Steven, 191–192, 203, 208, 217, 228, 301, 302, 305, 312, 335, 344, 415
Balleria, Brian, 431
Bangles, 244, 338
Bangs, Lester, 95
Barbero, Lori, 70, 96
Barsalona, Frank, 284, 321, 344
Bash & Pop, 403, 408, 410, 418, 429
“Bastards of Young” music video, 216–217, 228
Bates, Dan, 295, 297
Bearsville Studios, 292, 293
Beatles, 8, 13, 54, 55, 90, 110, 168
Bell, Chris, 231
Belushi, John, 208
Bennett, Robert, 382, 386–387
Bentley, Bill, 321–322, 325, 374
Berg, Karin, 162, 169, 170, 175, 191, 223
Berg, Tony, 291–293, 294–299, 301, 321
Berine, Jay, 61–62
Berlin, Steve, 367
Berry, Bill, 130–131, 287
Betrock, Alan, 124
Betts, Dickey, 278
Big Hits of Mid-America (SOMA Records), 56, 61
Big Star, 90, 116, 145, 179, 231, 232, 238, 243–244, 311
Big Takeover ’zine, 126
Biggs, Bob, 161
Biggs, Kim, 324
Billboard magazine, 415
Billiete, Tom, 38
Bizer, Lori, 140–142, 158, 163, 197, 206, 240, 274, 282–283, 288, 322, 323, 332, 338, 350, 355, 370–371, 388, 402
Blackberry Way, 60, 75, 82, 91, 105, 116, 117, 134, 224
Blackmore, Ritchie, 48
Blade, Richard, 262
Blair, Michael, 367, 379–380
Blakey, Lynn, 180
Bland, Michael, 416, 425
Bleeding Hearts, 405, 409, 410
Blondie, 39, 61
The Bob (fanzine), 375
Boink! (compilation album), 217
Bolin, Paul, 26, 27
Bon Jovi, 258, 297
Bonebrake, D. J., 128
Bono, 341
Bookasta, Gary, 261
Boone, Pat, 12
Booth, Stanley, 322
Boquist, Jim, 425, 426, 428
Bosley, Mike, 147, 305, 311
Bowe, Kevin, 51–52, 114, 425
Bowie, David, 60, 341, 422
Bowman, Gary, 47
Box Tops, 244–245
Bragg, Billy, 217
Brantseg, Steve, 403
Bream, Jon, 26, 63, 76, 127, 153, 384
Brehmer, Lin, 264
Brennan, Kathleen, 307
Briggs, David, 392
Brister, John, 96
Broken Homes, 292
Brown, A. Whitney, 208
Browne, Jackson, 43
Buck, Peter, 130–131, 134–135, 156, 182, 183, 287, 312, 325
Buffalo Springfield, 180
Buie, Kim, 307
Bunch, Tom, 195–197
Burke, Clem, 380
Burns, Mike, 51–52
Butch, 176
Butler, Larry, 191
Buzzcocks, 43
Byrne, David, 61
Byrne, Tom, 13, 38, 39, 45, 212
Cafferty, John, 329
Cale, John, 367–368
Campbell, Mike, 345, 347, 403
Capitol Records, 168, 422
Capitol Studios, 311
Captain Sensible, 43, 113
Carlson, Tom, 109, 123, 132, 144, 158, 429
Carr, Tim, 63, 76
Carroll, Chuck, 274
Carroll, Rick, 261
Cars, 152, 162
Cauley, Ben, 244
Cervenka, Exene, 128, 161
Chaney, Beej, 60
Chapman, Kim, 387–388, 390, 395, 398, 402
Charles, Sheila, 314
Charone, Barb, 272
Chastain, Ken, 416
Cheap Trick, 38, 229
Cheetah Chrome, 270
Cherokee Studios, 302, 304, 311
Chess, Leonard, 264
Chicago Tribune, 344, 350
Chilton, Alex, 166, 170–171, 175, 181, 195, 243–244, 406, 429
Christgau, Robert, 95, 107, 126, 127, 162, 163
Church, 198
City Pages (periodical), 375
Clapton, Eric, 338, 340–341
Clearmountain, Bob, 292
Cobain, Kurt, 153, 404, 411
Cole, Kevin, 62, 188
Cole, Natalie, 285
Collins, Tim, 356
Colvin, Douglas “Dee Dee,” (Ramones) 176
Comer, Charlie, 321
Conley, Arthur, 92
Conway, Pete, 204
Cook, Paul, 44
Cook, Tom, 174
Cooper, Alice, 285, 340–341
Cooper, Robert, 418
Copeland, Miles, 130, 161
Corbett, Chris, 317
Corrigan, Daniel, 139–140
Costello, Elvis, 39, 61, 219, 391
Cotton, James, 25
Coyne, Wayne, 154, 193, 194
Creem magazine, 23, 27, 37, 92, 153, 274
Critchley, John, 392
Crowe, Cameron, 335, 404–405
Crystal, Billy, 202
Cult, 313, 327
Cummings, John, (Ramones) 176
Cummins, Stuart, 41, 42, 45
Curtiss A, 58, 59, 60, 63, 75, 248–249, 272, 380
Dads, 39, 51, 67, 69, 77
Damned, 27, 43, 113
Davino, Carl, 328, 339–340, 346, 364, 382
Davis, Miles, 382
Davis, Phil, 95
Davis, Steve, 348
Davis, Tom, 59, 205
dB’s, 63, 157, 230
Dead Boys, 57, 169, 223, 270
Dean, Joanna Spock, 161
Def Leopard, 324
Del Fuegos, 125, 126, 157, 199, 273, 356
Del-Lords, 125, 155, 273
Dennison, Lilli, 126–127, 133, 157
Denny, 53, 65
Depp, Johnny, 337
DeVille, Mink, 61
DeVries, John, 193, 197, 255
Dickinson, Jim, 231–234, 236–242, 291, 322, 418, 420, 429
Dickinson, Mary Lindsay, 237
Diddley, Bo, 231
Dixie Flyers, 232
Doe, John, 128, 161, 431
Dogbreath, 36–37, 41–45, 47, 84, 317, 341
Doggs, 39
Don’t Buy or Sell, It’s Crap (promo EP), 377
Don’t Tell a Soul, 295–299, 304–307, 309–311, 314–315, 324, 326, 328–329, 331–334, 344, 349, 351
Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?, 427
Doors, 39
Dotson, Ward, 149, 154, 212
Doumanian, Jean, 202
Drayton, Charley, 362, 376, 381
Dream Syndicate, 123, 126, 155
Dunlap, Bee, 249, 250
Dunlap, Bob “Slim”
All Shook Down, opinion of, 368
background, 247–251
Bearsville, recording at, 295–298
concern about Westerberg’s health, 366–367, 370
with Curtiss A, 58
friendship with Bob Stinson, 72, 212, 224
Petty tour, doubts about, 344
on Pleased to Meet Me tour, 271–272, 278–279, 295
post-Replacements life, 423, 430–431
refusal of formal membership in Replacements, 322–323
on Replacements’ breakup, 398
on the road with Replacements, 279–281
solo career, 401
“Songs for Slim,” 431
on tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 344–348
Wallace, hostility toward, 303, 304, 305
Westerberg, estragement from, 424
Dunlap, Chrissie Nelson, 247–250, 283, 338, 339, 395, 430–431
Dunlap, Delia, 249
Dunlap, Jane Elizabeth Smith, 247
Dunlap, Louie, 249
Dunlap, Robert Rankin, 247
Dunlap, Roy Sr., 247
Dylan, Bob, 13, 55, 246, 248, 329, 365–366
Dylan, Jesse, 376
Earle, Daune, 98, 204, 226, 242, 251, 283, 312, 323, 332, 338, 361, 362, 376, 403–404, 427
Ebersol, Dick, 202
Edmunds, Dave, 43, 44, 341
Egan, Rich, 424
Eichner, Mickey, 161
Elle magazine, 259
Ellis, Randy “Now,” 237
Emil, Suzanne, 264
Epstein, Brian, 56, 88
Epstein, Owen, 160, 165, 166, 167
Erdelyi, Tommy, 175–176, 177–179, 182, 183, 184, 228
Esbeck, Scott, 396–397
Faces, 13, 26, 62, 229, 275, 406
Faith No More, 191, 302, 357, 377
Faithfull, Marianne, 356, 359
Farman, Julie, 126, 127, 158
Farragher, Davey, 415
Farrell, Christopher, 77, 78
Fat Possum, 425
Feelies, 123
Ferguson, Roz, 256
Figures, 247
Fingerprints, 50, 60, 63, 82, 247
Finkelstein, Joel, 18
Fitzgerald, Rich, 315, 327, 349
Fjelstad, Steve, 60, 82, 91, 105, 116, 134, 138, 142, 167, 171, 176, 184
Flaming Lips, 154, 193
Flamingo, 59, 61
Flanagan, Bill, 260, 326, 355, 375–376, 379, 425
Fleetwood Mac, 38, 168, 191, 192
Flemal, Robert, 20–21, 31, 32, 33, 36, 41–42, 43, 45
Focus, 168
Foghat, 26
Foley, Kevin, 380, 403
Foley, Steve, 380–381, 384, 387, 390, 398, 403, 408, 429
Folsom, Steve, 382, 384, 387
Forced Exposure magazine, 156
Foreman, Mike, 67, 144
Fox, Robert, 216
Frank, Hartley, 62, 87
Franken, Al, 59, 205, 206
Freel, Doug, 324, 349
Freeman, John, 140, 148, 385, 411
Freese, Josh, 406, 407, 415, 420, 427, 432, 434
Fricke, David, 221, 260, 279
Froom, Mitchell, 157
Fry, John, 231, 238
Galfas, Michele, 203
Gang War, 80, 100
The Gavin Report, 267
Georgia Satellites, 273–274, 344, 391
Gerrity, George, 258–259, 264
Gersh, Gary, 422
Gershunoff, Gersh, 418
Giessmann, Brent “Woody,” 127, 356
Giger, H. R., 90
Gilyard, Gil, 375
Ginn, Greg, 101
Giordano, Lou, 415
Glover, Tony, 106
Glynn, Kevin, 60
Go Great Guns, 174
Goetz, Lindy, 407
Golden Smog, 385, 400
Goldner, George, 168
Goldstein, Burton, 265
Goldstone, Michael, 292
Gordon, Mary Beth (Mueller), 140, 204, 426
Gottehrer, Richard, 168, 229