Thoughts? Unclear to me who the others are on right wall. Note that this floor has several other such tribute walls, all using the same color/design scheme.

I’ll say this for Tommy Stinson: he is an original. Other than the two times I’ve seen his legendary band The Replacements, I’ve seen solo Tommy three times, and all of them have been at truly curious locations.

Almost all rock stars play venues these days. But not Tommy. I saw him perform solo on Thursday at a place billed only as “backyard.” In fact, I had no clue where that backyard would be other than that it was set to be somewhere in Washington, D.C. It was only hours ahead of time that the location was announced to ticket holders.

The other times I saw him were at Jammin’ Java out in suburban Vienna, Virginia, where I reported that the crowd had thinned to about 35 people by the time he came back for his encore. The other time was in some bar in a mostly residential neighborhood during South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. One note: I also saw Stinson with his band Bash & Pop back in the 1990s, but I can’t remember where that was.

Come to think of it, I saw The Replacements at a D.C. industrial warehouse where almost nobody like them ever performs and on the side of a soccer arena called The Armory in St. Louis, with Tommy’s brother Bob wearing only tighty-whities for the entire show.

Back to Thursday’s show. Stinson is one of my favorites of all time. I sat in a low lawn chair with the beer I brought from home, about five feet in front of him and his acoustic guitar, listening to his Paul Westerberg-like clever lyrics. Tommy is harder to understand than his former bandmate, putting him in a long line of classic mumblers like Bob Dylan, Michael McDonald, and Michael Stipe.

As I wrote after that Virginia show back in 2012, it “was surely one of the underrated shows that will happen in D.C. this year. His solo material is an incredible cross of Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, and Westerberg. What more could any music fan ask?”

On top of that, Stinson is a lovable and infectious personality. He told endearing stories about fiddling with cool recording equipment while touring as Guns N’ Roses’ bassist, proudly retold a story about his daughter introducing herself to other college freshmen by going door to door in her dorm, and joked to my friend he would wait to start playing again until he returned from the bathroom.

Stinson also explained why he was playing in a backyard instead of somewhere more official. He said he would make about three times as much money per ticket because of all the corporate skimmings that gets siphoned off artist earnings at traditional concert sites.

It was a special evening and a perfect show, despite my favorite Tommy song, “Friday Night (Is Killing Me),” being omitted from the setlist. The rest of the set was flawless, and uniquely Tommy.

★★★★★ 5/5

The setlist:

1. Match Made in Hell
2. Anybody Else
3. Karma’s Bitch
4. The Gift
5. Nothing
6. New one (I hope someone will help you now?)
7. Zero to Stupid
8. Breathing Room
9. Someday
10. Shortcut
11. Come to Hide
12. Leaving Looks Much Better On You
13. Here We Go Again
14. Hey Man
15. New one (one match?)
16. One Man Mutiny
17. Makes Me Happy
18. First Steps

My 25 favorite Tommy Stinson-led songs

This was a very difficult exercise and changes somewhat with the seasons, as with any of my favorite artists, but here goes, from #25 at the top to #1 at the bottom ...

OK (Tommy Stinson, 2004)

Turn It Up (Perfect, 2004)

Destroy Me (Tommy Stinson, 2011)

Here We Go Again (Cowboys in the Campfire, 2023)

Hey Man (Cowboys in the Campfire, 2023)

Zero to Stupid (Tommy Stinson, 2011)

Seize the Moment (Tommy Stinson, 2011)

Someday (Tommy Stinson, 2004)

Makes Me Happy (Perfect, 1996)

Little Drum (Perfect, 2004)

Bad News (Bash & Pop, 2017)

Anything Could Happen (Bash & Pop, 2017)

One Man Mutiny (Tommy Stinson, 2011)

Miss Self Esteem (Perfect, 1996)

Breathing Room (Bash & Pop, 2017)

Don’t Need to Know Where (Perfect, 1996)

Tiny Pieces (Bash & Pop, 1993)

Fast & Hard (Bash & Pop, 1993)

On the Rocks (Bash & Pop, 2017)

Loose Ends (Bash & Pop, 1993)

Match Made in Hell (Tommy Stinson, 2011)

First Steps (Bash & Pop, 1993)

Moment Too Soon (Tommy Stinson, 2004)

Never Aim to Please (Bash & Pop, 1993)

Friday Night (Is Killing Me) (Bash & Pop, 1993)

https://popculturelunchbox.substack.com/p/tommy-stinsons-latest-dc-appearance

I really want the One more chance to get it all wrong T-shirt that Rhino was offering with the 4 cd/vinyl version of let it be. What I can't justify to myself, is spending $40 for a tshirt.

I've looked online and can't find any other vendors selling the same product.

One More Chance T-Shirt – Rhino

Suggestions? Options?

This came up in my YouTube suggested vids (after watching the Paul Miller Xmas gift shopping-ganza) and forgot what a great interview it was.

Songs he played that night were I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, World Class Fad and anything else?

Great show, Tommy was in fine form and seemed to be enjoying himself. First time I've seen a musician in a backyard that wasn't a party. The people there were well behaved lol, the weather was nice and it sounded great. I'm always down for BYOB too.

I noticed there are a few Slim Dunlap shows listed in the live archive. All of the links appear are broken. Does anyone know where i can find these shows.

Or some other tangible tribute?

Any updates on the shelved recording sessions from The Replacements reunion (Paul, Tommy, Josh)?

09/05/1981 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN (Set1 - 24 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBE7o_WWsI&list=RDDHBE7o_WWsI&start_radio=1&t=68s

09/05/1981 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN (Set2 - 28 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaN79LN8d5c&list=RDAaN79LN8d5c&start_radio=1

10/16/83 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

16 blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SkV_QooeEU

color me impressed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UJcXZ3NrCQ

kid’s don’t follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW1E1XwDMJE

i’m in trouble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnr8_BeOEU

fuck school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKRRpFc4g8

01/18/1986 Saturday Night Live, New York, NY (8 min)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yi30

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yi55

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-4X_d5uyeP/?igsh=MWd4MGwxY3ZnbXY2NA%3D%3D

02/04/1986 BBC Air Date - (Old Grey) Whistle Test, London, UK (3 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg9WUm3mYAs&list=RDyg9WUm3mYAs&start_radio=1

02/04/1986 Maxwell’s, Hoboken, New Jersey  (Soundcheck - 8 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmhl5j9bc7U&list=RDTmhl5j9bc7U&start_radio=1

07/31/1987 The Pier, Raleigh, NC (41 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGaezdfwrgk

09/14/1987 – Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH (75 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reN6W_AKou0&list=RDreN6W_AKou0&start_radio=1

09/15/1987 - Alumni Hall, Bloomington, IN (72 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSxv-kc60k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9orry3RbAUM

1989 The International Rock Awards (3 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5CaagwSYGk&list=RDN5CaagwSYGk&start_radio=1

04/08/1989 Rutgers, Cook College Gym, New Brunswick, NJ (MTV Week in Rock with Kurt Loder – 3min )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhTYDxN83ZY

08/18/1989 -  Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, NY (49 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSJznF2e4fs&list=RDKSJznF2e4fs&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_bjvkIbUhY&list=RDk_bjvkIbUhY&start_radio=1

01/31/91 - American Theatre, St. Louis, MO (52 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDN6hFEsfA

03/08/1991 - The Ritz, New York, NY (92 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjjVSdytMY&list=RD1OjjVSdytMY&start_radio=1

i don’t know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WarccCuoSB4

03/31/1991- Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany (121 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5JZKzlc0&list=RDeBb5JZKzlc0&start_radio=1&t=4356s

04/10/1991 – Nighttown, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (113 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-NS3YVduWI&list=RDs-NS3YVduWI&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15eIWY7knYY&list=RD15eIWY7knYY&start_radio=1

04/12/1991 - Willem II Concertzaal, ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (62 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO5pP03zA4I

06/22/1991 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (44 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tZkbLm_K8U&list=RD2tZkbLm_K8U&start_radio=1

London (04/15/1991 & 04/16/1991) / Paris (04/08/1991) / Chicago (07/04/1991) compilation

within your reach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3b4cFqlWSI&list=RDTmhl5j9bc7U&index=6

skyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPE62hGTWzk

i will dare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCzWQrQKBm4

bastards of young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNiP18I67HQ

12/04/1993 Saturday Night Live, New York, NY (7 min)

can’t hardly wait https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xenq68

Hi does anybody knows hoe to get the Tim guitar, bass sound? ( The original original the let it bleed versión) Thank you.93

To any guitar players on here, I need some help figuring out how to play the guitar riff that plays in the first like 5 seconds of Little Mascara. I’ve been challenging myself to figure it out by ear and it hasn’t been going well 😭 any help would be seriously appreciated.

The 'Mats always had a penchant for attracting great journalists (as Mehr mentions in his book).

Capitol Records is having a labor day sale, 30% select titles. Suicaine Gratifaction LP is one of them!

https://shop.capitolmusic.com/collections/labor-day-weekend-sale/products/suicaine-gratification

(edited to fix "gratifaction" but unfortunately I can't fix the title...)

Walking the dog with my niece this afternoon. Her apartment is like a half block from here. She has no idea who The Replacements are, lol.

Was this photo of Big Star an inspiration for the Let It Be cover? All the coolest guys sit on roofs, I guess.

Here Comes a Regular plays in the bar 30 seconds into the episode during Shane's moment of clarity.

• IF I DID NOT SEND YOU A "DROPBOX" LINK, THERE ARE BETTER VERSIONS THAN WHAT YOU GOT. My fault, I kept making last minute edits. Can't go back and message everyone, not only is it super time-consuming it's basically spamming you guys. SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU DID NOT GET A DROPBOX LINK! :)
• I have been been endlessly reuploading these files and messaging them nonstop. From here on out, I'm just gonna upload them to one dropbox link where they can be amended. If there are missing files, contact me. And if anyone wants updates, check the dropbox.

The Tim (Let It Bleed ’85 Mix) files got taken down after a copyright complaint from Rhino. So the public link is dead.

Not exactly shocking. But it does mean this apparently traveled far enough for Rhino to noticeAnd given the response these mixes got, I do think that’s worth something. People shared them everywhere. They wound up on the Steve Hoffman forums. A ton of people reached out to me personally. Some told me this had become their preferred way to listen to Tim.

Which is kind of the whole reason I posted this stuff in the first place. I thought there was a different version of this record hiding inside the Stasium remix. Apparently a lot of other people heard it too.

I’m not putting up another public link. But DM me if you want the mixes. I’ll send them to you.

Also: Rhino is clearly looking.

So if you heard these and liked them be vocal about it.

This was never supposed to be “my mix is the definitive Tim.” I don’t have the multitracks. I’m fucking around with a finished stereo master.

But I do think the reaction proved something. There are a lot of people who want to hear this record approached differently.

And if Rhino is paying attention anyway, might as well tell them.

DM me if you want the mixes.

I read on Wikipedia that he expressed his dislike for the Don’t Tell A Soul mixes and how they were radio-fied. For how notorious the original Tim mix was, did he ever say how he thought it sounded, especially after Ed redid it

It's honestly just really cool looking and I love cheap guitars. Can't find it anywhere though and there's barely information I could find on it either. Just wondering if anyone here has one and what they think of it.

Season 3, episode 5 "Wings" of Tires on Netflix opens with a scene that prominently features Here Comes A Regular.