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It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadies Play
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Album Details: It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadies Play

Release Date:01/01/1994
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Track List: It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadies Play

  1. I Will Dare
  2. Bent Out of Shape
  3. Achin' to Be
  4. Merry Go Round
  5. Happy Town
  6. Swingin Party
  7. One Wink at a Time
  8. Waitress in the Sky
  9. When It Began
  10. Someone Take the Wheel
  11. Talent Show
  1. Nobody
  2. Another Girl, Another Planet
  3. Hey, Good Lookin'
  4. I'll Be You
  5. I Don't Know
  6. Within Your Reach
  7. Can't Hardly Wait
  8. Hootenanny
  9. Sonic Reducer
  10. Kiss Me on the Bus/If Only You W...

Pro Reviews: It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Roadies Play

  • All Music Guide

    The Replacements' farewell performance (though it was not billed as such at the time) took place at ~Grant Park in Chicago on July 4, 1991, as part of radio station WXRT's free concert series. The final incarnation of the 'Mats (with the latest addition, drummer Steve Foley, in tow) had been touring together for six months and it shows, as the band plays a tight, energetic set. The new material, particularly "Merry Go Round," "Happy Town," and "Bent Out of Shape," all from 1990's All Shook Down, really comes to life here. It wouldn't be a Replacements concert without a couple of cover tunes, and the inclusion of the Only Ones' classic "Another Girl, Another Planet" is no surprise; the song became a standard in the band's live set in its later years. Nor is Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'" (a different live take originally appeared as a B-side), but the fact that Slim Dunlap handles the vocals and Paul Westerberg turns in a dissonant guitar solo proves that they were more than adept a...t both delighting and dumbfounding their audience. 'Mats tradition: the band members, who had already swapped instruments for "Hootenanny," pass along their gear to the road crew who, in essence, "replace" The Replacements. A fitting end to a sloppy, brilliant career. The show was aired live on WXRT and boasts the finest sound quality of any Replacements bootleg, though there are a few dropouts. What's missing is the stage introduction (alluded to in Tommy Stinson's opening comment) and the final feedback blare of "Hootenanny," followed by DJ commentary. (Essential for their historical significance, these missing pieces are easily available on most circulating cassette copies.) Instead, listeners are left with a couple of lo-fi recordings from an earlier gig, and while the version of the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer" is hot, it's difficult to tell through the sonic murk. - Bart Bealmear, All Music Guide Read more Less

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The Replacements

The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined the a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass) and drummer Chris Mars. Originally, the band was called the Impediments, but they changed their name to The Replacements after being banned from a local club for disorderly behavior. In their early days, they sounded quit... Read more