The lineup for the Replacements' 1990-1991 tour behind "All Shook Down," from left: Tommy Stinson, Slim Dunlap, Paul Westerberg and late drummer Steve Foley. (RPA - Sire; Reprise Records/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
First Ave's 2015 Replacements tribute to raise up 'All Shook Down'
The Melismatics will lead the performance of the band's last album, while Fury Things, Al Church and Bruise Violet will round out the night.
October 20, 2015 at 7:06PM
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"All Shook Down" will be the centerpiece of the 2015 tribute to the Replacements at First Avenue, once again scheduled the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27. The band's 1990 swan song effort is the only 'Mats record not yet performed in full at the annual marathon tribute to Minneapolis' beloved anti-heroes, which started in 2009 on the 25th anniversary of the quartet's most widely celebrated LP, "Let It Be."
Sometimes conflated as Paul Westerberg's first solo album, "All Shook Down" never got the same kind of accolades "Let It Be" did, but it holds a soft spot in a lot of fans' record collections 25 years later. It boasts the matured rock singles "Merry Go Round" and "Someone Take the Wheel" alongside some of Westerberg's most tender, mellow work at the time, including the title track and "Sadly Beautiful," plus such underrated deep cuts as "Attitude" and "The Last." However, only one of its tracks, "Merry Go Round," was regularly featured in the 2013-2015 reunion shows with the remade Replacements.
As in past years, local pop/rock stalwarts the Melismatics will serve as a house band during the "All Shook Down" portion of the tribute show with a rotating cast of singers, the names of which will be revealed closer to the date.
Other bands so far confirmed to perform that night include Fury Things, Al Church, Bruise Violet and Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band, each slated to play half-hour or so mini-tributes. Jim Walsh will also lead another "Mad Ripple Hoot for Slim," a song pull based around late-era 'Mats guitarist Slim Dunlap's solo work. Money raised off the show will benefit the Twin Cities Music Community Trust, which has assisted Dunlap and other music professionals with their medical costs.
Tickets go on sale Friday at noon for $10 via eTix.com and First Ave outlets, same time as the third Girl Germs tribute show announced yesterday.
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