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Originally Posted by Burridge
Hats off sir,
While Bob and Slim played the nasty parts in the Replacements, Paul is the one who wrote them. Paul has everything I love in a guitarist. He pays huge attention to crafting a great chord progression and his chord configurations are unique, gorgeous, and inimitable. The leads he writes are usually delegated to the lead guitarist leaving him to play the real heart of his songs; his chords, voice, and impeccable rhythm.
I like to believe Paul Westerberg is one of the guys on that list that...like if Mozart or Chopin or fuckin Bach were alive... they'd fuckin get it yknow?
Anyways, now that I've aired out my fandom I can go to sleep. Have a good one bro, I'm glad to see some taste around here.  |
Literally nobody I've asked has ever heard of Paul Westerberg or The Replacements. That's why when I read his name on your list I almost shit my pants. The Replacements are amazing and have been one of my favorite bands for years. The first time I'd ever heard of them was ages ago while I was watching some music channel, and the video for "Bastards of Young" was on. I wrote down the name of the band because I loved the song so much, bought a few of their albums, and the rest is history. I completely agree with you that Paul is a brilliant musician. And, if you ask me, he's always been way ahead of his time.
You've probably seen or heard this before, but it still blows me away every time.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IINrFUCF8-g
That's from 1981! Talk about a sound totally ahead of its time. Over twenty years later he's still just as amazing as ever.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2INC0In9ZzY
