The Replacements 1981 7th Street Entry

[HHCLOL66]

The most underrated band ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[kennhiser]

wonder if those people in the audience knew they were witnessing the start of something amazing and beautiful

[FarmChica]

The place still looks the same!

[areygers]

I can't believe how clean cut they look! Later on, they looked like the Cure if they were panhandlers.

[glory777]

Why isn't this on dvd? The greatest band in the '80's!

[Noeladishi]

@glory777 You can buy this on dvd. off ebay

[grxlr8]

When I start my own country this entire vid will by our National Anthem. Until then this belongs in the f'ing Smithsonian. Cheers to you jawbox!

[PhilJamesTaylor]

always have a special place in my heart.

[zped99]

Best band of the 80's! Hands down!!

[Gaz0175]

Thank you for posting this!!!!!!

[elvismilk]

who had the wherewithall to film this

[xxlesslikeitsmathxx]

Geez, Tommy is SO young there! Well, they all are but Tommy is, like, 13? 14?

[lingyissporto]

GREAT BAND

SPORTO

CRIMES IN GRACELAND

[headsosikk]

the bass player is like 13 years old.awsome!

[getinthevan330]

Staples In Her Stomach is one of the best non released 'Mats tunes! It's so good!

Bob has a killer solo, Tommy goes nuts, Paul sings it incredible and Chris plugs away. Damn these guys rule!

[zoarces]

Rock n roll! Amazing to see how young they were. How about that wonderkid Paul Westerberg

[cleaero89]

this is fucking good

[elvismilk]

you me fing great

[rikochikoniko]

are replacements punk rock?

[amg1150]

One of the best live bands in the mid to eighties. This was shot during their "pre-suck " period. Then they kicked Bobby out and Paul became a serious "Song Writer". Then the "We are boring and suck live" period began.

[rikochikoniko]

lol kk thanx

[elvismilk]

I checked back on this song and my comment is the last one from a month ago. People should educate themselves each day with a viewing of this video gem. Hey, amg, Bod needed to be kicked out, but he actually left to spend more time with his twenty year old boy in college, LOL, poor guy was older in this video than Green Day is today. Just kidding I know he died at 36yrs of age.

[calikitty123]

Being from Mn. Ive always loved these guys!! :)

[elvismilk]

I saw them in Berkeley touring for Tim, they played at the Berkeley Square, the liquor store across the street helped alleviate the college budget hit , and I think Paul and company beat me to the idea. They were so loud and drunk and Chris looked like a teenager with no drivers license. The Pontiac Brothers opened up the crazy show. I also saw them in S.F. the night the Gulf War started, and when they got booed off the stage opening for Tom Petty at the Shoreline/Bill Graham's venue.

[tylernirvanakutless]

yea

[Minnliberal]

I could have been at this show, but if I was I cannot remember it.Loved living in Minneapolis in the eighties!

[the1joe]

Man I can't find that song Staples In Her Stomach anywhere! It's so kickass too

[inspectorcloseu]

Replacements rocks!!!!!!!

[3DBurns]

"The light was green and so was I" pure genius

[rnrhighschool]

"Radio blasting' turn that shit off"

[juliano66]

great performance and nice production- all that was missing was a crowd.

[chuckdee121]

Everyone likes to think Paul was the Mats, but Bob proves here, just how great a guitarist he was. The Mats rule anyhow, did I have to tell you that? Awesome clips!!

[chann03]

incredible. thanks for sharing..

[Theodoric1]

Damn I miss the Entry, Grain Belts, Tinnitus, and passing out before getting booted out to the curb when it was 7 degrees outside! Long live !st Ave! Love you Steve.

[luxxter]

IIRC Twin Tone was video taping at the Entry for 2 or 3 nights on a weekend (possibly Labor Day). I know that they recorded The Hypstrz that weekend too.

[pizzasquirrel]

This brings me back, thanks! I can't believe this all happened over 20 years ago. God, I'm old.

[rockenroe]

I've seen several videos from this show. Has this been/will this be released as a video for jerks like me to purchase??? It was obviously produced for something like that (... multiple cameras, sound recorded separately, etc) which given it's vintage means that someone put some serious time and energy (dollars) into it. Why don't I have this in my collection? Where can I get it? Did Twin/Tone actually sell this back in the day (by which I mean Monday)? Please tell me....

[Skorzeny99]

I've been to 1st Ave a couple of 13-14 times, copyright Dan Cole, But I never saw these guys. I will always love them.

[DSTURBINDAPEACE]

seriously, these are amazing. thank you. i wasn't even born when this was happening. sort of jealous.

[BillyDreamer2]

Tommy, what is he, 15, having the time of his life.

[rickdanko1]

He's already an old pro

[theonlytruepunk]

I do believe that they were probably the greatest band in history! One of the world's best kept secrets. Look at them now. Guns and Roses????? As for Paul......I don't know what to say. Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhh­hhhhh

[petecassani]

This video kicks ass. Shows how great The Replacements really could be. One of the best things to happen in the 80s. They were forever showing the world how it was done... and undone.

[Kanger22]

Priceless glorious astounding INFINITE GRATITUDE!!!

[chout]

This is said to be recorded September 5th 1981.  Husker Du played right after. I have a copy of Husker's sets (said to be 3rd generation, pretty good quality) which is awesome too. Now if I could figure out how to transfer it...

[swampgravy]

As if anyone needed any further proof, this clip just goes to show that the 'Mats are on the (very) short list of bands that matter.

[ColdPizza]

The whole set is available for dl at the Twin Tone site in the Replacements section, also with a bunch of great pics.

They have been available there for a long time. Enjoy.

[Nobot]

Some of the stuff on here is just completely amazing. This is a great example of the stuff that's been appearing on YouTube lately. Wow.

[ferrallc]

Wow! I agree that great songs only started to appear on Hootenany (IMHO), but this is fantastic stuff. Bob sounds great, and Paul is not ambivalent at all.

[Ebbywebby]

These 1981 Replacements clips are absolutely mindblowing. The tunes aren't the best songs ever written, but the "potential for greatness" hits you so hard, it's practically blinding. Wow. I only wish *I'd* ever seen Westerberg perform with such emotional commitment. And the production values are surprisingly professional -- I'll have to take a look around the Web, and find the backstory about why a band barely off the ground warranted such a polished, multiple-camera shoot.

[xthirtyonex]

I wonder who has the rights to this video? I'd for sure buy a DVD (bootleg or legit) with the whole show on it if it was available! This is great stuff!!

[quibe]

wow great stuff, how'd you get it? it's been too long since i've been to the entry...