The Replacements '81 Customer/Rattlesnake

[kingsofthenortheast]

Wish I had been there. Bob Stinson is an underrated guitarist.

[randobanana]

Bob stinson, RIP. and i was so sad the 'mats werent in 150 best things bout mn

[TheBalloonHoax]

I found this vid when i saw the sugs for the Husker Du performance in the same place. Now i'm a fan of both. God Bless Minnesota.

[nelsenryan]

Heres to Sqiurrelbait. may you drink with Bob Stinson in your dreams, hang out with tommy and GnR, and be serenaded by Westerberg at a romantic dinner

[horizonsgirl]

I love these guys! Stoked I found your channel....Squirrel Bait is awesome too ;D Can't wait to watch 'em all!

[harwicke]

Is this show on an album?

[explodingpuppy]

There would be no Refused, Nofx, or Agnostic Front without this. Likes.

[harwicke]

Fuckin' Awesome ....Just.....fuck yes! !!!!!

[machbaby]

I wonder if the crowd knew at the time they were witnessing epic greatness?

[Animaldrummer666]

They sound nearly like "The Hives!"´´.....

[11xzxzxz]

The real gem of this record is "Johnny's Gonna Die" Nothing else comes close imo. Let it Be was when they became the best unknown band in the world.

[poolboy6]

@cupcakestopper: It's a month before his 16th birthday.  Now he's in Guns N' Roses. So sad.

[FeMaiden6212]

I'm honored to say my dad was a roadie for these guys, I never go a day without a daily dose of The Place Mats.

[cupcaketopper]

jesus, tommy stinson is what, 15 here? way to live.

[AcousticTyGuy]

@cupcaketopper Yeah, talk about having it made. He's been playing music his entire life. Lucky kiddo

[divorceboy]

westerberg said it best. "MTV fucking sucks!!!!"

Or

" I think I'll just wander around and beat up guitar techs!"

[VivaNoir]

Sloppy, out of tune and totally f'n great!

[TheLynnsterZone]

Every time I watch this show's clips it just kills me what a BABY Tommy was. Truly one of Bob at his finest, I'm so happy this show exists and that Twin/Tone has not only kept it on their site but let it exist on YouTube hassle-free.

I can't believe this show was almost 30 years ago now. Ugh.

[trevally1975]

Bob fucking killing it!

[dizzyhayride]

awesome.

[Boogieboy138]

this is what punk should sound like

[deadelectromix]

Tape's rolling...

[morganenosfilms]

now THIS is rock 'n' roll!

[colujomes]

Surely two of the best count-ins in rock. Only Dee Dee Ramone could match that.

[Chad63092]

LOL @ tommy

[jigger222]

The 'Mats will always be the most important band from Minneapolis. Forever.

[paulbuss]

Ill say THE WORLD!

[RabiesAngentleman]

Bob!! Fuckin Bob!!! Ahh!

[ssoultrain]

This is...I'm speechless...soooogood.

[TheLynnsterZone]

Jeez I am just screwing up every which way with comments tonight, sorry.

Anyhow I was just going to say I still watch the clips from this gig all the time, they're just priceless, all of them. This is my favorite one though. And Tommy looks ten, LOL.

[TheLynnsterZone]

clevelandsmells: These were all shot at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

[lwcowgirls]

where are the twinkies?

[morganenosfilms]

perfect performance by one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time.

[Zatzzo]

FUCK!

[rhysmon]

where did these come from ?????

[clevelandsmells]

A Twin/Tone showcase shot with, apparently, the best video camera ever made up to that point in 1981 - anyone know the venue?

[TheLynnsterZone]

Whoops I should have replied here instead - 7th St Entry, Minneapolis.

[iamprov]

I can't believe how great this is.

[emotionaljoystick]

I love how out of tune Paul's guitar is the whole first part of this... That's why he stopped playing, I'm sure..

[keyehaw]

Wow.

RIP Bob.

[getinthevan330]

Bob Stinson rules!

[getinthevan330]

I fucking love this song and the band as a whole. The worst Replacements song is still 100,000 better than the best My Chemical Romance bullshit of today. God these guys rule!

[klumberg]

"O.K. I'm in love with a girl who works at the grocery store but I'm nothin' but a customer"

[abstrait1]

This show was an all-timer. Just great to get quality video from that time (the real thing is amazingly clear). The Customer/Rattlensnake duo is right up there with the "I hate Music/Stuck in the Middle" selection. Nothing like the Mission of Burma aesthetic that eschews the shiteating pretense.

[SeanRadmer]

rad.

[sspolon]

OLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[moremanthanmachine]

The Mats are and will always be the greatest band in any genre.

They really meant it, fuck everybody else.

[jpatt2]

THE MATS RULE! ALL OTHERS SUCK BALLS.

[rickdanko1]

steely dan gargles my balls

[elsickocell]

that was punk. not this bullshit watered down emo shit or this double kick confused punk metal shit. this is punk.

[Skitziod]

Fuck yeah!

[gringoculero]

I'll take a TwinkiE! Christ, I mustve run over 35 red lights while listening to this and "takin a ride" song..

[xhayleyxx1043]

hahahaaa...

this band rocked

i love them.

=D

[Bl4z3r82]

I remember seeing Paul in 1999 and he started playing songs by request just by people shouting them out. One guy shouted out Customer, boom plays it, I shouted out Kiss Me On The Bus, and Swinging Party and he played both. One of the coolest moments of my life.

[leothebike]

Customer--one of the mat's best 'sorry ma' songs.

[SquirrelBait]

Yeah, "Customer" is actually one of my favorite Mats songs ever.

"Customer" and "Takin' a Ride" are the two best songs on that LP, I think.

[killkenny14]

yeah man, Stinson kicks ass in this one! Great vid, R.I.P. Stinson

[killkenny14]

by the way, I gave some dude a link to this video, and he rated it 5/10. I told him off for being such a fucking moron.

[cattachi]

"Customer" is one of my fav. songs too. I loved that LP. Hahah "Takin a Ride" ..."the light was green and so was I..." Thanks for the these.

[ShadowWanderer1]

@SquirrelBait My favorites are those two and Careless. Careless is my favorite. Everybody was yelling for Customer when I first saw them, as an encore before Hootenanny I think -- or afterward?

I sure dig the song "Rattlesnake"!

(best CD bonus track: Like You!!!!!)

[Remnant60]

@SquirrelBait

Takin' a Ride was the best one IMO...off that LP anyway...and the rest of the tunes weren't far behind!