volcano62 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The irreplaceable Tommy StinsonRocker's new album stays true to his roots.By Nick CristianoAug. 12, 2011When Tommy Stinson puts out his excellent new album, One Man Mutiny, later this month, it will mark only his fifth release - including an EP - since his original band, the legendary Replacements, called it quits two decades ago.That relative lack of production is understandable. The 44-year-old guitarist and bassist spends a good deal of his time playing with two other bands - Guns 'N Roses and Soul Asylum, the latter of which came out of the same Minneapolis scene as the Replacements.While the two gigs help pay the bills, Stinson also enjoys them."Soul Asylum, I've known those guys since we all went to school together, Dave and I anyway," Stinson says from his home in Hudson, N.Y., referring to Soul Asylum front man Dave Pirner. "They're good guys and we have a good time playing together. That's more a labor of love."Guns is a different thing in that it's a bunch of guys that come from all walks of life put together in this musical soup, and it has a whole different thing going on. It's more of a collaborative band thing - when we write, anyway."Guns has been nothing but a good gig for me for 12 years now. I started it with no expectations. I didn't think it would last 12 years, but here I am."As for One Man Mutiny, Stinson says, "I don't ever veer too far from my roots. That's pretty obvious here."Indeed, the album should put longtime fans in mind of the Replacements at their best - that is, a band whose artistry and influence far exceeded its commercial success. The set contains riff-driven rockers, a couple of tunes with a countryish bent, and quieter moments that recall Replacements leader Paul Westerberg at his most reflective and openhearted. (Westerberg cowrote one number with Stinson, "Match Made in Hell.")Looking back at the Replacements' legacy 20 years after the band's demise, Stinson, who joined the Mats at age 12, says, "I'm totally proud of it. I've got no regrets about it. We left a good mark. For better or worse, we stuck to our guns for the most part and stayed true to ourselves. I wouldn't go back. It was pretty . . . brutal. But I have fond memories of it. It was a good life."Unlike his acoustic performance at the North Star Bar in February, his show on Saturday in West Chester will be a plugged-in affair - "a full-band rock extravaganza." (He and the band will also do an in-store appearance Sunday at Main Street Music in Manayunk). But don't expect any Replacements songs."It seems kind of foolish for me to get up there and sing some of Paul's songs, even though I played on them, too," Stinson says. "You don't see Keith Richards going out on a solo tour and playing Stones songs other than the ones he sang on."http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/127539213.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 As for One Man Mutiny, Stinson says, "I don't ever veer too far from my roots. That's pretty obvious here."Some people see that as such a crime. It's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It's nice that he knows what it's like writing with the band. I guess they haven't done nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 "Guns is a different thing in that it's a bunch of guys that come from all walks of life put together in this musical soup, and it has a whole different thing going on. It's more of a collaborative band thing - when we write, anyway.Yeah was it 10 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 "It seems kind of foolish for me to get up there and sing some of Paul's songs, even though I played on them, too," Stinson says. "You don't see Keith Richards going out on a solo tour and playing Stones songs other than the ones he sang on."O'really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Looking back at the Replacements' legacy 20 years after the band's demise, Stinson, who joined the Mats at age 12, says, "I'm totally proud of it. I've got no regrets about it. We left a good mark. For better or worse, we stuck to our guns for the most part and stayed true to ourselves. I wouldn't go back. It was pretty . . . brutal. But I have fond memories of it. It was a good life."Tommy said so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrandyk Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 This quote has a bit sad tone though -"Guns is a different thing in that it's a bunch of guys that come from all walks of life put together in this musical soup, and it has a whole different thing going on. It's more of a collaborative band thing - when we write, anyway.- or maybe that's just me...I think he means they're not hanging out with eachother 24/7. Like Axl said a few years ago, you get older and have more of a personal life - it's not like the members of The Rolling Stones are going out bowling together every weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henfjel Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.how can you know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrandyk Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.how can you know that? The article in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.how can you know that? The article in the first post.But..... he just said they write the music together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henfjel Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.how can you know that? The article in the first post.But..... he just said they write the music together. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siliconmessiah Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 GNR lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrfan2007 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) There are absolutely no bands that create the genesis (beginnings) of a song by sitting together in one room staring at each other like homos.Inspiration does not work like this! Every body has a different way of coming of with new songs. Inspiration does not grow on trees. Most of the time, inspiration just happens by accident.So here is how it works: every member of a band brings the beginnings of any song ideas that they have created in their PRIVATE time. Then, every one in the band decides what songs are worth pursuing and completing as a band.For GnR, Axl gives the band a creative musical direction: a vision.Then every one goes off on their own and do "their thing". And when members have something that might sound cool, they run it by every one else to see what they think.That's it. It's a process. It takes time.Even with OLD-GNR, this was how it was done.So for those idiots who think that new-GnR songs are not written as a band, they simply have no idea how songs are created. Edited August 13, 2011 by gnrfan2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity. Edited August 13, 2011 by Groghan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st0n3r Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'll believe it when I see a second album, and not, I repeat, NOT in 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Y'know, im starting to see the Axlites point of view here, God, the poor bastards only done an interview and everyones ripping him a new one. Tommy Stinsons a fucking legend, The Replacements are one of the best bands of all time ever that ever fuckin existed, now he plays bass for Guns n Roses, it just don't get fuckin cooler. God bless the General! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?They post bullshit together. It's a collaborative effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?They post bullshit together. It's a collaborative effort.i'm not posting for you or apollo.don't like it don't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Why are u posting?Why do you spend time on a forum that causes you to continually post negative crap pretty much on a daily basis?Life is too short to waste it with so much negativity.And we know u don't post for us. Everybody knows why you, and a few others from another website, post. Sad.They post bullshit together. It's a collaborative effort.i'm not posting for you or apollo.don't like it don't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailaway Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity.Too short to be inflicting their consistently negative posts on everyone here as well.I don't even attempt to understand their motivation for doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity.Too short to be inflicting their consistently negative posts on everyone here as well.I don't even attempt to understand their motivation for doing so.I can understand not liking what Axl has done the past decade. I just don't get why they'd want to post about things that bring them negative feelings.....day after day after day. I can't stand Jim Carrey....conversely, I don't go to his forum to write 10 posts a day about why I don't like him. That would be idiotic.Who knows. I guess some people just feed off negativity. You shouldn't get bad at them, just feel a bit sorry for them. Hopefully some day they will discover bands that make them happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity.Too short to be inflicting their consistently negative posts on everyone here as well.I don't even attempt to understand their motivation for doing so.I can understand not liking what Axl has done the past decade. I just don't get why they'd want to post about things that bring them negative feelings.....day after day after day. I can't stand Jim Carrey....conversely, I don't go to his forum to write 10 posts a day about why I don't like him. That would be idiotic.Who knows. I guess some people just feed off negativity. You shouldn't get bad at them, just feel a bit sorry for them. Hopefully some day they will discover bands that make them happy.The truth of the matter is that mommy and daddy didn't give them enough attention and they want to take it out on whoever will listen to them whine. A public forum is the perfect place for them to vent their frustrations because nobody, other than mods, can make them go away. In reality, they are either emo, or wishing they were young enough to be emo.I find it best just to ignore them because that's the only thing that really gets to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailaway Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity.Too short to be inflicting their consistently negative posts on everyone here as well.I don't even attempt to understand their motivation for doing so.I can understand not liking what Axl has done the past decade. I just don't get why they'd want to post about things that bring them negative feelings.....day after day after day. I can't stand Jim Carrey....conversely, I don't go to his forum to write 10 posts a day about why I don't like him. That would be idiotic.Who knows. I guess some people just feed off negativity. You shouldn't get bad at them, just feel a bit sorry for them. Hopefully some day they will discover bands that make them happy.Not a Carrey fan either,didn't realize he had a forum,point being Misery loves company but why dwell on it daily? It seems a bit self defeating,and destructive to obsessed about a band you don't like on that very band's forum. It is an exercise in futility imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) The truth of the matter is that mommy and daddy didn't give them enough attention and they want to take it out on whoever will listen to them whine.What a dumb ass statement. A public forum is the perfect place for them to vent their frustrations because nobody, other than mods, can make them go awayfrustrated is not a word I would use describe my state of mind when posting on this board.I find it best just to ignore them because that's the only thing that really gets to them.please continue to do so. i like you better when you are not posting.They really aren't a band at all, they don't even write music together.But you, Sunny, Bobo and silicon are still here every day, so what's it matter?Do you guys just sit on your computers waiting for new topics so you can say negative things about the band? So weird.I get that you don't like what's going on. I don't why you would spend so much time on this forum.I would never spend time in a forum of any kind (music, sports, movies, politics, etc) if 90% of my posts were negative. I would go find a subject that brings me joy and happiness to talk about. Not one that brings out continual negativity. Life is too short to spent it mired in so much negativity.Too short to be inflicting their consistently negative posts on everyone here as well.I don't even attempt to understand their motivation for doing so.I can understand not liking what Axl has done the past decade. I just don't get why they'd want to post about things that bring them negative feelings.....day after day after day. I can't stand Jim Carrey....conversely, I don't go to his forum to write 10 posts a day about why I don't like him. That would be idiotic.Who knows. I guess some people just feed off negativity. You shouldn't get bad at them, just feel a bit sorry for them. Hopefully some day they will discover bands that make them happy.Not a Carrey fan either,didn't realize he had a forum,point being Misery loves company but why dwell on it daily? It seems a bit self defeating,and destructive to obsessed about a band you don't like on that very band's forum. It is an exercise in futility imo.again not posting for you are anyone else here. use the ignore feature or continue to scroll downward when you see my username. you are foolish if think I owe you any explanation for my opinions, thoughts, or motivations.I can understand not liking what Axl has done the past decade. I just don't get why they'd want to post about things that bring them negative feelings.....day after day after day. I can't stand Jim Carrey....conversely, I don't go to his forum to write 10 posts a day about why I don't like him. That would be idiotic.Who knows. I guess some people just feed off negativity. You shouldn't get bad at them, just feel a bit sorry for them. Hopefully some day they will discover bands that make them happy.Dude who the fuck do you think you are; You are not owed an explanation for my posts or why I post here.Get over yourself. Edited August 14, 2011 by SunnyDRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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