
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a blender with classic and pop rock, and then poured it into a Middle American pint glass. Over the band's 12-year existence, its live sets were magical, a total mess, or both-depending on your mood and the members' respective blood alcohol levels. Gorman Bechard's remarkable history of the 'Mats ... (Full plot summary below)
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For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a blender with classic and pop rock, and then poured it into a Middle American pint glass. Over the band's 12-year existence, its live sets were magical, a total mess, or both-depending on your mood and the members' respective blood alcohol levels. Gorman Bechard's remarkable history of the 'Mats takes us from their first show as the Impediments to their 1991 onstage breakup in Chicago, and everywhere in between. Bechard bravely eschews including the band's music, photos, and live footage, instead relying solely on the fans: their well-kept memories, hilarious anecdotes, and differing points of views about the foursome's wildly varied discography and infamous antics. Bechard has recruited an impressive roster of influential fans: musicians such as Husker Du, Babes in Toyland, The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, Archers of Loaf, Titus Andronicus, and Goo Goo Dolls; writers such as Jack Rabid, Legs McNeil, Robert Christgau, Jim DeRegotis, and Greg Kot; and actors such as George Wendt, Tom Arnold, and Dave Foley. Sprinkled in among that esteemed group are the more mainstream fans, who often give the most insightful and heartfelt perspectives of all. Follower or not, after taking in COLOR ME OBSESSED, you'll be ready to run home, gather some 'Mats albums, and design a perfect soundtrack of your own.
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| Village VoicePeter GerstenzangWith so many voices, Color Me becomes a rock version of "Rashomon," and what the film lacks in music and live footage, it more than makes up for with obsessive detail and heated debate. Who's right? Everyone. |
| VarietyRob NelsonEven devotees of the Replacements' defiant perversity will be unsatisfied with this talky tribute to a noisy band. |
| User ReviewDavid WOne of the best music docs I've seen. Really enjoyed using only interviews with fans and colleagues. Mostly enjoyed the varied opinions by those interviewed. Seems like every album was someone's favorite and for someone else "every album after X" is pure crap. |
| User ReviewKevin Kvery good movie even for those not interested in the replacements. what it lacks in pace it makes up for in historical value for anyone interested in DIY music... you might not have known how important the replacements were until you watch this movie. |
| User ReviewSpookie MAn interesting documentary that consists of interviews with fans of the group, many who were there from their inception. There is no contribution from any of the band members and no live footage or songs but there are many amusing and poignant anecdotes. |
| User ReviewBo LA fitting tribute to the band and its fans |
| User ReviewJim BKinda brilliant. Kinda dumb. Kinda The Replacements. Long overdue documentary on "the last band that mattered" according to Spin magazine. Gorman Bechard chose to use interviews and concert and album information as the basis of his feature, rather than use performance footage or interviews with the band. Interviews which feature such big names as comic actor Dave Foley and a seemingly incongruous but oddly appropriate and enlightening segment with George Wendt, rock musicians and rock critics are interviewed and a few big names in the Minneapolis scene all give their insight and recollection of the 80's punk scenes best and worst band. Some of their more infamous shows are recalled and we are treated to a spotlight on the eponymous namesake of the fabled Tim album. Heartfelt,entertaining,with some genuinely moving moments. |