The Replacements were an alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They began as a punk rock outfit, along with fellow Minneapolis band Hüsker Dü, but they gradually shifted to a more mainstream, pop-rock style. The band featured guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bassist Tommy Stinson, and drummer Chris Mars. Tommy Stinson was just 12 years old when the group first formed. The band's early songs often depicted teenage angst and desire for independence. Songs such as "Kids Don't Follow" and "Bastards of Young" showed the band's desire to almost remain as free-spirited children. The band turned up drunk to many of their legendary live shows, performing chaotic cover songs that revealed their love of classic rock. Nonetheless, Trouser Press claimed that they were, "for a time, the world's greatest rock'n'roll band". The Replacements released seven albums and one EP before breaki