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As crazy as the members of the band could be, as crazy as their lives would become, each band member was also an obsessive music mans. However for me, this part of the story leaves me feeling an emotional bond to the band that the book helped to erode. Much like book itself, if you an absurd amount of detail with nothing spared, these playlists are for you. These playlists are the music companion to the book so as the reader comes across a music related reference, if they had music on Spotify, it was added to the playlist. Like a crazy person, I have built 9 playlists that carry nearly 30 hours of music. Thanks to the sites like Spotify I can than instantly build playlists out of those notes from the book. Old habits die hard so when I read a book like Trouble Boys, I still take notes. They don't just play songs from their discography but they play the music that helped shaped their style as well as the current bands that exist because of them. Each week a musician or band is selected and they trace their musical roots for two hours. Years ago I helped to create a radio program called Cause & Effect that is still being produced on WRIR but now by other DJs carry on the tradition. The silver lining for me as a music fanatic is this book also highlights the musical influences of the band of which there are MANY. I don't think I like the people who made these records but at least I have a fuller understanding of how they came to be and why. I don't regret reading the book but I will definitely not hear their records the same way again.
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I have to wonder, if you knew nothing of The Replacements' music or the key roll they play in the history of great American Rock music, would this book derail you from ever being able to listen to their music and enjoy it? Should you separate the art a group of people make from the very people who created it? It is a tough call when the two are so tangled together. Just when you don't think the story could get any darker, it does. The camera never leaves anything to the imagination. Trouble Boys is the Lars von Trier approach to storytelling. It reads more like the world's longest police report. I grew up bowing to the alter of this band's music but the force behind their catalog is a freight train of emotional damage that leads to epic reckless behavior magnified by addiction and mental illness. By the last page I felt sick to my stomach and mostly horrified. If you are are "just the facts ma'am" kind of information seeker, I can't imagine a better read about the band however for anyone looking for a story told through the lense of an outsider with an angle or opinions, you may feel like I did after taking their story in, suffocated by too many details. Author Bob Mehr thoroughly captures The Replacements timeline from each member's childhood to the band's bitter demise. The title of this 400+ page book doesn't fuck around.