PositiveThe Wall Street JournalMr. Paul’s prose doesn’t soar like a Duane Allman guitar solo, but he’s perceptive when analyzing the musical approaches of the band’s members.
Bob Mehr
PositiveBarnes and Noble ReviewMehr, a critic at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, conducted over 200 interviews for this book — just about everybody associated with the band, including Westerberg and Tommy Stinson. While only the most devoted fans will cherish the digressions on Minneapolis’s leading nightclubs in the 1980s, Mehr’s tendency toward over-documentation also gives the story behind just about every crucial Replacements song.
