Bob Mehr, producer of new Replacements double live album 'For Sale': Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:03pm glenn:

has hoof and mouth ever done the grape?

12:05pm KP:

Hello from the Beautiful South, Joe

12:06pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Ahoy Joe--got you on in NOLA

12:06pm V Priceless:

hey JB!

12:10pm Threemoons:

Greetings all. As our work firewall is down it seems, tuning in from the Financial District near the tip of Manhattan.

12:10pm SmokinJ:

Totally Rockin'! Mornin' Joe & all...

12:12pm John in Bklyn:

A day off and a double shot of Joe(s) and rock-n-roll on FMU! Good Monday to ye!

12:12pm Stevel:

Looking forward to Bob Mehr and tales of the Replacements!

12:12pm BronwynB:

hello from chelsea joe and everyone!

12:14pm Joe B:

Greetings everyone! thanks for tuning in! at 1 pm, gonna be talking with the producer of the new Replacements live album, Bob Mehr! should be cool!

12:14pm John in Bklyn:

This is the Minneapolis Police, the party is over...

12:14pm Bobby:

Yeahyeahyeah!

12:15pm medson:

Howdy Joe & Everyone

12:19pm vercingetorix:

Hola a todos, New Mexico here. Somebody come get your horse, please.

12:23pm SeanG:

the Mats!

12:23pm John in Bklyn:

Holy cow, this sounds great!

12:24pm doctorjazz:

Sounds like a must have, this Mats live! (I suspect not all live dates were that great, never got out to see them).

12:24pm John in Bklyn:

Even better than The S*** Hits The Fans cassette! haha

12:25pm Joe B:

dr jazz - they werent - i was at the show right before this. doubt they will be releasing that one!

12:25pm SeanG:

because i JUST might LOSE IT!

12:25pm Joe B:

this album really does sound incredible

12:25pm SeanG:

thanks for playing the mats Joe B!

12:26pm Stevel:

Great recording!

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12:26pm Artie:

Sounds great!

12:26pm Bob:

Why are The Replacements getting so much rotation on FMU lately? Did someone die?

12:27pm Joe B:

new release. guest on the show today

12:27pm John in Bklyn:

Was anyone at the City Gardens show in '84 when they opened for The DBs? They were relatively sober and rocked.

12:28pm Joe B:

they played there twice in 84. unfortunately i wasn't at the good show!

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12:30pm Hoboken Jack:

Hello Joe, Bronwyn, all! Let's rock, shall we?

12:30pm Bob:

Oh! Sorry, didn't mean to sound so snarky. I'm happy it's a positive reason!

12:30pm SeanG:

all hail bob mehr--that trouble boys book blew my mind

12:31pm John in Bklyn:

@Joe B Pretty sure it was December and freezing. I think it was possibly the last gig of the tour?

12:34pm BronwynB:

hey jack :D

12:35pm SeanG:

goddamn this sounds great!

12:35pm Joe B:

john i think the other one was in august. and it might have been at the otehr place down there that randy now did shows at ... in florence?

12:37pm Joe B:

snark away bob!

12:39pm John in Bklyn:

@Joe B Damn, I wish I knew about that one, too! haha

12:41pm Bob:

I guess I'm just a bit jumpy these days. With all the rocknroll deaths in the past couple of years whenever I start hearing an artist multiple times across multiple djs it's hard not to think "oh no!"

12:41pm glenn:

tim lee 3 singer reminds me of somebody. hmmmm.

12:41pm BronwynB:

u guys im going to the sparks album signing at rough trade tonight!!! i am going to be in the presence of my spirit guide, russell mael! what do i do? what do i say?

12:41pm Joe B:

you are not the only one

12:42pm Joe B:

(my comment is @Bob!)

12:42pm glenn:

ask him why ron gets all the girls.

12:42pm BronwynB:

@bob: a couple weeks ago the beach boys trended on itunes and i started freaking out like "who died???"

12:43pm BronwynB:

@glenn: hahahaha

12:44pm Dean:

Ask him if he likes L.A. and if so, why.

12:47pm Bob:

@BrownwynB: yeah, another dj played three Black Sabbath songs in a row and I was like "No Geezer no!"

12:49pm Brad1976:

Loved that Quin Galavis one

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12:52pm David Shortell:

Re: Replacements at City Gardens in 1984.
Was the bad show the one where the Rettmans opened? Paul smashed his guitar at that one.

12:53pm Joe B:

yup!

12:53pm joe:

This reminds me for some reason that listening The Replacments cover of Black Diamond and Kiss's cover of Do you Remember Rock & Roll Radio on the same day is why I could finally able to listen to Kiss.

12:54pm glenn:

not even the replacements could get me to listen to kiss.

12:55pm joe:

By the way saw Bash & Pop open for Psychdelic Furs last week and they were so on.

12:55pm Nate K.:

I love this version of "Can't Hardly Wait." I like every version, really, but this one has so much punch.

12:57pm John in Bklyn:

@David The show I was at The DBs were headlining. The Mats didn't do anything crazy that I remember. Both bands seemed weary from the road but when they played their energy came back.

12:58pm doctorjazz:

Agreed, haven't heard a version of Cant Hardly Wait I didn't like, this one is up there, great!

12:59pm SeanG:

TROUBLE!

12:59pm Stevel:

Jesus! "I'm In Trouble" has the punch it always had. (I saw them mostly 83-85)

1:00pm SmokinJ:

Really nice tracks!

1:04pm mary:

listening with no playlist and heard more than 2 songs- hell did someone die, happy it ain't so. Love the R. Sound so good always

1:06pm Stevel:

Bob was an amazing thing to watch and listen to. Such strong strange energy from the entire band.

Never had the good fortune to see them with Slim.

1:07pm Stevel:

mary: Live album release. Everything is ok!

1:09pm WO Town Wick:

Was Todd-O working at Maxwell's yet at this show?

1:09pm joe:

To go along with what Bob said about Maxwells if you are not familar with the room here is a picture www.qromag.com...

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1:09pm David Shortell:

I just looked up the Replacements' 1986 SNL appearance and was surprised to see the recently expired Harry Dean Stanton introducing them.

1:11pm Yalc:

Oddly, I came into Mats orbit quite late, Don't Tell A Soul ... so I love Back To Back, Rock N Roll Ghost, etc. I also enjoy backgammon and birdwatching.

1:11pm WO Town Wick:

Really was impressed with Bob Mehr's book. He didn't try to sugarcoat what a d#ck Westerberg could be or his knack for self-destruction.

1:12pm mary:

omg, now that I see For Sale... i was at that show among others.

1:13pm John in Bklyn:

Jeez, what a line up on that SNL!

1:16pm Bob O:

Joe, I was at the '86 Mats Maxwell's show BUT it was sold out, so I stood outside the glass window in back and heard the whole thing! Tried peering in between the cracks in the blinds, but it was so packed, hot & sweaty in there that the windows fogged up, ha ha! ziggy Stardust made my night!!!

1:18pm bnowb:

Great show Joe. I've been in a Replacement studio in Clifton; love them!

1:20pm Laura:

I thought they trashed their dressing room after that SNL show too....

1:20pm Joe B:

they did!

1:22pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Man, these cuts sound great.

1:22pm listener monica:

i was not a fan of the replacements albums. but now i know what i was missing.

1:23pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Though I was hoping they completed "Fox On The Run".

1:24pm joe:

Paul was probably too hopped up on slowed cooked City Gardens hot dogs to play those tracks

1:25pm Stevel:

Their slow, country & western version of Goddamn Job was a maddening live favorite of mine.

1:25pm Eric Speck:

This is great. My favorite band. Thank you for hosting Bob Mehr, Joe.

1:26pm joe:

Was that done so that if it has been released that those that came in by way of TIM would have access to some of hte older stuff

1:30pm mary:

Irving Plaza fantastic show and the afterparty. whoa. Paul sitting on the interior steps of the afterparty building kinda wasted and very beautiful. Very beautiful

1:34pm Laura:

What year at the Michigan Theatre (Ann Arbor)...1986, 1987?

1:36pm Stevel:

The space at Maxwell's (thanks, joe) is reminiscent of Merlyns, In Madison, WI. Tight, sweaty and amazing.

1:43pm Bluesman:

Joe - i'd be a liar if I was to say I was a huge Replacements fan. That said, this is a fantastic interview!

1:44pm SeanG:

breakdown!

1:44pm John in Bklyn:

That was great, Bob and Joe. Thanks!

1:45pm John in Bklyn:

I saw Petty in Jersey (Brendan Byrne Arena?) in '85 but 'Til Tuesday opened.

1:49pm Dean:

Saw Petty in Santa Monica late '70s, but I don't think it was the NYE show of '78...or was it?

Missed Petty at the Whisky around the time of the first album. Walked right past, declined to go.

1:51pm northguineahills:

Just moved to Petty's hometown. Heard many people of all ages break out into Petty songs this weekend.

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1:52pm Hughie Considine:

oh, yeah, When the Time Comes -- one of those stealth Petty gems.

1:53pm SmokinJ:

Tom was an American original..

1:53pm Chris M. Junior:

Hey Joe, if you're continuing with the Petty theme, how about "Magnolia" from the second album?

1:53pm KevinfromBayRidge:

Another great one, Joe ( and Bob). Didn't think about the juxtaposition with Petty.

1:55pm Michael 98145:

Good golly --

1:55pm Dean:

When I think Petty I also think Dwight Twilley, label mates at the outset. Leon Russell was one smart guy. He also released Larry Hosford's first two albums. RIP, LH.

1:56pm Cooh John:

There is a live version of Breakdown where the audience sings the chorus to Tom and he has a classic comeback: "You're gonna put me out of a job,"

1:58pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

REally enjoying Joe!!!

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1:58pm Hughie Considine:

Tom's mastery of in-concert call-and-response was one of the reasons the Mats were so negative -- they just wouldn't do it, but at the same time, they realized, Paul did anyway, that writing a song where 20,000 people sing along in unison is actually a goal to be pursued and was out of their reach.

1:58pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Great tribute

2:01pm DonJuanTijuana:

Hey @JoeB just joined.....gonna have to go back into the archive to catch the early part of this great show!

2:03pm northguineahills:

It took my old age to finally to really appreciate Tom Petty.

2:03pm Eric Hat:

2:05pm doctorjazz:

Liking this Petty set (and I never really cared or paid much attention to him either)

2:05pm mary:

do not get Tom Petty & H. Sorta blech. Esp if one loves Mats.
But I'm listening today to try

2:06pm Chris M. Junior:

Thanks, Joe, for "Magnolia."

2:06pm Nate K.:

I always thought the Petty cover of "Something in the Air" was so spot on. It's like the song was written just for him: tempo, vocal register, delivery, melody, etc.

2:06pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

"Magnolia" always one of my faves. Love the Twilley backing vocals.

2:06pm Joe B:

i agree nate, also a cool version on the petty live box

2:07pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Sigh

2:07pm mary:

no, I have to take a break from show during the Petty.
But thanks for all your great shows, Joe!!!

2:08pm SmokinJ:

This shit R-O-C-K-S!

2:09pm Tommy in Neversink:

Joe , you brought it .....again !

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2:11pm Ken From Hyde Park:

More Petty songs and a Warren Zanes interview on efd's show last Wednesday: www.wfmu.org... Also: Thanks, Joe.

2:11pm SeanG:

thanks Joe

2:12pm SeanG:

if i remember those recent mudcrutch records were pretty damn good too

2:16pm John in Bklyn:

Yeah, Joe! In this set and in the past week I heard so many Petty tunes that I had forgotten about and new tunes I hadn't heard. He was one of the R-n-R greats.

2:18pm SeanG:

recently just started getting into dwight twilley. he's the best!

2:22pm Nate K.:

I didn't really know about the Petty/Seymour/Twilley connection. So cool. Makes perfect sense, too.

2:24pm glenn:

tom petty forgot more great songs than most people ever wrote.

2:25pm Lane in Chicago:

Wow, that Seymour cover ("Surrender") was sweet. Reminds me of one of my favourite descriptions, "Shelter-era Tom Petty."

2:27pm Dennis Diken:

real nice show Joe!

2:28pm Joe B:

dennis i know you will really dig the next 2 tunes coming up!

2:28pm Dominick:

Solid show Joe

2:29pm John in Bklyn:

Wow, I haven't heard this tune in yeeeurs!
I seem to remember a cheezy MTV video.

2:29pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Jeez I haven't heard "Girls" since it was a quasi-hit. This takes me back

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2:29pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

The People's Power Pop Champ!

2:31pm Nate K.:

Wow, Del Shannon, another Petty collab that I didn't know about. Good stuff.

2:32pm Dennis Diken:

oh yeah! boy, I miss Del. anyone out there see his '82 Bottom Line date when he was promoting "Drop Down And Get Me"? one of the best shows ever! on par with Freddy Cannon!

2:32pm Michael 98145:

Heh: www.youtube.com... girls!

2:33pm John in Bklyn:

One thing all these tunes have in common: the snare sounds like it was wrapped with an entire roll of duct tape!

2:34pm glenn:

ooh. this out of time is fabulous.

2:35pm Joe B:

good point john!

2:35pm John in Bklyn:

I always wondered why studio greats didn't get endorsement deals from Scotch™ Brand.

2:36pm Nate K.:

This is so great, Joe. One of my fave Stones songs, too.

2:36pm John in Bklyn:

Hi, Jim Keltner here, when you need a fat drum sound for a million seller head on over to your local ACE Hardware Store...

2:36pm glenn:

and i don't get why they don't call it gaffer's tape. it's useless for wrapping ducts.

2:41pm John in Bklyn:

That was nice. Maundy was kinda Monkee.

2:41pm glenn:

felder had another song besides heavy metal? does matt warwick know this?

2:43pm Gordon FM:

The Epics was pre-Mudcrutch

2:45pm Gordon FM:

(and before The Epics was Sundowners)

2:46pm Steve:

Sorry Joe, can't take any more Petty. I'm bailing!

2:47pm Gordon FM:

Here's a good local article:
www.gainesville.com...

2:47pm Joe B:

irish exit would have sufficed there!

2:48pm Hackensack Slim:

This here is Another Show for the ages, Joe.
BTW the Stomp wasn't the same without you. But, it was still pretty F'ing Cool.

2:50pm Gordon FM:

Great show, Joe! I'm in G'ville at the moment and will pass the archive around to the locals!

2:51pm KevinfromBayRidge:

Not bailing!!! Sitting in my car. Waiting to hit the Green grocer but can't tear myself away. F_in great tribute.

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2:51pm Hoboken Jack:

Tremendous show today, Joe!! Thank you!

2:51pm John in Bklyn:

Nice hangin' with you and the Three Chorders today, Joe. That was a great show! Thanks!

2:51pm doctorjazz:

Great show, thanks Joe!

2:52pm SmokinJ:

Twas' outstanding jb! 8-)

2:53pm SeanG:

epic show Joe B!

3:13pm Ashok:

Really splendid show, especially that "out of time" version. How did I go nearly 50 years without hearing Dwight Tilley?

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Moby Grape	Fall On You	Moby Grape Live	Sundazed	1969/2010		0:00:00 Pop-up)
The Safes	Crystal Ball	Tasty Waves	Hidden Volume	2017		0:03:10 Pop-up)
The BQs	Orange Cat	Silver Clouds		2017		0:06:01 Pop-up)
Saint Pe	Got the Look	Fixed Focus	Ernest Jenning Record Co.	2017		0:08:28 Pop-up)
Leather Girls	Call Tomorrow	s/t	Yippee Ki Yay	2017	austin texas	0:11:12 Pop-up)
The Monsters	Too Pretty To Be Loved	s/t	Voodoo Rhythm	2017		0:14:43 Pop-up)
Thee Wylde Oscars	Goin' Out This Saturday Night	Rosalita!	Off the Hip	2017	australia	0:16:57 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Hitchin' a Ride	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017	producer of this release and replacements biographer bob mehr coming up at 1 pm!	0:21:12 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Hold My Life	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017		0:22:57 Pop-up)

Honey	Dream Come Now	New Moody Judy	Wharf Cat	2017	record release show friday at alphaville!	0:33:32 Pop-up)
The Whiffs	Backseat	Take A Whiff!		2017	lawrence, kansas	0:36:16 Pop-up)
Tim Lee 3	Kryptonite	Tin Man	Cool Dog	2016		0:39:05 Pop-up)
Tin Foil	See You No	s/t	Almost Ready	2017		0:42:28 Pop-up)
Quin Galavis	Please Plead	The Battery Line	Super Secret	2017		0:44:29 Pop-up)

The Replacements	Nowhere Man	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017	bob mehr coming up in 10 minutes	0:51:00 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Fox On The Run	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017		0:53:24 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Can't Hardly Wait	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017		0:54:16 Pop-up)
The Replacements	I'm In Trouble	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017		0:57:23 Pop-up)
Bob Mehr	interview					1:01:27 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Take Me Down To The Hospital	For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986	Rhino	1986/2017		1:18:44 Pop-up)
Bob Mehr	interview					1:21:36 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Breakdown	The Live Anthology	Reprise	2009	june 30, 1981 the forum los angeles	1:44:08 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	When The Time Comes	You're Gonna Get It!	Gone Gator	1978/2002		1:51:12 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Counting On You	Echo	Warner Bros.	1999		1:53:40 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Something In The Air	Greatest Hits	MCA	1993		1:57:47 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	A Thing About You	Hard Promises	Backstreet	1981		2:00:50 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Magnolia	You're Gonna Get It!	Gone Gator	1978/2002	by request	2:04:21 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Forgotten Man	Hypnotic Eye	Reprise	2014		2:07:28 Pop-up)

Dwight Twilley Band	Looking For The Magic	Twilley Don't Mind	Shelter/Arista	1977	tom petty on guitar	2:16:48 Pop-up)
Phil Seymour	Surrender	Phil Seymour 2	Boardwalk	1982	tom petty cover	2:19:50 Pop-up)
Phil Seymour	Save Me	Precious To Me	Shelter/The Right Stuff	1978/1996	otherwise unrecorded petty composition. 1978 recording didn't come out until 1996	2:23:25 Pop-up)
Dwight Twilley	Girls	single	EMI America	1984	tom petty on vocals (and maybe guitar)	2:26:32 Pop-up)
Del Shannon	Drop Down and Get Me	Drop Down and Get Me	Elektra/Network	1982	Petty & the Heartbreakers backing Del on this LP, and Petty on production	2:29:48 Pop-up)
Del Shannon	Out Of Time	Drop Down and Get Me	Elektra/Network	1982	Petty & the Heartbreakers backing Del on this LP, and Petty on production	2:33:02 Pop-up)
The Maundy Quintet	I'm Not Alone	various - Psychedelic States:Florida in the 60s Vol. 3	Gear Fab	1967/2001	gainesville florida garabge band with don felder and bernie leadon. 1967	2:37:01 Pop-up)

Mudcrutch	Hope	Mudcrutch 2	Reprise	2016		2:45:32 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Anyway You Want It	The Live Anthology	Reprise	2009	June 11, 1983, irvine california	2:48:37 Pop-up)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Jaguar & Thunderbird	Official Live 'Leg	Shelter	1977	recorded December 12, 1976 at at Paul's Mall in Boston	2:51:14 Pop-up)
Glen Campbell	Walls	Meet Glen Campbell	Capitol	2007	petty cover	2:53:37 Pop-up)

October 9, 2017

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