![]() The film is chock-full of anecdotes from folks who attended anywhere from three to 300 Replacements shows, largely in the Twin Cities and mostly during the earlier years of the band’s existence-which is to say, the best period.įans and friends-including some famous ones like George Wendt and Tom Arnold, rock critics like Legs McNeil and Robert Christgau, and musicians and producers such as The Goo Goo Dolls and Steve Albini-recount bad shows, great shows, drunken stunts, fights and the like. The members of The Replacements were legendary drinkers and known for their hit-or-miss shows, which were as brilliant one night as they were disastrous the next. They all also agree that their favorite band shot itself in the foot over and over again, seemingly on purpose at times, thus avoiding the stardom it surely deserved. All of them seem to feel part of a private club in which the world was once viewed only through lyrics in Replacements songs. Since most of the interview subjects were in their teens or 20s when they were super into The Replacements, we are treated to a plethora of pudgy, middle-aged white people sitting on futon couches in front of extensive record and CD collections housed in tidy homes. As one of the many record store clerks interviewed says, “The music that you listen to between 13 and 20, you never quite get over that.” It’s apparent that many Replacements fans are going to continue being obsessed with the band until their dying day. Nearly everyone interviewed in Color Me Obsessed tells the camera what The Replacements mean to them, and that fan’s eye view is really what the film is all about. Although the story is an interesting one, anyone watching will benefit greatly by knowing The Replacements’ catalog. This makes the documentary something that will appeal mostly to fans. There’s no music from The Replacements and not even a single image of an album cover. However, it’s clear that Bechard did not have the band’s cooperation, as there are barely a half-dozen sightings of them in pictures and a couple sketches by guitarist Bob Stinson. ![]() Unseen or rare live footage is content that most would expect to find in a music documentary. In fact, there is no live footage of the band whatsoever in Color Me Obsessed. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements takes us on a trip down this musical backroad with the friends and fans who love them still serving as tour guides.īechard relies on interviews to provide the band’s story-though none of these interviews is with a band member. Banding together in 1979, the pioneering alternative rockers lasted through the following decade almost despite themselves. Paul-based The Replacements, a post-punk quartet that once made a big splash in a small pond. The men, the myth, the not-appearing-in-this-film guysIn his first documentary, Friends (With Benefits) writer and director Gorman Bechard takes viewers through a chronological history of Minneapolis/St.
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