Pleased to Meet Me
Album by The Replacements
Released	1987
Recorded	1986 & 1987
Genre	College rock
Length	32:59
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Jim Dickinson, Tommy Erdelyi
Professional reviews
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The Replacements chronology
Tim (1985)	Pleased to Meet Me (1987)	Don't Tell a Soul (1989)

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The album to some degree maintains the style of the previous album, and major label debut, Tim. But while the punk roots of the group were still apparent on Tim, by Pleased to Meet Me they had all but vanished. The album showed experimentation in the use of horns on the tracks "I Don't Know", "Nightclub Jitters" (which even furthers the experiments by being a very jazzy track), and the single "Can't Hardly Wait", in which the horns are used to a very efficient level, creating a fuller soundscape and track, at least compared with the demo version recorded around the time of the previous album, available on the second disc of All For Nothing/Nothing for All. The cover art is a good representation of the band's transition from young punks to more polished musicians, with one arm clad in a suit sleeve and the other in a ripped sleeve. Tim is a 1985 album by the alternative rock band The Replacements. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

This album was the first and only album recorded by the band as a trio. After Tim, Bob Stinson was either kicked out of the band (ostensibly for problems with drugs and alcohol, though most of the other Replacements also had serious substance abuse problems at the time) or quit on his own volition, depending on which account you choose to accept. Many have attributed the noticeable shift from the post-punk of Tim towards a more accessible American rock and roll sound on Pleased to Meet Me to Bob Stinson's depature. Tim is a 1985 album by the alternative rock band The Replacements. ... Bob Stinson (1959–1995) was the founding member and lead guitarist for the legendary post-punk band The Replacements. ... Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individuals physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock...

The singles from the album were the aforementioned "Can't Hardly Wait" (which was the inspiration for the title of a movie) along with "Alex Chilton", "The Ledge" (whose video was banned from airplay on MTV), and "Skyway". Cant Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. ... Alex Chilton, circa 1999 Photo: Aimeé Toledano Alex Chilton (born on December 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. ... This article is about elevated footbridges. ...

Track listing

1. "I.O.U." (Westerberg) - 2:57
2. "Alex Chilton" (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) - 3:12
3. "I Don't Know" (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) - 3:19
4. "Nightclub Jitters" (Westerberg) - 2:44
5. "The Ledge" (Westerberg) - 4:04
6. "Never Mind" (Westerberg) - 2:47
7. "Valentine" (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) - 3:31
8. "Shooting Dirty Pool" (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) - 2:20
9. "Red Red Wine" (Westerberg) - 2:59
10. "Skyway" (Westerberg) - 2:04
11. "Can't Hardly Wait" (Westerberg) - 3:02

Personnel

• Ben Jr. - Trumpet
• Alex Chilton - Guitar, Vocals
• Daniel Corrigan - Photography
• Jim Dickinson - Producer
• Luther Dickinson - Guitar
• Steve Douglas - Flute (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
• Teenage Steve Douglas - Flute (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
• East Memphis Slim - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr)
• Tommy Erdelyi - Producer
• Steven Fjelstad - Engineer
• Prince Gabe - Saxophone
• John Hampton - Engineer, Mixing
• Joe Hardy - Engineer, Mixing
• Max Huls - Strings
• Ted Jensen - Mastering
• Jim Lancaster - Production Assistant, Photography
• Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
• Chris Mars - Drums, Vocals (bckgr), Artwork
• The Memphis Horns - Horn
• Glenn Parsons - Design
• Bob Stinson - Guitar
• Tommy Stinson - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
• Paul Westerberg - Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Vocals

Charts

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