The Replacements
Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 10 November 1990
This year, singer, downtrodden writer and all-round wasted boozer PAUL WESTERBERG has given up drinking, abandoned his band and is trying to look on the brighter side of life. The result was the critically-acclaimed album, All Shook Down. SIMON REYNOLDS reports.
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