"Color Me Obsessed": The Replacements' Doc Tease

Eventually....eventually....it will get done. A documentary film on The Replacements.

"Color Me Obsessed" is the name of the work-in-progress film on The Replacements. Help the filmmakers chronicle the band's rock 'n roll journey from misfit Minneapolitans to shattered journeymen, an original quartet of two brothers and two creative types, mixed together with speed and beer and laced with 1970s glam rock and AM pop. Yeah, you'd like it too.

The filmmakers have a blog, where they chronicle their shoots and requests for interviews. They also have a Kickstarter page, where they are soliciting your donations. (You want a Replacements rock doc? Then help 'em out!)

The film is being directed by all-around creative guy Gorman Bechard. But he ain't using band members' contributions, Bechard explained in an online interview:

AP: I became aware of your project while reading an update on Paul Westerberg’s website. How many former members of the band are participating in the film?

GB: None. You will never see any of the band members in the film. Nor will you ever hear a note of their music. I’m going the God route. There are tons of films about God…however we obviously never see or hear him/her in the film. Yet people still believe. I’m going to treat this band like God, the potentially true legend, and allow viewers to go and discover their music for themselves."

Here's an early trailer below, featuring Trouser Press legend Ira Robbins, Minneapolis rock here Dave Minehan (Neighborhoods), Jesse Malin, etc describing their memories of the Replacements.


I have my share of Replacements stories - some of them were chronicled 15 years ago at Skyway, the '90s Mats email list (just scroll down for Dave Murrow reminiscing here). There might've been a '82 or '83 Tuts Chicago show story with Stinson wearing a dress and a leather jacket one night, and we all ended up later at AOF's Big Blue house for a party or something. And then that time seeing the band rip through an afternoon soundcheck, then having drinks at Cubby Bear with Westerberg and shooting the shit about Kiss and what not....good times. The Replacements were the real deal.