Thomas Eugene Stinson is an American rock musician. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements, one of the definitive American alternative rock groups. After their breakup in 1991, Stinson formed Bash & Pop, acting as lead vocalist, guitarist and frontman.
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"What makes this record incredible is not just this record but the actual version of the record that's just the vocals only. It's an incredible listen. Just to hear just the vocal takes alone is a whole other revelation about The Beach Boys, and it's a fantastic pick."Watch this moment
"So when this record came out it was a super-soothing, beautiful kind of background music to me. I mean, I listened to it, y'know in earnest when it first came out and liked it a whole lot but really it became background music for when I had my first kid. When Ruby had been born, this was played all the time."Watch this moment
"Funny story, The Babys. They had a few songs back in the 70s that were, y'know, kind of minor hits and all that in the States but the cool thing is, I met John Waite once... One thing I never realized about John Waite was he is really fuckin' tall and a sweetheart of a guy."Watch this moment
"'Blonde on Blonde,' my go-to record when I'm thinking of... when I'm trying to get lyrical things happen in my head. I'll put this baby on and just kind of let it seep in and what it does to me, for me actually is it helps you kind of remind you of all the different things that he was able to put in a lyric to describe a moment, a sound, a day, a place..."Watch this moment
"Growing up, listening to punk rock and stuff, this was one of mine and my best friend David Ross' favorite bands. This has this great song called 'Thick As Thieves' on it that kinda always reminded me of him. Paul Weller, I mean, can't say enough about this guy. He's a fantastic songwriter, fantastic singer."Watch this moment
"Some of the best songs by some of the writers on this record, that's their best bit. Great songs. This is quintessential alt-rock beginnings as far as I'm concerned."Watch this moment
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