# The Story Behind: The Replacements - Let It Be, Ep. 253

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Podcast: [1001 Album Complaints](https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250)
Published: 2026-03-30T07:15:00+00:00
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Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Replacements cultivated a reckless rock and roll loser attitude and the Minneapolis music scene was never quite the same. Rob, Tom and Marty are joined by a special guest to discuss the punk to sincerity songwriting pipeline, self sabotage on an epic scale, and recruiting middle schoolers to your band Check out the Immigrant Law Center of MN: https://www.ilcm.org/ Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48ExfA3Z8wPyjiZKnZAdVh?si=1b209d3673f241f1 Listen to Let It Be here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sOLW5TSgXiLZBacdHxO6m?si=zzf3xLlpRJO2c6aRc8yNlw And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German , Sweden 1 , 2 , & 3 , Italian , Australian , Belgium 1 & 2 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store Next week's album: The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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