Bob Stinson

Bob Stinson (1959–1995) was the founding member and lead guitarist for the legendary post-punk band The Replacements. Stinson formed the band in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 1981 with his younger brother Tommy, then just 14 years old; a year later, Stinson brought in Paul Westerberg on second guitar and vocals.

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1959 - 1995 - Post-punk - The Replacements - Minneapolis, Minnesota - USA - 1981 - Tommy - Paul Westerberg

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Stinson's guitar style was strongly influenced by '70s-era classic rock and punk. Because of this, and because he was initially the dominant figure in the band, Stinson became the creative foil to Westerberg's increasingly pop-leaning sensibilities. The creative tension between the two is one of the reasons The Replacements' first four full-length records--especially the third and fourth, Let It Be and Tim, respectively--are often credited with being their best work.

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'70s - Let It Be - Tim

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In 1985 during the recording of Tim, the power struggle reached a breaking point, and Westerberg forced Stinson out of the band. With the departure of Stinson, Tim and all subsequent recordings by the band sounded increasingly less like Replacements recordings and more like Westerberg solo projects.

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1985 - Tim

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Stinson later formed Static Taxi with former members of Uptown. They recorded two albums before folding in 1991. Stinson died in 1995.

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Static Taxi - Uptown - 1991

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