Paul Westerberg

Paul Westerberg ( born December 31, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who has become known esp. through his activities as a singer of the band The Replacements. As a solo artist, he has also performed under the name Grandpaboy.

Life

Paul Westerberg was one of the founding members of the Replacements, which quickly made ​​a name for himself in the music scene in the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis, St. Paul ). As a singer, guitarist and main songwriter Westerberg had a large part in this success. However, this success was not reflected in the sales of their albums. The last album the Replacements, All Shook Down, was in 1990 recorded by Westerberg with studio musicians; He was convinced, however, still bring out this album as Replacements album. In 1991, the band finally broke up, and Westerberg launched his solo career.

His first two songs ( Dyslexic Heart, Waiting for Somebody ) appeared on the soundtrack to the film zusammengestelltem of him singles - Lonely together, a little later, his first full length solo album was followed by 14 songs, which elicited mixed reactions among music critics. The next album was not a commercial success and Westerberg joined by Reprise Records to Capitol Records. In this time of changing his first album was released under the name Grandpaboy on an independent label.

1999 appeared Suicaine Gratifaction, his first album for Capitol; however, were at that label at this time restructuring underway, so little promotion was operated for his album and because of the resulting lack of commercial success Westerberg was released from his contract. He then disappeared from the music scene until 2002.

In 2002, he announced his Stereo / Mono project, originally a double album with a disc in mono and one in stereo. He decided to bring out the mono album under the name Grandpaboy and join a tour of it. Thereafter, further releases on Vagrant Records and a documentary about him followed under the title Come Feel Me Tremble. Published in 2005 a best-of - plate; in preparation for a best-of- plate of the replacements, there was also a partial reunion of his former band. With Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars and studio musician Josh Freese he took two new songs on as replacements.

Discography

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