Description

Beginning with riveting revelations about the Replacements’ troubled early years, Trouble Boys follows the group as they rise within the early ’80s American underground. It uncovers the darker truths behind the band’s legendary drinking, showing how their addictions first came to define them, and then nearly destroyed them.

A roaring road adventure, a heartrending family drama, and a cautionary showbiz tale, Trouble Boys has deservedly been hailed as an instant classic of rock lit.

Additional Praise:

“With Trouble Boys Mehr has delivered what will surely be the definitive book about the band at the first attempt.” —Record Collector

“A book full of revelations. Mehr fills his biography with little-known anecdotes, shocking quotes, and surprising accounts of interpersonal relations that will provide insight to even the most hard-core Replacements fans.” –Vulture

“A deep, dark look at the Replacements…Both a tragic and strangely comedic portrait of a rock ‘n’ roll band in the ’80s…Powerfully written, densely researched…The story of young, cocky and oftentimes fucked-up Midwesterners led by one of rock’s greatest songwriters.” –Paste

“It is the best band biography of all time. Want to know why? First, underdog stories are an American tradition going back to our underdog story in the Revolutionary War. Second, the Replacements is the most commercially underrated band in the last 30 years…Third, there are more incredible moments here (that are too crazy to be fictional accounts) than any band ever, period.” —PopMatters