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somecleric · 11-22-2002, 05:09 PM

The Replacements and Husker Du were both signed to majors (1985) before REM (1987).

The Replacement's Tim charted two years before REM's Document, their breakthrough into the mainstream.

REM may have been instrumental in gaining alternative music acceptance in the mainstream in the same way Nirvana did, but in terms of breaking new industry ground for independent music, they were following in the footsteps of Husker Du and The Replacements, and musically they aren't anywhere near as important as The Pixies amongst modern American indy rock.

REM may have kicked things off with 'Radio Free Europe', but The Damned did the same thing with 'New Rose' and punk, 5 years earlier, and The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash still get all the credit there. No one tries to convince people the Damned were more important.

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somecleric Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 121 -1 Internets	The Replacements and Husker Du were both signed to majors (1985) before REM (1987). The Replacement's Tim charted two years before REM's Document, their breakthrough into the mainstream. REM may have been instrumental in gaining alternative music acceptance in the mainstream in the same way Nirvana did, but in terms of breaking new industry ground for independent music, they were following in the footsteps of Husker Du and The Replacements, and musically they aren't anywhere near as important as The Pixies amongst modern American indy rock. REM may have kicked things off with 'Radio Free Europe', but The Damned did the same thing with 'New Rose' and punk, 5 years earlier, and The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash still get all the credit there. No one tries to convince people the Damned were more important.