The Replacements "Color Me Obsessed"
comes to DVD on November 20
One of 'The Seven Best New Music Documentaries of the Year'
-David Browne, Rolling Stone
COLOR ME OBSESSED, the first documentary about famed 80's indie-rock band The Replacements,will be released in a two-disc DVD set (with 6 hours of extras) on November 20 via MVD Entertainment Group.
Told through the eyes of fans, friends, and contemporaries, COLOR ME OBSESSED breaks
from the traditional music documentary format of music and
performances. Not looking to make a VH1/where-are-they-now style
documentary, director Gorman Bechard took a unique approach, "I decided
to present the band in a more iconic way," he explains. "I thought,
people believe in God without seeing or hearing him but rather through
the passion, faith, and stories of others. After watching COLOR ME OBSESSED, I'm pretty sure music fans will believe in The Replacements in much the same way."
Telling the band's story was a project close to the heart for Bechard. Like many who were weaned on punk music he latched onto this brash young Minneapolis band with fervor. Dubbed "the last best band" by Spin Magazine, their live shows could be miraculous or downright disasters. Their fans, unwaveringly faithful. As critic's darlings, their albums were wrought with angry guitars and passionate well-written lyrics that hinted at potential commercial success. Yet, somehow, the band managed to continually shoot themselves in the foot. Their relative obscurity was a motivating factor in presenting their story on film. "The Replacements should have been the next Rolling Stones," Bechard says, "And to the people who loved them, I think they were."
Combining
over 140 interviews with rockers (Colin Meloy of The Decemberists,
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, Tommy Ramone, Grant Hart and Greg Norton
of Husker Du, all three members of Goo Goo Dolls), journalists (Robert
Christgau, Legs McNeil, Ira Robbins, Greg Kot, Jim DeRogatis), and fans
both famous (Tom Arnold, Dave Foley, George Wendt) and not, Bechard
delivers the obsessive tale of the most influential band you've never
heard of, The Replacements. And though containing not one note of their
music, COLOR ME OBSESSED is a documentary that really rocks.
Bechard is also releasing his Archers of Loaf reunion tour/concert documentary WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? on November 20. The film features the Indie rock icons playing two hometown concerts at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC. It premiered at NXNE in Toronto in June.
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