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Grandpaboy
Biography
Grandpaboy is Paul Westerberg, singer/songwriter/guitarist and de facto leader of the revered (and now defunct) Replacements. Not exactly a secret venture, but a means for Westerberg to escape expectations and get back to playing devil-may-care, stripped-down rock. He plays all the instruments on each Grandpaboy release and, in keeping with the concept, uses various eccentric pseudonyms.

After two inconsistent and labored solo albums, the tiny Monolith label put out a Grandpaboy single and then an EP in 1997. Both brief releases contained some clever wordplay, while simultaneously recalling the Replacements' reckless spirit. Many fans and critics proclaimed the EP to be his best work in ages. Another, more subtle Westerberg platter, Suicaine Gratifaction, was issued in 1999 on Capitol Records, but as a result of a change in management at the label, his contract was terminated not long after its release. Seemingly disillusioned with the music business, he dropped out of sight for a few years, leaving the zealots to wonder if he would ever return. After so much time had passed, one could've looked back on the playfully cantankerous Grandpaboy as just a fun little diversion for Westerberg while he was between major labels.
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