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Prior to the evolution of punk in the 1970s, there was little rock and roll tradition from Minneapolis, which author Steven Blush attributed to a lack of anything to " rebel against ", noting that it was Minneapolis ' friendly atmosphere that made future hardcore punk musicians " crazy and rebellious ".

" Every A & R person in New York was present at CBs while The Replacements joyously flushed the set down the toilet, doing nothing but fractions of other people's songs ," said Peter Jesperson who recorded them for Twin / Tone.