Chris Mars was the original drummer for Minneapolis, Minnesota alternative rock band the Replacements. In the early days he also drummef in Dogbreath.



Chris Mars barely appeared on The Replacements' final album, All Shook Down and was substituted in 1990 by Steve Foley. Next Chris joined the group Golden Smog before launching a solo career.



His first solo album was a revelation for fans and critics used to his fairly limited role in The Replacements. Chris Mars wrote and sang the entire album and added guitar and keyboards to his drumming duties.



In late 2005, Chris Mars rejoined the other two surviving Replacements, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, to record two new songs for a best-of compilation. He only sang backup on the two tracks while Josh Freese did the actual drumming.