The Replacements - Tim
Artist:
The Replacements
Review:
Released in 1985, Tim caught a great American garage band
stretching out, working Big Star pop and Fifties-style rock into a
mix of punky abandon and regular-dude romanticism. This version
— reissued along with three other ‘Mats albums, none of which
is quite as tuneful as Tim — brightens the sound and
adds six bonus cuts, including a bare-bones version of “Here Comes
a Regular,” Paul Westerberg’s moving acoustic ballad about
directionless barflies. Rarely did Westerberg write so…
Rating:
4 Stars
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