In his review of Let It Be, Christgau summed up the band’s viewpoint quite well when he wrote that, “Bands like this don’t have roots, or principles either, they just have stuff they like.” Prior to this record, those who were aware of The Replacements pegged them as another punk band—a damn good punk band, it should be noted—but a punk band nonetheless. The catch to that particular viewpoint was not how The Replacements saw themselves, and thus they set out to quite deliberately disrupt that particular narrative.I've always loved Tim slightly better, but I love Let It Be too, and it was always the gateway to the band.
And I hope they're not still kicking themselves for following Let It Be up with Let It Bleed.
The songs, ranked:
Unsatisfied
Answering Machine
Favorite Thing
16 Blue
I Will Dare
Androgynous
Gary's Got a Boner
Seen Your Video
Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out
We're Coming Out
Black Diamond
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