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Earthed [Original recording remastered] [Import]
6 Sonatas for Cello & Harpsichord
Music: Positively Somewhere [Import]
60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco
16th Century English Harpsichord and Virginals Music
Amazon.com essential recording
On their first releases, even amid all the smirking irreverence, the Replacements seemed to have more ambition than other post-punkers, but it wasn't until Let It Be that they actually realized it. There's still plenty of smirking here--"Seen Your Video" is a great snotty taunt--but there's also smartly-crafted pop like "I Will Dare" and not-quite-love songs like "Answering Machine," not to mention a rocking cover of uncool Kiss that's played perfectly straight. This is classic, all-over-the-board indie rock, especially the angst-ridden empathy of "Sixteen Blue," where Paul Westerberg, all of 23, remembers just how it is to be a teenager. --David Cantwell
Album Description
Remastered reissue of their 'five-star' 1984 album. RestlessRecords. 2002.