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Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash Audio CD

A fair review of the The Replacements "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Replacements reviews here, or go back to the The Replacements tabs.

Band: The Replacements
Title: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
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Release Date: 1991-07-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Takin a Ride 2: Careless 3: Customer 4: Hangin Downtown 5: Kick Your Door Down 6: Otto 7: I Bought a Headache 8: Rattlesnake 9: I Hate Music 10: Johnny's Gonna Die 11: Shiftless When Idle 12: More Cigarettes 13: Don't Ask Why 14: Somethin to D� 15: I'm in Trouble 16: Love You Till Friday 17: Shutup 18: Raised in the City

Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash
When most people hear or think the Replacements, that assuming you even know who the Replacements are, they think Pleased To Meet Me, and Tim, or maybe if you are really know your stuff Let It Be. The Replacements-Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash ****

Released in 1981, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash was the debut from some of Minnasota's finest the legendary Replacements. Few people realize the band was around before Let It Be. To be clear this is not The Beatles Let It Be, oh no. Hootenany, Stink, Sorry Ma all came out before. Now Sorry Ma is nothing like the bands later material either. It's much, much more raw. The production is not as clean but actually makes the album sound better over all then that of Tim and Pleased To Meet Me.

This is the earliest carnation of the band with both Stinson brothers. The fantastic Bob Stinson on lead guitar. Bob is one of the most underrated guitar players in all of rock and roll. Tommy Stinson on bass. At the time of this album Tommy was only about fourteen years old, amazing huh. Christophers Mars on the drums. The poetic Paul Westerberg on lyrics, rythm guitar and lead vocals.

For some reason or another some people call this album along with Stink hardcore. Well that couldn't be further from the truth. The Replacements couldn't be hardcore if they tried. Tommy Stinson has been quoted as saying "In the eighties hardcore is what you wished your band was but you just knew that, that was not your band, like with us. " Yeah this is more punk then they would ever do again. Songs like 'Takin A Ride' 'Customer' 'Otto' and 'Shutup' are just straight up punk yes, but not hardcore. So sorry if you were looking for hardcore but this is not it, and for those of you later day Replacements fans who were affraid of this because you heard it was hardcore well fear no more. 'Johnnys Gonna Die' is more or less loosely based on lead guitarist Bob Stinson who aside from being excentric on stage dressing in such things as dresses he was also a massive druggy and drunk which is why in the liner notes he is listed as Smokin (and drinkin) Bob Stinson. 'I Hate Music' is classic Replacements humor as does 'I Bought A Headache. ' 'Raised In The City' the track which closes the album is tied with 'Takin A Ride' the song which opens the album for the strongest track. They are the two best songs by the band out of their first three albums, not till Let It Be would those track be topped.

Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash is the album that strated it all. The Replacements were concidered by the time the disbanded one of the greatest bands of all time, and still today they are looked at that one, but more now than then as the legand has grown. It is both humbling and interesting to see where the band came from as well as rewarding.

Not for the pop at heart
Definitely not for pop fans. This, the Replacements' first album, is very raw and very powerful. It was almost too hectic for my liking. Westerberg's lyricism is not nearly as awe-inspiring as it will be in later albums, but a slight hint of genius is still there. .

Still one of my favorite Replacements CDs
It was hardcore and fast enough to pump the adreneline but it had enough hooks and great songs (even great lyrics if you can hear them sung very very fast) to distinguish it from the skater punk crap which always played the same couple of chords in the same deadly dull rotation with the same vocalist (can't call him a singer) trying to sound tough. When I was in high school, I bought this as a tape first and I couldn't stop listening to it. "Taking a Ride", "Something to Do" and "Hanging Downtown" were those tracks that spoke to me in a way that only Holden Caulfield could otherwise (yeah I didn't realize that I was a little stereotypical in the teenager department - I also wore my hair long and greasy and refused to cut it until after Freshman year in college. Oh shut up. )

Obviously this is not your usual Replacements album, and the flashes of craftsmanship that would start with Hootenanny were not yet formed. But it's great on its own merits. So much so, that I spent years claiming that this was the only decent Replacements album before a stultifying descent into dullness (well that one with the sheep was pretty bland. ) So maybe this should be your first Mats album and maybe you should be 15 to love it like I did, but it's still a great album. And the songs are some of the best crafted pieces of music in punk history.

sorry fans, forgot to take out the trash

The thing you have to know about 'westerberg' (lead singer of this band) is that he has these die hard followers who love everything he has done (and does now-worse) full stop. Yes, I am glad there are a few good reviews here that slate this weak lp. I'm sure there are some that say they are only replacements fans, but then they probably love everything that the replacements have done.
This album is practically ready for the bin.
Bar about three tracks out of twenty- It always sucked (and I got it in the peak of my replacements listening/loving days)- it is never hardcore, just unlistenable.
Want hardcore, get 'husker du - new day rising' or 'Stink' by replacements' or even indeed, like some other good fellow said 'Tim' and then 'Let it be' by this band - they are the two best.

You have careless/johnny's gonna die/shiftless when I'm idle and maybe 'takin a ride' too (notice these are the ones that other anti 'sorry ma' revierwers picked) - they are the only half decent tracks on this.
It's a very weak record from production to playing (but most of all, westerberg ruins it with his hideous vocals on the most of the stuff.
I really just would'nt bother pal. It'll be one to throw away, or worse give away to some other poor soul who won't understand.

This band went major label and really changed in a good way-showing a new and incredible side to themselves after 'let it be', unlike a band like husker du - who became anti-political and began talking rubbish after they left for warner.
Lucky to get two stars.
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Poineers of garage sound / 1 of the greatest albums
This 1st album is probably my favorite Mats album but I like them all. This band defined garage fast & hard, shun the mainstream sound. This cd is one of those rare albums where you will not skip a track on this. Every song is appealing in it's own way. The guitar riffs are sketchy but thats the beauty of this album it's so raw and unpolished. I have to say this album is their most Punk sounding. It came out in 1981 so far from the New Wave that was on the airwaves. Westerburg's voice goes right through you. I can't possibly list standout tracks because like I said every song is good. But "Customer" is a funny tune, opening track "Taking a ride" such a catchy song, "Kick your door down" great chorus track. "Shiftless when Idle, "I hate Music" such a Punk Rock tune. If you truly like real garage/punk sound this album is essential to collection. This CD is in my top 5 of all time.

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