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The Replacements - Hootenanny Audio CD

A fair review of the The Replacements "Hootenanny" 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.

The Replacements Band: The Replacements
Title: Hootenanny
Rating:
Release Date: 1991-07-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hootenanny 2: Run It 3: Color Me Impressed 4: Willpower 5: Take Me Down to the Hospital 6: Mr. Whirly 7: Within Your Reach 8: Buck Hill 9: Lovelines 10: You Lose 11: Hayday 12: Treatment Bound

Hootenanny
It's early 1980's punk that has the hardcore attitude but doesn't sound hardcore and still maintains humour and pop leanings. The Replacements-Hootenanny *****

As for the original album itself, well it is easily one of the bands best ever. A notch up from the groups legendary debut Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash in every way, the vocals, lyrics, musicianship, and even performance are all just slightly better on Hootenanny than Sorry. Not to say Sorry was a bad album, as it was anything but. The goofy title track, the arrogant 'Color Me Impressed' the snotty 'Mr. Whirly' 'Buck Hill' and 'Treatment Bound' make Hootenanny one of the very best albums of the 1980's. Westerbergs lyrics are still innocent and funny, Bob Stinson is a guitar God, Tommy can't play to save his life but gives the band the punk edge, and Christopher Mars plays a damn good fill.

Now for the remaster, I don't get the gripe. Yeah it is still short, but it is a punk album so the fact that it even got remastered is amazing. The bonus tracks, most of which are demos and alternate versions of songs are killer. Some better than the real album versions. Also the liner notes on the album are excellent. They go into great detail on the album and the recording.

This is a great but whether you get this the remastered and reissued version or just the plain old album, they are both the same price so getting the extras is a given, but either way your sure to win. .


Transitional, yet Enjoyable (3.5 stars)
Three of the songs here ("Willpower," "Color Me Impressed," and the gorgeous "Within Your Reach") hint at greater things to come on their next album. "Hootenanny" can't touch the 'Mats best work, but it's always a fun listen. The remainder of "Hootenanny" ranges from enjoyable punk ("Take Me to the Hospital" and "Run It") to listenable filler. It's this eclecticism that prevents "Hootenanny" from matching the sheer joy of "Sorry Ma. . " or the indie pop of the 'Mats later albums. Nevertheless, "Hootenanny" belongs in the collection of every true Replacements fan.


come on do the whole thing
the three r's. "ramshackle,raucous,raw. " Pope John Paul announced this into his microphone after hearing this album at some event in 1983. All I hear is four snot-nosed punks putting their lives on the line in some doomed attempt to save rock & roll from 1980's Sting and his wretched Police.


It's Fun!
It also sounds like they had a fun time recording it with funny tunes like "Hootenanny", a nice hardcore song "Run It", the huge spin-off "Mr. The Replacements' second album sounds like a fun time. Whirly", a song making fun of love shows on the radio "Lovelines", the hard-rockin' "Take Me Down to the Hospital" and practically every song they did on here has some kind of joke in it, which some people may not like. But there is one serious song on here-"Within Your Reach". It's a sad song that Paul Westerberg did on his own and it's a good tune.

So, all in all it is a huge step up for the 'Mats and paves up a way to the supreme "Let it Be".


Not for everyone
People who rate this album low don't get it - and consequently they don't understand what made the 'Mats a great band in the first place. Look, you either get this album or you don't. To me, owning only the major label Replacements albums is like reading half of a novel. It's raw and unpolished - yeah, the sound quality is lacking, obviously - the 'Mats were 4 kids from Minneapolis on a small-time label back then. I wouldn't change a thing - consider it a timepiece, an artifact of an era. Great stuff.


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