Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs

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Mar 27, 2016 Sold Date

Mar 25, 2016 Start Date

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Artikel Name: 14 Songs
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: PLAIN Titelanzahl: 14

Trackliste LP - 1

1. Paul Westerberg - Knockin On Mine 2. Paul Westerberg - First Glimmer 3. Paul Westerberg - World Class Fad 4. Paul Westerberg - Runaway Wind 5. Paul Westerberg - Dice Behind Your Shades 6. Paul Westerberg - Even Here We Are 7. Paul Westerberg - Silver Naked Ladies 8. Paul Westerberg - A Few Minutes of Silence 9. Paul Westerberg - Someone I Once Knew 10. Paul Westerberg - Black Eyed Susan 11. Paul Westerberg - Things 12. Paul Westerberg - Something is Me 13. Paul Westerberg - Mannequin Shop 14. Paul Westerberg - Down Love

Beschreibung

Paul Westerberg's second solo LP (we all know the Replacements' final All Shook Down was really not a band LP) is a damn sight better than his first, with a batch of really nice tunes and some renewed enthusiasm (it's not as much of a downer); still, it's hard to resist the belief that he's capable of more than this. The fault is two-fold: One, fire co-producer Matt Wallace, who is more and more looming as the villain on Paul's last three LPs. The most convincing recordings here are the two crude demos Westerberg set down alone in the kitchen of his house. His voice and tune devastate or kindle one's inner emotions by themselves. Compare these naked pathos with the somewhat rote "Knockin' on Mine" (a rip-off of Don't Tell a Soul's "Talent Show") or the just-tossed-off "Things," and it appears the lack of warmth in Wallace's familiar sound is pulling Paul's otherwise tremendous fervor down. Secondly, the first six Replacements' LPs all had more convincing material than this, culminating in the terrific Pleased to Meet Me. When inspired, he can still recall some of those heights: "Dice Behind Your Shades" remembers that former intimacy and sharp hooks, as do bits of "First Glimmer," "Runaway Wind," and the attempts at old raucous pounders, "Silver Naked Ladies" and "World Class Fad." But they all still fall short of his former one-in-a-zillion singer/songwriter greatness. In fact, what really saves him on this record is his singing -- since the melodies and riffs are just good, not great, it takes a vocalist of his throaty gifts to deliver the pleasure. At times tender, sometimes who-gives-a-crap, other times amused or mildly sad and pensive, Westerberg makes us shower singers jealous over how much he can convey with just his pipes. All the more reason to record future albums by himself in his kitchen? Or how about Westerberg "unplugged" from his living room? Talent like this is always best raw, whether "Kids Won't Follow" or "Never Mind" or "Kiss Me on the Bus." He'll never get that from Wallace, but he'll still shine through anyway. ~ Jack Rabid

Jack Rabid