After legendary critics favorites the Replacements called it quits in the early '90s, founding ‘Mats member and bassist Tommy Stinson formed a new rock band in 1995 – Perfect. Their album, a near- (dare we say?) perfect mix of driving rock, sophisticated pop and smartass lyrics recalls the Replacements at the height of their rocking irreverence and should’ve been an instant classic. Unfortunately, record company politics intervened and the album was never released – until now!
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Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe
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Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe
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ASIN: B0001BU5NK Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Better Days
- Turn It Up
- Little Drum
- 7 Days A Week
- Me
- Catch 'Em
- Yap Yap
- Making Of An Asshole
- Thing I Call Life
- Flap
Album Description
After legendary critics favorites the Replacements called it quits in the early '90s, founding `Mats member and bassist Tommy Stinson formed a new rock band in 1995 - Perfect. Their album, a near- (dare we say?) perfect mix of driving rock, sophisticated pop and smartass lyrics recalls the Replacements at the height of their rocking irreverence and should've been an instant classic. Unfortunately, record company politics intervened and the album was never released - until now!Customer Reviews:
very good - not as good as B & P "friday night is killing me".......2006-01-31
Turn It Up, Tommy! (4.5 stars).......2005-04-25
Tommy Stinson and his cohorts turn in a great collection of power-pop classics that are just grungy enough to keep them out of the top 40 and just poppy enough to turn off the hardcore skatepunks out there.
The opening track, "Better Days" brings to mind some of the better English pop-punk anthems of the late 70's, "Turn It Up" is a great party tune, "Catch 'em" brings to mind glam gone wrong, "YapYap" sounds like a much happier Johnny Thunders, and "7 Days A Week" channels the energy of his old band, the Replacements ("It's closing time/We're strangers with our worthless lives...and the hardest day is 7 days a week"). It's anguish disguised as a punk-pop.
The playing by Stinson and his bandmates is professional, polished, and passionate throughout. I'm willing to say that the band on this is tighter than a duck's a**, and that's waterproof. Teriffic playing by a tight band at its personal peak.
The production by Jim Dickinson brings out the best of the band...but the mix is just the tiniest bit muddy. Half the time I can't make out the vocals without intense concentration...they're buried just a little low in the mix. It loses half a star for that, but this is still a very, very accomplished record that rocks.
It's too bad this bounced around labels for so long...Perfect may have been the next big thing. "Once, twice, three times a maybe"-- indeed.
Tommy Stinson for President!.......2004-11-02
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