Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ingres!ebm From: ebm@ingres.ARPA (Grady Toss) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: new Replacements Message-ID: <137@ingres.ARPA> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 15:22:22 EST Article-I.D.: ingres.137 Posted: Thu Oct 31 15:22:22 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 03:24:57 EST References: <1252@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: ebm@ingres.UUCP (Grady Toss) Organization: Pandora's Box Lines: 20 >Have any of you Replacement fans out there heard the new album? >It is called "Tim" I believe. Are there any covers (of the musical >variety) on it? > > James Cooper "Agent Double-O soul, baby..." [Sounds of gagging and spitting] I heard it just the other day... and it sounds AWFUL. If you listen really hard you can hear a shred of the Replacements personality coming through the oh-too-major-label-production. It's hard to tell if the songs themselves are suspect... but the SOUND of this record is a definite step into the grave. If you really want Replacements doing cover versions get the cassette-only release from Twin Tone (can't remember the name off hand)... it has an entire side of covers. ... gt