I hate ILoveMusic, it's got too many POLLS - Artist Poll #104 - THE REPLACEMENTS - RESULTS

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OTM.

Support for Sorry Ma tracks is wide and varied, apparently. They might even be best appreciated peppered amongst other stuff like this.

In a way it’s their most consistent album.

But on the other hand almost too dense to unpack, which is maybe what you are saying.

Yeah, the latter. I think like the record better than I did even a couple of weeks ago, having been to forced to think about isolated songs. I've been doing a fair bit of "wait, which is that one again?" etc.

_Let It Be_, _Time_ and _Pleased To Meet Me_

Hey, Ellen, Time says hi.

Sorry Ma very nearly made my top 5. If Don't Tell a Soul hadn't been remixed (yet) into Dead Man's Pop, Sorry Ma would have nudged past it. Anyway, the Rhino reissue is probably my favorite of those 2008 reissues, and it's too bad that particular edition is out of print because everything from the mastering to the bonus tracks to the artwork/presentation made it definitive.

Bob Odenkirk's a huge fan and talks about it in this great interview from the My Favorite Album podcaast.

“I Hate Music” is my first TOO LOW. Was top 10 for me.

I hate music, not too many votes?

One day, well, I won't

Kuleshov Replacement

May as well post another one methinks. I'll hopefully post 37-21 starting in about 7 hours...

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#38
Black Diamond
from Let It Be (1984)
Score: 112
Votes: 8 (0)
Youtube: audio track

I had it at number 8. Maybe their best hard rock performance, hardest best. A big improvement on the original, which I have barely heard *ducks*

Oh wait, maybe I am thinking of "Black Diamond Bay."

Tommy is a 10^x better bass player than Gene Simmons for one thing. Bob is a more interesting player than Ace. /challops4u

One of my favorite of Bob's many squealing leads. How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?

*waits for Bob backlash*

I liked this from Xgau's review of PTTM:
https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Replacements
Stinson's perpetually broken promise to harness the power of naked anarchy

Wonder where the other 7 BD voters are.

How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?

omigod

and failing, hence its beauty

i'm late here and i didn't vote but i see "angels walk" didn't place among the solo tracks, which is ridiculous

Gotta love the 'Hard Luck Woman' rip on 'Unsatisfied' too.

the rhythm section is really tight on this one, which makes bob's solo even funnier

like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince? and failing, hence its beauty...

Trouble Boys has a Westerberg quote along the lines of "Bob's fingers were fast, if not always accurate" and lauds his ability to occasionally fuck up gloriously; can't remember which song has a solo that Bob starts in the wrong key, then bends and mangles to make it work.

I laugh with Bob, not at him
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Black Diamond was #15 with a bullet on my ballot. I love their cover so much! Also the slightly moody (?) intro is a good fakeout

but i guess the orig song is kinda that way too

The original has some weird outro that they, um, wisely dispensed with.

Been dipping back into Trouble Boys because of this poll. So good. Had to avoid it for a long time because it was ultimately depressing.

I laugh with Bob, not at him
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of course

but i guess the orig song is kinda that way too

― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, October 12, 2020 11:17 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

the replacements do a better job with the intro, adding that little guitar lick before they start singing.

Right. The original starts with some twee Ren Faire ISB Brave SIr Robin instrumentation and vocals.

didn't vote for it but it's a great cover version, keeping the good stuff from the original, excising the bad, and adding a few fun elements (like the faint little "ooh" backing vocals during the intro).

lol yeah that medieval plucking is incredibly cheesy xp

it really is!

I found the quote of Paul talking about Bob's fingers, may post later.

I didn't vote for "Black Diamond" because I decided to go with no covers. But it is GREAT and many times better than the original.

Yup. I broke my no cover rule for that one

can't remember which song has a solo that Bob starts in the wrong key, then bends and mangles to make it work.

all of them?

Ha!

So I am reminded that Bob's stagewear choices of dresses, tutus and trenchcoats was directly influenced by Captain Sensible.

my appreciation for kiss began with "beth" and the replacements' "black diamond."

It’s pretty impressive, for what amounts to be a fairly straight cover version, how much better they made that song.

Believe I had it in my top 20 but there were moments I had “Black Diamond” a lot higher as it almost perfectly captures their whole act. A blistering rock number that, oh by the way, is a Kiss song.

Yup

I love the story in Trouble Boys about how the 'mats were doing some relatively high-profile label-showcase-type show in NYC, and Gene Simmons slinked in, trying to go unnoticed. The soundperson recognized him, and told the 'mats on their monitors (so that the audience couldn't hear) that Simmons was there. They immediately stopped whatever song they were playing and launched into "Black Diamond," while a baffled Simmons -- "How'd they know I'm here?!" -- slinked back out.

The rest of that story is great too!

She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs) at 8:38 12 Oct 20

One of my favorite of Bob's many squealing leads. How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?

was off brand but I believe Bob was a big Yes fan

Yes, that is correct. Big Steve Howe fan.

Some webpages say he was also influenced by Prince, which is news to me. Trouble Boys says The Replacements were Prince fans and has stories about Paul and Tommy but nothing in particular about Bob.