The Replacements Album: “Stink”

Thought that would catch your attention.

The second instalment from the greatest band in the world and it rocks big style. For me, this and the Huskers 'Metal Circus' are the two greatest ep's of them all.

'Stink' is 20 years old but it is timeless. Wouldn't be out of place nowadays, but hey that was the Replacements for you. Ahead of their time , but at the same time so right in time!

Show me a punk album that is 20 years old and still makes you want to take on the world.

It's brash, funny and swaggers like an alcoholic on payday!

Westerberg defined and called to arms a generation with 'Kid's Don't Follow', while 'Dope Smokin' Moron' and 'Goddamn Job' are as funny as they would get.

If you want punk straight in your face get this album, if not check out the charts!!

...The early Replacements albums were inspired bits of punk genius, a decade ahead of their time. Stink, like Sorry Ma, Hoot, Let it Be and Tim blended punk fury with intelligent, deep thoughts like few bands have ever pulled off.

Play this one loud and down a couple mickey's big mouths for Bob while you're at it. This is the real Replacements to me. It's hard and fast. Punk, but not Dead Kennedy punk. It's one of their best and when they played stuff like this live, going to clubs did not suck. Each song is a classic delivered like only Westerberg can. This is far superior to their later stuff. Sorry, no acoustic numbers.

If you know all their more poppy tunes on the radio play lists, you don't own this album. It is short, sweet and makes you feel embarassed to abmit you're a Replacements fan if you don't own a copy . This defines the Replacements, although not the definitive album, for those who live off of todays fly by sound bytes. White & Lazy is a song and a self descriptive anthem. Loud, obnoxious, drive faster when you hear it and makes you wanna break stuff sound!

This a great album from a great band but this probably isn't the first Replacements album one should buy. Not a bad bunch of songs but very short. I doubt if it clocks in at over twenty minutes.