|
Post by ih8music on Nov 20, 2006 23:25:19 GMT
Pretty much every mats fan will agree that you must start w/ the trinity...
but as with most things, it depends what you like... the earlier stuff is harder and more punkish, the last 2 albums are more polished and radio friendly ("tuneful" is how I recall Westerberg referring to them at the time).
But for most people who'll visit this site (i.e. they like GnR), the winning mix is probably something like:
Let It Be (84) Tim (85) Pleased to Meet Me (87) Hootenanny (83) The Replacements Stink (82) Sorry ma... (81) Dont tell a soul (89) All Shook Down (91)
Not that ASD sucks or anything... it's just has more of the 'alt-country' vibe to it than any of the other albums.
|
|
|
Post by Just_Me on Nov 21, 2006 14:17:14 GMT
Well eventually I decided I wanted something fun and punky so I decided to go with Hootenanny. Which will apparently be here in 10-12 days. ;D Thanks for all the info everyone.
|
|
|
Post by sis on Nov 22, 2006 4:11:09 GMT
you know, i like gnr, love them, but i actually loved the mats first. way back in like 81, 82, long before axl was even thought of. i love the trinity, but i think my next favorite is replacements stink, because of the raw punky-ness of it.
|
|
|
Post by Just_Me on Nov 22, 2006 9:23:25 GMT
I just wish I was old enough to say things like that. But then if I'd been born in the 70's I'd probably be wishing I was born in the 60's so I could have experienced the 70's properly.
BTW Just out of curiosity what did you think when you first heard Tommy had joined GNR?
|
|
|
Post by xfreekx on Nov 25, 2006 1:58:48 GMT
I think (like all 'mats fans) it was a huge WTF? Although i was happy he was making money playing music. After hearing the "End of Days" song, i hated it, but upon hearing some of the newer stuff i think it's great. I love GN'R, so i think i've come to terms with it.
|
|
|
Post by Just_Me on Nov 25, 2006 11:48:43 GMT
I like to think that Oh My God (the song from End Of Days) was just an experiment, Axl trying to learn to do something new, and then releasing it to see what people thought.
Experimenting is fair enough IMO, but releasing intermediate stages like that isn't a good idea. It definately hurt the bands reputation because a lot of people assumed everything they were going to do would sound like that.
Luckily the stuff they've done since is sounding better.
|
|
|
Post by ih8music on Nov 30, 2006 22:29:10 GMT
BTW Just out of curiosity what did you think when you first heard Tommy had joined GNR? I was shocked... and a little sad, too. It seemed like a money-grab at the time and an admission that his solo work and other projects like Perfect were gone forever. While I respected the old GnR musically (tho i never became much of a fan per se), I didn't pay any attention to the new GnR lineup at all. In fact, it seemed like it was just Axl & bunch of 'paid friends' taking advantage of the GnR name. Now, I view it as a good thing for Tommy. VGH shows how much he's grown musically - and I'm sure his time w/ Axl influenced that. And having a steady income for once in his life must be pretty nice, since none of the replacements guys made any money - they once said that they guys lifting their amps made more on tour than they ever did. As for GnR - it'll be interesting to see what comes of this little experiment. So what's your impression of Hootenanny?
|
|
|
Post by Just_Me on Dec 1, 2006 0:21:45 GMT
I'm still waiting. Its being shipped to the UK from America and that always takes a while.
But from the stuff I have heard (live tracks, clips and some stuff Tony played me) I think the Mats are going to be another band I'll wish I'd gotten into sooner.
I think joining Axl was actually a good move for Tommy. Fact of the matter is everyone needs money, unfortunately thats the way the world works, and it beats writing music for adverts or getting a day job (although apparently he's the first person in hsitory to enjoy telemarketing.)
Esspecially since it left him enough free time to write VGH.
|
|
|
Post by Just_Me on Dec 6, 2006 16:12:17 GMT
Ok so I got impatient. Even thought Hootenany is due any day now I couldn't resist when I found Let It Be whilst christmas shopping. I've only heard the first half so far (Black Diamond is playing right now) but I love it. It sounds a lot better on my CD than clips and stuff off the internet did on my computer (which probably means my computer has gone and reset its speakers again). Oh and I love the bass.
|
|
|
Post by ih8music on Dec 6, 2006 19:48:08 GMT
Very cool. That's probably my favorite album as a whole (although PTMM is a close #2). Sixteen Blue, Androgynous, Answering machine, Unsatisfied, I Will Dare... those are probably The Replacements/Westerberg at their best. And there's still enough loud/fun/stupid stuff on the album to keep it loose.
|
|
|
Post by Vlad on Jan 3, 2007 4:02:38 GMT
In general I'm not a big fan of Best Of's, partially because it tends to be the tracks that get left off them that are my favourites, and partially because if I like a band I'll usually end up with everything they've done, which makes the Best Of seem a little pointless. I agree with you on that, but the reason I bought this one was because of the two new songs, which are outstanding. And as far as hearing Tommy on All Shook Down, I'm not sure what songs he plays on. My understanding is that this was basically a Paul solo album with "appearances" from Tommy, Chris & Slim.
|
|