LET IT BE demonstrates the unique hybrid of sloppy punk attitude and classic rock sensibilities that drove fans to devotion and critics to supplication. Paul Westerberg's songs lose all timidity as he tackles subjects like failure, confusion, and despair with a lyrical directness and a voice capable of ravaged emotion, unbridled fury, and effecting vulnerability.
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Product Identifiers
Record LabelRhi, Rhino
UPC0081227954710
eBay Product ID (ePID)16046042087
Product Key Features
FormatRecord
Release Year2016
GenreRock
ArtistReplacements
Release TitleLet It Be
Dimensions
Item Height0.16 in
Item Weight0.06 lb
Item Length12.35 in
Item Width12.30 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks11
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 I Will Dare 1.2 Favorite Thing 1.3 We're Comin' Out 1.4 Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out 1.5 Androgynous 1.6 Black Diamond 1.7 Unsatisfied 2.2 Seen Your Video 1.9 Gary's Got a Boner 2.4 Sixteen Blue 1.11 Answering Machine
Number of Discs1
NotesLet It Be looms large among '80s rock albums, generally regarded as one of the greatest records of the decade. Nothing about Let It Be is clean; it's all a ragged mess, careening wildly from dirty jokes to wounded ballads, from utter throwaways to songs haunting in their power. This blend of bluster and vulnerability is why The Replacements were perhaps the most beloved band of their era, as they captured all the chaos and confusion of coming of age in the midst of Reaganomics, and Let It Be is nothing if not a coming-of-age album, perched precisely between adolescence and adulthood. There's just enough angst and tastelessness to have the album speak to teenagers of all generations and just enough complicated emotion to make this music resonate with listeners long past those awkward years, whether they grew up with this album or not.