Finally Hearing The Replacements, XTC, Tesla, & other albums from the storage unit. #vinylcommunity

A few months back, I had that huge score from a storage unit listing on Craigslist. I'm finally getting around to hearing the albums from The Replacements, XTC, Tesla, and The Beat Farmers.

[hubtunes]

Let it Be was my favorite Replacements album from the day it came out. Now the remix of Tim is. Its such a great improvement

[sjbang]

The Replacements and XTC were favs back in the day, especially XTC. Drums and Wires, English Settlement, always good. My wife knew Andy Partridge, she said he was a nice guy. Thanks!

[neilbeigie]

Hard to get what a breath of fresh air Mechanical Resonance was when it came out when it was released during the flood of glam metal albums. Always a favorite of mine. Learned to play guitar to it…especially Gettin Better

[seancurran]

Wll Robert you've done again; another band I never knew existed, The Beat Farmers, that I find quite enjoyable (with the exception of the Happy Boy song, I was fully aware of that songs existence, although I had mentally blocked it out until you mentioned it). You channel has made my life more enjoyable.

[nostromospicks]

especially „Let it Be“ by the Replacements is exceptional - highly recommended🎉

[dougyuck]

Hootenanny is my personal favorite 'Mats album. Within Your Reach is Paul Westerberg's finest moment.

[daveandreahoward]

Perhaps a video on Party Albums would be an idea... Keep up the great work!

[lostmixtapes]

I just had to go look up the YouTube video for Happy Boy. Couldn’t leave well enough alone. Curiosity got the best of me and damn it man, I really wish I had retained my ignorance.

The Replacements. Such great songs.

[jamesgriffithsmusic]

I was without my stereo for about three months last year when we moved house. When I finally plugged it back in I chose Garden of Earthly Delights as the first track to road test everything and it pinned me against the wall. Early XTC has less synths, Black Sea probably their best.

[CariMilowicki]

You have to go to A Separate Reality when you're in Cleveland. It's the only thing that gets me excited about visiting home lol

[efficiencygaming]

Fun fact: the cover art for Hootenanny was designed by Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü (under the alias Fake Name Graphx), who also designed his own band's album covers.

[richardbayen]

The story behind the Replacements is such an interesting story, one of my favorite bands ever. My favorite song on this album is also Take Me Down to the Hospital

[ChimpAflame]

Nonsuch was my first XTC purchase: the best rock radio station in Chicago (WXRT) had "Peter Pumpkinhead" in rotation when the album was released. I purchased the album based on that song, and I still listen to it on a regularly to this day ... my favorite tracks being "Holly Up on Poppy", "That Wave" and "Then She Appeared." Not long after purchasing Nonsuch, Rolling Stone had a special issue Best Albums of the 1980s, and Skylarking made the list, and justifiable so. Skylarking is XTC's best album start-to-finish.

[nocturnal-iovq]

Love the reviews and commentary! Really glad you liked "Hootenanny, " to me that is the epitome of the Replacements and their drunken rock-with-punk-attitude abandon. If you haven't heard their rip-roarin' debut (Sorry Ma...) or the Stink EP, you'd like them I bet. And yeah, Tesla is probably best heard in a smoke-belching Camaro or a boombox at the kegger party, ha ha!

[RadRadRac-igqg]

I like “That thing you do” but I never thought or knew anyone who thought it sounded like The Beatles. It does sound like a one hit wonder band from the early 60s though, which is kinda the point if you’ve seen the movie.

[curly_wyn]

The Replacements were a great shining light in the 80s! My favorite is Pleased to Meet Me since it’s their most power pop-y album. But, I actually do really like most of the tracks on Don’t Tell a Soul; it’s their last album in 1990 that was their real low point. XTC is great too! Especially Skylarking and Oranges and Lemons ;)
Great video as usual, Robert! :3

[daviddanglis]

It can be tricky to plug into XTC since they had a few phases and developed quite a bit over the years. I'd suggest their Go 2 album if you like angsty post punk; Drums & Wires and/or Black Sea (new wave), the two Dukes of Stratosphear records for top-notch 60s retro styles, and Nonsuch for intricate chamber pop (play side 2 first). I believe "Pink Thing" was Andy Partridge's attempt at one of those double-entendre tunes along the lines of "Squeezebox" by The Who. It's a British music tradition, apparently.

[dianabentley]

Xtc's English Settlement may be my favorite album.

[jefferysteen]

Tim is my favorite Replacements album..also Pleased to meet me!

[raleighbronkowski]

XTC's English Settlement and Mummer are among my favorite albums by them, the later being a little darker or acoustic than usual in spots ("Human Alchemy" a great example of the former and "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" the later). Oranges and Lemons' "Garden of Earthy Delights" is almost an equal to Mummer's "Beating of Hearts", especially in the opening song department.

Just my ramble, but there it is. (Drums and Wires and Black Sea are also great - the later being more sharper with "Generals and Majors", "Towers of London", and "Respectable Street")