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100
If Let It Be captured the spirit of the Replacements, then Tim captured their soul.
13y
100
Major-label debut sees no let-up in quality.
4y
90
Tim is simply cohesive, and despite the distortion and drum-bashing, it’s wall-to-wall pop music.
4y
90
Tim isn't a perfect album; the anti-stewardess diatribe "Waitress in the Sky" is more mean-spirited than its targets deserve. But its other songs -- rangy, obstreperous, unsparing, funny and ever tuneful -- turn post-adolescent confusion into some kind of screwed-up enlightenment.
10y
My personally favorite The Replacement album and takes everything from Let It Be and improves on it for such a diverse and melodic release with the band's most introspective lyrics.
Track Review
Hold My Life 9/10
I'll Buy 8.5/10.
Kiss Me On the Bus 9/10
Dose of Thunder 8/10
Waitress In the Sky 8/10
Swingin Party 10/10
Bastards of Young 9.5/10
Lay It Down Clown 8.5/10.
Left of the Dial 9.5/10
Little Mascara 8/10
Here Comes a Regular 9.5/10
Average:
The final sound of the original line up of The Replacements is a fully realized and diverse album. One of the finest of the 80's and an excellent follow up to one of the best records of the 80s, if not, the best.
"At least you tried" - The Replacements
Where do I start, "Tim" is considered one of their best albums alongside with their previous work "Let It Be" which I didn't like but it was still packed with a couple of great songs ("Unsatisfied" being the best one), but I thought it was obsolete for an 80s record.
What about "Tim" then, they basically thrown everything in this record, every genre possible, from punk rock to jangle pop to heartland ... read more
Was already a fan of swingin party and bastards of young, decided to listen to the full album and it lived up to the rest, a few songs (Lay it down clown and Kiss me on the bus) stop this from being a 10/10
Tim is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band The Replacements. It was released in September 1985 on Sire Records. The album achieved moderate mainstream commercial success, peaking at number 183 on the Billboard Top 200.
It was highly praised by critics upon its release and is frequently included on professional lists of the all-time best rock albums. It was ranked at number four in Alternative Press' list of the Top 99 albums of 1985–1995. It was placed 136th on ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Hold My Life 4:21 | 89 |
| 2 | I'll Buy 3:25 | 82 |
| 3 | Kiss Me on the Bus 2:53 | 84 |
| 4 | Dose of Thunder 2:19 | 75 |
| 5 | Waitress in the Sky 2:02 | 77 |
| 6 | Swingin Party 3:51 | 91 |
| 7 | Bastards of Young 3:37 | 91 |
| 8 | Lay It Down Clown 2:24 | 76 |
| 9 | Left of the Dial 3:42 | 90 |
| 10 | Little Mascara 3:36 | 85 |
| 11 | Here Comes a Regular 4:46 | 90 |
Total Length: 37 minutes
By Gregory Egg
