The Replacements "Let It Be" (2016 Reissue) swing while the funk simply melts

while the funk simply melts your speakers: 808s boom and Prince-like synthesizers squiggle in your earhole

electronica and Dennis Hopper monologues all seem perfectly at home

"We'd come to the conclusion we weren't going to be filming Super 8 videos to this stuff anymore

Bestowing deserved éclat on the emergent musicians

Full of desperation & yearning

The Replacements "Let It Be" (2016 Reissue) swing while the funk simply meltsLet 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