Otis

You need to add “Can’t Hardly Wait” and kick out both of the bottom two picks. It’s their best pure pop momment. Maybe add “Left of the Dial” too.

“Left of the Dial” is overrated.

“Within Your Reach” is underrated.

“I’ll Be You” should be in there, as well as “Within Your Reach” and “Here Comes A Regular”.

“I.O.U” – nice.

Other faves include “I Will Dare”, “Alex Chilton: and “The Ledge”, although I’ve always put “Go” at the top of my Mats list.

“I Will Dare,” “Within Your Reach,” “Here Comes A Regular,” “Bastards of Young,” “Unsatisfied.” “Can’t Hardly Wait” narrowly misses my list because of the production.

androgynous and i’ll be you.

Gary’s got a Boner…

No, Seriously…..

Sixteen Blue

swingin party, i will dare, fuck school, and HERE COMES A REGULAR

The Ledge,Answering Machine,Skyway,Unsatisfied, Andro and Regular…”turn your back on a pay ya back last call” thats the stuff of genius.

First of all I want to say that “All Shook Down” WAS a good album. Though it may not be a Mats record in the strictest sense.

1. Skyway
2. Answering Machine
3. I Will Dare
4. Bastards of Young
5. The Last

If Only You Were Lonely…..Bastards of Young….Waitress in the Sky….Swinging Party….Dope Smokin Moron

and Run It

HERE COMES A REGULAR

Beer for Breakfast?

I like Answering Machine.

And Tommy Stinson’s solo album, Village Gorilla Head.

One of those great bands that most people never heard. My favorites are:
1. Here Comes A Regular
2. Skyway
3. I.O.U.
4. Waitress In The Sky
5. Unsatisfied

Little Mascara

Did they ever really put out a bad song? Don’t think so….

In no particular order, except for Number 1.

1. Alex Chilton (I’m in love with this song)
2. Here Comes a Regular
3. Gary’s Got A Boner (perhaps their best pure, unaffected rock song)
4. I Don’t Know (this separates itself by their best couplet “One foot in the door, the other foot in the gutter”
5. Bastards of Young

Best Album: Let it Be

Can’t believe no one mentioned “Valentine”

I don’t kid around about The Replacements – The Best Band Ever. I like your five but I would also suggest “Don’t Ask Why”, “Careless”, “Kids Don’t Follow”, “Within Your Reach”, “If Only You Were Lonely”, “Valentine”, “Can’t Hardly Wait” . . . I could go on all weekend.
Touring with The Replacements was the best thing to ever happen to those R.E.M. dullards.

Lay it down clown and Tommy gets his tonsils out. Best album is Let it Be

here comes a regular.

Küss mich im Bus

Horrible. What are you on? Nothing from “Let It Be,” their only must-have album? The only one you got right was “Color Me Impressed.” Other four should be:
1. Androgynous
3. I Will Dare
4. Unsatisfied
5. Dope Smokin Moron

Oops you did have Unsatisfied. I havent had my coffee yet.
Change that to “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out.”

“Nobody” awesome ge-tar solo at the end!

“Someone take the wheel”…cause i dont know where i’m goin’

“Alex Chilton,” “Bastards of Young,” “Can’t Hardly Wait,” “Sixteen Blue,” “Here Comes a Regular.”

Here Comes A Regular
Alex Chilton
Bastards Of Young
I Will Dare

and, in my humble opinion, their best song lyrically…

Little Mascara

Can’t Hardly Wait, Unsatisfied, Left of the Dial, Sixteen Blue, Bastards of Young

Hangin Downtown

Color Me Impressed

If only you were lonely

Waitress in the Sky

Swingin Party

1. Alex Chilton
2. I Will Dare
3. Unsatisfied
4. I’ll Be You
5. Can’t Hardly Wait

I Will Dare
Alex Chilton
Bastards of Young
Asking Me Lies
Aching to Be

Is there any band more loved with such critical success who never really had any mainstream success?

skyway
left of the dial
unsatisfied
nevermind
the tim-version of can’t hardly wait

Uh, yeah, the Velvet Underground

Answering Machine…Here Comes A Regular…Nevermind. ..Uns atisf ied…Skyway…Can’t Hardly Wait…Hold My Life…Left Of The Dial

Arguably the greatest band ever…We miss you bob

Alex Chilton
Here Comes A Regular
Kiss Me On The Bus
I’ll Be You
Left Of The Dial

My fave is “I’ll Buy”. Who’s with me?

I know that the Velvet Underground are The 108th Best Band Ever, but how much of a creep would you have to be to “love” them? Kraftwerk is a basket of kittens compared to The Velvet Underground.

I got the herps

The Velvet Underground absolutely are great and sold nothing. How about John Hiatt? He should be bigger than Norah Jones.

“Alex Chilton”..hands down

Swinging Party
I will dare
Aching to Be
Nobody
Kiss Me On the Bus

Left of the Dial

Oops!!

Valentine
Here Comes a Regular
Answering Machine
Little Mascara….five songs just skims the surface!!

Girl From Another Planet
One for the Boys
If Only
Black Diamond (KISS)
Hootenany

Little Mascara
Nobody
Bastars of Young
Red Red Wine
waitress in the sky

Gotta give an honorable mention ( I guess) to the one song that got airplay…I’ll be you.

jonny11

Skyway…. reminds me of St. Paul and Minneapolis…
I will dare
Here Comes a regular
Alex Chilton
Waitress in the Sky

Left of the Dial
Alex Chilton
If Only You Were Lonely
Can’t Hardly Wait
Answering Machine

“Here Comes a Regular”

“Unsatisfied”

” Alex Chilton”

“If Only You Were Lonely”

“I Will Dare”

Johnny is gonna die
Goddamn job
Cruela De Ville
Beer for Breakfast
Like a Rollin Pin

happyboy diggin’ deep,… nice!

here’s diggin a little deeper:

kiss me on the bus
treatment bound
nevermind
my little problem
talent show

Damn, I was trying remember that Johnette Napolitano song

1. I Will Dare (This HAD to be on there, but it wasn’t)
2. Bastards of Young
3. Color Me Impressed
4. Alex Chilton
5. Kiss Me on the Buss

My Top 5,for now,and in no
particular order-
“Skyway”
“Hold My Life”
“Alex Chilton”
“Unsatisfied”
“Wait ress In The Sky”
“Tim” is my fave Replacements album
and while I’m here,to that turd who
took me to task for doin’ an
acapella,yet slightly inebriated,
version of “Androgynous” at Lambton
Park in June last year,and
disrespected the Replacements as
much as he did me,a line from
“I.O.U.” describes you best-
“You’re all fucked”!

I love the Velvets but the ‘Mats are more consistently great when you take a long look at their song catalog. I’ll be crucified for this but you find some filler with the Velvets (”Lonesome Cowboy Bill” anyone?). None at all with the ‘Mats. It’s a crime they are so often overlooked and the solo stuff is virtually ignored. At least WE all love and miss them.

left of the dial
androgynous
seen your video
answering machine
i´m in trouble

i.o.u. definitely not one of their 20 best songs

Impossible to narrow it down to just 5 songs. Here are 5 that remain essential and timeless.

Within Your Reach

Color Me Impressed

Unsatisfied

Swingi n’ Party

Can’t Hardly Wait

Left of the Dial
Color Me Impressed
Unsatisfied
I Will Dare
Bastards Of Young

Best Instrumental: Buck Hill!!!

“Little Mascara”

“Here Comes A Regular”

“Color Me Impressed”

“Shiftless When Idle”

“Answering Machine”

“Answering Machine”

“Answering Machine”

Little Mascara
Cant Hardly Wait
Bastards of Young
I Dont Know
Favorite Thing

Hold My Life

Can’t Hardly Wait

Alex Chilton

Unsatisfied

Left of the Dial

Simple THE band of the ’80’s. Very much missed today.

Can’t Hardly Wait
Bastards Of Young
Anywhere Is Better Than Here
Skyway
I’ll Be You

Other Great Mats Tunes
*I Will Dare
*IOU
*The Ledge
*Achin To Be

1st 5
Can’t Hardly Wait
Unsatisfied
Rock And Roll Ghost
Someone Take The Wheel
Fuck School

2nd 5
Left Of The Dial
Achin’ To Be
I Will Dare
Here Comes A Reguar
If Only You Were Lonely

Look for Mr.Whirley / Can’t Hardly Wait – by The Stonesouls on I-tunes or Napster. This was my band from Athens GA once upon a time (this was from a tribute CD that was mentioned in Rolling Stone in 1995…Hootie was on the cover)

That’s a trick question. There are no good Replacements songs.

Unsatisfied
Alex Chilton
Were coming out
androdgynus
bastards of young

“Here Comes a Regular”, “Sixteen Blue”, “Treatment Bound”, “Johnny’s Gonna Die”, and “Bastards of Young” . Honorable Mention for “The Ledge” and “Androgynous”

I Will Dare
Here Comes A Regular
Color Me Impressed
I’ll Be You
Bastards of Young

1.androgynous
2.androgynous
3.androgynous
4.androgynous
5.androgynous

yup.

Can’t Hardly Wait
I.O.U.
Answering Machine
Kiss Me on the Bus
Bastards of the Young
World Class Fad- Yeah, its a Westerberg solo, but its all the Replacements to me.

Oh Lord that is like picking your favorite child. Cannot do it!! They are all worthy.

“We are the sons of no one…”

Hands down, right song, right generation, right time, right band.

Take me down to the hospital.

“Favorite Thing” i sby far the best Replacements song

The Tim version of Can’t Hardly Wait

Easy to overlook, but it belongs on the list.

Birthday Gal is a great song!

Birthday Gal is a great song!

#1 Favorite Thing (best intro guitar line ever)

then:
If Only You Were Lonely
Nowhere Is My Home
I Will Dare
Bastards of Young
Can’t Hardly Wait (Tim version)

oh hell it changes daily…
I’ll buy
hold my life
favorite thing
alex chilton
left of the dial