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Encyclopedia > Tim (album)
Tim
Tim cover
Studio album by The Replacements
Released 1985
Recorded June-July 1985, Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis
Genre College rock
Length 36:29
Label Sire Records
Producer(s) Tommy Erdelyi aka Tommy Ramone
Professional reviews
The Replacements chronology
Let It Be
(1984)		 Tim
(1985)		 Pleased to Meet Me
(1987)

Breaking News: Tim Spratt's car rolled into the Lawrie van tonight. It caused no damage to the van, but nicked the front bumper of the car. Cover of The Replacements album Tim. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... In the USA, college rock was a term used to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term alternative came into common usage. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Drummer Tommy Ramone (born Thomas Erdelyi January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) grew up in Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Let It Be is the title of a 1984 album released by The Replacements. ... Pleased to Meet Me is the fifth album by the Replacements. ...


Tim is an album released in October 1985 on Sire Records by the alternative rock band The Replacements. It was their first release after signing to a major label. It was also the last album made by the original classic line-up of the band. Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] (also simply called alternative) were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...


Tim's mainstream commercial success, like its predecessors, was moderate at best, despite the critical hosannas it garnered. Stylistically, the album shows Paul Westerberg's diverse influences, including Alex Chilton's Big Star on "Hold My Life", Roy Orbison and Duane Eddy on "Swingin' Party" and Chuck Berry and Nick Lowe on "Kiss Me on the Bus". Lyrically, the album is typical of Westerberg's style. The songs are an assortment of alienated narratives from a motley crew of low lifes and losers, often tragically unable to function as a responsible adult. Westerberg during a performance. ... Alex Chilton, circa 1999 Photo: Aimeé Toledano Alex Chilton (born William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. ... Big Star was an American rock and roll band of the early 1970s whose work is often cited as a prime example of power pop. ... Roy Orbison at a London press conference, late 1988. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and song writer. ... Bowi EP sleeve (1977). ...


Like its predecessor Let It Be, Tim is one of the most acclaimed albums of its era. Tim placed 136th on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and it ranked #4 in the Associated Press list of the Top 99 albums of 1985-1995.[citation needed]. Along with Let It Be, it is one of two Replacements albums to receive the full five stars from the All Music Guide. Let It Be is the title of a 1984 album released by The Replacements. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music, politics and popular culture. ... The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2003. ... Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Let It Be is the title of a 1984 album released by The Replacements. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ...


The album also contains the song "Bastards of Young", which was given a now famous video. The black & white video simply was a single shot of a speaker throughout the whole song. At the end of the song, the speaker is bashed in by the person who was listening to the song. Similar videos were also made for "Hold My Life" (in color) and "Left Of The Dial" (minus the speaker-bashing).


The band performed "Bastards Of Young" and "Kiss Me On The Bus" on Saturday Night Live on January 18, 1986. It was the most television exposure the band received at that time, as the band's behaviour resulted in a lifetime ban from SNL. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The album peaked at #183 on the Billboard Music Chart's Top 200. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...


Track listing

Songs written by Paul Westerberg, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Hold My Life" – 4:18
  2. "I'll Buy" – 3:20
  3. "Kiss Me on the Bus" – 2:48
  4. "Dose of Thunder" (Mars/Stinson/Westerberg) – 2:16
  5. "Waitress in the Sky" – 2:02
  6. "Swingin' Party" – 3:48
  7. "Bastards of Young" – 3:35
  8. "Lay It Down Clown" – 2:22
  9. "Left of the Dial" – 3:41
  10. "Little Mascara" – 3:33
  11. "Here Comes a Regular" – 4:46

Personnel


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Tim has played the guitar for many years and friends have always remarked on the quality of his voice, but it wasn't until Tim recorded a song as a present at Appletree Studios that he started taking the possibilities of a music career seriously.
By the time Tim arrived at the studio in March, although the songs were written, there had been precious little time to rehearse and the creative process continued in the studio.
At time of writing, the album is not available for sale as Tim is currently making decisions about how best to bring the album to market (if you own a record label don't be shy, contact us).
Tim Whitehead jazz musician (1728 words)
Whitehead's first album was recorded with this band in 1982, and the work was toured for Jazz Services together with an exhibition of his paintings and recitation of poems and other writings.
In 2001 Tim was commissioned by The Teignmouth Jazz Festival to compose “Let Her Rave”, a work for sextet and choir which was performed at the festival in November 2002 and featured the voice of Kathleen Willison, pianist Gwilym Simcock and guitarist Mike Outram.
Tim and Colin are developing material for the next album to be released in 2005, and Tim is working on the score for a new saxophone concerto by Colin Riley to be premiered with the Orchestra Viva at The Derby Assembly Rooms 31st January 2005
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