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14 Songs [Import]

Paul Westerberg (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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1. Knockin' On Mine
2. First Glimmer
3. World Class Fad
4. Runaway Wind
5. Dice Behind Your Shades
6. Even Here We Are
7. Silver Naked Ladies
8. A Few Minutes Of Silence
9. Someone I Once Knew
10. Black Eyed Susan
11. Things
12. Something Is Me
13. Mannequin Shop
14. Down Love

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Paul Westerberg's first official solo album, 14 Songs, is a curious disappointment. Expectations were perhaps unreasonably high after 1990's brilliant All Shook Down (credited to the Replacements but a Westerberg solo album in all but name) and the soundtrack for Singles (supposedly a showcase for the Seattle sound but stolen by two songs from Minneapolis's Westerberg). 14 Songs is not so much a bad album as an underwhelming one from the best singer/songwriter to emerge from the post-punk underground. There are enough flashes of the old talent to indicate that Westerberg is simply confused rather than burnt-out. Pianist Ian McLagen helps a sax-blowing Westerberg through an inspired Stones imitation, "Silver Naked Ladies," and guest singer Joan Jett helps him through a smart Clash imitation, "Someone I Once Knew." The first single, "World Class Fad," boasts a great rock & roll hook to go with its sneering putdown of sell-out musicians, but the best song is "Something Is Me," which manages to be both a full-tilt punk charge and a telling confessional: "Something going wrong; my name is Paul. Something always happens eventually; the something is me." --Geoffrey Himes

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Letdown But Still Worthwhile April 12 2005
By dean alme
Format:Audio CD
When you are a Replacements fan, you have slightly higher expectations for the debut solo CD from the band's genius songwriter and lead singer. There are hints of greatness here and there...the bluster and snide contempt of "World Class Fad" is classic Westerberg, while "Black Eyed Susan" and "First Glimmer" are sad-eyed reflections that follow in All Shook Down's direction. I found myself humming along to "Things" and "Mannequin Shop", and "Knockin On Mine" rocks. That said, the rest of the album is really below par.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, funny, romantic as hell... May 6 2004
By M. Casarino
Format:Audio CD
With "14 Songs," Paul Westerberg released exactly the kind of album you expect when the leader of one of the most influential bands in history breaks off to tell his own stories. The quality of such records rarely matches the ambitions behind them, but "14 Songs" is one amazing album.

Like all the best punks, Paul is a smart, smart man, with an affection for wordplay and 9th chords. He puts that intelligence to great use right away with "Knockin' on Mine," a rocker about reading(!). And then Paul lets his romantic side shine, with the heartbreaking "First Glimmer," "Runaway Wind," and my fave, "Even Here We Are." Paul moves effortlessly through hard-driving post-punk ("Something is Me," "Down Love"), confessional pop ("Dice Behind Your Shades," "Things"), humorous commentaries ("Someone I Once Knew," "Mannequin Shop"), and mid-tempo rockers.

Well, so did the 'Mats, you say. And you're right - but this album is packed with idiosyncrasies that are pure Paul. It's great to hear albums that seem to flow from one's soul, and "14 Songs" is one of those albums. Some of the critiques complain that too many of the 14 songs are filler, but I hear no filler here - every tune is vital, robust, and brimming with the joy of a great artist finding a new path to rock and roll.

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5.0 out of 5 stars uncertain certitude and 14 little songs Nov 13 2003
By "peterg78"
Format:Audio CD
"14 Songs", an apt title for someone constantly stating the obvious in often revelatory ways, has been part of my life for over a decade. I remember the day I bought it...summer before freshman year in high school and miniture golf would never cut it again. All those hormones and songs such as "First Glimmer" and "Runaway Wind", quite a heady mix. I latched onto the cynicism of "World Class Fad", "Dice Behind Your Shades" and, really, the whole album. "Things" though, remains the melancholic lament that rings true over and over whenever i'm love sick. It's the parts more than the whole, whatever that means, that make this the bluest and truest album I own.
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Most recent customer reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars piece of crap, dont buy this
piece of crap, dont buy this
Published on April 13 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Grows on You like Cancer ( a GOOD cancer)
This alsbum made a Paul Westerberg believer out of my wife, and she's since come to embrace the whole messy pantheon of the Replacements/Paul Westerberg. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2002 by Zarba
4.0 out of 5 stars A fine listen
I can understand the disappointment that many feel about this CD. The guitar-driven rockers lack the raw energy of his past work with the Replacements and, for me, they are the... Read more
Published on Dec 26 2001 by David Bonesteel
3.0 out of 5 stars Just barely makes it
Fans who like Westerberg's harder stuff may be somewhat disappointed. Paul's talent is present on this CD, and I can recommend it. Read more
Published on Sep 25 2001 by Noted
5.0 out of 5 stars Improves with repeated plays.
It took me 5 plays to become completely captivated with this CD but after that I was hooked. A good range of rockers and whisper sweet ballads with great stuff in between. Read more
Published on May 4 2000 by cwooden
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of filler but some great songs too
This one probably would have been better with fewer than 14 songs. A great EP, maybe. Some of the 14 seem like filler. Read more
Published on April 10 2000 by Michael Beane
5.0 out of 5 stars Growing Up Is Hard To Do
OK, here's the deal on this CD...

-- The Replacements were lovingly known as "The Mats" in Minneapolis, MN, from which they hailed

-- A couple of years ago I read in... Read more

Published on Mar 1 2000 by "zregime"
2.0 out of 5 stars Where'd the Replacements Go?
I'm a minor fan of the Replacements, but this solo effort by Westerberg is simply sub-par and BORING. Read more
Published on Dec 9 1999 by Robert Iracane
4.0 out of 5 stars very respectable
For the most part, Westerberg's solo debut is on par with most of his albums with the Replacements. Of course, there are a few duds ("Even Here We Are",... Read more
Published on Jun 2 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Music
Yes, this album is a beauty. I've listened to this cd umpteen times since it was first released and it still amazes me when i read negative comments about it from so-called... Read more
Published on April 29 1999
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