Let It Be (studio album) by The Replacements

Let It Be by The Replacements
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 209th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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82/100 (from 918 votes)
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Award Top 50 albums of the 1980s (26th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (209th)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.7/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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80/100
From 03/03/2023 15:03
A great but inconsistent record that is let down by the filler songs which there shouldn't really be any of with how short the release is. We're Comin' Out and Black Diamond are the worst offenders in my opinion as they could be cut and I think the record would be better. Despite this, the album has two of my favourite songs of all time on here in the form of Unsatisfied and Androgynous. Both just feel so raw emotionally and just have such a power behind them that I can't help but play them over and over again. This sound they captured on these two songs and a few more is the best the group have ever sounded and if they could maintain this then this album would be phenomenal. Overall, the lack of consistency on here dampers an album that I absolutely love but the quality just isn't there to rank it any higher.
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65/100
From 11/24/2022 20:56
I got this due to reviews and how highly placed it is amongst members. I've had it for a few years now and listened to it multiple times. There's hints of 'The Clash' in there but as a whole it doesn't really resonate with me. I find it slightly dull. They could of done without the Kiss cover as well.
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90/100
From 11/12/2022 23:50
I Will Dare and Unsatisfied are one of the greatest 80s alternative rock songs I ever heard. This album overall is great, interesting fusion of hardcore punk and new wave with a bits of something fresh that was going on at a time. I also think that Answering Machine and Black Diamond are really great underrated tracks here.
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45/100
From 06/20/2022 05:19
This was a big step forward for the band, but definitely not the best place to start for new listeners. Their next three albums were on a major label and they are far stronger than Let It Be. I would recommend those LPs or the Don't You know compilation to see how much they changed over a short period of time.

Solid tracks here are I Will Dare, Androgynous, Unsatisfied and Sixteen Blue. The rest is either OK, incomplete sketches or throwaway songs.

Recommended.

Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: I Will Dare
B-Side: Unsatisfied
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/31/2022 16:34
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80/100
From 11/02/2021 21:43
Album Rating: 78.00
(858/11)

1. "I Will Dare" - 76
2. "Favorite Thing" - 78
3. "We're Comin' Out" - 84
4. "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out" - 72
5. "Androgynous" - 91
6. "Black Diamond" - 84
7. "Unsatisfied" - 85
8. "Seen Your Video" - 71
9. "Gary's Got a Boner". - 60
10. "Sixteen Blue" - 78
11. "Answering Machine" - 79
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65/100
From 09/28/2021 17:44
"I Will Dare" and "Favorite Thing" is a great opening 1-2 punch. I feel like its a bit inconsistent after that. It is more inconsistent than Tim and Pleased to Meet Me, so I am surprised that it is higher ranked than those records.
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85/100
From 05/01/2021 00:30
The bridge between hardcore punk and the melodic alternative rock. They completely dominated the 80's college rock radio, screw the SNL ban. Different from any other hardcore punk bands at that time, and the lead singer probably influenced Cobain's rough vocals as well.
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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
5. Let It Be by The Replacements
6. Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
7. Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
8. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
9. Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
10. Treasure by Cocteau Twins
11. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
12. The Unforgettable Fire by U2
13. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
14. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Reckoning by R.E.M.
16. Diamond Life by Sade
17. 1984 by Van Halen
18. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
19. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
20. E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching
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