Friday Night Is Killing Me
Studio album by
Bash & Pop
Released1993
GenreRock, alternative rock
LabelSire/Reprise[1]
ProducerDon Smith
Bash & Pop chronology
Friday Night Is Killing Me
(1993)		 Anything Could Happen
(2017)

Friday Night Is Killing Me is the first album by the American rock band Bash & Pop, released in 1993.[2][3] It was Tommy Stinson's first project after the dissolution of the Replacements.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Don Smith.[5] Stinson was unable to settle on a permanent band lineup, and ended up playing many of the instruments himself; it had already been his intention to switch from bass to guitar.[2][6] Members of the Heartbreakers also contributed to the recording, although Stinson wasn't in the studio during those sessions.[7] The album's last track, "First Steps", was originally demoed for the Replacements' Don't Tell a Soul.[4] Stinson took voice lessons in order to improve his singing on the album; he also asked Paul Westerberg to contribute some backing vocals.[8][9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Austin American-Statesman[11]
Calgary HeraldB+[12]
Chicago Tribune[13]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[14]
The Indianapolis Star[15]
Los Angeles Times[16]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[17]
Orlando Sentinel[9]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Once past the ersatz Faces riffs, Stinson writes the kind of midtempo heart-wrenchers (the title track, 'Tiny Pieces') and acoustic ballads ('Nothing', 'First Steps') that came a dime a dozen to the Replacements' Paul Westerberg."[13] The Washington Post decided that "unlike Westerberg, Stinson doesn't show much aptitude for the change-of-pace track."[1] Trouser Press considered that "Stinson can do a credible imitation of Rod Stewart’s lurch and rasp might be enough for a journeyman career, but Friday Night is hardly the adult achievement his alma mater primed him for."[18] The Indianapolis Star thought that "it's something like nuclear fission—when a great band breaks apart, astonishing energy is released."[15]

AllMusic wrote that "decades after its release, the album feels like a bit of the hangover from the '80s, a celebration of irreverent roots rock performed with an audible grin."[10] Magnet considered it "the best batch of songs by any Replacement since 1987’s Pleased To Meet Me."[19] The Spin Alternative Record Guide opined that it "got over on sheer bar-band enthusiasm."[20]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Never Aim to Please"4:09
2."Hang Ups"2:42
3."Loose Ends"4:09
4."One More Time"2:08
5."Tickled to Tears"3:37
6."Nothing"3:41
7."Fast & Hard"3:12
8."Friday Night (Is Killing Me)"4:39
9."He Means It"3:33
10."Tiny Pieces"4:37
11."First Steps"4:15

References

  1. 1 2 "BASH POP: MINNEAPOLIS'S ROUSING ROCK-AND-ROLLERS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Bash & Pop | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Simmonds, Jeremy (July 29, 2012). "The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches". Chicago Review Press – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Finding a Good Replacement : With His Band Bash & Pop, Tommy Stinson Tones Down Defiance and Aims for Longevity". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 1993.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 105 (8): 60. Feb 20, 1993.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Dave (July 29, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Bream, Jon (26 Feb 1993). "SIDEMEN GO SOLO // Former 'Mats bassist fronts Bash & Pop". Star Tribune. p. 1E.
  8. ↑ Mehr, Bob (2016). Trouble Boys: The Story of the Replacements. Da Capo Press. p. 403.
  9. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (5 Mar 1993). "RECORDS BASH & POP". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 8.
  10. 1 2 "Friday Night Is Killing Me - Bash & Pop | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ↑ McLeese, Don (18 Feb 1993). "Bash & Pop. Friday Night Is Killing Me (Sire/Reprise)". Austin American-Statesman. Onward. p. 6.
  12. ↑ Muretich, James (7 Mar 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  13. 1 2 Kot, Greg. "Bash & PopFriday Night is Killing Me..." chicagotribune.com.
  14. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bash". www.robertchristgau.com.
  15. 1 2 Gilbert, Scott (15 Mar 1993). "Bash & Pop 'Friday Night Is Killing Me', Sire/Reprise Records". The Indianapolis Star. p. D3.
  16. ↑ Tinkham, Chris (2 May 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 58.
  17. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 936.
  18. ↑ "Bash & Pop". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Essential New Music: Bash & Pop's "Friday Night Is Killing Me"". Magnet. November 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 331.
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