75% Less Fat is the second album by Chris Mars.[10][11][12] The title refers to the rejection of his former bandmates in The Replacements.
| 75% Less Fat | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | Smash[2] | |||
| Producer | Chris Mars[3] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
| Deseret News | [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | D[7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [8] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [9] |
Production
editThough Mars performs primarily as a one-man band, as he did on his previous album Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, his work also contains J.D. Foster on bass and clarinet.[9]
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote: "Unlike most one-man projects, 75% Less Fat actually rocks -- there's a loose, unhinged feeling to the rhythms that make the music sound like a group effort."[4] Entertainment Weekly called the music "beer-commercial-like riffs and bouncy, generic rhythms that, at best, sound like cheap imitations of [Mars's] own musical past."[7] Trouser Press wrote that the album "may not push the envelope, but it cements an image of Mars as a serious musician with his own vision."[13] Phoenix New Times called it "a well-played, well-produced recording that in the end fails to make any lasting impression."[14]
Track listing
edit- "Stuck in Rewind" (4:00)
- "No Bands" (2:54)
- "Weasel" (2:56)
- "Public Opinion" (2:22)
- "All Figured Out" (3:41)
- "Whining Horse" (3:02)
- "Car Camping" (3:00)
- "Skipping School" (3:06)
- "Bullshit Detector" (2:39)
- "Candy Liquor" (3:04)
- "Demolition" (3:32)
- "No More Mud" (2:51)
- "Nightcap" (3:06)
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chris Mars - 75% Less Fat Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 516.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (March 21, 1993). "BASH POP: MINNEAPOLIS'S ROUSING ROCK-AND-ROLLERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ a b "75% Less Fat - Chris Mars | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Chris Mars". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "4 RELEASES MAY OFFER HOPE FOR NEW REPLACEMENTS". Deseret News. April 28, 1993.
- ^ a b "75% Less Fat". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 936.
- ^ a b "CHRIS MARS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ^ "Chris Mars | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (November 16, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hold My Life: Bob Stinson's Regrets". Spin. June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Chris Mars". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Baird, Robert (April 14, 1993). "REPLACING THE MATS". Phoenix New Times.