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Friday Night Is Killing Me

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] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included dates opening for the Black Crowes.[5]

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

Production

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The album was produced by Don Smith.[6] 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][7] Members of the Heartbreakers also contributed to the recording, although Stinson wasn't in the studio during those sessions.[8] 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.[9][10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
Austin American-Statesman    [12]
Calgary HeraldB+[13]
Chicago Tribune    [14]
Robert Christgau  [15]
The Indianapolis Star    [16]
Lincoln Journal Star     [17]
Los Angeles Times    [18]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide     [19]
Orlando Sentinel     [10]

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."[14] 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."[20] The Indianapolis Star thought that "it's something like nuclear fission—when a great band breaks apart, astonishing energy is released."[16] The Lincoln Journal Star noted that the album "avoids the retro feel of the Black Crowes and Izzy Stradlin."[17]

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."[11] Magnet considered it "the best batch of songs by any Replacement since 1987’s Pleased To Meet Me."[21] The Spin Alternative Record Guide opined that it "got over on sheer bar-band enthusiasm."[22]

Track listing

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Bash & Pop: Minneapolis's Rousing Rock-and-Rollers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ Krochak, Gerry (22 Mar 1993). "Rock Beat". Regina Leader-Post. p. C6.
  6. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 8. Feb 20, 1993. p. 60.
  7. ^ Thompson, Dave (July 29, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Bream, Jon (26 Feb 1993). "Sidemen Go Solo: Former 'Mats bassist fronts Bash & Pop". Star Tribune. p. 1E.
  9. ^ Mehr, Bob (2016). Trouble Boys: The Story of the Replacements. Da Capo Press. p. 403.
  10. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (5 Mar 1993). "Bash & Pop". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
  11. ^ a b "Friday Night Is Killing Me - Bash & Pop | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. ^ McLeese, Don (18 Feb 1993). "Bash & Pop Friday Night Is Killing Me". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 6.
  13. ^ Muretich, James (7 Mar 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  14. ^ a b Kot, Greg. "Bash & Pop Friday Night Is Killing Me..." Chicago Tribune.
  15. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bash". www.robertchristgau.com.
  16. ^ a b Gilbert, Scott (15 Mar 1993). "Bash & Pop 'Friday Night Is Killing Me', Sire/Reprise Records". The Indianapolis Star. p. D3.
  17. ^ a b Wolgamott, L. Kent (16 Feb 1993). "Tommy Stinson reforms flameout into astonishing band". Entertainment. Lincoln Journal Star. p. 9.
  18. ^ Tinkham, Chris (2 May 1993). "In Brief". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.
  19. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 936.
  20. ^ "Bash & Pop". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Essential New Music: Bash & Pop's "Friday Night Is Killing Me"". Magnet. November 21, 2017.
  22. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 331.
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