The Replacements were one of the finest, messiest bands around in the 80's and Hootenanny was their second studio album which came out in 1983. The music is loose and generally fast with a few exceptions but shows a progression from their first cd which was even faster and messier. Paul Westerberg doesn't just holler along to the music and there are signs of what they would become on later releases like 'Let it Be'.
'Run it' could have easily come off their first cd 'Sorry Ma, Forgot to take out the trash' (a great set of songs about cars, women and booze and trying to make your own fun. 'Mr. Whirly' is their amusing take on old school rock and roll. 'Within your reach' is Paul stretching beyond the basic boundaries of their earlier songs. 'Buck Hill' is mainly an instrumental which sounds like an early R.E.M song. 'Lovelines' is funny, 'You Lose' a straight-ahead rocker as is 'Hayday'.
The final song 'Treatment bound' starts off with the line 'We're getting no place, fast as you can.' which probably sums up the band's philosophy and direction but it was great going along with them.
I prefer their first cd for basic rock tunes, 'Let it Be' for their mix of ballads and pop/rock and 'Don't tell a soul' for a few of their mainstream pop songs on it, but 'Hootenanny' is still a good cd by a great band. R.I.P
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