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Title: excellence plus
Review: I'll agree with others that rate this album up there with "Let It Be" as one of the Replacements finest. Song after song, Paul Westerberg shows what an amazing songwriter he is. Pick your favorites from amongst these goodies, but really there isn't a dud to be found. The big decision for most fans, especially those that already own a copy of "Tim" on CD or vinyl is, do the bonus tracks make this worth buying again or not? As with most reissues, the bonus tracks here are a mixed bag: a couple of unnecessary alternate takes along with one very good unreleased track ("Nowhere is My Home"), and some very interesting versions of the superb "Can't Hardly Wait" --- a roughly recorded but mesmerizing acoustic version (maybe not the stone-cold classic that Peter Jesperson rates about in the liner notes, but still pretty wonderful), and another electric take. Maybe you won't love all the bonus tracks, but the album itself remains a shining jewel.
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