Replacements - Let it Be (Vinyl) Fat White Family as well as on the

as well as on the similarly sharp "Dancing

Cameron Picton and Morgan Simpson in spectacular form

the band went into the studio and came out with a deliberately chaotic and eclectic album that sounded nothing like its predecessor

It had all of the sensibilities of jazz

Sounding subdued

Replacements - Let it Be (Vinyl) Fat White Family as well as on theLet It Be looms large among '80s rock albums, generally regarded as one of the greatest records of the decade. Nothing about Let It Be is clean; it's all a ragged mess, careening wildly from dirty jokes to wounded ballads, from utter throwaways to songs haunting in their power. This blend of bluster and vulnerability is why the Replacements were perhaps the most beloved band of their era, as they captured all the chaos and confusion of coming of age