14 Songs | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul Westerberg
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 42918
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 45255
UPC: 936245255236
EAN: 0093624525523
ASIN: B000002MJO
Release Date: June 15, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | Knockin on Mine | | • | First Glimmer | | • | World Class Fad | | • | Runaway Wind | | • | Dice Behind Your Shades | | • | Even Here We Are | | • | Silver Naked Ladies | | • | A Few Minutes of Silence | | • | Someone I Once Knew | | • | Black Eyed Susan | | • | Things | | • | Something Is Me | | • | Mannequin Shop | | • | Down Love |
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Amazon.com
Paul Westerberg's first official solo album, 14 Songs, is a curious disappointment. Expectations were perhaps unreasonably high after 1990's brilliant All Shook Down (credited to the Replacements but a Westerberg solo album in all but name) and the soundtrack for Singles (supposedly a showcase for the Seattle sound but stolen by two songs from Minneapolis's Westerberg). 14 Songs is not so much a bad album as an underwhelming one from the best singer/songwriter to emerge from the post-punk underground. There are enough flashes of the old talent to indicate that Westerberg is simply confused rather than burnt-out. Pianist Ian McLagen helps a sax-blowing Westerberg through an inspired Stones imitation, "Silver Naked Ladies," and guest singer Joan Jett helps him through a smart Clash imitation, "Someone I Once Knew." The first single, "World Class Fad," boasts a great rock & roll hook to go with its sneering putdown of sell-out musicians, but the best song is "Something Is Me," which manages to be both a full-tilt punk charge and a telling confessional: "Something going wrong; my name is Paul. Something always happens eventually; the something is me." --Geoffrey Himes
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| Customer Reviews:
Slightly disorganized, but it's almost ready for Top 40. June 4, 2005
D. R Hayes (Clermont, FL. United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was heartbroken when the Replacements disbanded. I remember all the way back to the first time my virgin ears heard "Left Of The Dial" back when I was 17. This was the fall of 85, and I was a senior in high school, and I was listening to college radio. Well I pretty much abandoned them for awhile to this day I still don't know why. I just felt I wasn't grown up enough maybe, but in the summer of 89 I felt drawn to them again when I heard the song "They're Blind" in a Sam Goody. I was so hit hard with pleasure from that song I ran over to the guy at the counter, and he looked at me like I was nuts asking him what that song was? Eventually I got all the Replacement albums on Sire records, and then they disbanded. I heard Paul's first solo piece from the movie "Singles" which is a loser for the moment. I lost interest in 4 minutes. Anyway the first song I would hear is "Dyslexic Heart", and it's one you want to play time and time again to get the sexual gratification of the sax. So anyway I've rambled on enough. This album has alot of promise, but the way it was put in order I feel it held it back some. Yeah "World Class Fad" charted, but I feel with a little more direction it would've set the world on fire. The first song "Knocking On Mine" a tasty bluegrass rocker, "First Glimmer" I first heard in the summer of 94 when I was in one of my depressed moods, and it brought out a little inspiration in me.....not anymore, "World Class Fad" can still rock, but my all-time fave on here is "Dice Behind Your Shades". It's got a fabulous groove going, and even though I can't understand the words the music is sexy and o so beautiful. "Things" has a beauty all of it's own; this is a song if you're driving at night with a splitting headache it'll be gone by the time that song ends. The only song that's where it belongs is the last song "Down Love" it's a awesome rocker that hints back to circa 1981, and something you can hum or sing on your way home. the rest is rather average, but good, so as I said a little more reshuffling of the song order it may have been an art statement, but it's still great to listen to.
 A Letdown But Still Worthwhile April 12, 2005
dean alme (timmins, ontario)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
When you are a Replacements fan, you have slightly higher expectations for the debut solo CD from the band's genius songwriter and lead singer. There are hints of greatness here and there...the bluster and snide contempt of "World Class Fad" is classic Westerberg, while "Black Eyed Susan" and "First Glimmer" are sad-eyed reflections that follow in All Shook Down's direction. I found myself humming along to "Things" and "Mannequin Shop", and "Knockin On Mine" rocks. That said, the rest of the album is really below par.
 Not so Good March 23, 2005
Carl P. Carrasco
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album is disapointing! Without the chemistry of the rest of the replacements behind him the songs sound bland. There are a couple good songs but they all fall short of replacements quality material. The writing is weak for the majority of the songs too. If you want a good post-replacemets solo recond get Tommy Stinson's "Village Gorillia Head" or the Bash and Pop they're excelent.
 Could this be the same guy that made "Let It Be"? March 9, 2005
Joe (TExAS)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is shocking to see how far Westerberg has slipped since making "Tim." Most of these songs are painful to listen to and that is not because he is writing about tragedies, but because he is tragic!
sadly, not much staying power August 2, 2004
fygmynt (macon, ga)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is the first bargain bin album i've purchased in a while that actually exceeded my expectations. of course, that wasn't very difficult. the last couple replacements albums are nearly unlistenably boring, and knowing that westerberg's solo career wasn't all that highly praised, i didn't know what to expect. but 14 songs is easily better than any replacements record since pleased to meet me. there's an energy here those last few releases were missing, the energy of a man beginning all over again with his crazy 80s days behind him. the melodies are classic, the delivery is sharp, this is a well-above-average collection of rock 'n' roll songs. and much easier to enjoy in the context of westerberg's career, before and after.
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