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Originally Posted by pbradley
Replacements' songwriting haa always been more on the traditional side from what I've heard, particularly when compared to Sonic Youth. I think it would be a disservice if somebody didn't criticize them on this fact. Most of the Replacements' music is shit boring, including some stuff on Let It Be.
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half of Let It Be is completely not about "song writing" to the extreme, and the best moments of song writing half are when Westerberg cops somebody else's classic emotional riff. That's pretty much the point.
To compare it to Sonic Youth makes as much sense as comparing the Cramps to PIL.