| Article number: | VAG403472.1 |
Stereo is the fourth solo album by Paul Westerberg, originally released in 2002. At this point in his career, the former Replacements leader was entering a new phase. He said goodbye to professional studios and big-name producers like Brendan O'Brien and Don Was, recording the album in his basement by himself. Westerberg made no effort to fix imperfections, and even included a song for which the tape ran out before it was over. Stereo was packaged with Mono, which he credited to his Grandpaboy alter ego.
From Paul Westerberg:
What you have here are songs written and recorded at home over a two year period that followed a much longer period of performing, traveling, and explaining. Cut mostly live in the middle of the night, no effort was made to fix what some may deem as mistakes: tape running out, fluffed lyrics, flat notes, extraneous noises, etc. Many were written (or born if you will) as the tape rolled.
Unprofessional?
Perhaps real?
Unquestionably.
From Grandpaboy:
This is rock 'n' roll recorded poorly. Played in a hurry with sweaty hands and unsure reason.
How it sounds what it says who played what is irrelevant.
It feels right.
This is this is my my blood.
TRACKLIST
Disc: 1
1 Baby Learns to Crawl - By Paul Westerberg
2 Dirt to Mud - By Paul Westerberg
3 Only Lie Worth Telling - By Paul Westerberg
4 Got You Down - By Paul Westerberg
5 No Place for You - By Paul Westerberg
6 Boring Enormous - By Paul Westerberg
7 Nothing to No One - By Paul Westerberg
Disc: 2
1 We May Be the Ones - By Paul Westerberg
2 Don't Want Never - By Paul Westerberg
3 Strike Down the Band - By Paul Westerberg
4 Mr. Rabbit - By Paul Westerberg
5 Let the Bad Times Roll - By Paul Westerberg
Disc: 3
1 High Time - By Grandpaboy
2 I'll Do Anything - By Grandpaboy
3 Let's Not Belong Together - By Grandpaboy
4 Silent Film Star - By Grandpaboy
5 Knock It Right Out - By Grandpaboy
6 2 Days 'Til Tomorrow - By Grandpaboy
Disc: 4
1 Eyes Like Sparks - By Grandpaboy
2 Footsteps - By Grandpaboy
3 Kickin' the Stall - By Grandpaboy
4 Between Love & Like - By Grandpaboy
5 AAA - By Grandpaboy
