Besterberg

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Album: Besterberg: Best of Paul Westerberg [Digipak]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Dyslexic Heart
2)	Knockin on Mine
3)	World Class Fad
4)	Runaway Wind
5)	Things
6)	Seein' Her
7)	Man Without Ties
8)	Star Is Bored, A
9)	Stain Yer Blood
10)	Love Untold
11)	Once Around the Weekend - (Alternate Mix, previously unreleased)
12)	Angels Walk
13)	It's a Wonderful Lie
14)	Lookin' Out Forever
15)	Nowhere Man
16)	High Time
17)	Let the Bad Times Roll
18)	What a Day (For a Night)
19)	All That I Had - (previously unreleased)
20)	C'mon, C'mon, C'mon - (previously unreleased)

Album: Besterberg: Best of Paul Westerberg [Digipak]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Dyslexic Heart
2)	Knockin on Mine
3)	World Class Fad
4)	Runaway Wind
5)	Things
6)	Seein' Her
7)	Man Without Ties
8)	Star Is Bored, A
9)	Stain Yer Blood
10)	Love Untold
11)	Once Around the Weekend - (Alternate Mix, previously unreleased)
12)	Angels Walk
13)	It's a Wonderful Lie
14)	Lookin' Out Forever
15)	Nowhere Man
16)	High Time
17)	Let the Bad Times Roll
18)	What a Day (For a Night)
19)	All That I Had - (previously unreleased)
20)	C'mon, C'mon, C'mon - (previously unreleased)

Tracks

1. Dyslexic Heart

2. Knockin' On Mine

3. World Class Fad

4. Runaway Wind

5. Things

6. Seein' Her

7. Men Without Ties

8. Star Is Bored

9. Stain Yer Blood

10. Love Untold

11. Once Around The Weekend (Alternate Mix)

12. Angels Walk

13. It's A Wonderful Lie

14. Lookin' Out Forever

15. Nowhere Man

16. High Time - Grandpaboy

17. Let The Bad Times Roll

18. What A Day (For A Night)

19. All That I Had

20. C'mon, C'mon, C'mon

Performer Notes

Includes 3 previously unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Paul Westerberg (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, melodica, piano, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Paul Westerberg (bass guitar); Brendan O'Brien (guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Luther Covington (guitar); Rick Price (mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals); Don Was (acoustic bass, double bass); John Pierce , Keith Christopher (bass guitar); Henry Twiddle (drums); Elrod Puce (maracas, triangle, hand claps, background vocals); Charmony Brothers (background vocals); Suzie Katayama (cello, accordion); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Josh Freese, Michael Urbano (drums, percussion); Josh Kelly (drums, background vocals); Brian Macleod , Kenny Aronoff (drums); Matt Wallace (percussion, background vocals); Michael Bland (percussion).
Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Photographers: Hayley Madden; Jim Steinfeldt; Frank Okenfels; Miranda Penn Turin; Kristin Callahan; Ron Pownall.
Destined to live in the shadow of his former band, the legendary Replacements, Minnesota singer/songwriter Paul Westerberg remained undaunted in embarking on his solo career in the early 1990s. While a number of initial Westerberg singles wouldn't have sounded out of place on the last few Replacements albums--most notably the pop-perfect "Dyslexic Heart" and the Stonesy "Knockin on Mine"--later efforts revealed a different approach. On the spare, emotive "It's a Wonderful Lie" and his aching rendition of the Beatles' "Nowhere Man," Westerberg dispenses with percussion entirely, while on "Let the Bad Times Roll" and "What a Day (For a Night)," he handles most instruments (including drums) himself, for a charmingly ramshackle effect. The cheekily named collection BESTERBERG features all of the aforementioned songs, along with a handful of non-album tracks. Fans will enjoy Westerberg's wry song commentary in the liner notes ("at this rate a hit song would embarrass me"), and newcomers will find an ideal starting point for exploring his underrated solo outings.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.129) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he addition of three unreleased rarities makes this essential."