Friday Night Is Killing Me

Bash And Pop: Tommy Stinson (vocals, guitar), Steve Brantseg (guitar), Kevin Foley (bass, background vocals), Steve Foley (drums).
Additional personnel: Belmont Tench, Jeff Trott, Phil Jones, Tommy Steel, Brian McCloud, Mike Campbell, Gregg Leisz.
Recorded at Sound Design, Santa Barbara, California; Cornerstone Recorders, Chatsworth, California; Paisley Park Studios and Entercor Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
All songs written by Tommy Stinson except "Fast And Hard" (Tommy Stinson/Steve Foley).
Personnel: Tommy Stinson (vocals, guitar); Steve Brantseg (guitar); Steve Foley (drums); Kevin Foley (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Don Smith .
Liner Note Author: Bob Mehr.
Recording information: Cornerstone Recorders, Chatsworth, CA; Entercor Studios, Minneapolis, MN; Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, MN; Sound Design, Santa Barbara, CA.
Photographer: Michael Wilson .
On his first album away from The Replacements, Tommy Stinson proves that Paul Westerberg wasn't the only gifted songwriter in the band. Stinson's songs aren't as incisive as Westerberg's, but they are solid rock & roll numbers, performed by a tight yet loose band. Although it's obvious that Bash & Pop have listened to their fair share of The Rolling Stones and the Faces, they don't recycle riffs; their sound is clearly good old-fashioned rock & roll, but the playing, songwriting, and Stinson's enthusiastic, ragged voice make the album sound fresh. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine