Stereo
by Paul Westerberg
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Apr 23, 2002
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20

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  1. JonD.
    May 9, 2002
    10
    Unique
  2. SueD.
    Jun 2, 2002
    10
    Honest
  3. MatthewH.
    Jul 15, 2002
    10
    This is the best album I've picked up in a long time, who cares if its demo quality, when did recording quality make a song good or bad....huh?
  4. SusieS.
    May 11, 2002
    10
    Super
  5. jj
    Oct 21, 2004
    10
    I forgot i had this great piece of art in my collection
  6. DyslexicHeart32
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    A crowning achievement for Paul Westerberg as an artist, his best stuff all around.
  7. ReneeE
    May 23, 2002
    9
    Yes, it's great! The AP reviewer says it's grown on him and would give it a 9 instead of a 6 now.
  8. KK
    Sep 30, 2005
    9
    Excellent CD - not a huge Westerberg fan until I heard this. Fantastic throughout. AAA is an amazing tune. Demo quality = yes, better than most of the tripe out there = hell yes.
  9. banjobob
    May 20, 2002
    6
    For $15, I would ask an artist to provide me with more than a demo-quality CD. However, the demo has some great songs! Thanks , Paul.

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Most Discussed Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Billboard
    70
    Just as the busking, basement-tapes balladry of Stereo feels wan and undercooked, the rough-and-ready rock of Mono brims with the thoughtfulness and soulful energy of Westerberg's 1993 solo debut, 14 Songs, and his ever-influential Replacements catalog.
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  2. Uncut
    80
    A record that grows on you slowly but surely. [May 2002, p.104]
  3. Ink Blot Magazine
    80
    The reason to get excited about this release, the reason to wake the kids and call the neighbors, is the second disc, Mono.
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