75% Less Fat
Studio album by
Chris Mars
Released1993
Recorded1992
GenrePower pop[1]
Length40:13
LabelSmash[2]
ProducerChris Mars[3]
Chris Mars chronology
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
(1992)		 75% Less Fat
(1993)		 Tenterhooks
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(dud)[5]
Deseret News[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyD[7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[8]
Orlando Sentinel[9]

75% Less Fat is the second album by Chris Mars.[10][11][12] The title refers to the rejection of his former bandmates in The Replacements.

Production

Though Mars performs primarily as a one-man band, as he did on his previous album Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, his work also contains J.D. Foster on bass and clarinet.[9]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Unlike most one-man projects, 75% Less Fat actually rocks -- there's a loose, unhinged feeling to the rhythms that make the music sound like a group effort."[4] Entertainment Weekly called the music "beer-commercial-like riffs and bouncy, generic rhythms that, at best, sound like cheap imitations of [Mars's] own musical past."[7] Trouser Press wrote that the album "may not push the envelope, but it cements an image of Mars as a serious musician with his own vision."[13] Phoenix New Times called it "a well-played, well-produced recording that in the end fails to make any lasting impression."[14]

Track listing

  1. "Stuck in Rewind" (4:00)
  2. "No Bands" (2:54)
  3. "Weasel" (2:56)
  4. "Public Opinion" (2:22)
  5. "All Figured Out" (3:41)
  6. "Whining Horse" (3:02)
  7. "Car Camping" (3:00)
  8. "Skipping School" (3:06)
  9. "Bullshit Detector" (2:39)
  10. "Candy Liquor" (3:04)
  11. "Demolition" (3:32)
  12. "No More Mud" (2:51)
  13. "Nightcap" (3:06)

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chris Mars - 75% Less Fat Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". allmusic. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 516.
  3. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (March 21, 1993). "BASH POP: MINNEAPOLIS'S ROUSING ROCK-AND-ROLLERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. 1 2 "75% Less Fat - Chris Mars | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Chris Mars". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ "4 RELEASES MAY OFFER HOPE FOR NEW REPLACEMENTS". Deseret News. April 28, 1993.
  7. 1 2 "75% Less Fat". EW.com.
  8. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 936.
  9. 1 2 "CHRIS MARS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  10. ↑ "Chris Mars | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Dave (November 16, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ "Hold My Life: Bob Stinson's Regrets". Spin. June 13, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Chris Mars". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. ↑ Baird, Robert (April 14, 1993). "REPLACING THE MATS". Phoenix New Times.
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