75% Less Fat


75% Less Fat is the second album by Chris Mars. 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.

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." Entertainment Weekly called the music "beer-commercial-like riffs and bouncy, generic rhythms that, at best, sound like cheap imitations of own musical past." 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." Phoenix New Times called it "a well-played, well-produced recording that in the end fails to make any lasting impression."

Track listing

  1. "Stuck in Rewind"
  2. "No Bands"
  3. "Weasel"
  4. "Public Opinion"
  5. "All Figured Out"
  6. "Whining Horse"
  7. "Car Camping"
  8. "Skipping School"
  9. "Bullshit Detector"
  10. "Candy Liquor"
  11. "Demolition"
  12. "No More Mud"
  13. "Nightcap"