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Bittersweet Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: R.e.m.
Label: Warner Bros UK
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 324990
Format: Single, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 093624379027
EAN: 0093624379027
ASIN: B000002MDB
Release Date: November 5, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | Bittersweet Me | | • | Undertow | | • | Wichita Lineman - R.E.M., Webb, Jimmy | | • | Nest Test Leper |
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 Glen Cambell Get's Cool September 12, 2008
PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Adventures in Hi-Fi" is one of those R.E.M. records that seems to have gotten away {Not so good critical reviews, low sales}.
Well, if I can remember properly, there were at least 4 of these EP/Single CD's issued overseas {Mine is from Japan} to promote some singles activity from: "Adventures". This is: "Bittersweet Me", it contains the title cut and three more gems. As an EP it is only 18 minutes in length, but it is a pretty cool 18 minutes. "Undertow" is a live version from Atlanta, that was used in the Band's film: "Road Movie" that was released in 1996. "New Test Leper" is from a Seattle Studio, and had a very limited life as a Radio promo CD, that is more than impossible to find today. "Leper" is even better than the original, in this acoustic version.
But, I may be a bit biased, as I have found almost all of R.E.M's material improves in greatness when performed acoustic.
Some have noted that: "Wichita Lineman" is the weakest thing on this Disc, well that is not the case for me. This Jimmy Webb classic was and will always be a Great Song. Glen Cambell, had some good luck with it, and R.E.M. do this wonderful tune justice as well. I do like to play "Lineman" for people to see their reaction. It has always been a good positive response. I am certain, when this was played on Tour, the reaction was shock! R.E.M. can play ANY cover song and make it their own, and they do that here with: "Wichita Lineman". This is a great treat, and always a great listening experience.
Until the day when the Band does release that Box Set {10 CD's} of all the Rare & Bootlegged material that is not on the regular CD's,{"I Walked with a Zombie"} you gotta search and find EP's and Singles and Imports and Boots that fill in the gaps. This is one of many, and it is very good.
'Bittersweet Me"
Four Stars !!!
Not Bitter May 17, 2001
Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA)
"Bittersweet Me" is a strong rocker from the New Adventures in Hi-Fi album. It has a nice guitar riff and catchy chorus. The three bonus tracks are strong especially an inspired cover of Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman".
Not Bitter May 17, 2001
Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA)
"Bittersweet Me" is a strong rocker from the New Adventures in Hi-Fi album. It has a nice guitar riff and catchy chorus. The three bonus tracks are strong especially an inspired cover of Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman".
Not Bitter May 17, 2001
Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Bittersweet Me" is a strong rocker from the New Adventures in Hi-Fi album. It has a nice guitar riff and catchy chorus. The three bonus tracks are strong especially an inspired cover of Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman".
One of R.E.M.'s many strong Maxi-Singles October 28, 2000
Brian Stuart (Boston, MA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a fine effort from R.E.M. They have long produced some of the best Singles of any real rock band, but U.S. buyers have been left out in the cold by Warner Bros. after the Up album. A shame, as this single certainly shows.Bittersweet Me is a very underrated R.E.M. song. It really can appeal to both die-hard fans and casual fans, and I'm really surprised it didn't see more radio success. It is well-written and executed very well. One of the best tracks from "New Adventures..." Undertow is a song which lends itself a live version, but it could have been executed a little better. Its a little listless, which I think is largely a result from undermixed guitar and drums and over-mixed vocals. The song is a great hard-rock effort, and I've heard it done better live. Still, it comes on very strong for the second half of the recording, which makes up a lot for the troubled start. Wichita Lineman is an exquisite cover. Michael Stipe performs it with amazing depth of emotion, you would be surprised that he didn't write it if you weren't already acquainted with the popular Glen Campbell version. Nice guitar and organ, too, with typically strong drums from Bill Berry. The live recording detracts a bit from what this track could have been, but its a minor issue. One of my all-time favorite R.E.M. tracks is New Test Leper, and the live acoustic treatment here brings a lot to the track, and giving it a noticably different feel from the album version. The poetics are some of R.E.M.'s best. Not subtle, but not blunt either, finding a perfect balance with a spiritual underpinning the average R.E.M. might not expect. The simple arrangement for the acoustic rendition serve the song very well, with Michael Stipe's vocals rising effortlessly above, almost like a chant during the "Call Me a Leper" refrain. Beautiful. If you are a big R.E.M., I don't think you'll regret this purchase. Even the casual fan can get a lot out of the four strong tracks that make up this Maxi-Single. Its not 5 stars, but I'd have given it 4 1/2 if I could. Its that good.
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