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| Artist: R.e.m.
Label: WEA/Reprise
Category: Music
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 146308
Media: LP Record
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 12 x 0.2
MPN: 418620
UPC: 093624987741
EAN: 0093624987741
ASIN: B00140AI5W
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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In the decade since the departure of drummer Bill Berry, R.E.M. could seem at times schizophrenic. Their albums of the era, which veered from the experimentalism of Up and reaffirmation of Reveal to 2004's more diffuse, reflective Around the Sun, often stood in stark contrast to the vibrancy of their live act. But here the alt-rock godfathers have resolved that dichotomy with their most focused and satisfying album in over a decade; a collection that doesn't so much revisit the bracing ethos of the band's '80s coming-of-age, as boil it down to its essence and supercharge it with the energy of their contemporary stage shows. That sensibility is evident from the opening track, "Living Well's the Best Revenge," where Peter Buck's aggressive, distortion-drenched riffs and Michael Stipe's gruff snarl set the tone for "Mansized Wreath," "Horse to Water," and "Supernatural Serious"; rockers that bristle with the abandonment and aggressive energy of a band half their tenure. Yet it's no mere blast-from-the-past. The inclusion of the band's recent touring musicians (Scott McCaughey on second guitar and drummer Bill Rieflin) into the session mix, as well as working out much of the material live onstage in Dublin, has yielded something more sonically akin to R.E.M. 2.2. Stipe's penchant for the lyrically opaque has been largely supplanted by an edgy, articulate passion that variously explores "Houston'"s displaced Katrina refugees, the bluegrass-tinged "Until the Day is Done," and the more typical, quiet self-examination of "Hollow Man," before exploding in the album's unlikely, upbeat elegy "I'm Gonna DJ," where singer and band find renewed hope in not only music, but themselves. --Jerry McCulley
Product Description
2 LP Set- 180 gram- with plating and pressing by RTI
Half Speed Mastered at 45 RPM by Stan Ricker for Audiophile quality
Packaged in a full color two disc gatefold jacket- with insert- includes PRO CD of entire album-
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| Customer Reviews:
 R.E.M. October 15, 2008
SilentFilmStar
There was a time when REM was genius. There was a time. It was a long time ago. Now, there are these three guys...trying to sound like REM. Some great things age well (fine scotch, Clint Eastwood Westerns), some don't. Where did you go, Bill Berry? Who knew YOU were what made REM, REM? Sigh...
 Just don't call it a comeback... April 20, 2008
A. Driggers
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let's talk about how great the guys sound, how the bass-lines come flying at you, how the guitar is turned up to 12, how Stipe's got something to say, and wants to make sure you hear it... Let's talk about how this album "rocks", how it's loaded with a sense of urgency that you feel every second. Let's talk about how at 45 RPMs and just 3 songs on each side (except side 3, which has 2 songs) it only enhances that feeling. But PLEASE, please, please, don't call it a comeback. They simply evolved, as they always have, and, hopefully, always will.
This is not "classic" REM, as I'm, as a life long fan since I got Green on vinyl oh so many years ago, not sure what that even means! Is classic REM their sound from Murmurs? From Fables? From Pageant? Or maybe Out of Time or Automatic? Oh, you mean from Adventures?
Each one of their albums is it's own album, and has it's own sound, but is always "REM". This is what has made them simply one of the great American bands ever. This is no comeback, this is simply what is "next" for REM them, and this time it meant speeding & turning it up!
So, I recommend you pick this album up, get ready to drop the needle, and "kick it out on the dance floor like you just don't care" for 4 fast-paced incredible sides...
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