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Newest Review: ... band continued to get better and better, all of a sudden the world was bright and breezy again! This was REM's most 'up' ... more

 ... album to date. And it's a classic from start to end. Well nearly - closing track 'I Am Superman' is almost as bad as the title suggests. Standout tracks - I Believe, Cuyahoga, Fall On Me. 5. Document (1987). 9/10. Now we're talking! This is when the world started pricking up its ears. The band were still a few years away from true global stardom, but they'd started the climb from also rans to the big league. The oldest songs that many a more casual fan will be aware of are on Document, and it's a fine album from start ...more

ickkate
Crowned Review REM in general: The Soundtrack to my life - definitely not Plastic Pop! (1755 words)
by - written on 15/02/02 (Very useful, 115 readings)
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Warning - unashamedly personal opinion - so don't anyone kill me! I'm afraid that I am one of those people who just can't get enough of R.E.M. In fact my very first CD was given to me for Christmas when I was about 13 - and yes you guessed it, it was an R.E.M. album. It was 'Out of Time', which makes me one of the late starters. (I was about 1 when they got together, so I'll hope you'll forgive me for that one!) But, since then I really haven't been able to stop listening to them - in fact, most of my friends thing I'm nuts. I have all 12 albums (no compilations I'm afraid - I just can't justify buying ...  Read the complete review

robqueen
Premium Review The albums of REM (1408 words)
by - written on 24/05/05 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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REM are a band who've always had a recognisable sound, even when they've gone off on a tangent, and yet have managed to progress steadily through the years. Many people would argue that the early 90s was their peak, but what of the decade before and the decade after? Well let's find out! Here, and in technicolour, is the breakdown of all REM's studio albums. 1. Murmur (1983). 6/10. I very much doubt if many people hearing Murmur in 1983 had the slightest inkling that these jingly jangly songs were the work of a band that would later achieve greatness. The production's a bit muffled to my taste, and there's a bit of filler here and there, but still, there ...  Read the complete review

Red+Devil
Premium Review REM in general: Re-written - R.E.M. - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (1445 words)
by - written on 15/01/01 (Very useful, 114 readings)
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A few days ago I finally completed my REM collection with the aquisition of 1985 album, 'Fables Of The Reconstruction'. As many do, I decided that a compilation tape would be appropriate. However, I had a problem - how do you fit the best of 150+ songs, spanning 18 years, on to a 90 minute tape. Well, the answer is, you don't - you cheat and make a 3 tape compilation featuring 64 songs. Anyway this isn't an opinion on my ability, or non-ability, to compile a 'best of' tape. It does, however, demonstrate the wealth of quality songs that have come from this band. In my opinion, with I think justifiable reason, REM have had the best career of any ...  Read the complete review

davepridd
Premium Review REM (1567 words)
by - written on 04/08/00 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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REM have to be one of the most important groups of the last 20 years. They have released 11 studio albums to date, and are still going strong. During their time together they have experimented with an enormous amount of styles of music and instrumentation, giving way to fantastic, innovative albums and a long string of memorable hit singles. The success of REM is quite unusual, especially for an American group as they are not really a rock group or a pop group; they simply produce music which is good enough to transcend the genres of the modern music industry, giving them a much more widespread appeal. All 11 albums sound completely different; even if they continue ...  Read the complete review

triplecthegame
Premium Review REM in general: Inspiration for Life (1128 words)
by - written on 04/07/02 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Ooooooooooooooh I hate getting challenged don't you know - mainly as I'm too much of a sucker to say no and walk away from it all - having said that - this is one Challenge thats kinda fallen in nicely for me, I've always wanted to tell the world about my love for REM and now thanks to 29th_Candidate and his Dinosaur Rock-Off Challenge (on Ciao but I'm a sucker for posting on both sites) I have the perfect reason to. So a bit about the band in general and how I got into them first - well if you don't even know who REM are then don't even think about calling yourself a music fan will you? because they are quite simply the Gods of ...  Read the complete review

 
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