Automatic For The People - R.E.M. Reviews

Quite simply this has to be one of the defining albums of the early 90s. REM have been a favourite band of mine for many years, but for me this is and always will be their stand out album. Nothing they have released since has quite reached these heights. The tracks are excellent, at no point do you feel that you are listening to ...  Read the complete review

I can't believe this album came out way back in 1992! Its probably REMs most well known album with some real classic songs that everyone will have heard at some point. It's not my favorite REM album but I do love it. So here is what I think. 1. Drive - Typical REM sounds to start us off. Quite a morbid kind of sound to this one, but ...  Read the complete review

It's their most complete and elaborate work to date. R.E.M. recorded an amazing record back in 1992. This is the follow-up of the highly successful 'Out Of Time' which went platinum all over the world, mostly because the hit single 'Losing My Religion'. They didn't tour in support for OOT, so they recorded this masterpiece that is ...  Read the complete review

I grew up with this album. I've been listening to Automatic on and off since I was about five years old; my father would play it for me and since I never lived with him it always had sentimental value in the coming years. But enough of that sap. DRIVE makes for an excellently, chillingly understated opener. It sets the generally ...  Read the complete review

Automatic for the People - R.E.M. I cannot believe that this is 16 years old, 1992. I am down to my last 100 CD's or thereabouts (including my wife's) to transfer to iTunes, so this will tell you already that they are not my favourites. Still to come as reviews are Kylie (really), Moloko, Shaggy....well you get my drift. ...  Read the complete review

I have a habit of not being able to connect bands with what songs they wrote. I'm constantly being surprised when someone puts on a CD and I think 'Wow! I didn't know this song was by U2!" I know the band, I know the song, but I'm just unable to put a name to a face, as it were. And so it was with R.E.M. A while ago I was at a friend's house ...  Read the complete review

REM is an American band with a distinct sound formed in 1980. Fronted by lead singer Michael Stipe, they have enjoyed multiple successes both critically and commercially, at the same time as riding the criticism of them being too depressing with their music, both lyrically and with the tone of the musical production. However, they have continued ...  Read the complete review

I didn't really buy this album. I more stole it off my dad. All my life I've been listening to REM (I mean ALL my life), but until now, at the ripe old age of 13 have I really started to 'listen' to it. This is one of my all time favourite albums because of its versatility and diversity. 1. Drive 2. Try Not To Breathe ...  Read the complete review

An all time classic from one of the finest and most influential artist of the last 20 years, this album sits proudly in many music lovers collections! Starts off with "Drive" which puts you in the mood straight away,its an instantly recognisable REM song with the familiar guitar riffs and vocals of Michael Stipe. ...  Read the complete review

This is REM's best album by far. Its played in their typical stlye and the voice of lead singer is fantastic. Below is a run down of my favourite songs on the album. Drive - this is the first song on the album and is a typical gutiar based song. It is a good track and you'll like it. Try Not to Breath - This is quite a ...  Read the complete review

I can remember a friend of mine buying "Out of Time" for me about 10 years ago and I was floored. It was incredible! After that I went out and bought all the R.E.M. I could find. Then, when "Automatic For the People" came out I was astounded at how good it is. To me, this is the greatest album ever made. I mean that. It is so ...  Read the complete review

This record was the moment when they largely left behind the irritating poppy moments of Out of Time (Shiny Happy People is one of my least favourite songs ever) and instead built on the more sombre mood that had been present in their work from the start. Peter Buck was allowed to get down and dirty on a couple of tracks, and Stipe came out of his ...  Read the complete review

Released on October 1992, this is an all time classic album and by far R.E.M.’s best ever. I can honestly say its one of the best albums ever and is one of the few albums in the world in which every track is good. The vocals are superb throughout as are all the instrumentals and solos. This is one of my favourite albums that I own, and I ...  Read the complete review

Rem are one of my favourite bands and of their albums this would have to be my favourite. Its just such a great album the first time I listened to it I liked it. That’s how good it is. Right from the start you can tell its great. The track listing is below 1.Drive 2.Try not to Breathe 3.The sidewinder sleeps tonight ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this album because of the recommendation of a friend. He said it to be 'a masterpiece'. Once it arrived, I rushed to play it. And what was I greeted by? The overwhelming sound of powerful lyrics, and varying compositions. I say 'composition' because the word 'song' is an understatement; this album is saturated ...  Read the complete review

I've always had a lot of time for REM, but this, for me, is their best album to date. This is where it all came together to form an album that's as near perfect as you're going to get. From the melancholy, slow-building Drive, to the near-death experience of Try Not To Breathe, to the optimism of Everybody Hurts and the good-times ...  Read the complete review

Automatic For The People has got to be one of the gereatest albums ever made, and the gemstone in the REM crown. REM have always produced great music and will probably continue to do so for some time with their latest album, Reveal, about to be released, however the highlight of the band's career must be 1992's Automatic For The ...  Read the complete review

REM have had some great albums in the past. 12 in all including : Chronic Town, Murmur, Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, Lifes Rich Pageant, Document, Green, Out Of Time, Monster, New Adventures In Hi-Fi, Up. Last but by no means least 'AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE' Out of the 11 other albums 'Automatic for the people' ...  Read the complete review

First of all I should point out that I'm not a huge fan of REM, in that I've yet to experience a broad range of their work, just enjoying their more charty, wellknown tracks like "Daysleeper". A melancholy, very mellow album, tracks range from singalong style to heart tugging ("Everybody Hurts" is a classic). ...  Read the complete review

'Automatic For The People' was the first album I bought, and despite the fact that I've since got into other stuff, it remains one of my favourite albums. ' Everybody Hurts' is one of the most increbidly beautiful songs I have ever heard. Micheal Stipe's voice bleeds emotion,and from the opening bars, it's one of the ...  Read the complete review