R.E.M.

By rss@youtube.com (MyMainProblem) Review of the album "Accelerate", released 2008 by the band R.E.M. from Athens Georgia. Produced by Jacknife Lee and R.E.M. Overall 4* rating Key Tracks: Supernatural Superserious, Hollow Man, Sing for the Submarine, Living well is the Best Revenge Subscribe to get bi-weekly video reviews fr...

By NewBeats(newbeatsmag@yahoo.com) R.E.M.’s full-length debut, Murmur, which came out 25 years ago, set the standard for many alternative/college bands and rock albums to come. The sound from that album was the antithesis of the popular music in the early ‘80s—it was minimalist (no bloated, overextended guitar solos or synt...

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By Kyle West Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M.'s third album, was released in 1985. It is definitely the most overlooked gem in their catalog. Many think R.E.M. begins and ends at "Losing My Religion," "Everybody Hurts," and "It's the End of the World as We Know It." Well, I'm here to tell you these songs are n...

Between songs, Michael Stipe mentioned that the band changes the setlist every night and that guitarist Peter Buck had told him before the show that he had packed it with as many “protest” songs as possible. Glancing over the setlist, ...

By Josh Hathaway One Response to “R.E.M. Accelerate Tour Set List 09.18.08 Hamburg, Germany”. mosco, on September 19th, 2008 at 3:50 am Said:. Thanks for the review. Do you know the attendance of the R.E.M. concert in Hamburg? Was a sellout? Thank you. ...

By Josh Hathaway This isn't going to be a review of R.E.M.'s Accelerate; well, not exactly. A review, to me, implies past tense. It implies a verdict has been reached and a decision will be rendered. I liveblogged the record when it was released Tuesday. I knew then my opinions would evolve as my first impressions w...

By Dan Gibson At very least, it's nice to hear a big, strong opener: "Living Well..." sounds great loud, and R.E.M. sounds like a band with purpose. Michael Stipe's lyrics are largely fine throughout—although there are some real clunkers—and he's gotten slightly better at being cryptic again, which to me is...

By David Fricke The other half of the twenty-three-song show ran almost the entire R.E.M. timeline, going back to “Second Guessing” from 1984’s Reckoning but not avoiding highpoints of the recent, “troubled” years such as “Imitation of Life” as the band fought to find a new equilibrium after the departur...

By Josh Hathaway It's hard to argue R.E.M. has been at the top of their game these past few years, but "The Great Beyond" and "Leaving New York" (from the truly awful Around The Sun) stand with the very best songs this band has ever produced. I'm not saying they are the best, but I'll argue with anyone that they belo...

By Josh Hathaway The big news for this week? That idiot DJRadiohead has stopped running this feature and has turned it over to me. There are a few of you who will get that joke. The rest of you would do best to keep reading forward, as there are some great entries in this week's Listening Room.Speaking of great ent...