Topic: Album review #27: R.E.M, Reveal
+Anonymous A — 10.9 years ago #43,019
Over-shadowed by the success of Out of Time and Automatic For The People, the records that followed those 2 classics often don't get the attention they deserve.
Of the 3 great post-Automatic albums (New Adventures In Hi Fi, Up, and Reveal), Reveal is probably the finest. There are some absolutely beautiful songs on here, in particular I'll Take The Rain and the divine I've Been High.
There is much less 'rock' on this album. Peter Buck makes extensive use of his acoustic guitar, only occasionally plucking the Rickenbacker with those gorgeous arpeggios he's known for. Stipe's lyrics are at their most cryptic, but what a lovely, ethereal voice he has (had, I guess, since the band is officially no more).
A very pleasant late-summer listen.
7/10
+The Robot — 10.9 years ago, 22 minutes later[T] [B] #468,640
Beep bop boop
+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 10.9 years ago, 22 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[T] [B] #468,695
Thoughts on Monster? Document?
+Anonymous D — 10.9 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #468,717
What site do you get these reviews from, then copy and paste?
Also, nobody gives a fuck about your dumb fucking reviews.
+Anonymous E — 10.9 years ago, 27 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #468,718
@previous (D)
It could be an original post, you know. Also, some of us might enjoy some of OP's reviews. Also, tits or GTFO.
·Anonymous A (OP) — 10.9 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #468,726
@468,695 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
> Thoughts on Monster? Document?
Monster has some great tracks (What's The Frequency Kenneth, Strange Currencies, I Took Your Name, and the criminally underrated Let Me In), but on the whole is a bit of a messy album. They tried to do something different, and I respect them for that, but they didn't quite pull it off. There's too much filler. The 3 albums they made after this had much more creativity in my opinion.
Document is the best of their early I.R.S releases. Superb album, every track a gem, but of course special mention needs to go to the classics - Finest Worksong, The One I Love, and It's The End Of The World...
Great band, and much missed.
+GO BACK TO SHITCHAN — 10.9 years ago, 14 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #468,737
+Anonymous G — 10.9 years ago, 1 day later, 2 days after the original post[T] [B] #468,831
Review They Might Be Giants you fuck
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