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Leaving New York | R.E.M. | 4:49 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Electron Blue | R.E.M. | 4:12 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Outsiders | R.E.M. & Q-Tip | 4:13 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Make It All OK | R.E.M. | 3:42 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Final Straw | R.E.M. | 4:06 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Wanted to Be Wrong | R.E.M. | 4:34 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wander Lust | R.E.M. | 3:03 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Boy In the Well | R.E.M. | 5:22 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Aftermath | R.E.M. | 3:52 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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High Speed Train | R.E.M. | 5:03 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Worst Joke Ever | R.E.M. | 3:36 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Ascent of Man | R.E.M. | 4:07 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Around the Sun | R.E.M. | 4:28 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
Since the careening, ragged Reckoning followed the hazy, dreamlike Murmur, each R.E.M. album had an element of a surprise, offering something different than what came before. That's not the case with Around the Sun, which refines and polishes the blueprint of Reveal. This is as slow and ballad-heavy as Automatic for the People, but where that album was filled with raw emotion and detours, Around the Sun is tasteful and streamlined. With their layered, low-key production, R.E.M. seem hell-bent on leaving behind anything that could be construed as their signature sound, so keyboards and drum machines are pushed to the front as Buck's guitar strums instead of jangles and Mills' background vocals are buried in the mix under Stipe's double-tracked harmonies.
Customer Reviews
The Best Just Got Better
Even if you're not a traditional R.E.M. fan this album is more than worth the price of entry. Without a doubt this is the best album R.E.M. have ever produced. It may not have anything to rival instant hit pop classics like 'Man on the Moon', 'Losing My Religion' or 'Immitation of Life', and may sound a tad mellow next to classic R.E.M. 'What's The Frequency, Kenneth?', 'Maps and Legends' or 'Orange Crush'. But this collecection really stands out and gells together like nothing I've heard before. 'Automatic for the People' may have more hits, but 'Around the Sun' is the superior album. I didn't get it on the first couple of run throughs, but now a year later this album still hits parts others cant reach. Highlights are - 'The Outsiders', 'I Wanted to be Wrong', and 'High Speed Train'.
yeah, the best did get better
im a sad lonely rem freak and i think it is their best album. i wanted to be wrong and final straw are amongst stipes most fiercely political statements and as for the ascent of man? well it could just about be my favourite on the album. it does take a few listens, but once its under your skin, its got you.
THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL ONE YEAR ON.
Fully a year has passed since R.E.M. played one of their final tour dates, which means fully a year of withdrawal symptoms for me and no new material. I've liked the band for a very long time but I could not be prepared for the beauty of Around The Sun; nor could I be prepared for the majesty of their performance or their obvious willingness to be a part of the Island's rock history. I wanted to cancel the rest of the year and follow them around and it's a long time since I felt like that. Then I heard Michael Stipe visited Ibiza a few days before i did later that summer, which made me feel like a stalker-geek- like Dennis Hopper's inspired eulogy with reference to Brando, in Apocalypse Now. Hurry back boys- we miss you.
Biography
Formed: 1980 in Athens, GA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By R.E.M.
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It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | The Best of R.E.M. | 4:04 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Shiny Happy People | Out of Time | 3:43 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The One I Love | The Best of R.E.M. | 3:17 | £0.59 | View In iTunes |
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Losing My Religion | iTunes Originals - R.E.M. | 4:27 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Hurts | Automatic for the People | 5:17 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everybody Hurts | iTunes Originals - R.E.M. | 5:17 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Man On the Moon | Automatic for the People | 5:13 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Losing My Religion | Out of Time | 4:27 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Supernatural Superserious | Supernatural Superserious - Single | 3:24 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nightswimming | Automatic for the People | 4:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
- £7.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: 04 October 2004
- ℗ 2004 R.E.M./Athens, L.L.C.
