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Murmur

R.E.M.

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 Radio Free Europe R.E.M. 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes
2 Pilgrimage R.E.M. 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes
3 Laughing R.E.M. 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 Talk About the Passion R.E.M. 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 Moral Kiosk R.E.M. 3:32 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 Perfect Circle R.E.M. 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes
7 Catapult R.E.M. 3:55 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Sitting Still R.E.M. 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 9-9 R.E.M. 3:05 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 Shaking Through R.E.M. 4:30 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 We Walk R.E.M. 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 West of the Fields R.E.M. 3:17 $0.99 View In iTunes
Total: 12 Songs

iTunes Review

A sense of mystery pervades R.E.M.'s Murmur like low-hanging clouds on a moody Southern morning. The band had made an initial splash with an impressive debut EP. With their first album in 1983, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry brought the soaring melodies of folk-rock into the post-punk age while adding their own subtly insinuating lyric vision. Murmur's songs range from propulsive rockers like "Radio Free Europe" and "West of the Fields" to slow-burning reveries like "Pilgrimage" and "Perfect Circle" without breaking the album's overall spell. An undercurrent of sly humor creeps into "We Walk" and "Laughing." Stipe's deep-toned vocals give him the spooky gravitas of a backwoods preacher as he revels in oblique imagery. Fleshing out the tunes with evocative nuance are Buck's jangly guitar leads, Mills' liquid bass lines, and Berry's empathetic drumming. Produced seamlessly by Don Dixon and Mitch Easter, Murmur still speaks with an unforgettably haunting voice.

Recent Customer Reviews

One of the best albums ever.
     
by Nate Z.

I first heard R.E.M. on VH1 classic with "It's the End of the World as we Know it", and i loved it. I soon bought many albums of them including this one. This is the most spiritual one they made. Its very relaxing and mellow. The best songs in my opinon are "Pilgrimage", and "Talk About the Passion". This really differs from albums such as "Document", "Out of Time", and "Monster". But if you like mellow, spiritual, relaxing melodies, then purchase this album.

The First Alternative Rock Album
     
by thepinkfloydsound

All I can say is this album is THE first alternative rock album. It wasn't Nevermind, it wasn't Ten, it was MURMUR, released ten years before grunge. R.E.M.'s debut album sums up the traditional R.E.M. - and alternative - sound in just 12 songs. Each one of them is a classic, and EVERYONE deserves a chance to hear this album. "Radio Free Europe", "Pilgrimage", "Talk About the Passion", "Perfect Circle", "Sitting Still", and "West of the Fields" are among the best and most creative tracks this band ever came up with. Sure, you can't understand half of what Michael Stipe says on most of the songs, but that was the band's goal: to be ORIGINAL, something no other 80's band, most of which copied the same exact hair metal crap every other band was doing, ever did. It's a shame that the bands you couldn't tell apart were more successful than a great unique band like R.E.M., who were relatively unknown in the early 80's. However, in the long run, it's R.E.M. we remember today, because they started a new genre that has proven to be one of the most successful in the last decade or so. Nirvana opened the door for alt-rock's mainstream success, and everyone else jumped in. Unfortuanately, R.E.M. didn't recieve as much credit as bands like Nirvana did, even though frontman Kurt Cobain cited R.E.M. as his favorite band. Nonetheless, R.E.M. did eventually achieve mainstream success themselves, and are still popular and successfull today. Nothing they have made in the last twenty years, however, even comes close to matching the greatness of their first album, which is why when selecting R.E.M. for a "deluxe edition" classic album in 2008, it was Murmur that was chosen. Because if it wan't for Murmur, there would be no other R.E.M. albums. There would be no alternative music at all, in fact. It Would Be the End of Alternative Rock as We Know It, and I Wouldn't Feel Fine.

This album was 10 years ahead of its time
     
by dersh

Talk about a glimpse of the future. Listening to this albums just reminds one of the simpler times in life. All artists can definitely learn from this album.

Biography

Formed: 1980 in Athens, GA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s

R.E.M. mark the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought...
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Top Albums and Songs by R.E.M.

  Name Album Time Price  
1 It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Document 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes
2 Losing My Religion In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 4:28 $1.29 View In iTunes
3 Everybody Hurts In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 5:17 $1.29 View In iTunes
4 Man on the Moon In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 5:13 $1.29 View In iTunes
5 The One I Love Document 3:18 $1.29 View In iTunes

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