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A Second Listen: R.E.M., ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’

Posted on May 30, 2015October 4, 2018 by Peter Lee

In 1994, fresh off their mega-million selling Automatic for the People, R.E.M. decided to go hard. Very hard. Their follow-up, Monster, was brash and noisy, with tremolo guitar effects threatening to kill what little harmony Michael Stipe could generate from the songs. It seemed as if they were trying to catch up with the grunge movement that Kurt…

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Desert Island Discs: Green, R.E.M.

Posted on November 30, 2014June 21, 2019 by Peter Lee

Beginning to end, R.E.M.’s Green is arguably the band’s most accessible album.  That’s probably why it’s my favorite. It was their debut with mega-record label Warner Brothers after being with indie label I.R.S. for years, and it seemed as if the band wanted to expand on the commercial success that “The One I Love” had…

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21 Weird R.E.M. Lyrics

Posted on September 25, 2011August 31, 2019 by Peter Lee

Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., is known for his poetic, but sometimes cryptic lyrics. Having submitted myself to a week-long R.E.M. marathon in memory of their breakup, I discovered that there are some songs R.E.M. lyrics that are bizarre, incomprehensible, and just plain weird: R.E.M. Lyrics – Hygiene 1. “And you’re drifting off to…

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