Music : In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624838128
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: October 28, 2003
Sales Rank: 837
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Album Description:
Greatest hits release features 18 tracks. German exclusive pressed onto 180 gram double vinyl, in a gatefold sleeve. Warner Bros. 2003.
Amazon.com:
How do you condense 15 years of music down to 76 minutes? In the case of this survey of the second phase of R.E.M.'s career, the answer is: Exceptionally well. The dangling carrot for diehards is two new songs; the rapid fire "Bad Day" hurtles along like the kissing cousin of "It's the End of the World as We Know It," while "Animal" is anchored by a majestic drone reminiscent of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows." In a surprising, but gratifying move, the rest of the program shortchanges the band's breakthrough, Out of Time (no "Shiny Happy People"), to better accommodate movie soundtrack contributions, and spotlight gems from the less commercial, post-Bill Berry albums Reveal and Up; with its baroque piano and multi-tracked vocal harmonies, the Beach Boys homage "At My Most Beautiful" is particularly gorgeous, while the burbling keyboards and slightly dazed singing of "All the Way to Reno" will appeal to Flaming Lips fans. --Kurt B. Reighley
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You might be a bit confused by the above title. Well, let me explain. If this were a studio album of all new songs, it would be hands-down one of the best albums ever made. I'd be telling you to run out in a frantic state and knock over old ladies to get it. However, this is a greatest hits album, and although I generally despise greatest hits albums as the shameless cash cows they are, I really can't deny what a perfect collection of songs this is. It's a fantastic overview of the band's career from the 1988 album "Green" to 2001's "Reveal", over 70 minutes of melodic rock that's good enough to eat (that is, if music were edible, and I sometimes wish it were).
Anyway, despite the fact that this is a great buy, I personally recommend just getting every album that this compilation covers, especially "Green", "Out of Time", and "Automatic for the People", which are all amazing. All of them are worth buying though, even though the rest aren't quite as perfect as those. Sure, it costs more money, and in these tumultuous economic times this album might seem like the better way to go, but trust me you'll get lots more great music if you splurge.
Then again, this album does include two new songs, "Animal" and "Bad Day", the latter of which is a pretty strong argument for buying this album. "Animal" is ok, good but not great, but "Bad Day" in my opinion is right up there with their best.
Still, I maintain that you'd be better off just buying ... Read More
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My husband has learned Everybody Hurts on the piano and will be singing it to me soon, Love the song and artist REM!
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A nice adventure through the years with REM. There is more to Stipe's lyrics than meets the ear. Take a listen.
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I ordered this item and received it in less than 48hours. The item arrived exactly as described and, as the CD was a gift for someone else, this was the most important aspect of the sale for me. I would definitely buy from this seller again in the future.
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I am not a die-hard R.E.M. fan so half of the music on this disc was new to me.
I have to say this is a good CD; very enjoyable. All the big hits are here.
Tracks that were new to me were "The Great Beyond", "Bad Day", "All the way to Reno", "E-Bow the Letter", "Imitations of Life", "Animal", "Electrolite", "All the Right Friends" and "At my Most Beautiful". They are all good tracks.
I like this band more after listen to this CD and I recommend it.
Their new CD "Accelerate" is really good too.
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