KENVAIL Says:
Mar 26, 2008 - i liked reveal a lot of the 3 post-bill berry lp's, up and around the sun are a mess to me. this sounds like a rockin lp, very garage-rockish stuff.
pr00de Says:
Mar 26, 2008 - Up is far from a mess. Reveal has some good songs, but on the whole it's way too complacent, as is Around the Sun. They were really pushing themselves with Up, and while, sure, some songs are better than others, there's a restlessness to it that I love. REM's at their best when they have something to prove, and Reveal was the first album where they really didn't. They could coast on sheer songwriting chops for about half that album, but without that fire under their asses they're in trouble.
biebrich212 Says:
Mar 27, 2008 - He doesn't mean the whole album should be less loud. He wants the loud parts of songs to be loud, and the more quiet parts, well, not so loud. Today's music is loud from the first to the last second. Like "Song 2", a song that's supposed to be dynamic. But the slow parts are as loud as the rocking chorus, causing the chorus not to be so rocking anymore. I doubt my english is good enough to really explain it, though.
PeterMorningstar Says:
Mar 28, 2008 - Sounds like they've gone back to writing while jamming, and kicking around ideas while playing, instead of just laying down tracks and overdubs in the studio.Definitely got that energy of old.Welcome back boys, we certainly missed you!
BinkyTheDoormat628 Says:
Mar 31, 2008 - oh fantastic! thank you sooo much...gonna buy the record tomorrow
parix78 Says:
Mar 31, 2008 - April, 1 2008 (not 2007)
soundofstone92 Says:
Apr 2, 2008 - Thanks! It sounds great!!
BlameItOnThePenguin Says:
Apr 3, 2008 - Yay!! This is good!!^^^
dairyvillegal Says:
Apr 4, 2008 - You are too loud and, obviously, too young.
darrenco35 Says:
Apr 7, 2008 - Sold...
nkichel Says:
Apr 12, 2008 - bad
valhom Says:
Apr 20, 2008 - I love this album. In entertainment weekly, in the music section for music charts..... the album "accelerate" by R.E.M. IS #5!
zuck21 Says:
May 6, 2008 - this is the best record since monster and maybe one of their best ever...it was great to grow up as an 18 year old with these guys in the eightees G-d bless REM...........
comedyguy21 Says:
Jun 9, 2008 - everybody should go out and buy this cd in these next 5 days lets get R.E.M back on top of the billboard charts as number 1!!
broncofaneric Says:
Jun 19, 2008 - a little long but an A+++++++ video awesome!
wtzwestcoastchoppers Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - i know im young but i find these guys (bleep) awesome!!!!!!
SuperWaffleNinja Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - How old are you? I started listening to these guys when I was 13! They are definitely (bleep) awesome!!
wtzwestcoastchoppers Says:
Jul 8, 2008 - im 15
DogSwede1 Says:
Jul 9, 2008 - I will see them for my first time in September, and it will be very fun! I'm not a big fan, but this songs is veru good and the other older hits are really great! :)
SuperWaffleNinja Says:
Jul 10, 2008 - Awesome! So am I.
rocknrollags Says:
Jul 23, 2008 - I love R.E.M. I started listening to them about 9 or 10 years ago, and this is their best album since new adventures, yeah!
haddingtonbb41 Says:
Sep 19, 2008 - best album ever made. better than NAIHF AND murmur for me
michiyomustang Says:
Nov 21, 2008 - im 14 and i love them! ^^
haddingtonbb41 Says:
Dec 7, 2008 - good on ya, if only the 'teenage nation' stopped listening to rand b shit the music industry wouldnt be dead.
bluejester49 Says:
Mar 26, 2008 - 'The loudness war'?! take out the volume and you lose the energy! Does 'Monster' sound god-awful??? No way, the size of the sound gives it a raw live quality that REM pioneered with Murmur and Monster, enjoy it!!