R.E.M. - Out of Time

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Apr 20, 2018 Sold Date

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Artikel Name: Out of Time
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Universal US Titelanzahl: 11 Dauer: 43:40

Trackliste LP - 1

1. R.E.M. - Radio Song 4:12 2. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion 4:26 3. R.E.M. - Low 4:55 4. R.E.M. - Near Wild Heaven 3:17 5. R.E.M. - Endgame 3:48 6. R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People 3:44 7. R.E.M. - Belong 4:03 8. R.E.M. - Half a World Away 3:26 9. R.E.M. - Texarkana 3:36 10. R.E.M. - Country Feedback 4:07 11. R.E.M. - Me in Honey 4:06

Beschreibung

Before Nirvana's NEVERMIND closed out the year with the unexpected commercial triumph of grunge rock, R.E.M.'s OUT OF TIME was the sound of alternative music circa 1991. The smash singles "Losing My Religion"--perhaps the only Top Five US single ever to feature the mandolin as its lead instrument--and "Shiny Happy People" were the commercial face of the album. Elsewhere, however, R.E.M. makes a point of moving away from expectations, resulting in intriguing experiments like the surprisingly funky "Radio Song" (featuring rapper KRS-One), the spoken-word ambient chill-out "Belong," and the self-explanatory "Country Feedback." Interestingly, the songs most immediately identifiable as "R.E.M. songs," the jangly rockers "Texarkana" and "Near Wild Heaven," are both sung by bassist Mike Mills. Though it was quickly overshadowed by AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE during the following year, OUT OF TIME remains a fascinating portrait of R.E.M. at a pivotal point in the group's career.

Beschreibung

The supporting tour for Green exhausted R.E.M., and they spent nearly a year recuperating before reconvening for Out of Time. Where previous R.E.M. records captured a stripped-down, live sound, Out of Time was lush with sonic detail, featuring string sections, keyboards, mandolins, and cameos from everyone from rapper KRS-One to the B-52's' Kate Pierson. The scope of R.E.M.'s ambitions is impressive, and the record sounds impeccable, its sunny array of pop and folk songs as refreshing as Michael Stipe's decision to abandon explicitly political lyrics for the personal. Several R.E.M. classics -- including Mike Mills' Byrds-y "Near Wild Heaven," the haunting "Country Feedback," and the masterpiece "Losing My Religion" -- are present, but the album is more notable for its production than its songwriting. Most of the songs are slight but pleasant, or are awkward experiments like "Radio Song"'s stab at funk, and while this sounds fine as the record is playing, there's not much substantive material to make the record worth returning to. [A 25th Anniversary LP was released in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine