Out of Time – R.E.M – 1991

This album is the most straight-forward, poppy, simplistic and emphatic album that R.E.M ever wrote – it is delightful. I am particularly attached to it, this being the first R.E.M album I ever heard, and among the first 50 albums I ever heard. There goes objectivity – or not – such a thing as objectivity … Continue reading →

Collapse Into Now-R.E.M-2011

R.E.M needs no introduction and I am too lazy to give them one. They are known as an alternative rock band, however I’ve never understood what they are an alternative to, other than bad music. They have been fairly busy this last decade, in a 21st century way, releasing an album in 2001, 2004, 2008 … Continue reading →