R.E.M. Collector's Guide -
Fan site devoted to the music and life of the group. Features discography,
lyrics, tablatures and links.
R.E.M. is On - News, biography,
discography, chords, pictures, chat and marketplace.
R.E.M. Rock - Lyrics, photographs,
articles, reviews and wallpapers.
R.E.M.
Timeline - Concert chronology with setlists dating from 1980 to the
present.
REM-FAN.com - Established by a
private collector and fan in 1999. Includes timeline, biography, lyrics,
photographs, downloads, guestbook and host information.
Teen Ink: Automatic for
the People - Adam G.'s review: "A strong step beyond 'Out of Time,' and
hopefully a look at a strong future for R.E.M."
Ink
Blot Magazine - R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction - Matt Cibula's
review: "Everyone's forgotten 'Fables' now, just like they didn't get it
then, but it's a wonderful album that set this great band on their brave
path." Links to related albums and artists.
RollingStone.com: R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction - Parke
Puterbaugh's review: "Listening to 'Fables of the Reconstruction' is like
waking up in a menacing yet wonderful world underneath the one we're
familiar with." 4 out of 5 stars.
Ink
Blot Magazine: Life's Rich Pageant - Pierre Stefanos' review: "...a
great example of socially conscious pop-ified rock, Southern/country/folk
influences included."
CMJ:
Life's Rich Pageant - Jeff Tamarkin's review: "Is it enough to say that
R.E.M. has outdone itself? Or does it have to be added that it's not only
their most consistently brilliant work but one of the great rock 'n' roll
albums of the decade?" (August 1, 1986)
All-Reviews.com -
R.E.M: Monster - Larry G.'s review: "Probably their best of the 90's, a
great band showing they know how to rock." 4 out of 4 stars.
Entertainment Weekly: Monster - David Browne's review: "...proves no one
cranks the amplifiers and mumbles lyrics in quite the same thrilling way as
the originators." Graded B+. (September 30, 1994)
Awesome80s.com: R.E.M. - Murmur - Douglas Wolk's review: "Peter Buck's
chinging guitar, Michael Stipe's impassioned but incomprehensible singing,
and the band's unpretentious interaction with its audience were genuinely
revolutionary at the time."
Barefoot Jim's Review: R.E.M. - Murmur - Jim Connelly's review: "A
hypnotic, dreamy trip into ringing guitars, driving drums and exquisite
harmonies that is at once beautiful and powerful."
Nude as the News:
Murmur - Troy Carpenter's review: "This enigmatic but beautiful record
doesn't really define a time period or make any obvious political
statements. It merely stands as a finely-crafted piece of music, one of
those albums that stands never to lose its magic." Rating of 10.
RollingStone.com: Review: R.E.M., Murmur - Steve Pond's review: "What
they're saying is less fascinating than how they say it, and Murmur's
indelible appeal results from its less elusive charms." Rated 4 stars.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: Pitchfork Review - Ryan Schreiber's review:
"... like blending all the different styles R.E.M. ever pursued into one
solid state." Rated 9.5 out of 10.
Nude as the News
- Troy Carpenter's review: "a hodgepodge of songs that are for the most part
truly new adventures for R.E.M." Rated 6.5.
NME.com - Terry
Staunton's review: "easily their most eclectic and wildly inspired album
yet, although it is still very identifiably REM - a brand new book from a
familiar author." Rated 10/10.
Nude as the News: Out
of Time - Troy Carpenter's review: "R.E.M. finally showed its age, but
did so with grace." Rated 8.5.
RollingStone.com: - Parke Puterbaugh's review: "Yes, it's a departure,
but no, it's not so radical a departure that it is unrecognizable as R.E.M."
4 stars.
Nude as the News:
Reckoning - Troy Carpenter's review: "While 'Reckoning' may not be quite
as varied or accomplished as the band's debut, it illustrates - at a
still-early point in the band's career - R.E.M.'s ability to excel in a
variety of musical styles." Rated 8.5 out of 10.
CMJ
New Music Report - "More natural and less produced, sounding more like
R.E.M. does live." (April 9, 1984)
CanEHdian.com: Reveal - Dave Brosha's review: "This album is strangely
counter-rock, filled with flighty, drawn-out numbers and sweeping
combinations of dreamy fact and fiction."
Entertainment Weekly: Reveal - Will Hermes' review: "But like 'Up,' much
of 'Reveal' is haunted by an ennui that's curious for a band that made their
name by talking about the passion." Graded B.
Metacritic
- Multiple critic and user reviews for "Reveal." Metascore of 69.
MusicOMH.com: Reveal
- John Murphy's review: "While it doesn't quite make instant classic status
as 'Automatic' did, it will certainly please fans who have been eager for a
return to form like this for some time."
PopMatters: Reveal - Nicholas Taylor's review: "Better than most other
current pop rock albums, but it's not what an R.E.M. album used to be."
All-Reviews.com -
Larry G.'s review: "...a simple, sometimes beautiful work but it generally
lacks the energy and virtuousity of their classic works." Rated 2.5 stars
out of 4.
Pitchfork: R.E.M - Up - Duane Ambroz's review: "R.E.M. proves that
they're doomed to wandering the creative seas, looking for new sounds to
explore." Rated 6.1.
