Rem - Around The Sun

[beatlemad]

The new REM album is superb.They have been a bit hit and miss for the last decade or so (Monster anyone? YUCK!)
This album is a solid collection of songs which are mainly acoustic but Michael Stipes voice has never been better.
Check out The Outsiders, a standout track with a bit of hip hop thrown in for good measure.

[twovirgins]

i have been liking REM since "murmur" to about "green" then they kinda lost me for a while but ive heared a few songs from this new album abnd it sounds good to me they came to missoula a few months ago and i didnt make it to see them i would have liked too i see their beatle velevet underground sid barret influences i think stipe writes great poetry

[beatlemad]

Stipe is a very good songwriter although he doesn't seem to get recgonised for this.They are pleying the UK next year at some huge venues (Football Stadiums, Loch Lomand Country Park). They are still a huge act in the UK although I believe they are not as big in the US anymore.

[Jason Byzewski]

I was somewhat troubled by a lot of the negative reviews by both critics and fans, they keep expecting Rem to make another Life's Rich Pageant or Document. I really like Rem's last few albums since the departure of Bill Berry, and ATS is an awesome record that gets better and better every time I hear it. My favorite songs are Aftermath, The Ascent Of Man, Final Straw, Wanderlust, High Speed Train, and I Wanted To Be Wrong.