Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Not my least favorite REM album. They were really mellowing out at this point.
The first time I've heard them as an evolution of Americana, which is a perspective I can savour, even though it doesn't make me warm to them when they're being this slow and unfunky. A backfired flirtation with blandness.
El tema inicial es una lágrima monótona y los temas siguientes no proponen mucha diferencia. Estoy segura de que Out of time es mucho mejor, aunque no lo escuché nunca. Me hizo pensar en todos los discos depre de los '90 que espero aparezcan en esta lista de 1001.
did not care for this. lol-ed when "everybody hurts" came on and skipped it. enjoyed "man on the moon" as one does...
Not a fan of this band, but I respect them
I don't really like it. Good production quality, I just don't like this music genre. Reminds me of Pink Floyd.
R.E.M. have some bangers no doubt, but for the album listen I found it a bit... beige My brain irrevocably links REM to BH90210 so... there's that
Oh rem. Must you really?
Under hela lyssningen kändes albumet ändå som en stabil 3:a, men efteråt var det inget som hade gjort albumet särskilt speciellt. Albumet är bra, och har genomgående hög kvalitet, men det är för få saker som sticker ut. Låtarna är lugna och fina, jag saknar något med mer fart, något lite rockigare. Egentligen ingenting är dåligt med albumet, men för få saker är bra. En av de bästa sakerna är Michael Stipes röst. Otrolig. Bästa låt: Drive.
Few good songs
Meh, slow, knew a couple songs
Two songs worth noting, but I can’t stand R.E.M.
de los hits clásicos nomás no me cae esa banda.
I don't have a high enough IQ to think this album doesn't suck ass.
It's a cardboard box in music form.
Look, this is less a "this album stinks" grade and more of a "this really isn't my type of thing." I'm on the record as being into downer music, but the malaise on display here doesn't feel particularly profound. It's competently made and Everybody Hurts is pretty iconic, all things considered, but R.E.M. just curls up into a ball and dies over the course of this record, and I at least want a little thrashing about here and there. Frankly, they sound a little disinterested for the most part, and perhaps that rubbed off on me. Maybe they'll fare better when the generator comes around to Green; Orange Crush is pretty good.
I had one of those real "show up and do some work you can't quantify" jobs where literally all I did was enter some nonsense into a computer and go home. Turn that into an album and this is what you get. These fuckin dudes got a paycheck.
Country, pas fan Everybody Hurts hyper connu
Meh. Forgettable.
I’m sorry, i know it’s supposed to be a masterpiece but i found it a little bland to listen to, maybe i wasn’t in the right mood or smth
Pierwsze pojawienie sie R.E.M.a na liscie i pierwsze starcie z ta banda od losing my religion, nie spodziewalem sie, ze bedzie to az tak ciezki boj, bo jednak jest to 90s dodatkowo mocno oparty na akustykach, czyli tak jak lubie, dodatkowo pierwszy trak zrobil robote i w ciekawy sposob otworzyl plyte, ale wtedy nie widzialem jeszcze, ze 9 z 12 kawalkow bedzie brzmial niemal identycznie co pierwszy, bo sa to balladowe kawalki, ale to sa te ballady ktore dobrze lataja w radiu jako wolne kawalki dla smutnego czleka, bo sluchajac plyty da sie fizycznie odczuc, ze motywem przewodnim jest bol przemijania i zwiazane z nim rozterki, co najbardziej oddaje wokal ktory wnosi tutaj pan Stipe, ktory o dziwo nie gra dodatkowo na instrumentalach, co jest dosc dziwne jak na rocka uczelniano garazowego, chociaz lepszym okresleniem na gatunek tej plyty, to gatunek ktorego pionierem byl Gene Clark, czyli barokowy pop, przez swoja balladowosc polaczona z backujacymi wokalami, smyczkami od pana Jonesa z led zeppelina, tylko trzy kawalki odchodza od tego konceptu midowego tempa, z enigmatycznymi tekstami granymi w miniorze, z tego miksu wybralem na plejke dwa kawalki ktore wedlug mnie najlepiej reprezentuja te dwa style, bardziej rokowy the sidewinder sleeps tonite oraz bardziej balladowy try not to breathe, oba pozycje pochodza z poczatkowej czesci plyty, bo im dalej w las tym gorzej mi sie sluchalo, caly czas majac wrazenie ze jest grane znowu to samo, z tego powodu byl to ciezki odsluch, ale przynajmniej juz wiem skad pochodzi banda od tak ogranego wszedzie losing my religion
I've been getting into R.E.M. for the first time, recently. I have their first record on vinyl and I've listened to that a lot. I watched a documentary on the band and gained a new appreciation. I think Automatic for the People is a good record, but it gets a little less jangly and more produced at this point and I'm not sure that's my favorite side of this band. It's nice music to listen too, though. My relatively low score for this record is in the context of the top 1001. Compared to all records of all time, it would definitely have a higher rating than 2/5 stars. Highlights: Nightswimming is a great song.
Better than the last rem album I had but this one is still not that great to me. Their music seems too outwardly depressing but for no real strong reason. It’s kinda ok. 5.1/10
Indie-meh-core 2.2
Only the radio songs were good
Somewhat familiar with REM - good album, but just not my thing
Lame
92. Not on my top 10 for the year even.
Tortuous. Got those two pop songs on it though so it's not a 1.
Everybody Hurts Drive Mouais
Pretty good album - glad I've gotten to listen to a little more R.E.M., but I just don't this as much as Murmur. Everybody Hurts is a good song but it's just too cheesy, and not much else really stood out. A high 2 Saved: Drive, Find The River
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Try Not To Breathe, Man On The Moon, Find The River Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Not nearly as fun as their earlier music, felt more somber. Sometimes it works, sometimes it's just boring. Also was frequently in one ear out the other. 2.5 rounded down. SMD Everybody Hurts.
Shitty album no thanks. ok not that bad but still no.
Meh
Me gustaron mucho algunas canciones, pero ahora no le cojo el rollo.
eh
not really my thing
Maailman tylsin rockbändi jatkaa valitsemallaan polulla. Avausbiisi Drive oli jopa REM:in kappaleeksi yllättävän puuduttava. Taso ei juurikaan tästä noussut, vaikka tämä levy oli hieman hittipainotteisempi kuin se listan edellinen REM-levy jonka nimi oli niin tylsä ettei jäänyt mieleen. Vahva kakkonen.
More REM, mostly good songs but this seems older and more established. Used to be a bigger fan of their sound, but as I’ve gotten older the less I’m into it
Hard pass
1/5. Trash. Incredibly depressing music.
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I know people love R.E.M. but I think they must be an acquired taste, because I just don’t get it. The songs kinda run together, all sounding so similar, there’s not a lot of upbeat and it kinda drones on.
Another R.E.M. album, another album filled to the brim with grating bleating vocals and the most derivative pop rock melodies you can imagine. Strings thrown in for "depth" instead stand out as incredibly corny.
Shite. Nearly fell asleep at the wheel. Had to call it a day at nightswimming
Can’t stand it, hat his voice and the instrumentals are boring as hell
O.M.G. So fuxking boring so fuxking lame, total waste of time.
What a boring and uninteresting album. Negative stars
Me puse a escucharlo un domingo a la mañana y me dieron ganas de pegarme un tiro, dejá, gracias. No lo pude terminar
One of the most overrated bands ever. Meh!!!
Muy tranqui, no me genero nada, no es mi estilo de musica, pero al ser muy tranquila quizas es buena para ponerla de fondo
Previously known. Not a fan.
Perplexing selection. Not even in the top 1001 REM albums...and by the end of it I appreciated better what Stipe means when he sings that everybody hurts cuz I certainly am at this point.
REM for REM sleep 😴
ew
Im alr starting to dislike it its kinda shit i wont lie.
Wasnt a big fan of this
No.
Listened, I don’t like rem
Very boring, very bad, very uninspired.
долго скучно и однообразно
Another REM album.....What. The. Fuck. That's five in about 300. I'm legit scared I'm going to haven't to listen to the rest of their catalogue before I'm done with this horror show. Typical mid college rock offerings. A couple of catchy tracks and 80 filler as per every other REM album. Bleh.
Irländsk cosplay med gnällig röst. Vissa låtar fungerar men generellt skär det i mina öron. Kommer även ihåg när sångaren nämnde att de var det bästa banded på jorden, skön arrogans
Maybe if I was a stoned navel gazer I would like this
This album is so bland it’s offensive.
Even worse than the last one
This is the 139th album I’m rating. I have no idea what this shit is but apparently it's really popular. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Drive, Try not to Breathe, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Everybody Hurts, New Orleans Instrumental No. 1, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Ignoreland, Star me Kitten, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, and Find the River. Everybody Hurts - I didn't know they made this song. One of the worst most overplayed songs. Absolute trash. All in all I liked 0/12 songs. This shit is not interesting at all. Extremely boring. Why do people listen to this?
I cannot stand R.E.M. (although fully accept that I am in the minority). I still wanted to give this album a fair chance though. I think the vocals are very nasal and quite same-y. The music itself felt repetitive and although some songs were slower than others, I found them all really similar. The music itself just didn’t vibe with me at all. The only pleasant moment was a surprise oboe in one of the latter songs on the album but I was mostly just grateful it was over. I am aware that this review is probably an unpopular opinion but even with significant effort, I can’t force myself to listen to it nevermind enjoy it.
didn't listen
This album is just insulting to my ears. Please do better.
Doet het me echt niks
Parp
A lil too chill for me
Everyyyyybodys ears must hurt after listening to this album
What a snoozefest
It feels like a nightowl album so it might not be the fairest to rate it during the day The songs are floating around my head without touching my brain. Midway through only the first track catched my attention Ok I only listened to losing my religion prior to this album, at least it made me realize that I don't like REM And I just realised the reviews are public
I really hate this one you guys. Its torture, with the most brutal of its tortures 'nightswimming' saved for the final stretch. Just when you think it can't get any more painful on your eardrums, you get bludgeoned with nightswimming.
Disappointed by this one, didn't like the tone at all and struggled to finish the album
I do no like this
Self-indulgent noise.
booooring
Creepy; not friendly; unnerving
Radio destroyed it
another rock-pop that makes me wonder, how it made it onto this list. okay, maybe if one was completely unaware of this 'alternative rock', then maybe. for me it really sounds as bland as it gets
hated it, couldn't explain why but I was NOT vibing with this one
meh, you know I don't like REM.... This album did not impress me either, sounds very whiny 1*
No song really stood out to me. Man on the moon was probably the best but not one I think I would listen to over and over. Surprised I didn’t like this one.
this was a slooooooooog for me. i think the least objectionable was either man on the moon or nightswimming, thought the instrumental was a nice break from having to listen to his singing. would give this a 1.5, rounded down bc i am feeling uncharitable
Perfect album to cry and masturbate yourself to sleep.
-didn’t write a BL- AL: I really didn’t like this album. R.E.M. is a band my mum likes, but I’ve personally never felt any affinity for. I just thought this album was annoying and corny. The lyricism is very shallow (“everybody hurts”, my only reaction is that of a no shit!) some tracks were just downright annoying (the aforementioned “everybody hurts” and “the sidewinder sleeps tonite”. It’s just jangly American pseudo-country shite. This has to be truly the most milquetoast album I’ve ever witnessed. The production value is good but you know the saying about polishing a turd. I’d be happy if I never had to listen to R.E.M. ever again. FT: “Man on the Moon” was the only one I thought this is ok 1/5
Not for me, vocals are super grating, instrumentation just sounds like bland radio rock.
Incredibly angering. Why was something this boring, this whining, this draining… so popular? If you ever have trouble sleeping, this is your cure.
Hella boring, depressing as fuck
Onpas tämä tylsä. (Akustinen) kitara ja äänimatto ja ilmeisesti sanoitusvetoista laulua. Kohokohdat puuttuu.
Boring shit stain of an album
in general this is a very whiny album. everybody hurts what a classic. new orleans instrumental no. 1 is pretty beautiful i think more of the album should be in this vein. sweetness follows is nice star me kitten is vulgar and ew if u believe they put on a man on the moon... unclear if REM believes this or not frankly didnt finish
Listens: 1 Enjoyed: no This just isn't for me
In this R.E.M. Album, R.E.M. do indeed sound like R.E.M. Interminable violin-sample-textured whining in uncreative umm-ta-taa-rhythms
Dirge
overrated
Boring. I saw that this was alt rock and got excited, but I actually do not like their style. I had no idea Everybody Hurts was by them
Verschrikkelijk
I don't like it that much but it isn't bad
just really uninteresting songs
Ich weigere mich, ein weiteres R.E.M,-Album zu bewerten. Is mir jetzt einfach wurscht, hör ich mir nicht mehr an.
Soundtrack zum verkatert autofahren am Sonntag Mittag zu Oma Liesel Kuchen essen. Ich hasse alles. UND KOMM MIR NICHT MIT "DA SIND ABER HITS DRAUF". Wenn in einem Eimer voller Scheisse 2 Pralinen schwimmen frisst du die ja auch nicht.
Really eh music. Rarely entertaining music. Rancid excruciating Melodies. Ech
I don't care for REM. No thank you.
Great album 9/10