Accelerate (Deluxe Version) – R.E.M.March 29th, 2008 or iTunes Price: $13.99 Genre: Alternative Released: Mar 29, 2008 Customer Ratings (359 Ratings)
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Accelerate (Deluxe Version) – R.E.M.View More By R.E.M. Our ReviewSince original drummer Bill Berry left the band in 1997, R.E.M. have been a very a different group. Their albums turned inward, contemplative, experimental, and moody, rarely setting aside the time to rock. With 2008’s Accelerate, their first studio album in four years since Around the Sun, they are recharged and ready for the road. Reinforced with ex-Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin and extra guitarist Scott McCaughey, the remaining trio breathe new life into their musical and political passions. “Living Well’s the Best Revenge” begins on an urgent note, the guitars snarling while Michael Stipe defiantly reclaims his spokesman mantle declaring “The future is ours and you don’t even rate a footnote.” Other supersized rockers, “Mansized Wreath,” “Horse to Water,” and “I’m Gonna DJ,” further celebrate the band’s newfound aggression. Even the downcast numbers, the post-Katrina exile of “Houston,” the ominous foreboding of “Sing for the Submarine,” are fueled with underlying fuzztones amidst the acoustic guitars and sublime backing harmonies from bassist Mike Mills, who resumes his role as the album’s gentle organizer. A welcome return.. Customer ReviewsR.E.M. is having fun again... (5 stars)Yes they are back with their 1st real rock album in over a decade, and yes it's their best album since New Adventures in Hi-Fi, but they aren't returning to form becuase R.E.M. has never made an album quite like this. The best part? THE RETURN OF MIKE MILLS!!! The second lead singer appears in just about every song, and it's nice to hear him again. Also, the band seems to finally accept the fact that Bill Berry is gone. On 'Up', 'Reveal', an R.E.M. - Back To Where They Once Belonged (5 stars) Having listened to "Accelerate" numerous times now with the lyrics placed right where I could see them. I have come to the realization that the lyrics are the single most important ingredient in this album. I highly recommend listening to this album with the lyrics right in front of you. This is just one of those albums where the lyrics are a huge part of the album but they're difficult to understand in some songs. Once you d Finally... (5 stars) Once R.E.M. said they wold never make songs like they "used to." I never understood what was wrong with writing good music. I have tired to stick by them, and there has been some good music, but nothing was a soul changing as Green, as socially profound as Document, or as honest as Life's Rich Pagent. This album re-connects with the long time fan. If the first time you heard R.E.M. was "Losing My Religion" then you sh BiographyFormed: 1980 in Athens, GAGenre: Rock Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground lexicon. Combining ringing guitar hooks with mumbled, cryptic lyrics and a D.I.Y. aesthetic borrowed from post-punk, the band simultaneously sounded traditional...
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