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Track Listings
| 1. Radio Free Europe |
| 2. Pilgrimage |
| 3. Laughing |
| 4. Talk About The Passion |
| 5. Moral Kiosk |
| 6. Perfect Circle |
| 7. Catapult |
| 8. Sitting Still |
| 9. 9-9 |
| 10. Shaking Through |
| 11. We Walk |
| 12. West Of The Fields |
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Though critics swamped R.E.M.'s 1983 full-length debut with country-rock comparisons to the Byrds, Murmur sounds like no one else. The title is an apt description of Michael Stipe's singing style, although his smooth pop vocal mannerisms sweeten the enigmatic poetry. Like all great bands, R.E.M.'s individual parts (Peter Buck's ringing guitar, drummer Bill Berry's persistent thumping, and Mike Mills's unifying bass) are as interesting as the collective sound. The album-opening "Radio Free Europe" and "Talk About the Passion" endure as its radio singles, but the rest of the songs hang together well taken as a whole. --Steve Knopper
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Les premiers murmures d'un petit groupe qui allait devenir énorme. Nom énigmatique, pochette qui montre du lichen noyé dans la brume : les jeunes R.E.M. s'y entendaient pour entretenir le mystère. À l'époque, en 1983, la mode est aux synthés, aux clips et aux cheveux peroxydés. Toute une génération d'étudiants qui ne se reconnaît pas dans le miroir que lui présentent MTV et les radios adultes va choisir R.E.M. comme modèle. Leurs guitares arpégées, leurs harmonies de voix et l'humilité de leur démarche semblent d'abord les rapprocher du folk-rock des années soixante et de groupes comme les Byrds. Mais à y bien regarder de plus près, le R.E.M. des débuts est incomparable : le timbre à la fois lancinant et décidé de leur chanteur Michael Stipe, la poésie décalée de ses métaphores, la sécheresse de la rythmique, tout ceci est original et n'a rien à voir avec une quelconque nostalgie mal assumée. R.E.M. venait de nulle part et cela a sans doute fait son succès quand l'Amérique de Reagan était si sûre d'elle-même et si prévisible. --Hubert Deshouse
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Perfect Debut?,
By Dan Stanley "World Leader Pretend" (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murmur (Audio CD)
Oh yeah, you better believe it! This album is proof of how great R.E.M. really are. They weren't afraid to try something different from the very beginning... this cd is anything but ordinary!One of my favourite things about this great cd is that the songs work well together, and blend in well to make it an atmospheric experience... you won't be skipping any tracks on this one! Where as on albums like Green, you play it to hear the hits, but everything else isn't as good. Except for Radio Free Europe, the bands first single, there's not any song that stands out over the other, and that's the way I like it. All the tracks are different, but provide you with the same basic atmosphere and listening pleasure. We Walk is very different to West Of The Fields, but they work together so well! The gem of the album has to be Perfect Circle, a truely beautiful song. Pilgramage is fantastic and fun, as is Moral Kiosk and Catapult. You really can't go wrong with this cd, it's full of underrated R.E.M. classics. It's effectively a toss up between this and Automatic for R.E.M.s best (though I heard Lifes Rich Pageant is the best, I just have to wait till I get my grubby mits on it!) But this cd is definatly worth your time. Listen to the cd that created Alternative Rock and started the legend that is R.E.M.!!
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Their best ever?,
By H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Murmur (Audio CD)
When asked, I think most fans would say this and "Automatic For The People" are their best albums, roughly. "Murmur" of course is their debut, and even more amazing considering that. No big hits really, but front to back it's extremely consistant, meaning that each track is a stand-out. Their mid-80's albums are all great as well, just not this great. It's all a bit alt-country, punk, folk, and I guess what alternative would eventually come to be. Their 80's collection "Eponymous" includes two of these songs, but tracks like "Perfect Circle" and "Shaking Through" must be heard also. Overall, if you get just one of their early albums, "Murmur" is an excellent start.
5.0 out of 5 stars
1983 MASTERPIECE,
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This review is from: Murmur (Audio CD)
Leaving behind the garagey jangle-pop of their first recordings,R.E.M. developed a strangely subdued variation of its trademark sound for its full-length debut album, Murmur. Heightening the enigmatic tendencies of Chronic Town by de-emphasizing the backbeat and accentuating the ambience of the ringing guitar, R.E.M. created a distinctive sound for the album -- one that sounds eerily timeless. Even though it is firmly in the tradition of American folk-rock, post-punk and garage-rock, Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion" or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." TRULY R.E.M's best album and surley one of the top 5 albums of the 80's.
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