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Track Listings
| 1. HarborcOat |
| 2. 7 ChineSe Bros. |
| 3. so. Central Rain |
| 4. Pretty Persuasion |
| 5. Time After Time (annElise) |
| 6. second GuessinG |
| 7. letter Never seNt |
| 8. camerA |
| 9. (don't Go back To) ROCKVILLE |
| 10. little america |
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The 1984 follow-up to R.E.M.'s brilliantly murky debut features Michael Stipe's ambiguous moan, drummer Bill Berry's strong backbeat, and guitarist Peter Buck's endless wave of catchy, jangling riffs. They wouldn't fully beef up their hard rock until roughly 1986's Life's Rich Pageant, but the swimming melodies of "Pretty Persuasion," "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" and "Rockville (Don't Go Back To)" recall why the band frequently earned comparisons to a power-pop Beatles and the country-rock Byrds. Also, the jittery rhythms and deceptively simple guitar lines make the underappreciated "Harborcoat" and "7 Chinese Bros." worth revisiting. --Steve Knopper
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REM fait mentir la coutume en réussissant - vite et bien - son deuxième album. Un an après Murmur le groupe retourne en studio et lui donne une suite naturelle : les mêmes arpèges fiévreux, la même rythmique qui semble dessiner dans l'air une curieuse géométrie et toujours la voix de Michael Stipe qui déjà devient une marque de fabrique, au point qu'on l'entend imitée, presque décalquée chez pléthore de jeunes groupes d'étudiants américains. Plus nerveux, tout de même, que le premier album, Reckoning reste aussi aérien et élégant ; on y décèle une filiation avec des groupes comme les Feelies ou les dB's qui, à la fin du mouvement punk, avaient montré que la bizarrerie et le refus des artifices de studio pouvaient être plus subversifs que le bruit. Côté bizarrerie, Michael Stipe règne désormais en maître avec des titres comme "So, Central Rain" ou "Seven Chinese Bros". Et le single "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" dit avec une vigueur sautillante que REM n'est vraiment pas près de rentrer dans le rang. --Hubert Deshouse
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An album to be Reckoned with,
By Reviewer "imperialmarch" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reckoning (Audio CD)
"Reckoning" is one of the top five R.E.M. albums in my opinion and probably my second favorite of the IRS years (behind "Document", and slightly edging out "Life's Rich Pageant"). Songs like "So. Central Rain", "Pretty Persuasion", and "(Don't Go Back) Rockville" are classics that you can listen to over and over. While I am not one of those R.E.M. fans that only likes their early work, I do appreciate listening to the band play at a time when it was far less encumbered by the introspection and seriousness that have come with age. This album is a great one for getting a glimpse at that free-spirited, youthful time during the band's evolution to what it is today. "Reckoning" is R.E.M's umpteenth great album but to those not familiar with R.E.M.'s early work, it may sound perhaps a bit unpolished and raw compared to the later albums released under the Warner Bros. label. Much like nascent cartoons or comics that look a bit different than they do in their later years, R.E.M.'s sound, though definitely still taking shape, is unmistakable.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
By Ziggy "ZIG" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reckoning (Audio CD)
if u like and or looking for great rock music look no further this CD is a great rock album
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent follow-up to "Murmur",
By saxmaster3 "saxmaster3" (York, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Reckoning (Audio CD)
This CD ranks up there with some of REM's best. Instead of rehashing the avant-garde sound of "Murmur," REM instead chose to give their songs an earthier, more personal mood. Some of REM's best "relationship songs" are on this CD, such as "So. Central Rain," "Don't Go Back to Rockville," and "Pretty Persuation." While their later 80s work was mostly stadium fare, these songs feel like they'd be more at home in a smoky dive bar on the edge of town. Great music to listen to on your front porch with a nice bottle of Rolling Rock.
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