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All rights reserved.Life's Rich Pageant - R.E.M. (CD 1998)
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R.E.M. Life's Rich Pageant.Review created: 06/07/08
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This album is less commercial than some of their later stuff. Unlike many of their albums this one doesn't follow a theme, rather it explores different aspects of R.E.M. seeming to flit from one theme to another with each track. It's for this reason I would consider it a classic, rather than a classic filled with R.E.M.esque anthems.
A must for any true R.E.M. fan and a give it a miss for those preferring R.E.M's poppy or catchy tunes. More of an introspective listen, as opposed to a motivate yourself to party album.
A must for any true R.E.M. fan and a give it a miss for those preferring R.E.M's poppy or catchy tunes. More of an introspective listen, as opposed to a motivate yourself to party album.
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My Throat HurtsLifes Rich Pageant was a taste of the real greatness that was to come from the fantastic REM. You can see the band finding their own level and the vocals are much more clear and confident. This is a solid set of songs and although none of the truly great REM masterpieces are here is is a must own for the true fan. 4 Stars.
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Excellet REM cd with entirely good tunesReview created: 06/02/07
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REM is closely sticking to their roots from athens in this one. AS a grad student back when they were starting it feels good and sounds good to hear them like this.
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We are hope despite the timesReview created: 07/26/03
by: hellfudge -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
The first R.E.M. album with clear vocals
The first R.E.M. album with clear vocals
Cons:
One song drags
One song drags
Much has been said about the fact that Lifes Rich Pageant was the first release by R.E.M. on which the vocals were clear and audible. Their previous releases, while each containing incredible songs, were muffled and almost unintelligible. In 1986, Michael Stipe suddenly shouted at the world and came out of the closet as a thinking man. Not that R.E.M's previous efforts were by any means the dopey fun rock that bands like Huey Lewis
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Still my favorite album from R.E.M.Review created: 11/17/00
by: HawgWyld -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Stipe's vocals are pushed to the front for once; very strong material throughout the album
Stipe's vocals are pushed to the front for once; very strong material throughout the album
Cons:
Production quality isn't as good as on later albums
Production quality isn't as good as on later albums
One of the truly irritating things about aging is watching those bands that were a big deal to me when I was in college start to deteriorate. U2's day has come and gone, Camper van Beethoven and the Pixies disbanded years ago and R.E.M. did the unthinkable -- drummer Bill Berry left the band due to illness (from what I understand), so the group packed up its drum machine and headed to the recording studio. Oh, well. Life's Rich Pageant is the album primarily responsible for making R.E.M. a "hit" on campus when I was in college. Although the album was released in 1986 when I was still a high...
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The boys take a new directionReview created: 12/20/02
by: lunchbuddy -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Big, big rock and roll. Great melodies, great production.
Big, big rock and roll. Great melodies, great production.
Cons:
Political lyrics from Stipe. Hyena. What If We Give It Away.
Political lyrics from Stipe. Hyena. What If We Give It Away.
Coming off of 'Fables of the Reconstruction', REM could have recorded themselves singing Christmas carols a cappella and it would have been an improvement. 'Fables' was much darker than fans were used to and, perhaps to lighten the mood, the band decided to record their next record in America with a new direction. Don Gehman, who produced, had worked with the likes of John Mellencamp and knew how to bring out the rock'n'roll heart in any band (except maybe Chicago). The music is bigger, louder and stronger than ever before. If 'Murmur' was surprisingly surefooted for a debut album, 'Reckoning.
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"I pledge allegiance to the ground I stand on"Review created: 01/13/03
by: frozenweasel -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Some gorgeous songs, some rocking songs, and the emergence of a political conscience.
Some gorgeous songs, some rocking songs, and the emergence of a political conscience.
Cons:
Several less strong tracks.
Several less strong tracks.
A change was evident from the first few seconds; Michael Stipe was capable of singing clearly, and R.E.M. were capable of making a clattering racket. Opening track "Begin The Begin" is a searing indictment of apathy ("the insurgency began/and you missed it", Stipe warbles), and also introduces another of the album's running themes - the exploitation and genocide carried out against the native Americans by the "founding fathers". Producer Don Gehman (this was the only REM record he worked on) has been ambivalently credited with helping the band's sound to evolve, particularly Stipe's vocals (a.
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From Muddy to Clear and Local to GlobalReview created: 12/21/01
by: Tallgent -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
When R.E.M.'s got clear production, they don't sound half bad. No, they sound great!
When R.E.M.'s got clear production, they don't sound half bad. No, they sound great!
Cons:
The sloganeering gets old after awhile. And while R.E.M. doesn't care for apostrophes, I do.
The sloganeering gets old after awhile. And while R.E.M. doesn't care for apostrophes, I do.
Rolling Stone put it best. The underground ends here. And R.E.M. fans have been ambivalent about it ever since. Don t believe me? Believe it or not, accusations of sell-out became common amongst its devoted when this 1986 album came out. Poppy. Fun. Consciously radio friendly. Life s Rich Pageant was tantamount to betrayal. But R.E.M. has always been a band that abandons what s gotten them raves and praise. Think back if you would. Remember Monster? A lot of the reasons for its electric snarl was to undermine expectations of another Automatic. They wanted to throw those Everybody Hurts fans...
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