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R.E.M.Collapse Into Now74 Based on 10 reviews 2011 Ranking: #211 / 498
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Collapse Into Now is the band’s best record since New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
The resulting effort is one that is distinctly R.E.M.: pure sonic goodness.
Collapse Into Now is a fine album, and one that's far better than any band together for three decades has any right to be.
Bits and pieces from every great R.E.M. record are present on Collapse Into Now, but the ease with which the band once combined these elements is now tenuous and hard-fought.
Instead of being focused on a goal as Accelerate was, Collapse into Now finds the trio slipping back into bad habits by indulging itself.
Even as part timers, nobody should be surprised that R.E.M. can still make excellent music, though perhaps great albums now elude them.
| 83 | A.V. Club |
| 80 | Consequence of Sound |
| 80 | No Ripcord |
| 80 | Spin |
| 77 | Beats Per Minute |
| 70 | musicOMH |
| 69 | Paste |
| 68 | Pitchfork |
| 60 | Drowned in Sound |
| 60 | PopMatters |
| # 6 - | MAGNET |
| # 16 - | Rolling Stone |
| # 49 - | Under the Radar |