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R.E.M. is one of my boyfriend's favorite bands. I obviously heard Losing My Religion before, as that is played on the radio to this day ad nauseam, but it's because of my boyfriend that I'm familiar with the majority of their work. He would show me songs here and there and I generally enjoy them, but I never heard a full album before. Well, their debut and most acclaimed album is a decent place to start, I thought. Oh boy. He's obviously still helping me type and write this review, so despite ... read more
One of the all time great debuts by any band ever.
R.E.M. laid waste to the indie scene of the '80s unleashing a hail of...pleasant jangly guitars and melodic vocal harmonies.
Boff.
tl;dr: an all time favorite
Murmur is one of three, maybe four records that I would call legitimately perfect. Not just in a perfect score kind of way - a look at my profile will show you I have well over that number of perfect scores - but in the sense that there is literally nothing I would change about it. R.E.M. are a band that have been with me since I was an infant, but I’m amazed by just how much my love for this band hasn’t just remained the same, but grown along with me. ... read more
Okay this is far better than Automatic For The People, they are far more lively on this record. They have more passion and hunger in how they play and the vocals, and though Automatic For The People was a little repetitive, this doesn't have that.
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Track List
| 1 | Radio Free Europe 4:04 | 91 |
| 2 | Pilgrimage 4:29 | 87 |
| 3 | Laughing 3:58 | 90 |
| 4 | Talk About the Passion 3:23 | 85 |
| 5 | Moral Kiosk 3:31 | 86 |
| 6 | Perfect Circle 3:32 | 85 |
| 7 | Catapult 3:55 | 82 |
| 8 | Sitting Still 3:18 | 84 |
| 9 | 9-9 3:04 | 80 |
| 10 | Shaking Through 4:29 | 78 |
| 11 | We Walk 3:00 | 82 |
| 12 | West of the Fields 3:17 | 79 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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| #1 | / | Slant Magazine |
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Added on: March 17, 2013