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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 ... 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
Such an amazingly brilliant album and one of the greatest debuts of all time. One of the albums I wish I was around to have witnessed at the time of its release. It really is a shame that R.E.M.'s 80s output hasn't been embraced Gen Z like The Smiths or the Pixies have been because this album is one of the most unique and groundbreaking.
A Post-Punk infused Jangle Pop album is not the most unique idea, The Feelies already beat R.E.M. to that game by 3 years. What matters here is the attitude: ... read more
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2 | Pilgrimage 4:29 | 86 |
3 | Laughing 3:58 | 90 |
4 | Talk About the Passion 3:23 | 85 |
5 | Moral Kiosk 3:31 | 87 |
6 | Perfect Circle 3:32 | 85 |
7 | Catapult 3:55 | 82 |
8 | Sitting Still 3:18 | 86 |
9 | 9-9 3:04 | 83 |
10 | Shaking Through 4:29 | 81 |
11 | We Walk 3:00 | 82 |
12 | West of the Fields 3:17 | 80 |
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