This album expands upon a lot of what Murmur laid the groundwork for while being a bit more subdued in its presentation. One of their catchiest and most consistent releases...
one of the many peaks of r.e.m, "reckoning" builds off of the themes that "murmur" established, jangly guitar tones, wise and interesting lyrics, and a clear passion for music and melody.
"harborcoat" is a great energetic opener with an undeniably interesting chorus that drags you into the music. "so. central rain" is an r.e.m classic, with its apologetic lyrics and continued energy. "time after time (annelise)" is one of my personal ... read more
cool fine jangle, wish i liked more songs but the only song I really enjoyed was "Don't go back to rockville", the songwriting didn't do much for me the other songs. Really nice sound to this whole thing, but even the high rated songs like harborcoat or so central rain, i don't really see the hype for. lovely jangly feel to this whole thing though with nice vocals though, hopefully i'll see some better songwriting on other albums
1 | Harborcoat 3:56 | 94 |
2 | 7 Chinese Bros. 4:14 | 86 |
3 | So. Central Rain 3:15 | 90 |
4 | Pretty Persuasion 3:53 | 88 |
5 | Time After Time (Annelise) 3:33 | 79 |
6 | Second Guessing 2:49 | 80 |
7 | Letter Never Sent 2:59 | 78 |
8 | Camera 5:50 | 79 |
9 | (Don't Go Back To) Rockville 4:33 | 85 |
10 | Little America 3:41 | 83 |