Reckoning

R.E.M. - Reckoning
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1984 Ratings: #12 / 150
User Score
Based on 461 ratings
1984 Rank: #49
Liked by 73 people
April 9, 1984 / Release Date
LP / Format
I.R.S. / Label
Jangle Pop / Genre
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mrjacobeee
80

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...

Melancoholic
45

Mediocre.

Goggles_
99

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

steffinrobinson
95

A certified jangle pop classic, and one of the band's most overlooked albums imo

chaz
71

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

OldTask
50

Meh

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