R.E.M.: Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Edition (180g) Vinyl LP Headshell Wires music label: Cobblestone 1972

music label: Cobblestone 1972

reviewed by the mgmnt 06/2016

Something that could only happen in that moment and we'll never see replicated again

"Pay The Rent" sets it off with sparkling melodies over tight

R.E.M.: Automatic For The People 25th Anniversary Edition (180g) Vinyl LP Headshell Wires music label: Cobblestone 1972R. E. M. released Automatic For The People in 1992, when the music scene was saturated with amped up grunge acts. Michael Stipe & gang still managed to achieve critical and commercial success, however, and the refined, evocative songs that grace the 8th album from the alternative rock pioneers still resonate 25 years later. "Drive" sets a somber tone right off the bat, but the LP also explores more fun, hopeful emotions on "The Sidewinder Sleeps