| All Artists: Rem Title: New Adventures in Hi Fi Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: 9/10/1996 Album Type: Limited Edition Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 093624632122 |
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 | Rem New Adventures in Hi Fi Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock After putting Athens, GA, on the musical map in the early '80s, R.E.M. went on to become one of the world's biggest bands. Fusing folk, garage rock, pop sensibilities, and insightful lyrics delivered with Michael Stipe's i... more » |
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Album Description After putting Athens, GA, on the musical map in the early '80s, R.E.M. went on to become one of the world's biggest bands. Fusing folk, garage rock, pop sensibilities, and insightful lyrics delivered with Michael Stipe's inimitable lead vocals, these alt-rock forefathers built a massive indie following, and in 1988 unleashed their major-label debut, Warner Bros.' Green. This roots rock tour de force was followed in '91 by the Grammy-winning #1 blockbuster Out of Time, which led to an ongoing stream of masterpieces. These two classics, along with five more albums from R.E.M.'s extraordinary catalog-plus their retrospective Best Of-now each feature a Bonus DVD with Surround Sound audio and video extras. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsIncandescent Rockinghorse Winner | Reseda, CA United States | 12/07/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "REM reached into the progrock toolbox, upped their ambitions, embraced rock glory, and created this anthemic masterpiece. It's weird to think how awesome this band was a short 10 years ago. Don't miss it." More Raw R.E.M. Morten Vindberg | Denmark | 12/14/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) "Like its predecessor "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" is generally raw album with a lot of distorted guitars. It's fine to change approach from time to time, though in the case of R.E:M. I must admit I prefer their softer side. The album starts off fine with one of the album's finest tracks "How the West was Won " - it took a few listens for me to realize that this was actually a great song, and my first impression of the album as a whole was really qúite disappointing. But as if usually goes with R.E.M.'s music , it grows on you. The album is less melodic than most of their albums, and it was not until the closing track "Electrolite" that I first found the qualities that I usually like in R.E.M. Fortunately other songs like the waltzy "New Test Leper", the Dylan inspired "E-Bow the Letter", the rocking "Departure" and the droning and distorted "Be Mine" soon began to stand out and became favourites on the album. A good album but not a favourite in R.E.M. context" Sounds like what I want from them today Timothy L. Hardesty | Memphis, TN USA | 04/02/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "I used to be a long-time fan of R.E.M. The last CD I owned was Monster. I remember this CD receiving lackluster reviews. I didn't listen to it, much less buy it. I have listened to subsequent releases and have not been impressed in any way, shape, or form. However, after reading some of the 5-star reviews here, I decided to give New Adventures a try. I am amazed at how great it sounds! The two previous reviews give a good analysis of the music. I think that some of the issues at the time of the original release had to do with it sounding like a half and half of Automatic and Monster. If this recording came out today, the reviews would probably be far more positive. I am delighted to have finally purchased New Adventures and rank it among the top REM has offered us."
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