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Great! Worth an upgrade for the dedicated REM fan!

Gerard Millar | Sydney, Australia | 04/10/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Yeah this DVD-A is great. I already own the original album and one of my favorite REM albums. This one and the album UP benefit from the sorround sound recording alot more then automatic for the people.



All these DVD-A come in both Dolby and D.T.S 5.1. The DTS is great! The only thing worth mentioning before going out and getting these DVD-As is the following -



you will only benefit from the DVD-A if you have a DVD player, plus and amplifier with 5 speakers and Dolby Digital and DTS decoding. Plus, I guess only a big REM fan would really appreciate the improved and different recordings.



Leave is perhaps the most improved song with in this album, in which during the entire song sounds as if some one is literally walking around my loungue carrying a syren while the band plays. Unfortunately I have not had the oppurtunity to really crank these albums up loud as I have got home late from work since purchasing my first 3.



I still want to purchase Green, Monster, and Out of Time in DVD-A when I save up. I have also seen a remastered version of document out too- but its rare and currently I dont think Amazon even sells it.



I saw the band when they recently toured Australia. One thing worth mentioning is a CD will replicate the sound of a live performance better then the DVD-A. As there is a big emphesis on sorround effects which sound great but dont replicate live performances from a stage.



So the additional features of the DVD are -



pictures (big deal)

documentary of around 10 to 15 minutes. Rather interesting one with a live performance in studio of new test leaper."

Highly Overlooked

Thomas Magnum | NJ, USA | 05/06/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"New Adventures In Hi-Fi is made up of songs that had their germination on the road during R.E.M.'s tour in support of Monster. The songs, much like a tour, are all over the musical map. Unlike the sonic guitar sound of Monster, this album has numerous different musical styles. "The Wake Up Bomb" has a glam rock feel to it while "New Test Leper" has an acoustic basis. "E-Bow The Letter" has a droning guitar sound and has back up vocals from one of Michael Stipe's major influences and one of his idols, Patti Smith. She adds an eeriness to song and it contains one of the weirdest lines ever, "aluminum tastes like fear". "Bittersweet Me" is a great song and "Zither" follows their recent tradition of including an instrumental on the album. "Binky The Doorman" is one of the sillier songs the band has ever done. "Electrolite" provides a strong closing to the album. While this album isn't the best they've ever done, it still contains strong work and is worth a listen.

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Their greatest album and the last with Bill Berry and Scott

jab | ca | 05/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I listen to this album and it paints so much emotion for me. Michael Stipe's voice is so naked and the lyrics dive into the bloodstream where they live and reign. Buck and Mills sound more organic on this record. The guitar Peter BUck is at full force on Wake up Bomb and paints a beautiful moment with Be Mine, in which STipe proclaims I'd like to wash you with my hair. Mike Mills is the piano man on this album and his bass strides along for the ride, Undertow and E-bow the letter, also having Patti Smith sing on the album adds for some ghostly pressence. I still listen to this album constantly, it never gets old to me, each time it adds new emotion to a moment I was feeling and one of those 14 songs just grabs my attention, pure brillance.



The new edition is pretty good, I love the design of the booklet and info on the making of the album. The bonus dvd is very good, would've liked some of the music videos and a longer interview with the band.



All in all, I'm glad i bought it. Now I have two versions, this one and the cd. I purchased the cd in 2001 and this one 6 years later. Gotta love R.E.M."