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jtswope
January 19th 2016


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

New Adventures has E-Bow the Letter, one of their best songs, so that definitely counts for something. Really strong record overall.



Kenneth is definitely one of their best openers, but hard to pick just one. Radio Free Europe and Finest Worksong come to mind also though.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
January 19th 2016


47584 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

Drive and Begin the Begin lads

zakalwe
January 19th 2016


38787 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Drive and Radio Free Europe

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
January 19th 2016


47584 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

original version of Radio >>>

danielcardoso
January 19th 2016


11770 Comments


How The West Was Won, Feeling Gravity's Pull, Drive, Radio Free Europe and Harborcoat (probably in that order) are my Top 5.

jtswope
January 19th 2016


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

If I had to pick their best opener though I'd say Radio Free Europe.





claygurnz
January 19th 2016


7540 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is defo underrated, one of my top R.E.M albums.

jtswope
January 19th 2016


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"original version of Radio >>>"



Love the original version, but the Murmur version fits much much better on Murmur.

Log S.
January 21st 2016


3394 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i thought this album was some tossed-off bullshit when i first heard it (i guess the ms-paint resolution album cover didn't help) but man there's some fun & beautiful shit on this. plus tracks they never really came close to doing anything similarl to, either before or after this, like Circus Envy

claygurnz
January 21st 2016


7540 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They've never been this 'heavy' and I think that might be why a lot of people don't like this.

jtswope
December 12th 2016


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It definitely doesn't sound like their other stuff so yeah. More grunge influence on this one.

StallionMang
December 12th 2016


9003 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

from what i can recall this sounded like glam-grunge

will have to spin again but i know this has always bored me

danielcardoso
December 12th 2016


11770 Comments


Yeah i'm in a similar spot.

747727
April 12th 2017


3 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Best R.E.M. Album ever. I love this album mainly because it doesn't sound like R.E.M. What's the frequency Kenneth band and blame and crush with eyeliner are my favourites.

HinkHall
April 12th 2017


156 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Album doesn't really do much for me I'm afraid. With that being said though, there's still some really great tracks on here. "Kenneth" kicks major ass, and is probably one of the band's best songs.

Log S.
April 12th 2017


3394 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

people mostly go on about the "grunge side" that pervades this album, but Let Me In, Strange Currencies, & Tongue are beautiful

ArsMoriendi
December 29th 2018


40927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

reverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverbreverb

ArsMoriendi
December 29th 2018


40927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I kinda appreciate how varied this album is



The problem is that individual tracks aren't standing out as much as I'd like them to



at least on first listen... maybe it'll grow





ArsMoriendi
December 29th 2018


40927 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I Don't Sleep, I Dream is kinda amazing

zakalwe
December 29th 2018


38787 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I’d settle for a cup of Coffee with you.



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