R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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zakalwe
February 10th 2014


38896 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

One of the greatest moments in R.E.M history lies within E-Bow.



JohnTheSavage
May 15th 2014


96 Comments


Note: ask any fan what the best R.E.M. albums are, and they'll say "The IRS albums and Automatic for the People". Well this is tied with the lowest rated IRS album at 3.8, more than any other non-IRS, non-Automatic for the People album. This fact makes me happy.

@zakalwe: That song gives me chills every time I listen to it. If I knew I was going to die that would probably be the last song I'd listen to. Or else Leave.

F1Aaron
September 28th 2015


19 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Some of my favorites of this album; How The West Was Won, The Wake-Up Bomb, E-Bow The Letter, Leave, Be Mine, Binky The Doormat, and Electrolite.



This is quickly becoming one of my most favorite R.E.M. albums

zakalwe
September 28th 2015


38896 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

E-Bow is such a subtle middle finger. New 80 million dollar record deal with a giant conglomerate who granted the band freedom, no doubt hoping they'd do another 'Losing my Religion'

New single arrives and it's a solemn 5 min mornful confession over Christ knows what accompanied by a tortured Patti Smith.

The world was left scratching it's head.

90s >

claygurnz
February 12th 2016


7573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is so good, I might put this right behind Automatic.

danielcardoso
February 12th 2016


11770 Comments


Yeah this is very good, first half especially.

Underrated hard.

DoofusWainwright
February 12th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Some of this will make my Automatic for the People 2

danielcardoso
February 12th 2016


11770 Comments


How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us is best R.E.M. opener, come on Doof.

DoofusWainwright
February 12th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Good guess, yes that takes Drive's place. I personally prefer Drive though



There are four others:

Try not to breathe =?

Sweetness Follows =?

Ignoreland =?

Night Swimming =?



danielcardoso
February 12th 2016


11770 Comments


Hmm, let me try...

New Test Leper
E-Bow The Letter
Departure
Electrolite

claygurnz
February 12th 2016


7573 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Hey Doof, can you explain how your concept works? I think it's really cool I'm just getting unnecessarily confused. So you take your favourite album by a band and then say what songs you wanted to be on the album after it?

DoofusWainwright
February 12th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Clay - Yeah, it's like creating the perfect follow up from their later material and also creating roughly the same track flow and balance (not every song I'm picking is the most obvious soundalike but often they are)



Dan you got four out of five and have me questioning my other choice now. Good work

danielcardoso
February 12th 2016


11770 Comments


Ah thanks, which one did I miss?

DoofusWainwright
February 12th 2016


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ignoreland I was going with So Fast, So Numb just because I think that ones a little underrated

jtswope
February 12th 2016


5788 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

One of the greatest moments in R.E.M history lies within E-Bow. [2]

danielcardoso
February 12th 2016


11770 Comments


Hmm fair enough dude, sort of my thoughts on Departure lol.

Undertow and Bittersweet Me are solid tracks as well, album is just so underrated.

glorybox94
March 25th 2016


1079 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Digging this really hard right now!

danielcardoso
March 26th 2016


11770 Comments


This is incredible, last excellent R.E.M. album if you ask me. Accelerate is pretty great tho.

dreamgauze
April 11th 2017


910 Comments


hNGHH I COULD FIVE THIS
Really, really good record.

maxer
November 28th 2018


512 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This isn't entirely consistent for me, but it contains so many highs. E-bow the letter is of course amazing, but Leave, Be Mine, Electrolite, New Test Leper and Wake Up Bomb are all so so good. There is really no bad song on here, but the record as a whole drags a bit



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